Well said !!!!.............................also must mention Bill Ashurst, would love to see him playing today, 40/20's would come naturally to him with his kicking ability, pure class.

Words could not describe a back 3 of Ashurst - Farrell - Hanley.

Got my first season ticket in 1998 therefore my team would be:



1. Radlinski

2. Robinson

3. Renouf

4. Connolly

5. Richards

6. Barrett

7. Lam

8. O'connor

9. Newton

10. C.Smith

11. Betts

12. Fletcher

13. Farrell

Wigan Players I have seen



1. Fairbairn

2. Boston (late 60's only, but hayho its BB)

3. Bell

4. Miles

5. Offiah

6. Edwards

7. Gregory

8. Smith

9. Dermott

10. Platt

11. Ashurst

12. Farrell

13. Hanley

1. Rads

2. Robinson

3. Inga

4. Mean Dean

5. Dallas

6. Edwards

7. Gregory

8. Kel

9. Tez

10. Smith

11. Lockers

12. Betts

13. Faz



14. Houghton

15. Hock

16. Skerrett

17. Pongia

I kind of remember Gregory but not Hanley yet they left Wigan roundabout the same time.



I could easily add them both but that would be lying, I really remember Mark Preston and he was my favourite player as a very young lad, he was like sh!!t of a stick, would have liked to have seen him versus Offiah in a race.

Maybe I've gone with my heart over my head but;



1. S. Hampson

2. J. Robinson

3. D. Bell

4. K. Iro

5. M. Offiah

6. B. Kenny

7. A. Gregory

8. C. Smith

9. M. Dermott

10. A. Platt

11. D. Betts

12. A. Farrell

13. E. Hanley

Coach - G. Lowe



It's absolutely incredible that I was able to leave out players like Richards, Sam Tomkins, Miles, Botica, Goodway, Skerrett, Gill, Barrett, Edwards, Clarke, Connolly, Lydon, Tuigamala, Platt, Renouf, West and of course [iCalderwood[/i.

They faced each other once in a Widnes - Wigan title decider - score was Offiah 3, Preston 0.

I have had a couple of looks at this today and I have come to the conclusion that it is so very hard to cover the best players from all the time that I have been watching Wigan.

So what I am going to do is give two lists or were I think that a player would have played in any team over the years only one name.



F B .............,,, Freddie GriffIths................................Kris Radlinsky.

R ........................................... ..Billy Boston.

R C.............................................Eric Ashton.

L C .................Alan Davies, ....................................Dean Bell.

L W .............. Mick Sullivan................................... Martin Offia.

S O ................David Bolton................................ ... Brett Kenny.

S H............................................Andy Gregory.

P F (icon_cool.gif ................................... ...Greg Dowling.

H K.................Colin Clarke.................................. ..Piggy Riddell.

P F (10)......................................Brian Mctuige.

S R ...........................................Bill Ashurst.

S R................ Dave Robinson....................... ..... Dennis Betts.

L F ...........................................Ellery Hanley.

Subs

Backs

.......................................... ... Gene Miles.

......................................... ...Shuan Edwards.

Forwards

.............................................Andy Platt.

...................... Roy Evans.



Some names that some fans may not know but still great Wiganers.

great players in all the sides,for me as long as you have the pairings of Edwards/Gregory

Miles/Offiah

a sprinkling of dean bell,andy farrell and ellery hanley(for me the greatest player to play the game never mind wear the cherry and white) you could fill the other positions with no marks and we'd still win every game.



also a spot for adrian shelford for being hard as nails,a nice bloke and a old mate of mine rip

1. Radlinski

2. Robinson

3. Bell

4. Connolly

5. Offiah

6. Edwards

7. Gregory

8. Skerrett

9. Newton

10. Platt

11. Betts

12. Farrell

13. Hanley

So true, with a back-up of, Cherrington, Betts, Robinson, Evans & Laughton !!!!!!!!!!