As a child I would role play my heroes, playing football I would be Ray Kennedy and my mate would be Martin Buchan.

When I played rugby I would be Ken Kelly, he was one of my heroes, hence the topic title...Kelly's Heroes, like the film.(good film incidentally)

So I thought of putting all of my heroes into a team that I will share with you.

The team is not like the many best wire team ever threads we've had.
they players may not be the best but they made an impression upon me.

It'll throw up some names that wouldn't normally make it into a topic....

Kitman Ocher
Coach Kevin Ashcroft

1 Steve Hesford (GK)
2 Phil Ford
3 Robbie Müller
4 Phil Blake
5 John Bevan
6 Alex Murphy (C)
7 Ken Kelly
8 Les Boyd
9 Harry Pinner (saints)
10 Dave Chisnall
11 Mike Nicolas
12 Tomny Martyn
13 John Pendlebury (Halifax/pies)

14 Roger O'Mahoney
15 Bobby Wanbon

A couple more solid performers who always got on the field


Tony Cooke

Eddie Hunter

Bob Jackson

Sorry to disappoint you. but, as far as I remember, ROBY (not Robbie) NEVER played in the centres, he was a loose forward, or a 2nd rower.

I did like RO'M though, v underrated

In my team he is a centre.

There's no wrong or right.

I think I remember ROBY playing out in the centres once or twice, I remember John Bevan playing at centre a couple of times also.

Anyways I want Roby in but he'll have to play as a centre as I can't see Nicolas or Martyn being able too!

Favourites

as anyone who's seen my posts on here.....

.... Mark Roberts

also, in no particular order

KK
John Bevan
Johnny the Sheep
Jacko
Tamati
Bas Richards (nowhere NEAR reached the heights of his expectations) but still liked him
Blake
Johnny Woods
Sir Desmond
Boydy
Lord Gregory (my manlove for him has only been recently been equalled by Vincent Kompany)
Rowland Phillips in that 93-94 season
Kevin Penny
HENARE, Henare, HENARE, Henare
Joe Ropati
A RAW Jon Roper
Alan Bateman
Kelly Shellford
Mark Roskell (BIG mistake letting him go, especially when we had THAT as his replacement, you all know who I mean, when the great Duane Mann signed)

Brian Case and Ian Potter could have become Warrington Legends, but moved on to become top players at the pie-eaters

and jimmy fairhurst and Neil courtney

Alex Murphy what a coach and player. What a character he was on the pitch, and still is off the pitch. My all time hero that guy.

Centre when he first came to the Wire.

Roby Muller used to sit behind us at *A* team games and the occasional first team game at Wilderspool...He would be sipping all the match from a bottle of Diet Coke. I suspect there might have been a certain amount of decanting going on because Diet Coke doesn't make your eyes roll like that.

Coach - Cull

1. Derek Whitehead
2. John Bevan
3. Ronnie Duane
4. Danny Halliwell
5. Kevin Penny
6. Lee Briers
7. Parry Gordon
8. Dave Chisnall
9. Jon Clarke
10. Danny Nutley
11. Darren Burns
12. Ben Westwood
13. Sid Domic

14. Barry and Wilf Briggs in one
15. Barry and Mike Philbin in one

Favourites :

John Bevan
Dessie
John Woods
Ronnie Duane
Mark Roberts
Duanne Mann
Dessie
Phil Blake
Sir Lesley Boyd
Brian Johnson
Mike Greg, god bless him
Allan Bateman
Kelly Shelford
Joe Ropati (lazy at times but hugely destructive when he was on his mettle)

but place of honour goes to the wonderful, sublime John Woods. I'd give anything just to be able to see him murder Ellery Hanley straight from the scrum to score on his Locker Cup debut, in the flesh, one last time (Open Rugby had a brilliant photo of it that adorned my bedroom wall, the look on Hanley's face said a thousand words).

Ronnie Rhino Duane, the face of eternal youth, he must be 50+ and looks 15!
Great player who would never get into a best of topic.

That's why I started this thread.

Your team of heroes not necessarily the best or even all wires!

Coach - AJM

1. Steve Hesford
2. Dessie Drummond
3. Allan Bateman
4. Derek Noonan
5. John Bevan
6. Ken Kelly
7. Parry Gordon
8. Les Boyd
9. Tony Miller
10. Dave Chisnall
11. Mark Roberts
12. Tommy Martyn
13. Mike Greg

14. Barry Philbin
15. Bob Jackson