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Quote: SLIMply the best "he's got a challenge cup winners medal for last year, more than any current pie player! (none of whom got a medal last year!
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery....... I will look to the moment, and miraculously, the future will take care of itself. Radio 5 Live, Sat, April 14th, 2007,...Dave Whelan, "In Wigan, rugby will always be king" 'I was certain, positive, convinced, and yet..........unsure' 'It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it' Worry will not prevent destiny from unfolding.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_3632.jpg



Jamie Lyon..........Mo was 'warned off' him by an agent in Aus who thought he would not see out any contract in the UK because of his 'tendencies to go walkabout', instead we signed Vaealiki, and the rest as they say, is history !!!!

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Quote: post "That came from a player who was playing at the time and seen him around the training camp and spoke to him. Any better source than that?'"


Yeah - one's that actually true.

Nat Wood had a deal agreed with Wigan when he had a year left on his Warrington contract - Wigan had offered two years. Wigan backed out of the deal and Wood played the following year with warrington and injured his neck the back-end of that season. Wood retired at the end of the season and did lap of honour type thing etc saying his goodbyes. The neck injury only came to light when he returned to Australia and looked at the option of playing with Souths.

Could you ask your "player playing at the time ..... any better source than that" how he knew about Woods neck injury 12 months before it happened? Unless of course the player was Kevin "Darren" Brown.

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Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid. Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal. Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_20333.gif



No it was Nostradamous, he was playing in the academy at the time.

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Years ago we were supposed to be signing Tom Van Vollenhoven.
He was lined up to sign for us then signed for Saints as they got to him first.
Something like a mix up in the post?
I'm sure a Saints fan will enlighten us but he was definately Wigan bound at one stage.

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You would never catch me with one of those childish signatures:



Didn't you offer Adrian Morley megabucks before he signed for Sydney Roosters? Your pack at the time would have been quite scary if you had managed to sign him.

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One Town.. One Team.. One Love.. The future's bright, The future's Tomkins!! Keep Wigan "Wigan" Especially playing at Wigan which is a real home of Rugby League.”QUOTE : Cameron Smith 27/10/09.:



Quote: MattyB "You're going to feast on that solitary Challenge Cup win for the next ten years aren't you?

no Mat i think it will be for the next 35, as its summat like that since there last trophy before last years CC finsl win IIRC. icon_lol.gif

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"I read somewhere that Leeds-Bradford is an airport, Wigan-St Helens is a rivalry. I can't wait to play my first game against them.":d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_41627.jpg



Lets not forget people say WIGAN are chasing them to get a bigger contract at thier currant club.

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I've seen them bomb a quarter final, bottle a semi final, finish as league leaders, but I've still, never, seen the Wire win the league Doom and gloom, doom and gloom:2553.gif



Quote: The Punisher "Didn't you offer Adrian Morley megabucks before he signed for Sydney Roosters? Your pack at the time would have been quite scary if you had managed to sign him.'"


remember buying WEP in 2001 and had a full backpage article, interview with mo, the full works saying morley was coming at the start of the 2002 season. me and mate went for a pint to celebrate but then we never heard anything about it ever again!!! anyone else remember this?

AJ???

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Andrew Johns.

When we signed his brother Mathew the WEP printed the wrong picture which led some people to believe we had signed a world class half-back.

Instead we got an Aussie comedian.

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SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled. For 27 - 0 you get a trophy For 75 - 0 you get sod all. Wigan had eight in a row Saints have five in a row:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_3076.jpg



Quote: Father Ted "Years ago we were supposed to be signing Tom Van Vollenhoven.
He was lined up to sign for us then signed for Saints as they got to him first.
Something like a mix up in the post?
I'm sure a Saints fan will enlighten us but he was definately Wigan bound at one stage.'"


That's correct.
It was a problem with the telegram to Vollenhoven.
What a wing combination that would have been, Boston on one wing and Vollenhoven on the other.

Wigan then went and paid a record transfer fee to Huddersfield for Mick Sullivan.

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[img:2n7j1gh7]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/heathenchemist/sig.gif[/img:2n7j1gh7] [size=75:2n7j1gh7][color=red:2n7j1gh7]WIGAN RLFC IS MORE THAN A RUGBY CLUB - IT'S A RELIGION[/color:2n7j1gh7][/size:2n7j1gh7] [size=75:2n7j1gh7][color=black:2n7j1gh7]There will always be a Wigan Warriors no matter what the bitter & twisted blues say[/color:2n7j1gh7][/size:2n7j1gh7]:25472.jpg



Quote: dany1979 "Andrew Johns.

When we signed his brother Mathew the WEP printed the wrong picture which led some people to believe we had signed a world class half-back.

Instead we got an Aussie comedian.'"


With a dark past eusa_wall.gif

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Quote: tivolipoo "Mal Meninga - the story goes that Mo was down under sorting the Brett Kenny when Ray French who was also in oz contacted him.

Ray had been talking to Mal and needed some RFL registration papers to complete the deal.

Mo obliged and Ray was in the process of signing Mal up when he realized that the paperwork had Wigan RL stamped all over them.

Nice one Mo'"


If Ray hadn't realised and the deal was completed would Ray French have signed Mal Meninga for Wigan? icon_lol.gif

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ihatewigan@yahoo.co.uk [quote="boz the warrior":1udbj28j]lee briers is a nice person whoooo luck at lee forming a scrum the wire bum banger[/quote:1udbj28j] wigan skoolz rule!:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_46250.jpg



Quote: MattyB "You're going to feast on that solitary Challenge Cup win for the next ten years aren't you?
if it remains solitary yes, if not god help you all icon_lol.gif

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ihatewigan@yahoo.co.uk [quote="boz the warrior":1udbj28j]lee briers is a nice person whoooo luck at lee forming a scrum the wire bum banger[/quote:1udbj28j] wigan skoolz rule!:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_46250.jpg



Quote: pedro17 "You mean like Richards who has a NRL grand final winners medal?.......or Gleeson,or Fielden. Really should think before typing eh'"


what, they've got medals for last years challenge cup, must have made them out of lego, cos i don't remember them playin icon_lol.gif

really should think before you type icon_surprised.gifops:

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