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| Quote: Pie Eyed "Oddly, *that* game still remains one of the highlights of my days watching RL.
I never saw Wigan win (live) at Wembley. The only Wembley final I ever went to was the '98 one (mainly due to only starting to go to live games in '97).
Anyway - My daughter and I were sat there at the end, still not quite able to believe that we'd actually lost, when some of the Sheffield team came around the stadium one last time with the trophy, and promptly handed it over to us (and several other mixed Wigan/Sheffield/ANOther fans).
The "closure" for me (if you want to call it that) came the following week (IIRC) when we absolutely mullered you at your place (something like 36-6), and I came out thinking "Why the hell couldn't we have done that at Wembley".
But again, the trophy was not only paraded, but passed in to the crowd and then passed around just about the entire fan-base of both clubs, before being safely returned to the players.
In how many other sports could you just "give" one of the highest trophies to the crowd and expect to get it back safely?
I have to admit that I'm really looking forward to this weekend - Not least because it's not at Don Valley, so I can leave the binoculars at home. ![]()
Great post and an excellent story!!
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| Quote: E.S.O "I'm looking forward to this weekend like the plague.'"
 it will be an experience if nothing else! Character building and all that! |
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Pie Eyed
in contrast to that, it was the best day of my life. Starting off weeks before in preparation! We made hats, decorated massive sheets, got a variety of facepaints and when the day came we put it all together and got on our way. I didn't drink much as I was so nervous.
Sat in the stadium and was in awe, it was our day! When Nick Pinkney scored, I wanted to believe we could win, but it was early days and my God it wasn't until 5 mins before the end I started believing it. Then the hooter went, the tears started to flow and all my thoughts went to the club n players, back then we knew them all, seriously. For Sheffield Eagles this day was a day that will b remembered for ever, unlike Wigan who practically lived at Wembley, we would probably never be there again! We came, we saw and we conquered! Unfortunately the events for the club that followed were not what I expected.
Enjoy your day at BL and may the underdogs win!
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wembley was one one of the best days of my life, there are no words to describe that feeling. just incredible. The journey back from wembley was amazing, the faces of the wigan fans said it all.
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| I can't believe Wigan fans seeing this as some kind of revenge and clsure for 98.
Would they rather have been Sheffield? Merged into non-existence and having years of struggling to get anywhere near where we were in 98? I think not.
Anyway, they got there revenge 7 days later when they beat us in the league...  |
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they completely trounced us that day, not that i remember being too bothered about that mind!
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Wigan Warriors 19 Man Squad
Cameron Phelps, Martin Gleeson, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Sam Tomkins, Thomas Leuluai, Stuart Fielden, Mark Riddell, Andy Coley, Joel Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Paul Prescott, Michael McIlorum, Phil Bailey, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Lee Mossop, Darrell Goulding, Liam Farrell, Jonny Walker.
Pretty much a full team for wigan!
good to see maguire showing some respect for the competition and the sheffield club
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| Oh he needn't have bothered, I could live with him fielding just half your first team!   |
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| Quote: tim2 "I can't believe Wigan fans seeing this as some kind of revenge and clsure for 98.'"
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We can win this.
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| Quote: griff1998 "We can win this.'"
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Anyone having a flutter on Sheffield with the 38 point handicap? Ive got them as part of my handicap accy with York Barrow Fev Hunslet and Limoux
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