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

The state of that team

Best Game....difficult this as there has been so many, but I have to go for the 27 - 0 game v Saints at Wembley in 1989. After being there and seeing us beaten by them in 1961 and 1966 it was special. No matter what Saints speccies tell you that score hurts more than anything in their history.

Worst Game....April 11th 1980, Castleford away lost 13 - 21. Th game that sent us down to the second division.

Best Player....Boston. There are not enough superlatives to describe him, no matter how hard anyone tries. All those lucky enough to have seen him pull on that famous cherry and white jersey should thank God for that privilege.

Best Atmosphere....Manly at Central Park. Even supporters from other teams were there that night willing us on. We didn't get back to Billinge until almost midnight.

Favourite Game... As a Rugby League supporter no doubt. Being in Melbourne June 26th 1992. Australia 10 Great Britain 33.

Eight Wigan players, Offiah, Edwards and the Wigan six pack Skerrett, Dermott, Platt, Betts, McGinty and Clarke.
Opposition speccies (British) deriding that pack, then coming to us after the game shaking our hands "Your lads did us proud"

The conga in the rain around Princess Park. Singing "always look on the bright side of life" to the Aussies, who looked on in disbelief. The look on Billy McGintys face when he was subbed as he saw the conga, and the all night part after.
Getting on the coach next morning to the airport to fly up to the Gold Coast and seeing men pouring lager on their cornflakes.

PRICELESS.

Great couple of days those, I remember someone singing 'Flower of Scotland' in the Prix bar, cant think who started that !!!!, and what about that landing at Liverpool airport....


That was the game I chose ( v Quins ), as bad a performance I've seen from any Wigan side, I was convinced we would be relegated that day, then Noble and Fielden came and things picked up.