You are correct, we also had 2 tries dissallowed which on any other day would have been give, the game was on BBC 1st half highlights and 2nd half live, the day started off red hot and i went to the game in t shirt and shorts needles to say it rained 2nd half. Price and Bell where the 2 tries dissallowed if i remember rightly.

For me, the play off game. Late getting in due to Wigan turnstile incompetence, and then BJ strolling thro' to touch down in front of us, every Wigan fan head-in-hands 'cos they knew they were out, and then Smithy taking it back for something I still don't get to deny us a semi spot. (And maybe a caning

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Ok then i'll ask, can you supply the photo of you "Car walking" Ta.

Yeah, this is my main memory of Wigan as well.

Lived in Manchester at the time (uni) and my mate came up to meet me for a few beers before we set off to Wigan.

A few beers turned into a few more and when we got to the train station, we'd missed the last train that would get us to Wigan on time.

Thinking that it can't be that far from Manchester to Wigan (Wakefield to Leeds surely?) we hopped in a taxi and asked for the JJB, our first concern being the driver having no idea where this was!

Eventually we arrived (£50 later) and sprinted over to the turnstiles where a large amount of wakey fans were stood. The queue seemed to be motionless and kick off was arriving, so i got the radio on my phone and started to commentate the game for the fans stood outside.

Didn't get in till we were 16-0 up and didnt see us score a point, but commentating to a large group of wakefield fans was certainly enjoyable.

Also remember the end of that game when the wakey fans ran to the edge of the pitch as the players clapped us and seeing the look on the players faces...they were as gutted as we were!

I have memories of going to Central Park pre-season to see the Wigan Sevens competition (not sure which year though)
We spotted a young ginger kid playing for Wigan who looked like he might be a good prospect. That kid was of course Kris Radlinski and went on to be slightly more than a good prospect.

Also did we not play Wigan the first game after Martin Offiah signed for them for some record fee (£440,000 springs to mind)?

My favourite Wigan memory is Nigel Wright's return to BV after his sale to Wigan. He got sent off after about 20 mins (I think) and I have never heard such abuse for a player in all my years going to watch Wakefield.

He looked mortified walking down the tunnel.

Not even sure why he was sent off but I do remember BV being packed, Not even sure if we won or not but I think we did.

No your getting your games mixed up!! The Ellery Hanley no try was in a league game at Belle Vue, I think it was a sunday night too for BSB. The cup game was a different occasion..

remember the price being put a quid so we could buy nigel back , never happened though

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my main memory was losing on a wednesday night down at belle vue and all the decisions went the goons way however in the 2nd half we turned it around we were losing about 14-2 or 12-0 we scored (Gary price if memory serves me right ) he carried the likes of platt , edwards and betts over the try line with him as he collected the ball about 15 metres out .
then with minutes left on the clock a high bomb caused mayhem on the wigan goal line and ged bryne appeared to score . i say appeared because im still to this day unsure if it was a try but i do recall it was the first time id experience the wakey crowd giving the score . if it had been turned down i think the ref would off need more than a escort .


however does any one remember the hanley try that never was

he crossed over the try line at chav corner and showboated to the posts only to be clobbered by (Eden me thinks) and had the ball clearly ripped . the ref probably holdsworth

gave it as a try even though ellery got up looking sheepish and the ball was rolling towards the players entrance.

most recently you could mention moore , but seeing as hanley is legend at the goons my most recent memory of anything wigan was the camp judge calling ellery mr potato head on that skating show

Yes you are correct about the debut of Martin Offiah.

David Myres was the incumbent winger at the time. A good one, and a crowd favourite who scored tries a plenty, (I think he died last year in an accident). Offiah came on as a sub in the second half to some booing as I remember it. Was a close game at the time with Wakefield still in with a chance. Up pops Offiah and I think he scored the crucial try to ease them in to a more comfortable lead and the game. There are some try clips of him on YouTube paying for Widnes. Some you would not believe if someone described them to you. He was a RL freak (in the nicest sense of the word).

Topically talking of crowd figures. That Wigan game where Jullian Russell scored the winning try. I was behind the sticks at the time and it was the most packed I have ever known BV to be. Crowd was officially 8500 I think but honestly they must have been 15000 in. I think I have it on Video.

it was the first game on bsb was it not?

Don't think man - check!



That would be a classic game for some of us (

) to watch again!

was the Offiah debut game not also one of Geoff Bagnalls first games for us. Either way. Geoff played one of if not his first at Central Park. I can't remember much about the game to be honest except for 2 things. Firstly an old 'ecentric' Trinity supporting couple kept chearing for that Aussie bagman! We couldn't stop laughing. Secondly it was the first game that I took my new 'posh' southern girlfriend to to meet my rugby mates. Fortunately for me she didn't embarras herself in front of my mates and nie on 20 years on she takes our boys to B.V .and away games when I'm working.

Good memories!