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I had to make a deal with myself that I was supporting the lads on the pitch in cherry and white and not the gobby, arrogant barsteward of a shouty coach who cheated us rotten at Wembley in '66. Not that he wasn't an absolutely excellent player in his day (I say, through gritted teeth).'"
I don't wish to permanently play devil's advocate today, but, though Murph was a thorn in the side for Wiganers for much of his playing and coaching career, quite a few credit him with being the spark that began our revival.
I remember an interview with Shaun Edwards, in which he fulsomely praised the likes of Graham Lowe and John Monie, but said that Alex Murphy was the first coach he played under for whom losing was "not an option". For the first time in ages, the idea was reintroduced into the Wigan dressing room that anything less than being the best was unacceptable. Murphy's Wigan team were the only side in Britain who came close to beating the Aussie 'Untouchables' of 1982.