As a youngster sat on the ringside and Boston sliding in to score in the corner and seeing my mam jump on his back.

Again from my ringside seat, a scrum and McTigue was packing down for Wigan just in front of me.. All I heard was whoosh. The pack broke up and there was one of the opposition pack laying flat out and Mac running to get into position.

On the Duggie side a cup game v Leeds and Wigan losing 11 - 9 with two minutes to go.
Mick Sullivan scored in the coner and Griffiths kicked the goal from the touchline to give Wigan a 14 - 11 win.

1965 on the Kop.
Wigan v Saints in the cup. McTigues brilliant slight of hand to send Roy Evans 40 yards under the post at the Kop end.

I could go on and on and on. (many think I do

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The last ever try at central park......

went with my dad to the game against bradford to officially open the floodlights, ther was somewhere in the region of 36,000 people on the ground for a friendly. another great day out was the annuak pre-season sevens competition. bu the best memory for me was the championship decider against widnes when we lost, which was a lock out and it was an evening game to boot!

One of my favourite memories as well. A spontaneous pitch invasion by several dozen Kopites & one of those occasions when people hug complete strangers (The Bradford game at the JJB a few years back with the Renouf/Radlinski try was a similar experience).

Oh how we like to look down on today's South Standers but forget that many of us used to take great delight in launching ale all over the Popular Side press pack.

You can now join the throng that is JTB & myself who both wear that very cap!

To the regiment !!

I was there

Well you may also recall the following abuse aimed at various players and referees during that period:

"Are you still frequenting gay bars Eastwood" long before it was commonly accepted that Paul Eastwood "drove the other bus".

"Campbell, I hope your kids get Green hair and walk backwards" - aimed at Ronnie Campbell after another inept refereeing performance.

Another memory to add.

Wigan 92 Runcorn 2

Runcorn's first team went on strike for more pay after drawing Wigan in the cup but their board refused to increase their pay. As a consequence, their coach, 46 year old Bill Ashurst, a former Wigan stalwart played, and, after being pretty annoyed at something that Andy Goodway did or said, walked 20 yards to plant his head "Zidane" style on Mr Goodway.

ha ha

It could be a pretty unforgiving environment for out of form Wigan players as well. Colin Whitfield regular taking on the guise of pantomime villain & even Shaun Edwards copping for vocal abuse in 86.

It was sometimes more entertaining watching some of the speccies. I remember watching one fella (it wouldn't be unkind of me to say that I suspect he was low on intelligence & hailed from one of those no-go estates opposite Pizza Hut) hand over a £20 note to his woman (a new acquaintance I suspect) to get him a pint from the Sully Bar part way through the first half. Five minutes turned into ten & still no sight of his woman, so he goes to investigate. Next thing he bursts out onto the Popular Side, face a deathly pale colour telling anyone who'll listen that she'd took the £20 walked into the Sully Bar, straight out the back & probably into town with his hard earned giro money.

the river caves!!!

It must hurt you to see a ground being demolished that was still alot better than the one you are playing in now.