The ref John Holdsworth seems chuffed to bits with the tackle, Hanley looks a bit unsure though about getting involved, can`t blame him to be honest. I came across the pic in the archives on the Warrington guardian website, some cracking archive pics on the link below. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sea ... s+archives

The ref John Holdsworth seems chuffed to bits with the tackle, Hanley looks a bit unsure though about getting involved, can`t blame him to be honest. I came across the pic in the archives on the Warrington guardian website, some cracking archive pics on the link below. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sea ... s+archives

Body is still above the horizontal, legal as far as I'm concerned.

With a young Cullen in the background about to wade in...

And nobody is in the slightest concerned with where the ball is.

happy days...

Is that Hanley or Henderson Gill ??

THE HOOF

From memory Henderson Gill always seemed to have his socks rolled down to just above his ankles, in that pic the player has the socks all the way up. The pads look to be too bulky up top for it to be a winger, i know Henderson Gill was well built but the thighs look too big on that pic for it to be Henderson Gill, could be wrong though.

You wouldn`t expect a winger to be that far in field as well as the action looks to be fairly central.

Here's hoping that's Phil Clarke in the air.

I think it's Steve Hampson taking a high ball, so it probably is Gill to the left. I don't remember Hanley ever wearing shoulder pads either.

The ref seems to be enjoying himself too.

Yeah Steve Hampson he use to leap like a Salmon for those high balls,Had a lot of bottle to,well more than Grahame Steadman did at that time.

Looking at the pic more closely i`d say it was Henderson Gill, the hair just doesn`t look Hanley enough, the face when you look closer seems to be more Gill than Hanley.

I`d only glanced at it quickly before and just presumed it was Hanley due to the physique, Henderson Gill was well built so i`d side with him on balance especially as it looks like he has come in field to protect Hampson under a high ball like good wingers do.

I'd say the pic was from circa 85/6, possibly the JPS tie we lost. The Sparkomatic logo was on the P+B band, and I think that only happened when we were live on the telly

now owns a car wash.....apparently.

Some of the ex rugby player business warm my heart.

They are sometimes varied and amusing.

Wish I had been taught to drive by McCurrie.

They are brilliant photos from 'my era'. Not the Brian Bevan ones obviously...

I don't think it is Gill or Hanley. Not sure who it is though.

It's definitely Hanley.
I'm not sure about the player being tackled but it could be Graeme West.

It's a bit disconcerting that you can recognize who that player is from that particular angle!

Not sure I'd call it a tackle either.