HDS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:28 am
I agree with Martin that Wigan is the greatest team, the trophy count and name world wide makes the statement valid for me.
I have watched Wigan since 1970 and Martin is the best winger I have seen playing for Wigan! In my own
personal best ever Wigan 13 Martin is my number 5 without hesitation didn't have to think twice .
it would annoy me when some would say he is just faster then everyone, there was much more to his game then just pace. Although Martin was not an aggressive player the foul play he had to endure from opponents
showed how tough he was . I always remember Alan Hunte and a few more trying to put him out of the game.
Well there is no doubt that his greatest attribute was pace. He did, however, have a knack for spotting the opportunity. Of course he was blessed to have some of the best centres ever to pull a cherry and white jersey on his inside.
That being said, he was probably the best winger that I have seen.
I never saw Boston, and I know it's hard to compare different generations but I am willing to bet he wouldn't have been as successful in this era. He wouldn't be barging his way over 11 stone wingers.
I think it's fair to say Offiah WOULD still be scooting past 16 stone wingers.
I have been blessed to see both Boston and offiah. Play. Boston is and always will be my hero. offiah was poetry in motion you knew if there was the smallest of gaps he was through it and once in open space nothing and no one would catch him. Interestingly when asked about the best centre he ever played with he says it's Darren Wright at widnes.
that bit is interesting. i'm not saying its not right as Darren Wright was a good player but Gene Miles spoon fed Offiah for the season he was over here
In terms of wingers i have seen at Wigan, IMO Offiah is certainly head and shoulders above the rest, and we have been blessed with some fantastic wingers over the years. He probably wasnt as accomplished all round as some of the others, but give him 1/2 inch and he was gone, and i dont think i have seen a winger go round someone on the outside like he did
Well there is no doubt that his greatest attribute was pace. He did, however, have a knack for spotting the opportunity. Of course he was blessed to have some of the best centres ever to pull a cherry and white jersey on his inside.
That being said, he was probably the best winger that I have seen.
I never saw Boston, and I know it's hard to compare different generations but I am willing to bet he wouldn't have been as successful in this era. He wouldn't be barging his way over 11 stone wingers.
I think it's fair to say Offiah WOULD still be scooting past 16 stone wingers.
I have been blessed to see both Boston and offiah. Play. Boston is and always will be my hero. offiah was poetry in motion you knew if there was the smallest of gaps he was through it and once in open space nothing and no one would catch him. Interestingly when asked about the best centre he ever played with he says it's Darren Wright at widnes.
that bit is interesting. i'm not saying its not right as Darren Wright was a good player but Gene Miles spoon fed Offiah for the season he was over here
In terms of wingers i have seen at Wigan, IMO Offiah is certainly head and shoulders above the rest, and we have been blessed with some fantastic wingers over the years. He probably wasnt as accomplished all round as some of the others, but give him 1/2 inch and he was gone, and i dont think i have seen a winger go round someone on the outside like he did
I think Offiahs most tries in a season 57 was at widnes with wright his centre and think he got 15 that season they where a formidable partnership. I attended a dinner where he was asked the question his reply was instant Darren wright without doubt.
I have been blessed to see both Boston and offiah. Play. Boston is and always will be my hero. offiah was poetry in motion you knew if there was the smallest of gaps he was through it and once in open space nothing and no one would catch him. Interestingly when asked about the best centre he ever played with he says it's Darren Wright at widnes.
that bit is interesting. i'm not saying its not right as Darren Wright was a good player but Gene Miles spoon fed Offiah for the season he was over here
In terms of wingers i have seen at Wigan, IMO Offiah is certainly head and shoulders above the rest, and we have been blessed with some fantastic wingers over the years. He probably wasnt as accomplished all round as some of the others, but give him 1/2 inch and he was gone, and i dont think i have seen a winger go round someone on the outside like he did
I think Offiahs most tries in a season 57 was at widnes with wright his centre and think he got 15 that season they where a formidable partnership. I attended a dinner where he was asked the question his reply was instant Darren wright without doubt.
i reckon i have done Wright a bit of dis-service there then. I knew he was a good player, and wasnt disputing what Offiah had said, just didnt realise how good the stats were for them when playing together
that bit is interesting. i'm not saying its not right as Darren Wright was a good player but Gene Miles spoon fed Offiah for the season he was over here
In terms of wingers i have seen at Wigan, IMO Offiah is certainly head and shoulders above the rest, and we have been blessed with some fantastic wingers over the years. He probably wasnt as accomplished all round as some of the others, but give him 1/2 inch and he was gone, and i dont think i have seen a winger go round someone on the outside like he did
I think Offiahs most tries in a season 57 was at widnes with wright his centre and think he got 15 that season they where a formidable partnership. I attended a dinner where he was asked the question his reply was instant Darren wright without doubt.
i reckon i have done Wright a bit of dis-service there then. I knew he was a good player, and wasnt disputing what Offiah had said, just didnt realise how good the stats were for them when playing together
Maybe Darren Wright was Offiah's "favourite" centre, but in all honestly Gene Miles was clearly the better centre!
I think Offiahs most tries in a season 57 was at widnes with wright his centre and think he got 15 that season they where a formidable partnership. I attended a dinner where he was asked the question his reply was instant Darren wright without doubt.
i reckon i have done Wright a bit of dis-service there then. I knew he was a good player, and wasnt disputing what Offiah had said, just didnt realise how good the stats were for them when playing together
Maybe Darren Wright was Offiah's "favourite" centre, but in all honestly Gene Miles was clearly the better centre!
so was farrar but for getting his winger away he wasnt
HDS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:28 am
I agree with Martin that Wigan is the greatest team, the trophy count and name world wide makes the statement valid for me.
I have watched Wigan since 1970 and Martin is the best winger I have seen playing for Wigan! In my own
personal best ever Wigan 13 Martin is my number 5 without hesitation didn't have to think twice .
it would annoy me when some would say he is just faster then everyone, there was much more to his game then just pace. Although Martin was not an aggressive player the foul play he had to endure from opponents
showed how tough he was . I always remember Alan Hunte and a few more trying to put him out of the game.
Well there is no doubt that his greatest attribute was pace. He did, however, have a knack for spotting the opportunity. Of course he was blessed to have some of the best centres ever to pull a cherry and white jersey on his inside.
That being said, he was probably the best winger that I have seen.
I never saw Boston, and I know it's hard to compare different generations but I am willing to bet he wouldn't have been as successful in this era. He wouldn't be barging his way over 11 stone wingers.
I think it's fair to say Offiah WOULD still be scooting past 16 stone wingers.
HDS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:28 am
I agree with Martin that Wigan is the greatest team, the trophy count and name world wide makes the statement valid for me.
I have watched Wigan since 1970 and Martin is the best winger I have seen playing for Wigan! In my own
personal best ever Wigan 13 Martin is my number 5 without hesitation didn't have to think twice .
it would annoy me when some would say he is just faster then everyone, there was much more to his game then just pace. Although Martin was not an aggressive player the foul play he had to endure from opponents
showed how tough he was . I always remember Alan Hunte and a few more trying to put him out of the game.
Well there is no doubt that his greatest attribute was pace. He did, however, have a knack for spotting the opportunity. Of course he was blessed to have some of the best centres ever to pull a cherry and white jersey on his inside.
That being said, he was probably the best winger that I have seen.
I never saw Boston, and I know it's hard to compare different generations but I am willing to bet he wouldn't have been as successful in this era. He wouldn't be barging his way over 11 stone wingers.
I think it's fair to say Offiah WOULD still be scooting past 16 stone wingers.
. Lest we forget, Bentley was an England international.
