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I don't think there will be one dominant team - challenging and winning every couple of years will do me. Perhaps Hull FC could come through in the next few years and it would be nice to see Widnes as genuine challengers again. St Helens have given the best example of how to win and remain competitive.

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Quote: ROBINSON "I love how everyone - including the OP here - says we were on our own at the top. We weren't.

In the early days, Mid 80s, Hull KR and Widnes were the powerhouses, followed by Widnes and Warrington. Leeds spent loads of money and became the nearly men.

There's such an aura surrounding the 85-94 era but to say that no-one competed with us during that period is simply not true. The difference between Wigan and our closest rivals at that time boiled down to fitness and stamina in a lot of cases.'"



Yeah but don't forget we were the ONLY full time professional team during that period. eusa_shhh.gif

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and when we saw other clubs stars (Gregory, Lydon, Offiah etc) we signed them.

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Quote: exiled Warrior "Exactly - I think as much as anything it was sheer hard work and team ethic which got Wigan through in a lot of games in that period. Certainly for a while Widnes were a real force in the game and Leeds tried but failed (I suspect a case of too many big players and not enough of a team). Plus I think Wigan had developed a tough winning mentality (typified by the likes of Edwards, Bell et al) which made a difference.

Certainly at times Wigan only just won matches - hardly running up cricket scores in every game - unlike Wire have been recently.'"



True, but if I remember correctly, once we got in front, no matter at what stage of the game, we would almost certainly win the game.

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Quote: Geoff "Spot on.

That's one big reason I hope Wane gets the job; he'll be more able to continue Madge's methods than a new coach would.

Don't forget, though, that in our period of "dominance", many games, and seasons, were very close, so we really weren't as far ahead of the others as is often assumed. There were several occasions when our cup run very nearly crashed, and some very tight finishes in the League.'"


I would agree with this up to a point. Wane would definitely be the man to continue Madges methods but would he be able to keep us moving upwards? Madge brought new ideas and systems to the club and he seems to be the type of coach to keep on improving things with even more ideas. I am sure Wane can continue with Madges systems but I worry about his ability to be as forward thinking for future years.
He deserves his chance and only time will tell.

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Quote: exiled Warrior "Exactly - I think as much as anything it was sheer hard work and team ethic which got Wigan through in a lot of games in that period. Certainly for a while Widnes were a real force in the game and Leeds tried but failed (I suspect a case of too many big players and not enough of a team). Plus I think Wigan had developed a tough winning mentality (typified by the likes of Edwards, Bell et al) which made a difference.

Certainly at times Wigan only just won matches - hardly running up cricket scores in every game - unlike Wire have been recently.'"


Thats what I mean about 'dominance'. Winning the Challenge Cup 8 years in a row and winning the league title most years is dominance, even if you have close games along the way. Crapping on smaller clubs like we have done this season isn't dominance.

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