The wigan game floored me, was only a young(ish!) lad at the time. Fond memories of a period of underachievement tho, seemed a much less traumatic experience being distinctly average in them days!
Think I remember an away loss to Doncaster after being something like 20 points up at half time or am I getting my bad memories mixed up?

that was the year after m8, when it all went very badly wrong (and we ended up outside of the new Super League). Awful season

Hasler was fantastic that night - 2 tries IIRC and one of them only grazed the white paint on the tryline.

never realised it was Preccies first game though. I've got it on video so will have to take a look some time.

Top man Royce Simmons.



Those were the days



Still have James Grant's season 1994 number 4 playing shirt courtesy of the late Vice President Peter Jopling of SJ Electrical.

In the sponsor's box watching Tim Street, Danny Divet, Paul Sterling and other thru 10 cans of Tetley bitter on a misty Boulevard evening.

Paul Sterling's try though - fantastic effort.

Dannatt's first touch of the ball resulted in an 8 man tackle

I've never felt so low after a game than that Wigan game .

Sterlo's try, hell yeah

We beat Wigan that season I think , Jeff Doyle was unbelievable that night at 6 in windy night . Andy Farrall Kicked a drop out from under his sticks and the ball went dead at Hull's end .

also remember the game seemed to go on in the first half until wigan scored - when this happened i kind of knew we were going to lose, remember we didnt score at all in the second half

Ah, Doyle -fantastic player for us.

the 22-21 Wigan game, is that the one Offiah scored to win it? I remember being in 3d stand with my brother watching a Wigan game, we were brilliant 1st half then Wigan upped the ante and won it near the end.

It was a time when Wigan were at their very best (as a trophy winning club)

Royce deserves a round of applause from the stands on Monday, his efforts to go beyond what most coaches do for their clubs was astounding and not matched even today. His efforts brought one of my all time favourates here...Des Hasler, which i recall (along with one or two others) almost froze to death on that freezing evening against Widnes!!!!! IIRC they had to wrap him in foil at HT!!!

I doubt anyone in the club even knows he was once our coach

If I remember correctly, Shaun Edwards scored right on half time to make it 21-6 and the whole mood changed, I still think if they hadn't scored then, we would have gone o to win that game.

The Regal Trophy Widnes game mentioned earlier, is that the one where Des Hasler got Hypothermia? I remember being at the round before that as well. It was against Leigh, someone put a bomb up for them, it went over the sticks and the ref gave a drop goal!!

The Wigan game, just before half time, we where 21 0 up and they kicked to the corner where we were stood in the Gordon Street end. Paul Sterling tried to catch it, fluffed it and they scored. Why didn't he just knock it dead? Still asking myself now!
Didn't Danny Divet throw out an interception pass for thier winning try?
That was the beginning of the end in that game.
Still remember it vividly now and still rankles.

Hopefully the fans that do remember what Simmons tried to do for the club, will be remembered tomorrow.

I loved the period under Royce more than any time at the KC. Remember him walking up to 3d stand, throwing us a load of freebies and shouting to us "Sing like you've never sang before!" and us singing "Super Simmo's barmy army" for an entire half!! We had poor crowds in comparison to now, but it always felt like there was miles more.

Well of course some will. Why make this another slag the club off thread?

Plenty in the stands won't remember him, mind.

Cheers, I'll take your feedback on board

The wigan game still makes me angry today!

I recall the PA announcer stating that Wigans first try was scored on 39 minutes and 58 seconds!!!!! Think you're being a tad harsh on Sterling. From memory he got beat to the ball by Sam Panapa.

Admittedly I don't remember Divet throwing out an interception, I do remember him going half the length of the field for a try in the first half.

I remember Eastwood having a pop at goal with about 5 minutes left. About 40 yards out into a strong wind.

The beginning of the end was about 2 and a half years before when Harrison and Entat left. within a fairly short space of time Jackson and Mackey had gone as well.

On Radio Humberside now.

Before my time, I think (just), but I'll applaud him based on what's been put here

Really enjoyed that interview top bloke as I said earlier.