GeoffN posted:
It's a trickier question than it looks, actually. It's easy to say Monie, simply because of all the success, but as has been mentioned, that team didn't need a coach - as was shown during Doherty's reign, when the team did largely coach itself.
I'd be tempted to go for Alex Murphy, as he was the one largely responsible for starting to build the side that dominated everything from the mid 80's to mid 90's, even though he left (following that well-remembered "tiff" with ML!) before his work began to show results.
I’m surprised to read this post from you Geoff.
I always read with interest your postings and agree with most but not on this one. IMO and also being told that Murphy was nothing more than a bully tactician. He upset the players he upset the board and I have heard rumours that underhanded tactics where also used. IMO he was not the type of person for Wigan much like Millward.
Funny that they are together at Leigh going nowhere, their careers to a degree have follow each other. Both been at Leigh, both been at Snake Helens, both been at Wigan and now both back at the bottom again with Leigh with the morals that challenge each others. I think that is the only context you will see the words Murphy, Millward and Challenge (cup) in the same sentence ever again.
Both of them not for me!
