The players went on strike.Big Steve wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:34 pmHa ! I remember that!
He must have been into his 40's when he played in that game - only time i ever saw him on the field - and it wasn't for long ! Runcorn were down on numbers for some reason - was there a player strike over wages or something - so he stepped up and played which must have taken some guts considering how good Wigan were at the time.
Obviously knew he wasn't going to be able to play many minutes !!
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yeah thats why Bill left them in the end as they couldnt pay him tooCharriots Offiah wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:29 pmThe players went on strike.Big Steve wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:34 pmHa ! I remember that!
He must have been into his 40's when he played in that game - only time i ever saw him on the field - and it wasn't for long ! Runcorn were down on numbers for some reason - was there a player strike over wages or something - so he stepped up and played which must have taken some guts considering how good Wigan were at the time.
Obviously knew he wasn't going to be able to play many minutes !!
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It did strike me that although there was a very nice obituary piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, despite the fact that Bill was only in Australia for a relatively short time, I saw no obits in the UK national press at all (I may have missed some, of course).
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co ... 810895.ampmoto748 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:36 am It did strike me that although there was a very nice obituary piece in the Sydney Morning Herald, despite the fact that Bill was only in Australia for a relatively short time, I saw no obits in the UK national press at all (I may have missed some, of course).
I think the Guardian may have had something too, but not sure.
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Talented player, very good kicker.
IIRC, he dropped out from under the posts and it went out on the oppositions 25?
IIRC, he dropped out from under the posts and it went out on the oppositions 25?