cos hes sixteen and hasn't witnessed as much as many on here. good choice though. how often does it happen

It was and I wrote at the time "best performance of the season despite the loss". I added "Michael Dobson gave us an attacking kicking game tonight, we haven't seen a kicking game for years never mind months. "

If only we had him now instead of Leuluai. We'd have won the league last year in my view.




Was this mullet era Pat Sharp?

Fully agree with the Manly game. I actually had to climb on the centre hording of the stand to get a view!!





As a Leigh fan, I must say that the atmosphere that night exceeded ANY Wembley final I have been to and still to this day was a fantastic spectacle.

Even though we got constantly snotted by Wigan in them days, the Leigh / Wigan derbys were great for the atmosphere. Wigan came to Hilton Park the season they played Manly and stuffed us 35-0. Just to see 13000 fans packed into Hilton Park was a sight alone, but seeing the likes of Hanley, Edwards and Gregory grace the pitch was a sight to behold!

All time greatest game you have witnessed watching Wigan?

1985 Wembley cup final v Hull. For some reason I just knew we were going to win despite Hull continually coming back. Unbelievable game.

The worse game you have ever witnessed watching Wigan?

When we got absolutely hammered by Bradford in the GF at OT. Worst performance by Wigan in a final that was dire from the moment H Paul kicked the penalty right at the start all the way to the final hooter. In contrast to 1985 I was convinced we had lost when that one went over.

All time greatest player you have witnessed wearing the Cherry and White?

Virtually impossible to answer. How to measure greatness? One year of sublime skill from Gene Miles (who I didn't see live as I was traveling that year so that lets me off the hook there!)? Hanley's and Offiah's freakish talent? Edwards utter dedication to not losing? Radlinski hobbling around on one foot in the cup final or on one leg in 2006 to help save us from relegation?

The best crowd atmosphere you have heard?

Probably 1985 again. 94,000 fans packed in Wembley takes some beating.

Dave

Being a die hard Leigh fan, it pains me to say this but I've seen too many great Wigan players to name the greatest, some you hate because they are just too "Wigan",Farrel would be one of these others you just can't help admire.

One who nobody mentions but I thought was immense was Hampson,pound for pound one of the toughest players I've seen and rock solid in defence.

But Hanley/Edwards partnership will take some beating,Hanley broke the line and Edwards was there at his shoulder to finish it off,never see that combination in any team these days.

It wasn't long before that when we couldn't buy a win at Hilton Park. I was sick of the sight of Drummond and Woods and whichever local unknown had decided to have the game of his life against Wigan.

Couple of other moments that stick out for me and that the forty somethings amongst us may recall are:

1. Beating St Helens at their place in the Challenge cup 3rd round in 1984 on a mudbath. John Pendlebury scored what turned out to be the decisive try with about 10 minutes to go. Bedlam on the kop and all of a sudden we were in touching distance of a first Wembley visit in 14 years.

2. Beating Hull KR at Elland road in the 1985 semi. I'll never forget Westy going 60 yards from a tap restart to put David Stephenson in under the posts.

3. The last minute winner in the 1990 challenge cup semi when Ellery Hanley put Goodway over against St Helens at Old Trafford. Mayhem on three sides of the ground. Saints had the Stretford end that day, we had the rest.

That night against Manly tops the lot though.

Was this mullet era Pat Sharp?'"

I think 3 games stand out in recent memory
the 2002 challenge cup final
the murrayfield magic win
the last second radlinski try in 2000

Manly. Nothing will ever compare with that ever again. The official video captures it all perfectly.

A recent favourite, though was the match at home against Warrington shortly after we signed Stuart Fielden. We'd had a massive losing streak and in this match, we wiped the floor with them. I remember seeing all the fans strutting round the stadium, smiling, with their chests puffed out. We were back!

Favourite player? Nicky Kiss. He was just one of those players - he'd give daft penalties away, but he was hard as nails, he was cheeky; what you saw was what you got, with him; and was one of a now sadly extinct breed of hookers.

He was interviewed live before the 1985 CC final, and he responded to Harry Gration's comment that Henderson Gill was even more of an entertainer than him by saying that it was "cos he's got colours", a reference to Gill's race. It would be considered a racist comment now, and would probably attract hundreds of complaints, but at the time it was taken at face value and everyone just started p155ing themselves laughing.

Worst Challenge cup final 84 V Widnes


Best Challenge Cup 85 V Hull


Best Atmosphere 84 Lancs cup final V Sts at Central Park. Supposedly 26,000 in CP but many more. Menninga was awesome. Lost but great game.

Best players Brett Kenny, Ellery Hanley,Shaun Edwards, Andy Farrell

The state of that team

Best Game....difficult this as there has been so many, but I have to go for the 27 - 0 game v Saints at Wembley in 1989. After being there and seeing us beaten by them in 1961 and 1966 it was special. No matter what Saints speccies tell you that score hurts more than anything in their history.

Worst Game....April 11th 1980, Castleford away lost 13 - 21. Th game that sent us down to the second division.

Best Player....Boston. There are not enough superlatives to describe him, no matter how hard anyone tries. All those lucky enough to have seen him pull on that famous cherry and white jersey should thank God for that privilege.

Best Atmosphere....Manly at Central Park. Even supporters from other teams were there that night willing us on. We didn't get back to Billinge until almost midnight.

Favourite Game... As a Rugby League supporter no doubt. Being in Melbourne June 26th 1992. Australia 10 Great Britain 33.

