Fergus I suspect it is as much to do with the editor/director than the commentators. The camera points to Billy Boston - queue - "oh look the Wigan legend Billy Boston is here" swoon!

Fair points about the commentary too but I think the point I'm making is about the entire production team.

What a load of self pitying drivel even for us, no wonder Leeds fans goad us as a small town club.

I've seen and heard Neil Fox mentioned loads of times but he would be as he attends every match - Boston possibly doesn't.

Neil Fox was interviewed in 2006 by Sky as to who should take over as coach from Smith - it was instrumental in Kear signing up - how reverential do you need them to be to the great man!

Come on lets drop the poor little us stuff.

Spot on.

Lock the thread.

When I saw this thread I thought someone had trawled through the archives to our halcyon days.

It was just before my time unfortunately, however, as a young lad just starting work, a bloke who “mentored” me was of the opinion that whenever Wakefield played Wigan, Boston was put in the centres to intimidate Big Neil & he was adamant it usually paid off.

Not sure of the truth as he was the biggest wind-up merchant in Christendon .

Maybe it's much simpler than that, maybe they can't pick N Fox out in the murky lights of the East stand?

That's exactly what I was thinking. He doesn't sit at the front so would be hard to see if you didn't know where he was.
Always sits with Ian Brooke. They'd have loads of great footage of those two playing together if they knew.

Fully agree on this.

He was on Super League Supermen last year as well.

I'm going to go with the theory on the lighting at BV in the main stand. The shot would look awful on TV, especially at night!

It's a silly argument anyway, both are great legends of the sport, and it's great to see any of them on TV looking fit and well.

Half what

I think that too. Boston was a great winger and scored loads of tries but a lot were made for him by Ashton.
Kenny Hirst never had a problem tackling him though big as he was!

During the early 60's at the time of the mighty Trinity side
Boston was regularly played at centre in an attempt to keep Fox quiet
A ploy that by and large was successful