S Tomkins
J Robinson
D Bell
G Miles
M Offiah
S Edwards
A Gregory
K Skerrett
M Dermott
A Platt
A Goodway
A Farrell
E Hanley

As a full back

I would be temped to omit Sam in favor of Rads......

Not sure he could shift Edwards or Greg from the halfs either

But i might be talking rubbish

Yeah was gonna put rads at full back but just could,nt leave sam out. And like you say he would,nt shift edwards or greg from the halves

Have I dozed off and woken up in the off season?

So everyone pre 1982 don't make the team ?

Billy Boston
Dave Bolton
Colin Clarke
Jim Sullivan
Johnny Ring

Crazy thread

I have only put in players who i have seen play.

a Wigan team without Boston is like a loaf without a crust

thats sound thinking imo...if those 3 were playing today, Sam would struggle to make the team

From players I have actually seen play....

1. Steve Hampson
2. Martin Offiah
3. Gene Miles
4. Dean Bell
5. Jason Robinson
6. Shaun Edwards
7. Andy Gregory
8. Kelvin Skerrett
9. Terry Newton
10. Andy Platt
11. Graham West
12. Andy Farrell
13. Ellery Hanley

1.rads
2.boston
3.ashton
4.bell
5.offiah
6.edwards
7.greg
8. platt
9.newton
10 mctigue
11.ashurst
12, farrel
13, hanley

14 cormack
15. sam
16. goodway
17. skerrett

Not much point in me doing this, as I'm only 25, but Rads was my favourite player growing up and I'd pick him over Sam for his defence alone. I often remember Radders coming out of absolutely nowhere to stop certain tries and take the would be try scorer from plonking the ball down in the corner to nigh sitting in the stands!

However my Dad has always said in his opinion Gary Connolly was the best full back we ever had.

Right, to make this a tiny bit easier I have narrowed myself down to British players I have actually seen play and have since retired.

1) Hampson
2) Robinson
3) Rads
4) Connolly
5) Offiah
6) Edwards
7) Gregory


Farrell
9) Newton
10) Platt
11) Betts
12) Goodway
13) Hanley

Unluky to miss out Clarke, Case, Lydon, Skerrett.

To see what I have to say is the best combination of halves I have seen check out the challenge cup semi from 92 against Bradford on a well known video sharing site. The pace of play and crispness of passing across the entire team is amazing and far better than any current SL team. People may say Bradford were poor but I don't think any team could have lived with us that day.

A lot of people swinging against Sam? For what it's worth he's the finest British talent I've seen in a Wigan shirt along with Andy Greg and Bill Ashurst.

From the players I have seen play

1. Tomkins
2. Robinson
3. Connolly
4. Carmont
5. Offiah
6. Barrett
7. Edwards
8. Platt
9. Newton
10. Smiths
11. Furner
12. Farrell
13. Hanley

Tomkins
Robinson
Inga
Miles
Offiah
Kenny
Gregory
Platt
Newton
Dowling
Furner
Farrell
Hanley

Would like to add Brian McTigue, Bill Ashurst and Eric Ashton to that list.

It's very difficult to compare players from such different eras due to us now being full time with much better training and playing methods. For example I've been watching highlights from all the 8 in a row games in the build up to Wembley, and at times the ball goes as far as 10 metres back on a play, today's defences would surely move up as a line and they would lose that territory. That's only from 20 years back as well. However, from the time I've been watching (since '01)

1. Radlinski
2. Dallas
3. Renouf
4. Carmont
5. Richards
6. S.Tomkins
7. Barrett
8. Fielden (2006)
9. Newton
10. A.Farrell
11. Hock
12. Hoffman
13. O'Loughlin

14. Leuluai
15. O'Connor
16. Paleaaesina (2006)
17. J.Tomkins

I'd like to see Craig Smith and David Furner again now I'm older, got a feeling they would probably get in ahead of Feka and J.Tomkins

I also though Connolly was a better fullback that Radlinski. When he went to Leeds late on in his career they played him at FB.

Sam Tomkins
Billy Boston
Eric Ashton
Steve Renouf
Martin Offiah
Shaun Edwards
Andy Gregory
Andy Platt
Colin Clarke
Kelvin Skerrett
Andy Farrell
Dennis Betts
Ellery Hanley

Strange that no-ones mentioned the points machine we're about to lose, Pat Richards.

Or that other points machine, Frano Botica.

Sorry Grimmy, you [udid[/u include Paddy

The guy that spoke about Richards and Botica points machine. It is all about personal preference and the best players in my opinion.

Players I have seen
 

1. Fairbairn
2. Boston
3. Bell
4. Miles
5. Offiah
6. Edwards
7. Gregory
8. Smith
9. Dermott 
10. Platt
11. Ashurst
12. Farrell
13. Hanley
 

The best Wigan team performance I have ever witnessed was the Wembley win against Hull in 1959. Hull had arguably the most formidable pack in the league and were in top form but were hammered 6 tries to 1 by the Wigan side.

I came from Australia to see Hull beaten by Wigan for the second time in 1985 in the best Challenge Cup Final I have seen at Wembley - seen 20, the first in 1950.

Unfortunately will not get to this one but will be watching it live from midnight Sat here in Aus.

Radlinski
Robinson
Connolly
Miles
Offiah
Edwards
Gregory
Platt
McCormack
C Smith
Betts
Farrell
Hanley

Clarke
Skerrett
Newton
Bell

Henry Paul is very unfortunate to miss out but you can't break that Edwards/Gregory partnership and Dean Bell can't not be in your 17. He could cover the back line and also the back row and lets face it was hard as nails.

Not very many people goin for martin dermott at hooker. Just wanderin what peoples thoughts are on Dermott and how he would compare with present day hookers?