Eight Wigan players, Offiah, Edwards and the Wigan six pack Skerrett, Dermott, Platt, Betts, McGinty and Clarke.
Opposition speccies (British) deriding that pack, then coming to us after the game shaking our hands "Your lads did us proud"

The conga in the rain around Princess Park. Singing "always look on the bright side of life" to the Aussies, who looked on in disbelief. The look on Billy McGintys face when he was subbed as he saw the conga, and the all night part after.
Getting on the coach next morning to the airport to fly up to the Gold Coast and seeing men pouring lager on their cornflakes.

PRICELESS.

i cant really compete with that Brian in my 5 years but here goes

Best Game(s)

The 50-26 Playoff win in Perpignan september 08, there couldnt have been 2 wigan fans that walked past each other that day, just a great atmosphere and a fabulous performance from the team!

The Win at Murrayfield May 09 was special too aswell as the playoff wins at Odsal and Hull in 07.

Worst Game(s)

The Quins home game in apr 06 was dire, i remember everyone watching as Mclindens kick was allowed to bounce and then he recaught it and scored.
The 2 semis ve catalan and Warrington 07 and 09 respectively were low points too.

Stood on the Spion Kop as a young lad. Wigan are losing to Leeds. Wigan are attacking with minutes to go. I am saying my prayers that we will score. Mick Sullivan scores in the corner. Game won. Bring back memories to anyone?

best player. No doubt. Ellery Hanley.

Favourite player = Dean Bell

Yep, and Punchy Griffiths kicked the goal from the touchline to give us a
14 - 11 win. I was stood on the wall on the 25 at the Kop end Douglas side that day.

Best game -
Manly 87
Hull Wembley 85
Saints away - putting 65 past them at KR when they were reigning champs i think
Saints away 2004 i think, being 22-0 down in no time, - enter Luke Robinson.
Rads last minute home to Bradford

Worst
For me conceding 57 at Cardiff against Saints was worse then the 75-0.
Wembley 98 was bad
2001 GF, just never turned up.

Best atmosphere
Manly 87 again, but recently Hull away in 2007 playoffs was pretty good.

Best moment for me - Challenge Cup final in 2002 simply because we were written off by all of the media and for Rads's performance.

Favourite player - Mean Dean

Gutsiest performance - Shaun Edwards against Warrington in the 1990 Challenge Cup final, but Rads in the 2002 Challenge Cup final and Faz's "Phantom of the Opera" impersonation against Leeds when he got his nose plastered across his face have to come a close second.

Worst performance - Can I nominate Eddie and Stevo in the commentary booth?!?!

Great couple of days those, I remember someone singing 'Flower of Scotland' in the Prix bar, cant think who started that !!!!, and what about that landing at Liverpool airport....




That was the game I chose ( v Quins ), as bad a performance I've seen from any Wigan side, I was convinced we would be relegated that day, then Noble and Fielden came and things picked up.

I was in the opposite end to the Stretford End. There were Saints fans in the seats above the terraced section where the Wigan fans were. Some bloke in his 40's was absolutely wasted & spent much of the half-time break trying to climb up the wall to get to them. The police started out trying to stop him & then just stood there laughing at him

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Best Game - wigan vs manly - the aussies were so confident they thought it would be a walk in the park..... a run out.... graham lowe deliberatly put an all english team out..... and we sent the aussies back home with should i say tail between their legs... and they did not like it one bit ..



Best Moment - brett kennys class try at wemberly 85 just ran as fast as he needed to never hit full speed... pure class moment eay french and alex murphy were having fits in the bbc commentry room on tele

most electric player - john ferguson - unbelievable.... it got to the stage with him that if we were in trouble give fergie the ball and he would score for us....very strong and elusive player....

Best Player - ellery hanly

most skillfull - brett kenny - had everything again another one who if things were going wrong everyone in the crowd would expect him to do his magic.

Best Atmosphere - gotta be manly - nothing else comes close

Worst Moment - realising our great cup run was over.

Pretty much sums it up 100%.

For those who haven't seen it, watch the John Fergusson try in the 1985 cup final. He took a looping pass from Ian Potter (no pace on it at all) from a standing start, shimmied and went around the winger. Sheer class (as Stevo might say).

I like bum love!!

when wigan signed john ferguson it was on the back of brett kenny...
we got brett at the top of his game but everyone was saying ` a john ... who..... ferginson... no ferguson`
brilliant player...... when he recieved the ball from potter in the 85 final if you could pause that moment and get betting odds that he would score william hill would have given you 1-1000 ... not 1000 - 1 he made dane o`hara look like a fool and o`hara at the time was a new zeland test winger and a damn good one at that...

BUT

fergusons second try in the same final was totally unbelievable.
just had his leg strapped up for either a ded leg or hamstring problem.... alex murphy was screaming they should substitute him as he is as useless as a chocolate fireguard and dane o`hara again missed a pass and fergie got the ball and ran as if `what sore leg` and scored.... murphy could not believe it... and me and 97,000 speccies could not as well.....

BUT

fergusons second try in the same final was totally unbelievable.
just had his leg strapped up for either a ded leg or hamstring problem.... alex murphy was screaming they should substitute him as he is as useless as a chocolate fireguard and dane o`hara again missed a pass and fergie got the ball and ran as if `what sore leg` and scored.... murphy could not believe it... and me and 97,000 speccies could not as well.....'"