yet the saints v wigan cup match was played in front of empty stands i dont think it beat our pre season friendly attendance but i will see you soon at our ground you never know you might get beat by our very poor side with our average scrum half you know the one that saved you when he was 19 well that and cheating on the salary cap

You couldn't make it up sometimes!

We were a very poor side back then, hence why we were fighting for survival, so I don't exactly know what that says about your Super Duper scrum half.

Wigan still had part time players right up to 1991https://www.sportspages.com/images/products/xl/21274.jpg" >

Ged Byrne - Visual Technician (Window Cleaner).
Steve Hampson - Drayman.
Mike Forshaw - Worked with the council.
Andy Gregory - Scrap Metal business.
Brian Case - Bricklayer.
Mark Preston - Insurance Underwriter.
Billy McGinty - Landlord.
Ian Lucas - Antiques Dealer.
Phil Clarke - Sports Science Agency.
Andy Farrell - Did a couple of years as a labourer.

Yes, we had a few full time professionals like Hanley, Edwards...but were hardly a 'full time squad'.

are you actually serious?

do some reading you cretin

We also bought Stuart Fielden and had Brian Noble in charge...

ok then i still think your stretching it a bit im probably thinking a couple of years later the offiah era i still dont think leeds were the first pro team that had to be you lot you were the only club with any money

Wasn't that the same year Hull KR were in the Second Division?

isnt that what caused your salary cap problems

yes your point been

This is brilliant reading. I've never known a more deluded set of fans!
Replacing Finch with Cronk, Soward or Widdop? Are you for real?
Fwiw when you are linked with Matty Smith, you can't really turn your nose up at Michael Dobson, even when you are the 'greatest team in rugby league.'

explain cretin what is me asking a question about wane so hard for you all to answer come on im still waiting

Lesson number 2...

We actually deferred payments so we did not go over the salary cap. So even though there wasn't much wrong in what we did, we still went against the "spirit of the cap" which is what we were punished for.

You won't remember that though because you were still in the lower division then...

But by the end of 1991 we had won:

The Challenge Cup in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

World Club Champions in 1987, 1991.

Champions in 86/87, 89/90, 90/91.


When it was still a 'level playing field'.




By the time Offiah came, Leeds had purchased Ellery Hanley off us (for more than we originally bought him for), so desperate were they to emulate our success. They had Schofield, Gallagher (NZ RU Import) and many more, spent massive amounts of money to buy the success (but failed to win trophies).

We used the Hanley money to buy Offiah.

We still want Wane out, he is getting very lucky due to the fact the standard of the league is rubbish and teams like Hull KR provide us with very little competition. We even lost to Widnes!

He will do though...