Was just wondering if people have any good memories of influential/meaningful quotes from current or past Wigan players or coaches. Can be any that stick in your head such as my personaly favourite was the Brian Carney interview where he says "as happy as a rabbit with two co*k$"

Anybody have any memories?

"Ey Maurice, chew on this" - Alex Murphy 1984

"If you don't wanna train, you can f**k off somewhere else!"

Early eighties rant from Alex Murphy to Wigan team!

Priceless!

What about "Dont let a Dog play with matches , Give him a Lighter ".

Ironic, as that was basically the reason Murph was eventually given his own marching orders from Central Park.

"If you listen to the supporters, you'll soon be sitting with them".......I believe that was John Monie quoting Wayne Bennett to one of his backroom staff.

"Get up, you soft get." Andy Farrell unimpressed with a certain pack colleague who now plies his trade in the far east of this fair isle.

“We can have an Elvis day where all the crowd dress up as Elvis” – Jack Robinson shows his thoughtful approach to the onset of summer rugby.

“He puwwed it eeeet” – A young Andy Gregory describing his overnight emergency tooth extraction prior to his first Wembley appearance on BBC TV.

"Look, there's nothing to be nervous about. At the end of the day, we're all just working class lads together. And if you make a mistake, who cares ... there's only ten million people watching."

Andy Gregory to Gary Connolly (then at Saints) as they strode out of the tunnel side-by-side at Wembley in 1989,

"It's a bit like watching your mother-in-law drive over a cliff in your brand new car. There are mixed emotions". - Steve McNamara

What was that in reference to?

He said it to Sky Sports after a Bradford game i believe, i cant remember which one. Was either him or Nobby - i remember crying laughing though

that's an old Les Dawson gag

Not a quote from a Wigan player or coach, but some from Ray French:


"And there we see the sad sight of Martin Offiah limping off with a broken finger."

"Well Joe, in today's game it's all about pasta and enzymes, when I played we only had a segment of orange".

And my favourite:
"Every time we come to Headingley is a dog on the pitch. Why oh why people bring dogs to Rugby games, I'll never know"

oops .. posted in wrong topic

My favourite would be the following warm words of friendship and respect bellowed during a classic Derby game at KR by the Wigan and GB captain to his GB vice captain playing for Saints:

"You £@!&ing s*#thouse!"

'When you lose say nothing, when you win say less'

Dean Bell

[i(adapted from NFL coach Paul Brown)[/i

One I remember from the fifties is when a certain fullback was asked after paying a visit to the Dentist what had happened ,he is quoted as saying.
"Against Wigan last week I had a word with Billy Boston before the match asking which way he would side step if he was one on one with me, HE TELLS LIES".

And a big thanks to big fat Gary Schofield for all the motivation this week.

Or two corkers from the king of put downs Mr Maurice Lindsey.

In reference to Latics;

" They’re a very successful, thrivinglittle club andthey’ve done almost everything right, they’ve signeda lot ofquality juniors, but they’ve chosen the backyardof rugby league to do it in.”

Or when discussing Dire;

Wonderful little club but they just aren't Wigan.

A few classics from French there. Another good one (I think it was in 2006) with Huddersfield playing in a cup semi final. As part of his commentary

"Huddersfield have lost all the semi finals they have played in since they last made the final"

You just can't beat that level of insight.

Can anyone remember what Denis Betts said about the 'Leigh v Wigan rivalry' in 2005 (I think) Cant find the quote anywhere.

Yes Ray French has some classics. His comment about the sizes of the opposing packs was rather ill-timed as it coincided with the overhead camera focussing on the river cave Central Park gents toilet "Alex, there's some big lads out today."

"He's strolling along saying "Well there's only two chasing me""

alex murphy just before john ferguson shoots down the wing at wembley .....

' i think hes carryin a leg and has to come off'

'He hits the line with a kind of goose step, I think he will be a fans favourite'

Dennis Betts (in ref to Jerri Seu Seu)

Frano Botica to Dean Bell, after Bell got his nose smashed and his eyebrow split during a tough match at Widnes:

"It's a good job your f&&&&&g married!"