Wow just wow.

What a video, what a poem.

I got emotional just watching it.

We truly support the greatest rugby league club in the world.

Credit to all involved.

Can someone post a link for people who haven’t seen it? I saw on twitter.

There you go, absolutely superb. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/05/ ... year-film/

There you go, absolutely superb. https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/05/ ... year-film/

Cracking footage, I must admit the bit at Terry Newton's grave made me take a sharp intake of breath.

Me too

I'm still in tears 10 minutes after watching it. Especially re Tez.

Watched it last night ,so many memories and Terrys grave (didnt expect that)with cameo of Maurice as well brings a tear to the eye.
Fantastic and what a tribute to the most successful Rugby League Club in history,so proud to support this club through the bad and the good and the brilliant times that Wigan has bestowed on us.

Wow. That's magnificent.

Absolutely wonderful, I love it. So many great memories and more than a little tugging at the heartstrings. People have criticised Kris Radlinski some times, not always without justification, but I don't think we could find a Chief Executive who shows more class or gets the club any better than him.

By far the greatest team, the world has ever seen

Absolutely correct. I’ve never understood some of the criticism of Rads. He may well have made mistakes but he’s got one hell of a job on in the current climate and the guy does it with class, dignity and a real passion. I think we’re very lucky to have him around the place.

The video is absolutely brilliant by the way. I watched it a couple of times last night. I recall the poem the same guy wrote about Manchester, which he read at a memorial service after the Arena bombing and they couldn’t have got anybody better involved. I thought Offiah did a great job of it but I’d love to hear that guy himself reading it.

Brilliant

Absolutely wonderful. Highly professional and would stand comparison with anything of its type that I’ve seen.
For me it captures the whole spirit of the club and what it’s like to be a Wiganer.
And you can’t ask for more than that.

Both the club and rugby league in general get accused of being amateurish but that is anything but. Superb in every facet and a credit to the club and all involved in producing it. If that doesn’t get you exited for Saturday nothing will.

Outstanding

I'd defy any Wigan fan not to love it.
Brilliantly put together and the presentation by Offiah is immaculate.

I know that there are other anniversary items to be issued during the course of the season and hope that there is one just for Jim Sullivan. As time passes by his name is lost to the very vast majority of fans which is a great pity as though we had a history pre "Sully" but it wasn't particularly illustrious and without his signing we may not have had such fantastic success over the last hundred years or so.

Wow, just wow.

Bless Terry as well.

Very proud watching that

I'd have loved Radders to have narrated it.

Terrific piece of work. Well done to all concerned.

Given his current position at the club I can see why he didn’t.

I think Offiah has done a great job and he has a much higher profile.

Superb

Yes, my Grandad used to regale us of that most memorable and it was written, our greatest ever 'threequarter line' - Leythem, Jenkins, Todd and Miller. There was a facing stone which mentioned these 4 illustrious players from the past and mostly pre -WW1 . It was as soon as you went through the turnstiles at the front of Central Park at the corner nearest the Douglas. Did this stone get re-used ?

I think Martin Offiah speaks very well for this 'poem'. Outstanding !

I've been racking my memory on that three quarter line and for the life of me I couldn't remember all of them even though my owd feller went on about as if it was the greatest backline of all time. I remembered all of them except for Miller and if I'm honest I could have tried for days to try and recall the name but I wouldn't have so I'm grateful for your posting as I was trying to think of them prior to your post.

I know that there are other issues planned for the anniversary so I'd love it if they got Bilko to go through the history of the club extracting details/data on players long forgotten but who are in essence are the club. I don't know Bilko personally but I do know his historical knowledge of the club is legendary and when he commentates on Wigan TV I really enjoy his enthusiasm and professionalism.

My old feller was born in 1903 so I was brought up on tales of The Threequarter Line, Sullivan (the "one and only"icon_wink.gif, Johnny Ring, Alf Ellaby (his scoring exploits were ridiculous), Van Rooyen, Van Heerden (I think he was famous for never wearing a hat whilst not playing), Ring (so good I've listed him twice), Syd Abram, Martin Ryan (the first "modern" fullback), Ted Ward, Jack Hilton, Cec Mountford,Tommy Bradshaw (one of my old fellers particular favourite), Ken Gee (I believe his mam was harder than him and the Aussies were terrified of Ken!), Joe Egan, Billy Blan, Brian Nordgren, Jack Cunliffe, Eric Ashton, Billy Boston (the greatest ever winger), Mick Sullivan (he'd be permanently banned in today's game), Dave Bolton (one of the fastest ever HB and had the strongest Wigan accent ever), Brian McTigue (the player who I would have loved to have seen live playing for us or GB), Roy Evans, Alan Davies (Jehovah's Witness but as hard as nails).
In more "recent" years we'd discuss the talents of Gregory and Edwards and he really rated both players (and both players fathers) but his "dream" HB pairing would have been Bradshaw & Bolton.


My owd feller used to on a part basis work in/run the Central Labour Club which was located just outside Central Park.
When I was a kid he would tell me tales about the players who went in for a pint after the game. His particular favourite was Ken Gee for tales on and off the pitch. At the very first scrum in the game Ken would ask the opposing front before they packed down "are we feyting or playing rugby today lads? Just let me know and I'll join in". Aussies were terrified of Ken but my owd feller always said Ken was more terrified of his old mam.
After one game Harry Bath (Australian second rower and quite a hardknock) was in the club and he had been sent off in the match earlier in the afternoon for biting Ken Gee. My dad was surprised and asked Bath if indeed he had actually bitten Gee. He confirmed that he did and it was the only way he could stop Gee from strangling him in the headlock that he had him in. When Gee came into the club Bath bought him a pint and they both laughed their heads off.
I know my old feller would embellish the tales (just as we all do, particularly after a few pints) but they started my love of the club and its history.
As supporters we have been extremely fortunate to have such a rich history albeit, I've seen as many bad teams/seasons as brilliant teams/seasons.

Great reminder of the many legendary players we have been privileged to have at our club before the Gang of Four era. One I would add that my dad likes to talk about is Frankie Parr, who did his day job alongside my granddad.
We have been spoiled!

Frankie was our scrum half when I first started watching.
A cracking little player.