what a great moment the cup being paraded everyone singing a moment to remember for life, i was quite emotional as i was at the semi of cup when wigan did not rush to pack down they had given we had won and we were wembley bound. During the celebrations i reflected about the journey my thoughts went to the times when we were at our lowest the anderson period when we were down to the bare 3500 at wilderspool prior to paul cullens arrival how close we were to relegation which would in my mind would have meant no way back for the club no statium no cup no club but we did it and here we are fantastic so hats off to all those 3500 those still with us those no longer with us, all those players who ran hard when hope was low but they still had the passion for the wire i cannot mention them all ,just a few, mark hilton,gary chambers,etc thanks lads ,great times great moments .............cum on you wire

Good post. 2002 away at Hull after the tonking we got in front of the sky cameras against London. There was about 200 of us who made the journey. Rewarded with a good performance with 5 drop goals from Briers if i remember correctly. Got a fantasic win with Rodwell shining

Surreall day that one, Briers knocked a drop goal over every time we got anywhere near the sticks. Felt like you had personally spoken to every Wire fan that was there.

Bizarre wasnt it. Everytime i hear a boo at the HJ i think back to that game.

Or many of the games in 2002 when we put together a team of all-so-rans on a shoe string to stay afloat, the likes of Dale Laughton, Dale Cardoza, Leroy Rivette, then Moran bought Wood and Westwood.

Some of the best Atmospheres that season supporting a team that we where expecting to lose and trying to boost them to a win.

I miss that, expectation now means no one gets behind them unless they are winning, wrong way round for me, aren't we supposed to help drive them on?

Agreed. The atmosphere at Wilderspool when we beat Saints 56-22 was unbelievable. The times when we went to the JJB and Valley Parade, Knowsley Road knowing we were going to get stuffed. Just went for the party atmosphere and the love of the game

Bradford at home, June 2nd, same day England drew with Sweden in the World Cup, sticks out for me. I think we lost 36-6 ( could be wrong,though) and the atmoshphere second half was immense, I think we played better second half, Briers kicking especially well, we just couldn't break through the dominant Bradford defence.

Been a long time since I heard a "Where were you when you were sh.t?" with such conviction.

and the rest they say is history my friend

The valley parade game where they stuck us all in one corner of the stand because we where doing the stewards heads in



The one from that season that stands out in my mind was the Bradford game when Nikau came back from Burying his wife, getting thrashed at half time something like 36 - 0 to come back and win scoring nearly 50 unanswered points in the process.

I would love to know what went on in the dressing room at half time in that game, must be one of the best team talks in the history of sport.


Wilderspool rocked on it's foundations that night.

That may have been a different season after reading the 2000 review. It says that we lost the game against Bradford when Nikau returned, I could have sworn we won it.

My memory is terrible.

not as good as rafas in istanbul clf.

aye, think you're brain's broken for that one, we only beat bradford once(i think) in 01, which was the derbyshire game.

you on about the one in 2000, peter deakins "greatest comeback ever" with mcdermott getting sent off?

That may be the one but I guess it wasn't against Bradford

I have that Bradford game on disk - was a top game and PLENTY of BIFF



Andy

The game that always sticks out in my memory was the Wigan game which was taken off Sky because we had been losing so much. We went 12-0 down in 10 minutes and won 47-38. We had a 15 minute spell when eveything went right. Gary Mercer was MOTM, but any one of the 17 could have won it.
I was in the Sponsors Lounge with some other Wolfweb members. We did the Matchball Sponsorship, what a great night, one of my best in over 40 years of watching the Wire. I've still got the Video and it's still exciting to watch.

i remember going to osdal and we were 36 points down and had never got the ball but to kick off we sang and sang and when we got the ball all the bradford fans cheered but we didnt care we had a great day

I've still got that game on video






I remember that too. I was going on the bus to the ground with my Mum and another fan told us Sky had changed the match and we wouldn't be shown. In the end the match they did pick turned out to be one team stuffing another, whereas ours had been an awesome game. Serves them bloody right, stupid Sky

The game that stick out for me was again in 2002, Halifax away Briers kicked about 5 drop goals lost in the last few minutes, think Daryl Cardis scored for fax to clinch it after Briers kicked straight into touch.

I remember this more for the fans, we were fighting relegation, between coaches but we more or less filled the away stand and most of us went to the front at the end of the game and clapped the team off eventhough we were absolutley gutted.

i attended, it was my wedding anniversary that day, got very drunk in order to face a very angry wife when i got home

I got my car stollen from halifax that day aswell ...

god i remember that! we arrived in the car park to find you scratching your head looking arround for your car! did you ever get it back?

leeds away anyone? THAT slow motion briers DG.

also remember a game v london at brentford fc it was a night game,we had that awful silver kit on and we stuffed them,had a laugh that night! good times.

Best post ive ever read on here.

And i was one of those 3500

Yeah think i remember that, was it on the fad or something carpark oposite the ground.



Paul