That timely reference deserves some detail:

Date: 3rd November 1991
Venue: Central Park
Referee: Colin Morris (Huddersfield)
Attendance: 15,075
Result: 0-19 (HT 0-12)

Wigan:
Steve Hampson
David Myers, Dean Bell, Joe Lydon, Sam Panapa
Shaun Edwards, Andy Gregory
Kelvin Skerrett, Martin Dermott, Andy Platt
Denis Betts, Billy McGinty, Phil Clarke
Subs:
Mike Forshaw, Ian Gildart

Leeds:
Morvin Edwards
Phil Ford, David Creasser, Simon Irving, Jon Bentley
Garry Schofield, Bobbie Goulding
Steve Molloy, Richard Gunn, Mike O'Neill
Roy Powell, Matt Shaw, Gary Divorty
Subs:
Gareth Stephens, Vince Fawcett

Tries: Phil Ford (2), Jon Bentley
Goals: Simon Irving (3)
Drop Goal: Garry Schofield

One of the best night's ever at Central Park. Simon Irving kicked a conversion off the first Phil Ford try before the referee was ready. Right off the touchline, wrong side for a right footer, it sailed straight between the sticks. No way could he do it again when the referee was finally ready, straight between the sticks again. Not forgetting Billy McGinty dropping the ball twenty out with about a five man overlap to keep Wigan scoreless. Brilliant.

Yeah, like whatever.



Roberts holds on to that possession (and he has no-one but himself to blame for the sloppy carry) and Wigan probably see the game out after challenging Bradford to go the length with their final set of six.

I agree Bradford still had to score the winner and it took a good piece of play from L'Estrange and Hall but they'd have not had the opportunity but for Amos' good grace.

I thought you would pick up on that.
Who was injured? from memory it was something like 9 players. I remember Ellery being one.

The backs weren't so bad, missing Carl Gibson and perhaps John Gallagher but up front and on the bench Leeds might have had Shaun Wane, Colin Maskill, Paul Dixon, Cavill Heugh, Ellery Hanley and David Heron all there or therabouts if available.

He's had some pretty good reports thus far who would he be replacing?

I think you'll find that in the return game...we returned the compliment to the tune of 24-0

Who asked for your input anyway.

I think you might be missing the point. The point being we had a similar injury problem for that game as is likley to be the case on Friday.

tvoc, could you please post the Leeds team for that game played Sunday March 15th 1992

Date: 15th March 1992
Venue: Headingley
Referee: Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Attendance: 20,821
Result: 0-24 (HT 0-14)

Leeds:
Morvin Edwards
Carl Gibson, David Creasser, Craig Innes, Jon Bentley
Garry Schofield, Bobbie Goulding
Cavill Heugh, Colin Maskill, Shaun Wane
Gary Divorty, Paul Dixon, Ellery Hanley
Subs:
David Heron, Paul Anderson

Wigan:
Joe Lydon
David Myers, Dean Bell, Gene Miles, Frano Botica
Shaun Edwards, Andy Gregory
Ian Lucas, Martin Dermott, Andy Platt
Denis Betts, Neil Cowie, Billy McGinty
Subs:
Sam Panapa, Phil Clarke

Tries: David Myers, Phil Clarke, Shaun Edwards, Dean Bell
Goals: Frano Botica (4)

Crikey! What a second half



EDIT: Balls! You got there before i did

It's not big or clever altering somebody elses posts.



You'll have to be a bit quicker next time.

Re the 249-0

I think it was Martyn Moxon opening the batting with Ashley Metcalfe.

They'd never get that score without Ashley throwing away his wicket.

Bad tech-neeeque.

Thanks for that

It's a good job Offiah was missing or it would have been 500 - 0.

Watch it, I've got a long memory you know.






I was going to use Geoffrey (with Richard Lumb at the other end) but I couldn't make the '92 timescale fit.

But Leigh Deakin wasn't on the wing...?

You were trying to catch me out there... I was indeed praying that my memory of the return fixture was a more 'first choice' Leeds team! Phew!



You were the daddies in them day's too remember!

Who was missing from the Leeds team that day?

Is this a trick question? No one of major note... other than Mr Offiah and his nemesis Mr Ford???

Where you going with this....

just interested that's all


Oh by the way Lurpak was also missing from the Wigan team that day.

Roy Powell was missing for Leeds. That game finishes 0-0 if he plays.

Can't believe I missed the late, great Roy Powell, Leeds & Batley legend.

Neither can I, especially as he played in the corresponding fixture at Central Park detailed earlier in the thread.

That said I like how you've removed his Bradford days from his career highlights.