Best Atmosphere: Manley , Hull and Bradford were great because of the whole " tache " thing, remember still singing under the big screen 20mins after the whistle at Bradford.
Also great trip on the bus back to Perps after the playoff win and in the Sportsbar that night.
Best Players : Too many, but Andy F and Shaun deserve mention for their will to win.

All time greatest game you have witnessed watching Wigan?

Wigan vs Leeds, Headingley 2003, watched it in the pub as a 16 year old drinking hand-pulled Greenalls Bitter (when you could still get it) with mt Dad (RIP), my heart-rate was up so much that I had to stand outside for 5 minutes to get my breath back when the final hooter sounded.


The worse game you have ever witnessed watching Wigan?

Wembley 1998, the day you knew it was all over, such a poor performance which nowdays you're used to.

All time greatest player you have witnessed wearing the Cherry and White?

Offiah, the man knew his way to the tryline like no other.

The best crowd atmosphere you have heard?

Probably Good Friday 2005 at the JJB, however the sound of a packed Knowsley Road when you're still about 300 yards away on Alder Hey Road on Derby day is the one that puts shivers down you're spine, both sets of fans giving it loads to each other.

cos hes sixteen and hasn't witnessed as much as many on here. good choice though. how often does it happen

It was and I wrote at the time "best performance of the season despite the loss". I added "Michael Dobson gave us an attacking kicking game tonight, we haven't seen a kicking game for years never mind months. "

If only we had him now instead of Leuluai. We'd have won the league last year in my view.




Was this mullet era Pat Sharp?

Fully agree with the Manly game. I actually had to climb on the centre hording of the stand to get a view!!

As a Leigh fan, I must say that the atmosphere that night exceeded ANY Wembley final I have been to and still to this day was a fantastic spectacle.

Even though we got constantly snotted by Wigan in them days, the Leigh / Wigan derbys were great for the atmosphere. Wigan came to Hilton Park the season they played Manly and stuffed us 35-0. Just to see 13000 fans packed into Hilton Park was a sight alone, but seeing the likes of Hanley, Edwards and Gregory grace the pitch was a sight to behold!

All time greatest game you have witnessed watching Wigan?

1985 Wembley cup final v Hull. For some reason I just knew we were going to win despite Hull continually coming back. Unbelievable game.

The worse game you have ever witnessed watching Wigan?

When we got absolutely hammered by Bradford in the GF at OT. Worst performance by Wigan in a final that was dire from the moment H Paul kicked the penalty right at the start all the way to the final hooter. In contrast to 1985 I was convinced we had lost when that one went over.

All time greatest player you have witnessed wearing the Cherry and White?

Virtually impossible to answer. How to measure greatness? One year of sublime skill from Gene Miles (who I didn't see live as I was traveling that year so that lets me off the hook there!)? Hanley's and Offiah's freakish talent? Edwards utter dedication to not losing? Radlinski hobbling around on one foot in the cup final or on one leg in 2006 to help save us from relegation?

The best crowd atmosphere you have heard?

Probably 1985 again. 94,000 fans packed in Wembley takes some beating.

Dave

Being a die hard Leigh fan, it pains me to say this but I've seen too many great Wigan players to name the greatest, some you hate because they are just too "Wigan",Farrel would be one of these others you just can't help admire.

One who nobody mentions but I thought was immense was Hampson,pound for pound one of the toughest players I've seen and rock solid in defence.

But Hanley/Edwards partnership will take some beating,Hanley broke the line and Edwards was there at his shoulder to finish it off,never see that combination in any team these days.

It wasn't long before that when we couldn't buy a win at Hilton Park. I was sick of the sight of Drummond and Woods and whichever local unknown had decided to have the game of his life against Wigan.

Couple of other moments that stick out for me and that the forty somethings amongst us may recall are:

1. Beating St Helens at their place in the Challenge cup 3rd round in 1984 on a mudbath. John Pendlebury scored what turned out to be the decisive try with about 10 minutes to go. Bedlam on the kop and all of a sudden we were in touching distance of a first Wembley visit in 14 years.

2. Beating Hull KR at Elland road in the 1985 semi. I'll never forget Westy going 60 yards from a tap restart to put David Stephenson in under the posts.

3. The last minute winner in the 1990 challenge cup semi when Ellery Hanley put Goodway over against St Helens at Old Trafford. Mayhem on three sides of the ground. Saints had the Stretford end that day, we had the rest.

That night against Manly tops the lot though.

Was this mullet era Pat Sharp?'"

I think 3 games stand out in recent memory
the 2002 challenge cup final
the murrayfield magic win
the last second radlinski try in 2000

Manly. Nothing will ever compare with that ever again. The official video captures it all perfectly.

A recent favourite, though was the match at home against Warrington shortly after we signed Stuart Fielden. We'd had a massive losing streak and in this match, we wiped the floor with them. I remember seeing all the fans strutting round the stadium, smiling, with their chests puffed out. We were back!

Favourite player? Nicky Kiss. He was just one of those players - he'd give daft penalties away, but he was hard as nails, he was cheeky; what you saw was what you got, with him; and was one of a now sadly extinct breed of hookers.

He was interviewed live before the 1985 CC final, and he responded to Harry Gration's comment that Henderson Gill was even more of an entertainer than him by saying that it was "cos he's got colours", a reference to Gill's race. It would be considered a racist comment now, and would probably attract hundreds of complaints, but at the time it was taken at face value and everyone just started p155ing themselves laughing.

Worst Challenge cup final 84 V Widnes


Best Challenge Cup 85 V Hull


Best Atmosphere 84 Lancs cup final V Sts at Central Park. Supposedly 26,000 in CP but many more. Menninga was awesome. Lost but great game.

Best players Brett Kenny, Ellery Hanley,Shaun Edwards, Andy Farrell