▁a ▁serious ▁kne e ▁injury ▁and ▁subsequently ▁had ▁to ▁ret ire ▁prem ature ly ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁when ▁Brad ford ▁Northern ▁c ashed ▁in ▁their ▁ins urance ▁policy ▁( £ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁on ▁Ro e ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Ro e ▁proved ▁the ▁medical ▁people ▁wrong ▁and ▁fought ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁fit ness ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁again ▁for ▁Brad ford ▁Northern ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁legal ities ▁of ▁the ▁p ayout . ▁By ▁his ▁own ▁ad mission ▁Ro e ▁admitted ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁low ▁point ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁went ▁from ▁potential ▁tour ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁go ▁the ▁forgotten ▁man ▁of ▁rugby ▁league . ▁Also ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁ad mission ▁although ▁continu ing ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁York ▁and ▁H uns let ▁he ▁had ▁lost ▁that ▁vital ▁yard ▁of ▁pace ▁which ▁was ▁vital ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁at ▁Ke igh ley , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁Geoff ▁Peg gs ▁who ▁' d ied ▁in ▁office ' ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Ro e ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Hal if ax ▁for ▁season ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 ▁when ▁they ▁achieved ▁promotion ▁along ▁with ▁S alf ord ▁who ▁were ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Final ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord . ▁Ro e ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁ 2 4