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I was listening to talk sport on the way home yesterday, and the phone in topic was, have you ever cried whilst watching you team.

Well, I have !!

Widnes vs Wigan, 1984 Challenge Cup final. I was about 10 years old and it was my first trip to Wembley.

I was stood with my Dad who probably found the situation a bit embarrassing. Maybe even as red- faced as David Stephenson trying to catch Joe ( the then bastard) Lydon completing his second try.

I should of known better as I had my unlucky home knitted Wigan cardigan on. But at 10 years of age it’s a bit wrong to have your lucky eight pints of bitter on board.No wonder we lost!

Still we went back a year later a beat Hull.

Last match at Central Park, although I'm sure I wasn't the only one that day.

The only other time I can recall was the 20-19 home victory against Bradford in August 2000. Even now when I watch the video of that game there's a lump in my throat when Rads scores and Faz takes the conversion, as if he might miss!

I agree with you Fraggle the last game at Central Park i was really choked up, also the last night match at Central Park ( was it Hull??). The atmosphere was always totally different af night and i must have been one of the last to leave after that game.

The 2002 Challenge Cup Final also had a few tears of joy, probably because of the fact that we were such underdogs and the manner in which we won!!

i also shed a tear or two at the final game at Central Park, But the time that stands out for me was when i first witnessed my Dad cry it was at the 1985 cup final. Just his emotion that day brought it home to me how much Wigan RL means to him.

Im proud to say he dragged me along to Central Park probably as soon as i could walk!!!!!

Cherry and White ............allways

Can't say I have ever had tears running down my face, even at the last game at CP (probably because I didn't believe it was really happening).

However I always get a lump in my throat at major finals or test matches when the crowd sings Abide with Me to the extent I can't sing it (which, if you have heard me sing is no bad thing...)

Dave

DaveO posted:
However I always get a lump in my throat at major finals or test matches when the crowd sings Abide with Me to the extent I can't sing it (which, if you have heard me sing is no bad thing...)

Dave

I get tears with Abide with Me, but they're tears of boredom! It's not quite as tedious as God Save the Queen but not far off...

But you're not alone in not being able to sing Abide with Me, Dave. From where I stood at Murrayfield last year the crowd's singing sounded something like 'mutter, mutter, mutter, Abide with Me, mutter, mutter, mutter, Abide with Me, etc' since no-one seemed to know any of the other words. I know it's a tradition and all that, and I'm not much of a person for tradition, but in my opinion this one I wouldn't miss.

I'm with you Wills, I broke down as a 13 year old at the 84 Cup Final. 30,000 Wigan fans singing 'You'll never walk alone' dspite the fact we'd been thrashed. Then the last ever game at Central Park, particularly the last 30 seconds when the Popular Side started singing 'we're by far the greatest team..' I took an endless amount of stick from my mates for the tears. I cried tears of joy when Reading beat L**ics in the play offs a couple of years ago but other than this, several of Ricky Bibey's perfomances left me in a state of near emotional collapse!

You bunch of big soft girlies!
Maybe I am a hard hearted so and so????????

Anyway Wills, I understand your anguish dating back to '84, but please never refer to Joe Lydon in those terms again or I will have to hunt you down and make you kiss Ian Millwards feet in front of a JJB capacity crowd (if that was ever possible!) wearing a Saints shirt. Even though Joe was on the winning side that day - he was a class act. I would advise you get some therapy and dispell your long standing demons, you poor tortured soul.

Can't say I cried about leaving Central Park, but I wasn't too chuffed at the time. When you look at Knowsley Road, it kind of makes you wonder if we had stayed at CP what kind of dump we'd be looking at now (sorry to taint memories or be realistic for you all).

I do hate ground sharing with Latics though. At least now the toilets are ok now, but I'd kill for a tray of chips instead of a pie or hot dog at the JJB!

I suppose we don't have chips after one of the Central Park catering vans had a chip pan blow up in a girls face though.....can't they use deep fat fryers....will anyone join my campaign for chips and gravy before this issue alone makes me cry??????


Anyway, pull yourselves together!!!!!!!!! Stiff upper lip and all that!!!!!!

Alright Ellie, calm down!!

I did say the then bastard Joe Lydon. Once he saw sense and donned the Cherry and White he was my god. Next to Shaun Edwards and Ellery that this.

As for wearing a Saints shirt and kissing that wan***'s feet………….well I think I would rather insert several large blunt pins into my testicles!!!!!!!!

Maybe we are big old softies, but you must understand I was only 10 at the time. I hated Widnes almost as much as Saints in those days. Still think Keiron O'loughlin dropped that ball for the first try – cheating bastard!!

There have been times I have been close to tears in Central Park. Like standing ankle deep in urine in the bogs behind the Dougie, drink shite warm ale, being hit with fireworks during the Manley game and many more.

Personally, the 2002 Cup final was pretty good, but the only time I've had to shut up because of a shaky voice was when GB beat the Aussies at Wembley. Jonathon Davis scored a fantastic try from a scrum and Hull winger Paul Eastwood converted from the touchline to win us the match. It was fantastic and all a bit too much for me. It still chokes me up thinking about it now.....