[iAs you may be aware Sunday 11th September marks The Last EVER game to played at our Historic old ground, For 110 years it has been the heart of Salford. For many of the Salford Supporters we are finding the fact its coming to an end pretty hard to take but we have took warmth and enjoyment form hearing about many peoples memories of the old girl. So what's your outstanding memory, Is it a particular Match, Player performance, Chant, Banter , Viewpoint or just let us know what you think about the future after The Willows. So lets get the ball rolling and could we please stick to memories and not personal insults or sweeping generalisation about the odd numpty!

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The Willows
1901-2011

Beating Salford to stay up 32 - 24 in 2001.

Great day, really enjoyed it.

I will miss the Willows, nice little ground.

Watching a dreadful match there in 2007 enlivened only by the appearance at half time of [iIgnito[/i, the barmiest (and probably the campest) mascot ever to don a latex costume

One of the 7 games between Leigh and Salford in 2003, was either late in the regular season or in the actual play offs - think Salford won reasonably comfortably but I remember Leigh having a man sent off and then two Leigh players and a Salford player going in to the sin bin after a mass brawl, at which point Leigh score a corker of a 'passing' try where every player must have touched the ball twice. "We only need ten men!"

Although I've never seen Leigh win there in what is probably 4/5 visits, I've been on plenty of other occasions as a neutral (at least 3-4 times a season) and enjoy the experience of actually being able to switch your viewing point during the game etc, and the walk up someone's front path to end up behind the main stand! A dying breed of RL ground that I'd take any day of the week over some of the new ones!

The guy on the PA - Can the car driver of ******** please return to your car as your window is down. Remember this is Salford.

Can't say I have too many memories from on the pitch at the willows because when we've won there we've generally won comfortably but it was always a great ground to go to. The terrace was always packed out with a cracking atmosphere and at least you had a bloody roof!

I shall definetly miss the routine of getting the train from Wigan to Manc Vic, having a few beers in the city centre, before getting on the tram to Weaste. They were always enjoyable days and cheap ones as well! Sadly the new place is not so easily accessable by public transport?

Obviously the 1996 cup exit was a big negative memory. Another dire game there was another cup tie in 2006 that was 0-0 at half time before Wigan lost 16-4. It did prove to be [url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_images/missing.jpg=#FF0000Dennis Moran[/url's last Wigan appearance though so it wasn't all bad!

My first ever Wigan game was at the Willows. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... ge_id=1292 Always enjoyed the trips there, as Bilko said, easy to get to and cheap too. Will be missed.

My first ever Wigan game was at the Willows. wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/in ... ge_id=1292 Always enjoyed the trips there, as Bilko said, easy to get to and cheap too. Will be missed.

After a small amount of investigation work, it turns out I went to that game

Same game as a Leigh fan was that one, think Paul Rowley got sent off for chinning Littler while the ref was telling him not to at that game.

As a neutral I called in on my way home from work to watch a relegation game between Salford and Wakey and the shed fans welcomed a fellow Lancastrian like I was one of their own. Good fun in the shed that day.

Rowley was sent off for cleaning out Gavin Clinch with a high tackle and then Ricky Bibey was sent off less than 60 seconds later for a trip on Cliff Beverley, so it must have been one yellow card each for the brawl.

Yes, [url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/archive/2003/09/22/Lancashire+Archive/5881093.Two_off_as_Leigh_see_Red_against_Salford/I cheated[/url.

I was standing next to by then retired referee Peter Massey (a Salford man) during a Lancs Cup tie in September '87. After Salford scored the first of their many tries, he turned to me and said 'you won't win, this one (meaning the ref)'s a homer'. Always was a nice ground, pity old age and planning laws caught up with it.

I vaguely remember that trip being the most blatant red card in RL history.