Quote MattyB="MattyB"Live stream to Maurice's funeral. https://www.facebook.com/WiganWarriorsR ... 896975228/'" Only just seen this Matty. Thank you for posting. A brilliant and honest eulogy from Kris Radlinski Some top guys as the bearers.

Quote MattyB="MattyB"Live stream to Maurice's funeral. https://www.facebook.com/WiganWarriorsR ... 896975228/'" Only just seen this Matty. Thank you for posting. A brilliant and honest eulogy from Kris Radlinski Some top guys as the bearers.

R.I.P Maurice. I understand that Wigan RL existed before him but for me at 37 years old it didn't and he made Wigan RL and without him wouldn't have nowhere near as many fans in my age group. His front running vision has created a legacy that got thousands on board and he engaged with the fans too. Only the best was good enough.. He will be very sadly missed.

He needs a statue somewhere in the town. He put Wigan on the map.

Oh wow, I've just listened to the eulogy now. What a great and special life he lived.

I’m 38 mate and you’re bob on. Wigan Rugby League club has and continues to play a huge part in my life but had it not been for him I’m not sure I would be half as interested. I was mesmerised as a kid watching all the stars we had and he made it happen. One huge memory stands out as a 11/12 year old kid at Central Park that always caught my imagination and it wasn’t even in the 80 minutes! It was Henry Paul and Inga in the warm up throwing 40/50 yard passes to each other, some normal passes, some one handed, some flick passes out the back. I’d stand there and it felt like you were watching magicians.

God bless Maurice and rest in peace.

35 myself and feel the same way - RIP Maurice.

35 and feel the same way. Magical times at Central Park.
No other team will experience what we were so lucky to have back then.

I remember those passes as well! Bit older than 11 or 12 at the time though...

Am a bit older but the sentiment is the same,he did so much for Wigan Rugby will forever be in his debt.
Kris did a fantastic eulogy befitting a man of Maurices stature.

Along with Rads emotional eulogy seeing the Challenge Cup dressed in Cherry and White ribbons on the alter with Maurice's framed picture was very moving.

He would have loved that.

He was a "bit of lad" owd Morris.
I met him a few times and he was always a gentleman with me but I know other people who dealt with him on a business footing and one of them in particular is quite scathing in his opinion of him.
I thought KR pitched it perfectly. A great guy but like the rest us humans he had his frailties.
I was unaware of his Irish background but it probably partially explained his love of horse racing.

Just brilliant.

Jim Mills on twitter wasn't too complimentary of Maurice upon news of his death. Wasn't really the time for it, he should have kept his feelings to himself and said nowt.