Mine would be similar, legend can be determined by many factors ability loyalty both and others

There's only one player I chose outside of players I've seen some very early memories from the days fans could go on pitch after game I kept boyds sock ties for weeks lol

FB penny
W bevan
C vagana
C davies
W Drummond
SO langer
SH johns
P boyd
H mann
P morley
SR cullen
SR westwood
Lf gregory

Subs
N wood
S malloy
Blocker roach
Briers

Players like johns roach vagana Davidson boyd were of a different class at the time they played for us they were Australian nz test players soo players in their best years. Roach at maine road was immense and flew half way around the world to play in that game vagana was always going to go as he was just too good for us!! One thing is that you can jot a list down one day n a few days later jot another down and have a few different players in there but still have a fantastic team.


I think penny is probably a bit out there but his inability to pass the ball was a frustration he is the player that gets in on service for me along with cullen we've had better f but for different reasons they get in my team cullen for chasing that pie down the tunnel!! And penny as I was told after his testimonial that he suffered from nerves quite badly before games but still got on with the job

Yes and its strange to see one obvious omission from these posts so far.

Some of these legends being talked about on here won the odd trophy and played in decent teams that lost a lot of semis and finals.

How about 17 seasons, 400 odd games, 3 Challenge Cups, match-winning performances in games that saved the club from relegation, all time record club points scorer. And the inability to replace him still casts a shadow 4 years on.

nonsense i assume you are talking about briers ??? the guy who spent more of his career underperforming and drinking than putting in good performances and performed well behind one of the best packs we've had in years !! he was not even always the best half back in the team.

I'm by no means belittling his influence on our most recent successes but with the team we had during the cc wins its not beyond the relms of realism to say that most half would have looked good in that team

This is why I'm not sure on his management credentials. He had no self discipline himself so how can he convey discipline to others with any conviction?

The term 'legend' is too easily given away IMO.
A good player is NOT a legend.
A great player might be.
A great player that won titles and gave a life to the sport IS a legend both for the club(s) AND the sport. Briers. Hanley. Murphy. Sinfield. Peacock. etc.
A hard working/good player who gave absolutely everything for one club in a life of playing IS a legend for that club. Cullen. Jackson. Westwood. etc.

Probably why the topic is headed "wire legends".

Not a bad effort...SAM
Using your template..for me that I've seen...

Fb .Johnson
w .J Bevan
c .Bateman
c .Davis
w .Drummond
so .Blake
sh .Murphy
p .Boyd
h .Ashcroft
p .Chisnall
2nd .Martyn
2nd .Nicholas
lf .Gregory

subs

Langer
Woods
Morley
Eccles

Kevin Tamati?

What about Rowland Phillips? The man revoultionised our style of play and became the template for the SL era prop. Only joking, move away from the keyboard.

Duane Mann is a player who never seems to pop up on these threads. As tough as they come, hugely skilled, hard working - he was ahead of his time.

Roland Phillips: a player that seemed more popular with the crowd than with the coaching staff. The last I heard he was coaching the Welsh Ladies RU team. Nice work if you can get it..

I notice that RD has John Bevan as his Wire Legends right wing. Surely the No2 shirt should be a walk in for Brian Bevan..a player that epitomises the term Legend. Also, from memory John played predominantly on the left, as both centre and wing.

1. Davies
2. John Bevan
3. Bateman
4. Blake
5. Drummond
6. Murphy
7. Gregory
8. Boyd
9. Mann
10. Morley
11. Martyn
12. Roberts
13. Gregory

14. Monaghan
15. Westwood
16. Sculthorpe
17. Harris

Love that starting 13 BBW (only kidding) My only changes and I'd love to watch your team would be Hicks on the wing sorry Dessie, Gordon at scrum half and Tamati at nine. When I first joined the forum I had Gregory at 7 in a best ever Wire team thread but I'm not sure that this is the same thing.

As for your bench happy with Monaghan but I'd have a spot for Bob Eccles and Mike Nicholas. I'm not sure about Westwood, sure he's a Wire legend but I'm not sure he's an impact player if that doesn't sound daft?