Only got 3 picks from our history. If I picked Radz I couldn't have had Hanley Edwards or Farrell.

I think These positions are more important to fill than the FB spot.

Obviously I'd have Rads over Pat. but then again I've have Hampo over Rads.

Please don't your bringing back memories of when I used to care and so did the players.



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Already seen it my friend. Got it on video

Id have a whole host of em....but if just one would have to be farrell IMO.....not because i think he was the best out of the players listed....(who could ever choose between greg, edwards, farrell, rads, hanley etc.) but because i think he would bring all the things we are currently missing, and if we could only have one player, he would be the one who could make up almost singlehandedly all of the deficiencies in this current side and make them into title challengers IMO.

IMO we are lacking four major things at the moment, Go forward, Creativity, a Leader, & passion and desire.

Out of all the players listed faz would be the only one who would probably tick all those boxes......he could be the $hithouse prop we so desperately need and take the pack forward almost singlehandedly (remember 2005?!?!), as a creative player he was also one of the smartest forwards i have ever seen (bar prob hanley) and would add stacks of creativity in the middle. As a leader he was probably second to none, and he never lacked desire or passion, nor would he allow a player to play in his team which lacked it.

a player like farrell IMO could take this current lot to a final. Was saying this in the pub on friday....when you lose players of his and barretts calabre it really makes you realise what great players they are. Currently, and probably for the last 10 years we have been nothing but an average mid table side, yet while we didnt win much with either of these two, both those players took us so close to a number of successes almost single handedly, and turned a team of mid table averageness into almost title challengers.

Is it me or are there 4 clones there?



Given the option I would just clone the '95 Grand Slam winning team. However with just three i would go:

Richards
Roberts
Connolly
Carmont
Ainscough
S Tomkins
Edwards
Platt
Riddell
Fielden
Hock
O'Loughlin
J Tomkins

Hansen
Feka
Leuluai
O'Carroll

Ok sorry I got carried away, no need to be pedantic.

By the way the grand slam was 94.

1994/95

Just 3 or 4 'clones' would make a massive difference to our current team. Juts can't believe we once had a team filled with world beaters in every position.

Past Wigan players

Hampo/Radz
Robinson/Gill/Ferguson
Connelly/Iro
Bell/Miles/Ren
Offiah/Boston
Edwards/Paul/Botica/Kenny/Barrett
Edwards/Greg/Dobson
Kel/Barrie Mc/Cowie
Kiss/Dermott/Hall
Platt/O Connor/Lucas
BettsGoodway
Potter/Goodway/Furner
Hanley/Clarke/Faz

All would walk into the current squad/team.

I always love this kind of thread, nobody ever goes for players before the 80s. How about Ashton, Boston, Gee or Sullivan just to mention a few?

People tend to pick players they've seen play. Rogues will probably pick Jim Sullivan

Sorry man

I really should read things better

I'd take Sam Panapa thesedays. Mark Preston over Roberts, and McGinty over Lockers.

Hardly Wigan's best as well!

Absolute flyer

the bloke i said hiya to in ince morrisons this morning.......BILL ASHURST.

stick him in the 2nd row and give him the feedom to kick the ball and watch us go.

defence?? they wouldnt get past him in a tank

Amen to Ashurst.
Leaving recent players out, McTigue at prop and Eric Ashton in the centres.
Only left William B out as winger not quite so crucial......perhaps

Preston would have given Offiah a race in his prime.

Can't see anyone at Wigan keeping up with those two. Frighten speed.

Keri Jones would have given them both a run for their money, Empire Games sprinter before turning to rugby, pity he was so injury prone.

Three who so far have not been mentioned.


Glynn Shaw - man monster, a character and hard as nails, and could lead a good sing song.

David Bolton - fast and elusive

Alan Davies - would really "look after" and develop Ainscough

Nobody mentioned Charlie Seeling yet

Good shout on Glyn Shaw. When we got him and Brian Case I knew we would start succeeding.
What a comparison with the wimps who comprise most of Wigan forwards nowadays.

easy - hanley

need a centre ? stand off ? loose ? need a man for the big occasion ?

tough as nails. mr professional.

a legend as a back - then just as you think his days are done, he breaks the record for the number of tries for a forward ! genius

Radlinski
Richards
Carmont
Bailey
Ainscough
Tomkins
Leuluai
Feka
McIlorum
Skerrett
Hock
Hansen
Lockers

Coach: Monie

Radlinski as Captain & to provide the support play we so sorely miss. Skerrett for go forward & nastiness in the pack. Plus the other fella

Andy Farrell, he just never let us down. I'd have him at prop with Fielden sitting it out on the sidelines, and just watch that team pick up with Farrell as captain!

As for the other two it's hard for me to pick as I've only been watching since 01 but I'd go with Rads at full back with Richards shifting to the wing, dropping Roberts, then Renouf in the centres instead of Bailey, he was awesome.

Would a team of past Wigan 'second-raters' be better than our current team?
i.e, players who wouldn't get into a Wigan dream team etc.

For example...

Phil Blake
Tony Iro, BJ Mather, Sam Panapa, Mark Preston,
Nigel Wright Bobby Goulding
Les Davidson Wayne Godwin Scott Quinnell
Simon Houghton Mike Forshaw
Billy McGinty

?