No way should Beardmore's try have stood! - It was never a try!

Agreed.

No 50 cameras covering every angle or video refs in them days though.

You gonna pass the cup back to us then?

if jonny d had ov kicked the goal we would ov won !!

Ah but on the day we did not deserve to win.

Cas were the the better team on the day, Rovers just seemed very tired after a very long season. It was Rovers 46th game IIRC. The cup and Championship were lost in April when due to postponements to weather and cup games we had a massive backlog of games and had to play 11 or so games in the month!.

Starting the game with only 12 fit men may have had something to do with it.

I was at that final great day beating you lot but what the chance of the same final in 2009 with same result.

Please not this again. Miller should never have been near the stadium never mind start. Thats what cost us the game.

When my mum and dad go to Oz they meet up with a try scorrer in the final a small player called J Sandy he was 5 ft and 12 stone in them days nowdays he is 5ft and 20 stone.

True Miller was carring a injury but it was that little Jamie Sandy that ripped us apart, Brilliant try by Gary Prohm tho just how did he get the ball down ?

Nor should David Laws in the drawn semi against Leeds....

In a nutshell

my understanding was that miller declared himself injured AFTER the teamsheet had gone in.

Read Roger Millwards book.
He took the gamble as he felt Miller not being on the field would give Cas a massive mental boost.

Fair comment, but surely seeing the size of the strapping on his thigh must have given them an even bigger mental boost.

The grassy knoll conspiracy.

Seeing him limp like a drunken sailor with a wooden leg wouldnt take em long to realise.