Nicked from the wire board but i dont give a damn.

Name your top 3 in each.


[uBest[/u

1. Winning promotion to super league under Neil Kelly beating Oldham in the final.

2. Beating Leeds away in Super League on that barmy evening, they battered us the last 10 minutes but still couldnt cross the line.

3. Beating Warrington at Wilderspool in the first season, a packed house of around 9,500 (3,000) from Widnes all singing our hearts out.


[uWorst[/u

1. Getting a hammering from Wire at home confirming our relegation.

2. Losing out on the franchise

3. Getting a beating of Leigh with them having 12 men

You're going to have to narrow that one down a bit

You know which one, thankfully McChoke has left the building.

[uBest[/u
* Beating Leigh at Hilton Park semi final NFP 2001. mass pitch invasion at the end (don't tell the rfl

). I remember just jumping up up and down and hugging King cants (GOD) for about 15 seconds.

* Beating the filth at Wilderspool easter Monday 2002 (McCurrie try wow), packed out ground, 3.5 k from Widnes all going for it from about an hour before KO right until late on in town.

*Beating Hull FC at home 46-10 on my 15th birthda 2003. Quality. devlin scored a belter that day IIRC.


[uWorse[/u

* Losing at Salford 14-13 in 2004 last minute

* 2006 GF. Absolutely horrendous.

* last away day at W**E in SL. 44-14 I think it ended up. Briers and Bridge ripped us apart.

Sorry gents, missed one off.

Hull away end of 2004, staying up, Regular score updates from the Jungle. Even though we lost our game, probably the most ecstatic I've ever been at a Widnes game. Quality. Great step from Whittaker in second half to score out wide.



Me and my mate trying to get some fitty's number on the way back on the bus too, both failed IIRC

Vikingman, now you've mentioned yours, I can't think of any better or worse ones. I'm too busy thinking about those shared fan experiences and how memorable they were. I'll just list some others.

One thing personally that was gutting was travelling all the way to Leeds and watching us get tonked. Thanks to my brother's driving we missed the first and only try widnes scored - we did however manage to see Leeds score over 60, every bitter point.

Getting promoted was brilliant obviously but even better than the final was the comeback against Leigh. Beating them and seeing Terzis' face was awesome, and we pretty much knew we'd crack on from there. No disrespect to our opponents in the final but Leigh were the biggest stumbling block and we were unstoppable after that.

Toulouse was one of the most shameful losses in a terrible season.The commitment was absolutely shameful. The fans had shown it, the players couldn't be bothered. Watching Adam Hughes' defence on that day was like watching a leopard try to bring down a tortoise by blowing briskly in it's general direction. Puke inducing performance on national television.

Watching Wigan have to cheat to beat us in the CC is actually a happy memory. We played very well that day, better even than the pies. We also knocked out Castleford in that comp with a league between us. That is our's no matter where we are. As soon as we're back to our rightful place people better watch out in the cup because we're coming for it.

Another great memory, last years NRC. That was important, and we needed something to give the fans some belief. It was achieved out of nowhere. I can honestly say I've not been that much happier following widnes as that day. I'm older and I can appreciate it more.

I thought we couldn't mention that day again? lol

Few more...

Beating Bulls first home game of 2005 when Craige did back flips!

=redLosing by one point to Cas in 04... yes we stayed up but that game was heart renching!

When stayed up against Hull FC we were 2 down and they kicked and hooter went so Tim Holmes just threw it into touch and started cheering... Classic!

When Wire beat us by 1 at home (year went down?) Briers missed one DG then nailed the next and a late kick for Viane was just won by now our very own Deano Gazza!

Tonked by Quins after nice trip down there!

Beating Wigan at home when we missed about 3 drop goals yet still won

Not far off there Vikingman. I was in Benidorm on holiday for the Widnes v Leigh game and we caught the first half on a internet update on the very old Gary Austin website in the days of prehistoric WAP. We couldn't 'watch' the 2nd half as we were all so nervous. The scenes can be only described as legendary when the Lift Door pinged and 'The Nudge' walked out the lift on the 8th Floor of the L'evantalux and starting singing! Class! Can't argue with those other two either, particuarly the Leeds game. It was legendary.

