In all fairness and on reflection now I'm at home with a celebratory Tetleys I don't think it would have been sporting of Pat to snatch the record with a drop goal from that scrum, if you get my meaning? A drop goal at that point in the game was not needed and would have been "natural". Does that make sense?

I wish he'd have got it. My favourite player

Best possible outcome.

Gets his name in the record books, whilst the legend that is Andy Farrell will also remain there.

Andy who???

I think there were around 17,000 people all hoping for the same thing.
After the first-half (note 20-0 again!

), i think Paaaaaaaat getting the record was the main thing on a lot of peoples minds.
Gutted that last kick didnt go over. Think he really was feeling the weight of history tonight.
But to put himself up alongside Faz is still one mighty effort.
Top bloke - Wigan legend!

You have all missed the most important thing about Pat Richards, in that he is a team player.

In the second half he had just the fullback to beat, which I believe he could have done. However what he did was to pass the ball inside to Liam Farrell for Farrell to score. Sadly Liam dropped the ball and the opportunity was lost.

Anyone see how far off that touchline kick was off target at the end as all the South Stand seemed to think it was over


It was going over till about 5 yards from the posts when it started to drift, gutted for him.

Does it balls mate, a Richards drop goal would've brought the house down.

fair enough, thanks for clearing that up for me

Indeed it would have! 16,900 Wigan fans were screaming for him to go for the 'one'.

Couldnt have been far off. From where we were in the West Stand, we thought it had gone over too.
My boy was going nuts at the linesmen, saying that they should have put the flags up for him as the match was done anyway!