| FORUMS > Warrington Wolves > Greg Mackey RIP |
 |
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 638 | |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Feb 2010 | 15 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
One of the most prominent players i remember from my first years supporting Warrington. Sad news RIP
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 179 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Oct 2006 | 18 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
I've never heard anyone with a bad word to say about Greg and his lovely family, on or off the field. Everybodys mate and straight down the middle with everyone.
As far as I am concerned the fund raising goes on. Need to help support the family to pay for the experimental drugs he was on.
A statement about the dinner will be made soon. The "Doin' it for Bluey" tee shirts are on sale at the shop or from me.
We look after our own
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 5643 | |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Aug 2005 | 19 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
17012_1369957324.jpg
[img:2s4u5nxg]http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k305/The_flying_biscuit/sig2.jpg[/img:2s4u5nxg]
2009..........2010...........2011............2012..........2016..........2017:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_17012.jpg |
|
|
Top bloke had the great opportunity to play a game of football with him up at Stretton one day. He had organised a kids dads game of football. I was asked to help make the numbers up, but he was a top bloke couldn't have been nicer..........he was like a big kid himself playing soccerball...!!
in Wire Colours (and Hull) a superb player and leader.
Rest in peace...
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Star | 132 | |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| May 2012 | 13 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Feb 2023 | Jan 2023 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
RIP Greg top man and honest player where ever he played. Sincere condolences to his family.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 5110 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| May 2006 | 19 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
ABW.: |
|
|
Very sad indeed. That's another of my Wire heroes gone well before his time. RIP Greg.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Star | 53 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Sep 2014 | 10 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Jan 2018 | Aug 2016 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
Magnificent player for Wire and Hull. Tough as teak on the park as I am sure he was throughout his illness. RIP Greg
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 20628 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Mar 2009 | 16 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
44480_1390845286.jpg
It's been fun.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_44480.jpg |
|
|
Tough b'stard
RIP Greg.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Board Member | 37503 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Apr 2003 | 22 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Apr 2015 | Oct 2014 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
it's the most tragic things that remind us RL is a family, he was a great of the game, RIP Greg.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 1083 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Mar 2010 | 15 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
[b:3bjm6pvr]Dave Whelan the saviour of the Pies[/b:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][i:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Fully marked up rentbook on display[/b:3bjm6pvr][/i:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Who do you think you are candidates[/b:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[b:3bjm6pvr]Saints have never won the 2nd division Title, so there!![/b:3bjm6pvr]: |
|
|
Sincere condolences to all his family and friends, RIP.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 8019 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Feb 2010 | 15 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
49863_1309431041.jpg
Neither glass half full or empty. Just a realist.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_49863.jpg |
|
| Quote: Rocky Bobby "So long, Bluey. I never knew of a player who made SUCH an impact the first time he donned the primrose and blue. A Wire great.'"
3 September 1989
Basking in the Wigan sunshine, Mackey (along with Mark Roskell) ripped Wigan to shreds down the middle, that day.
Those first few weeks of that season are amongst my happiest times as a Wire fan. Such a pity that Greg and the club couldn't agree on a suitable contract, which soured his relations with us for the next few seasons. The abuse us in the Fletcher End threw at him, viewed with what's happened to him recently, just shows how silly we all can be.
When he came back 4 years later, he was just as good, and built a great partnership with Kelly (Genius) Shellford, and again, played a big part in another favourite Wire time of mine. Such a shame we didn't win the league that year.
A fantastic player for us 30+ers, that can sit alongside Wire names like Boyd, Tamati, Jackson, Morley, Monaghan, as players who may not have reached Testimonial level, but have served with distinction nevertheless.
RIP |
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Star | 557 | |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Sep 2014 | 10 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Mar 2017 | Dec 2016 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
I remember the first time seeing him play thinking wow where did he come from, RIP.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Player Coach | 260 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Feb 2006 | 19 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Sep 2016 | Feb 2016 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
Rugby League : Alive and Handling: |
|
| Quote: DallasMead "Been watching since the mid 1980s and Greg Mackey was easily the toughest Wire player I ever saw. Forget Boyd, Cullen etc, this man was 11 stone wet through and got smashed with head shots EVERY match, never injured, never missed a match........wire legend on the pitch and a top bloke off it.
RIP Mate. ![]()
You can say that again. I started supporting Warrington in the 90s when Jonathan Davies was in the side. One of my earliest memories was watching a Cup tie (regal trophy maybe?) against (i think) St Helens. Greg Mackey was hurt - a lower back injury. Interchange rule had just been brought in (around 1993/94) and Mackey was in so much pain he had to lie on his front on the trackside, just in front of the dugouts, as he couldn't sit on the bench due to the pain, and he may well have been needed to go back on before the end of the game.
I remember Ray French pointing this out, saying he would have to wait to go to hospital, as Warrington might need him to go in for a stint at hooker. Seriously tough guy.
A very sad loss.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| Club Owner | 22194 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Sep 2003 | 21 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
7078_1361913407.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_7078.jpg |
|
|
Excellent player for Warrington and Hull. Tough, reliable and a great leader.
He'll be sadly missed but fondly remembered.
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Board Member | 944 | No
Team
Selected |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Mar 2003 | 22 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
4729_1341555985.jpg
I told my wife that a husband is like a fine wine; he gets better with age. The next day, she locked me in the cellar.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_4729.jpg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rank | Posts | Team |
| International Board Member | 14986 |  |
| Joined | Service | Reputation |
| Aug 2002 | 22 years | |
| Online | Last Post | Last Page |
| Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 | LINK |
| Milestone Posts |
|
| Milestone Years |
|
|
| Location |
|
| Signature |
: |
|
|
Sad end, was a great player !
Remember when we signed him(Huddersfield) at the back end of his career, i was absolutely over the moon, used to watch him for you lot and FC on scrumdown and could only admire...we only got a season and a bit out of him but even then he was still an absolute quality player and was one of those at the beginning of Ken Davy's reign that started taking the club back up to the top.
Thoughts to his friends and family, RIP Greg
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
