End of an era for Faz

Quote: bikerpie "We need another Faz to lead this current leaderless team.'"

I know what you mean, but players of his quality come along very rarely - in the modern era as far as British players go I'd rate only Hanley above him and only Cunningham at the same level, and neither made the consistent level of contribution of such a long period as Faz. And that's just talking about Faz as a player. As a leader he was superb. That famous game against Leeds epitomised everything Faz stood for. He was an immense talent and a great leader. A man who seemed to personify the strength and power of the Wigan club and its utter desire to win (which is why he was the target of so much unjustified criticism from the anti-Wigan mob, instead of being celebrated as a giant of British sport). All that strength, power and desire seemed to ebb away when he left; only then was it apparent how much he had been carrying the team.

It could be decades before we see anyone have the same impact in the British game.

I remember watching him break into the great Wigan side of the early 90s. Even as a teenager in that great team he looked special and people were very excited about his potential.

I think no-one could deny that he fulfilled all that promise.

He was a fantastic servant to the greatest club in the game.

The comparison with Lockers is a harsh one, but that's not Lockers' fault really. Faz was a better player and captain than anyone in currently in SL, by a country mile.

We need to get behind our current captain tomorrow night. Come on Wigan!