Re: Shaun Edwards to stay on as Wales defence coach
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:13 pm
Uncle no and the other 3 in the Gang gave us the memories that define our club. I’d do it all again if I could.
Thanks Maurice!
Thanks Maurice!
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It would be better with gregory instead of edwardsancientnloyal wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:11 pmwarriorwilliams wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 1:32 pm We've had Barrett and Kenny
Lockers and Hanley
Boston and Kevin Iro
No, he’s be subbed
Sorry A&L, but I have to disagree. "Uncle Mo" led us through a great era under unique circumstances: we bought almost all the best players who trained full time when every other club was part time.ancientnloyal wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:13 pm Uncle no and the other 3 in the Gang gave us the memories that define our club. I’d do it all again if I could.
Thanks Maurice!
come on Edwards is the most decorated player in the game but Kenny is ok?......Firestarter wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:21 pmIt would be better with gregory instead of edwardsancientnloyal wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:11 pmwarriorwilliams wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 1:32 pm We've had Barrett and Kenny
Lockers and Hanley
Boston and Kevin Iro
No, he’s be subbed
morley pie eater wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:35 pmSorry A&L, but I have to disagree. "Uncle Mo" led us through a great era under unique circumstances: we bought almost all the best players who trained full time when every other club was part time.ancientnloyal wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:13 pm Uncle no and the other 3 in the Gang gave us the memories that define our club. I’d do it all again if I could.
Thanks Maurice!
But how did he leave the club? Having to sell Central Park, bring in Noble and Millward - like all gamblers, a few wins to brag about but ultimate failure.
I also have to disagree about "define our club". Maybe to some extent for people brought up in the 80s and 90s. But what defines our club are people like Jim Sullivan, Joe Egan, Brian McTigue, Billy B, Eric Ashton . . . even George Fairbairn, just as much as the Uncle Mo era.
Thanks for the memories, Maurice, but spare us the rose-tinted glasses.
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It might be true that we bought top players and trained full-time but there was nothing stopping the other clubs doing likewise, it is known as vision. Mo wasn't at Wigan when we the financial difficulties hit and it wasn't due to signing players either, the biggest problem we had was funding the new stand and ground repairs. I have to disagree with you Morley, the gang of four put Wigan on a pedestal, even people with no interest in sport had heard of Wigan when they had finished. The Aussies wanted to play us, RU clubs were desperate to get a piece of the action and we won every trophy on offer including the BBC team of the year!
shaunedwardsfanclub wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:20 pm opmorley pie eater wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:35 pmSorry A&L, but I have to disagree. "Uncle Mo" led us through a great era under unique circumstances: we bought almost all the best players who trained full time when every other club was part time.ancientnloyal wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:13 pm Uncle no and the other 3 in the Gang gave us the memories that define our club. I’d do it all again if I could.
Thanks Maurice!
But how did he leave the club? Having to sell Central Park, bring in Noble and Millward - like all gamblers, a few wins to brag about but ultimate failure.
I also have to disagree about "define our club". Maybe to some extent for people brought up in the 80s and 90s. But what defines our club are people like Jim Sullivan, Joe Egan, Brian McTigue, Billy B, Eric Ashton . . . even George Fairbairn, just as much as the Uncle Mo era.
Thanks for the memories, Maurice, but spare us the rose-tinted glasses.
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It might be true that we bought top players and trained full-time but there was nothing stopping the other clubs doing likewise, it is known as vision. Mo wasn't at Wigan when we the financial difficulties hit and it wasn't due to signing players either, the biggest problem we had was funding the new stand and ground repairs. I have to disagree with you Morley, the gang of four put Wigan on a pedestal, even people with no interest in sport had heard of Wigan when they had finished. The Aussies wanted to play us, RU clubs were desperate to get a piece of the action and we won every trophy on offer including the BBC team of the year!
I accept that a lot of good came through ML's era but was pointing out the downside.
In reply to highlighted points, who was in charge when:
1. The decision to build the new stand was made,
2. We paid £440,000 for Offiah?