▁given ▁forward ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁forward ▁in ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁man ,” ▁John ▁rec alls . ▁“ Every thing ▁seemed ▁to ▁go ▁against ▁us . ▁Fe ather stone ▁scored ▁a ▁try ▁on ▁the ▁sevent h ▁tack le ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁controvers y ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁used ▁too ▁many ▁subst it utes . ▁Bill ▁F allow field , ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁R FL ▁was ▁sat ▁behind ▁us ▁in ▁the ▁stand . ▁‘ You ’ ve ▁got ▁to ▁comp lain ” ▁he ▁told ▁me . ▁We ▁did ▁but ▁it ▁made ▁no ▁difference . ▁We ▁lost ▁ 2 1 - 1 4 ▁but ▁it ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁so ▁different .” ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁in ▁a ▁situation ▁that ▁could ▁seem ingly ▁only ▁happen ▁in ▁Rugby ▁League , ▁Le igh ▁had ▁to ▁visit ▁Fe ather stone ▁for ▁a ▁re - arr anged ▁league ▁game . ▁That ▁game ▁has ▁also ▁gone ▁down ▁in ▁fol kl ore . ▁ ▁“ H ad ▁we ▁won ▁the ▁semi - final ▁there ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁problem ,” ▁String er ▁explains ,” ▁but ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁inj uries ▁and ▁broken ▁hearts ▁left ▁Les ▁des per ately ▁searching ▁to ▁field ▁a ▁side . ▁ ▁“ We ▁got ▁to ▁Fe ather stone ▁with ▁eleven ▁players ▁and ▁Keith ▁Bell , ▁the ▁Fe ather stone ▁loose ▁forward ▁helped ▁us ▁out ▁and ▁ro ped ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁m ates ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁amateur ▁game ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁us . ▁Brian ▁G omm , ▁who ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁his ▁motor