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ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
LEAGUE LEADERS SHIELD WINNERS 2014/15
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| Quote: kirkhall "1/Eckersley
2/Drummond
3/Lewis
4/Donlan
5/Fox
6/Woods
7/Murphy
8/Chisnall
9/Ashcroft
10/Owen
11/Martyn T
12/Martyn M
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14/Risman
15/Martyn T jnr
16/Clarkson
17/Wilkinson
There are many great players left out, ball playing loose forwards,Pinner & Foster,hard men, Pawsey,Grimes and Smethurst etc however, with Murphy in the team we didn't them, Murph was simply the best player& Coach I have ever seen and with these players at his disposal we would have been unbeatable! my opinion, of course! ![]()
One of the hardest tacklers I ever saw in a Leigh shirt. 
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[i:5a56um9q]Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.[/i:5a56um9q]
[b:5a56um9q]George Orwell [/b:5a56um9q]
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| Thanks everyone - now your getting the idea  |
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I watched a lot of games with my grandad and he use to say to me who he thought were quality leigh players
1/Hogan
2/Drummond
3/S.Donlan
4/S.Halliwell
5/J.Walsh
6/Woods
7/Murphy
8/T.Cotterell
9/K.Ashcroft
10/T.Liku (bit bias he's a mate)
11/T.Martyn snr
12/J.Westhead
13/A.Bristow
14/P.Smethurst
15/T.Street
16/P.Rowley
17/D.Pyke
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Ledgard
Drummond
Lewis
Allan
Walsh
Woods
Murphy
Chisnall D
Egan
Owen
Clarkson
Pawsey
Foster
Eckersley
Grimes
Martyn T snr
Chisnall E
coach Murphy or Milward
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From players Ive seen Id go with
Turley
Drummond
Bilsbury
Donaln
Ingy
Woods
Murphy
Street
Rowley P
Pyke
Baldwin
Rathbone
Bristow
subs
Varley
Ashcroft
Fox
Tommy Junior
coach difficult as ive picked Alex in the players the next best was Tersis
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The elephant is so ugly he sleeps his head Machetes his bed Kevin Carter kaffir lover forever
Some gentlemen prefer brunette's but that's just an arbitrary turn of events - Take me Home
Defacing pictures of famous people on the train, standing by the monument just waiting for the rain
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Well as promised here is the owd fellas team:
1. Jimmy Ledgard
2. Joe Walsh
3. Trevor Allen
4. Teddy Kerwick
5. Des Drummond
6. John Woods
7. Alex Murphy
8. Charlie Pawsey
9. Kevin Ashcroft
10. Bill Robinson
11. Mick Martyn
12. Rex Mossop
13. Peter Foster
14. Steve Donlan
15. Gordon Lewis
16. Alf Wilkinson
17. Walt Tabern
Coach: Alex Murphy
Other possibilities just missing out: Joe Egan, Derek Pyke, Bill McFarland, Ray Tabern, Bill Kindon, Norman Harris, Alan Ackers, Neil Turley, Martin Ryan, Terry Bilsbury, Mick Stacey.
By the way, he did mention that he knows Pawsey played predominantly in the 2nd row however, this would still be his "dream team"
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i know a few people who reckon Trevor Allen was leighs greatest ever player?
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[i:5a56um9q]Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.[/i:5a56um9q]
[b:5a56um9q]George Orwell [/b:5a56um9q]
[i:5a56um9q]There are none so blind as those who will not see. [/i:5a56um9q]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_42910.jpg |
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| As voting stands at the moment John Woods is considered to be Leigh's best ever player - he's the only one who got 100% of votes for his position. The next would be Des Drummond because one person didn't put him in his team at all! 
This is Leigh's dream 1-7 line up at the moment
1 Turley (7 votes) Hogan (6 votes)
2 Drummond (25 votes)
3 Donlan (13 votes)
4 Lewis/Bilsbury (8 votes each)
5 Walsh (13 votes)
6 Woods (26 votes)
7 Murphy (19 votes)
Those numbers may not be exact because I've just done a quick count - but I think our dream team is looking pretty good up to now.
Thanks everyone but keep 'em coming, the forwards are bit harder to count but I'll get round to it soon.
BTW I've obviously treated Vikingman's contribution with the contempt it deserves!  |
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[i:5a56um9q]Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.[/i:5a56um9q]
[b:5a56um9q]George Orwell [/b:5a56um9q]
[i:5a56um9q]There are none so blind as those who will not see. [/i:5a56um9q]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_42910.jpg |
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I'm having a problem with the forwards as the voting is very tight for the no's 11 & 12 shirts.
I've got Clarke with 9 votes, Tommy Martyn with 7 votes, Mick Martyn with 8 votes and 6 votes go to an unnamed Martyn, which could be a vote for either Tommy or Mick - I don't know which.
Other than that the vote is:
8 Wilkinson (9 votes)
9 Ashcroft (10 votes)
10 Street (10 votes)
11 ?
12 ?
13 Bristow (6 votes)
I think the choices for the subs should be chosen as such:
Each person chosen in their position will keep their votes and if they are voted a place on the subs bench, they will get a point added on - the four players with the highest overall votes gets a place - does everyone agree that this is a fair way to choose?
PS can anyone help me solve the riddle of the Martyns?
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1. Neil Turley
2. Phil Fox
3. Steve Donlan
4. Terry Bilsbury
5. Des Drummond
6. John Woods
7. Alex Murphy
8. Tony Cotterill
9. Kevin Ashcroft
10. Tim Street
11. Mick Martyn
12. John Westhead
13. Adam Bristow
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| Quote: mishmash "As voting stands at the moment John Woods is considered to be Leigh's best ever player - he's the only one who got 100% of votes for his position. The next would be Des Drummond because one person didn't put him in his team at all! 
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My twopennies worth :-
Eckersley
Drummond
Bilsbury
Collins
Walsh
John Woods
Alex Murphy
Dave Chisnall
Kev Ashcroft
Stan Owen
Tommy Martyn snr
Mick Martyn
Peter Foster
4 man bench
Tommy Martyn jnr
Paul Rowley
Tim Street
Alf Wilkinson
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The elephant is so ugly he sleeps his head Machetes his bed Kevin Carter kaffir lover forever
Some gentlemen prefer brunette's but that's just an arbitrary turn of events - Take me Home
Defacing pictures of famous people on the train, standing by the monument just waiting for the rain
I'm feeling..............like I'm leaving................everything behind:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_3580.jpg |
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| Quote: mishmash "I'm having a problem with the forwards as the voting is very tight for the no's 11 & 12 shirts.
I've got Clarke with 9 votes, Tommy Martyn with 7 votes, Mick Martyn with 8 votes and 6 votes go to an unnamed Martyn, which could be a vote for either Tommy or Mick - I don't know which.
Other than that the vote is
Swap my 12. Westhead and 13. Tommy Martyn Snr around if it helps.
Westhead started a lot of games with 13 on his back but for me was a quality, strong running and fiersome defender of a 2nd row and TM Snr started most games with 11/12 on his back but had greater ball playing skills than Johnny so quite easily could have been a loose in this day and age. I wanted them both in and felt that they were better suited in the positions I chose.I think Wembley 71 has done something similar.
Unless of course you have included TM Snrs 13,s as a vote for 11 and 12 
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You'll never produce a formula hat keeps everyone happy, Mishmash!
There's a case to say you have to look at the records... I never saw Bill Kindon play, but for donkeys he was the club's record try scorer. I didn't see Legard, either, but he surely must be the best fullback we've had... look at his international record, and his price tag! Pawsey, Egan, Mick Martyn, Murphy, Drummond... again, on their stats records, they have to be in, even though many on the board won't have seen any of them, and few if any on the board will have seen all of them.
The different opinions is all part of the fun
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Bolton by birth,
Irish by blood,
LEYTHER by heart and soul!!
[quote="BBC Sport":suio7kr3]30/04/06 "Some of W*gan's travelling fans headed towards the exit before it was even over.".................no change there then!![/quote:suio7kr3]
[quote="Wembley71":suio7kr3].....They are our people. Drummond, Costello, Manfredi, Svabic, Martyn, Street, Tickle, Patel, Mossop, Horo, Bristow, Leuleui, Varley, Fleary, Rivett, Tabern, Doran, Woods, Donlan, Wilshire, Leaefa, Hansen, Sale, Murphy… these are all my people.
As a Leyther, you’re one of us the moment you come here to wear the shirt. I don't care where you were born, what colour you are, what religion you are, what language you speak. You're one of us, part of our culture, writing our history as you create your own, and making us stronger for it....[/quote:suio7kr3]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_10303.jpg |
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| Quote: kirkhall "The only changes I would make to my selection would be, Trevor Allen for Gordon Lewis and, Charlie Pawsey for Geoff Clarkson. It is difficult to comment on Players you've not seen however, my father watched Leigh from 1923 until 2002! He said John Woods was the best player Leigh ever had and that Trevor Allen was sensational! don't recall him revering anyone else. I've never seen a Stand Off,either Aussie or GB NZ etc.. that I would have prefered to John Woods and, I've never seen a Scrum half to compare to Murph either! I can't think any team could have had a better halfback pairing to those two, I'd loved to have seen them together at their best! ![]()
Did my 'namesake' never get a mention from your old fella?? From what I have heard he was a bit of a legend in the old Mather Lane days!! (tales of wrestling exhibitions as pre-match entertainment!!)
Challenge Cup winning captain, and Lions Tourist.....the AJM of his day!! 
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