I was there at Hunslet, can't quite remember whether that was in the days of Colin Whitfield or not but we lost and we never had an opportunity to stake a claim to go up. With hindsight it might have been a good thing.

Good thread son.

That away Leigh game stood in the pouring rain, terrible game, we lost, and more importantly the game was nothing more than thuggery. Smithy got his arms pinned back by two of their players whilst another punched him repeatedly square in the face. Still one of the most cowardly things I've ever seen on a rugby league pitch. I recall the leythers bigging up how Smith was owed a beating before the match and the players obviously set out beforehand to give him one.

Wasn't it the Bibey's and James Taylor, Chris? Seems to ring a bell.

Another one was hammering Leigh at their place on a Good Friday a few years back.

Think it was actually Rowley, to be honest.


My favourite Boxing Day memory misses out by less than a week - Micky Higham scoring a 60 yarder within 2 minutes of his debut in the 1999/2000 season against your lot at HP - could tell from that moment the lad had summat about him. Think that was the day there were flares in the crowds etc, absolutely mental.

Best
Beating warrington away (the first team to do so at the halliwell) with royale with an excellet display

Beating Bradford at home in the 2nd round of super league, (Craigie with his backflips)

And Hull away, to secure our place in super league with cas going down

Worst

Franchise day
Warrington relegating us
And generally the last year of super league were most teams used to put 50 on us

The opening night in Super League versus Saints would also be up there, that night was magic even though we just got beat (if only scarts would have held that interception)

Give it a rest, I don't mind you bringing this incident up ,but why go into graphic detail every time.I can guarantee you not one Leigh fan supported what Rowley did.

Anyone who knows anything about rugby knows that any deliberate premeditated violence against another player always happens in the first quarter, or seconds if your names Morley.

I could give loads of incidences of "thuggery" from Widnes players over the years,The Hulmes were the worst offenders at coming in 3rd man in a tackle with both knees or fists.

All the Leigh lads got big bans and I'm sure over the years Smith has more than made up for the punches he got in that match, even you must admit he is far from a saint.

We're talking about memories. I.e. things in the past. That is one of the worst memories of rugby league. By all means bring in some thuggery by the hulme brothers, on another thread on topic on your own board. I'll get you started. Paul Hulme was once sent off for gouging.

You made a statement I responded, in a not too biased way, I thought these threads were meant to have feedback.I mentioned the long retired Hulmes as a dig at the fact that you will still bring the Smith incident up in many years time,but as you say the thread is about memories so fair enough.

As a side issue now that Leigh have no noted dirty players in their team, will Widnes fans still accuse us of being a team of thugs next season or allow the new clean open rugby team that we will be, an even break.

Unfortunately I couldn't be at that infamous game at Leyth. Does anyone know where I might be able to get a copy of that game from?

I'd like to make my own observations and maybe dredge the past up

.

Seriously if anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be grateful.

Message Fred Parky off the Leigh board, If anyone will have it it'll be Fred.

Cheers mate, much appreciated.

You didn't give a statement. You said "give it a rest". Thats not a statement its an order. I was on topic, you were moaning because I was dredging up the past on a dredging up the past thread.

Talk about a de-rail.

I remember another peice of thuggery by leigh in 2006 i think it was then biby headbutted hulse of the ball

Think he got banned for it too, even though the player on the receiving end (Paul Medley?) said it hadn't happened, not even accidentally, as he wore contact lenses and these would have been dislodged by a finger in the eye.

The Hulmes were dirty buggers - all knees and elbows - but not thugs. Opponents might wake up the next day with ribs bruised to hell but they weren't in any danger of eating through a straw for days or missing half a season with a broken cheekbone.

I remember reading an interview in Open Rugby with a leading player from another top team (Leeds?) saying that the Hulmes dished it out but they took the same stick too and never moaned. There was nothing cowardly about the way they played the game.

BEST

NFP Final win.

Spanking Leeds three times (and one in SA) in one season.

After the terrible start to the 04 season, becoming the first team to beat Wire in the HJ. Nicky Royle > Darryl Cardiss.



WORST

Relegation against Warrington.

Grand Final against Cas.

License announcement day.

Everyone seems to be forgetting the game at Widnes prior to this when thug Smith had a good look to see if the ref was looking before clouting someone big time....not surprising really seeing as this is a Widnes board. Good luck with your merger with the Crusaders