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Your Position if you played for Wigan?

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:26 am
by ancientnloyal
If, by some chance, Ian Millward signed you up to play for Wigan in 2006... or are/was even good enough in the 50s, 60s, 70s etc and played for Wigan, what would your position be?


When I played they called me The Eel as I was 'slippery in the tackle'... right Centre or left wing (i cant pass to my left as good as my right)


So I would wear the #3 or #2 shirt.

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:27 am
by the-Bowtun-Warrior
i can think of a few people who'd like to think they could sit in the dougout giving the orders ;)

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:39 am
by Wigan_forever1985
i played stand off for uni, its prob were im most comfortable, i got a decent kicking game and ball skills so the 6 jersey is were id be going for

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:50 am
by WxmWarrior
Played Prop/Second row for Parkside and leigh East then Leigh Academy in early 90's.

About 17st at the moment so i'd say prop.

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:06 pm
by shawcross da warrior
id play centre , second row, loose forward....

played every position in the book at some point used to be a winger but now moved up...

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:21 pm
by Doveoverdave
Dunno really I'd have to ask the resident genius (CPW) which position would suit best.

Like Fielden 2nd row, Hock at prop and Barret at lock!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:40 pm
by medlocke
Number 8, always played prop, 7 years for Millom, same size as Feka (well maybe a little bigger :wink: )

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:15 pm
by mike binder
i played winger at school because ,belive it or not i was light on my feet and had speed to burn,scored several trys but i also had a great kicking game ,including goal kicking came from my round ball days lol

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:52 pm
by butt monkey
I'll bring on the sand bucket! :o

Re: Your Position if you playe...

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:17 pm
by cpwigan
Unfortunately it would change with age. Started as a centre. Played some stand off too. As the waist expanded and the years multiplied loose forward then to prop.

I was a decent left centre with a good right hand hand off,played above my age group etc but unfortunately I am of an age when RL was in the doldrums and they made us play Union so I ended up playing an awful lot of football instead.

Sounds silly now but back then if you were from Standish or Shevington, RL was virtually non existent.