If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 8:45 am  

In my lifetime it would look something like this

1. S. Tomkins
2. Robinson
3. Tuigamala
4. Connolly
5. Offiah
6. Paul
7. Edwards
8. Skerrett
9. Newton
10. Cowie
11. Betts
12. Bateman
13. A Farrell

Subs.

14. Carmont
15. O'Connor
16. Quinnell
17. O'Loughlin

These kind of things have been done to death but the point i am making is that we have 4 players in our current side that have the potential to break into my team. French, Hastings, G.Burgess and Smithies, possibly Harry Smith on the early glimpses but that is a long way off. Have we had a side in the last 10 years with as much potential? And why aren't we getting the best out of these players? (with the exception of Smithies who is seemingly self driven)

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 9:00 am  

This is based on players being at their best, not always their wigan form, ie Bowen at NQC

1. Bowen (NQC form)
2. Robinson
3. Renouf (Brisbane form)
4. Tuigamala
5. Offiah
6. Kenny
7. Gregory
8. Shelford
9. Dermot
10. Smith
11. Betts
12. Farrell
13. Hanley

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 9:49 am  

1) Sam Tomkins
2) Billy Boston
3) Inga Tuigamala
4) Alan Davies
5) Marin Offiah
6) Brett Kenny
7) Shaun Edwards
8 ) Kelvin Skerrett
9) Martin Dermott
10) Brian McTigue
11) Andy Farrell
12) Dennis Betts
13) Ellery Hanley

14) Dean Bell
15) Craig Smith
16) Terry Newton
17) Sean O'Loughlin

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 11:05 am  

1. Hampson
2. Robinson
3. Bell
4. Connerly
5. Offiah
6. Barrett
7. Gregory
8. Skerrett
9. Newton
10. Platt
11. Betts
12. Farrell
13. Hanley

14. O’Connor
15. Cowie
16. H.Paul
17. Edwards

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 12:05 pm  

Sam isn't the best fullback I've seen at Wigan. He's an out and out half. To pick him there above someone like Radlinksi or Hampson is ridiculous.

Edit, and for someone like RG to say he's the best FB he has ever seen

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 12:15 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Sam isn't the best fullback I've seen at Wigan. He's an out and out half. To pick him there above someone like Radlinksi or Hampson is ridiculous.

Disagree, and I go back to the days of Jackie Cunliffe, Fred Griffiths, Colin Tyrer, George Fairbairn etc etc. Sam is the most complete fullback I have ever seen at Wigan, certainly the most exciting/entertaining and the one who put most fear into the opposition. Just my opinion of course

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 2:28 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Sam isn't the best fullback I've seen at Wigan. He's an out and out half. To pick him there above someone like Radlinksi or Hampson is ridiculous.

Edit, and for someone like RG to say he's the best FB he has ever seen

Hes the best Ive seen also

Not sure why theres any discussion around him being a FB
Hes played 99% of a 10 year career so far at FB, so hes a FB.

Ball in hand Hampson and Rads were limited, Sam is the best attacking FB I've seen at Wigan
Only cameos from Blake and Robert's come anywhere near close

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 3:37 pm  

Sam in his first spell or Roberts pre injury, unplayable at times

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 3:55 pm  

World class player but I wouldn't be picking him at 1. The role of fullback has changed over the years and suits him and his attacking abilities but I still prefer a FB to be someone I would put my life on making a tackle or taking a catch and I don't have that with Sam.

For the record my side (around 92 onwards from memory) would be:

Radlinski
Richards
Renouf
Connolly
Offiah
Sam
Edwards
O'Connor
McCormack
Smith
Betts
Hoffman
Farrell

Subs: O'Loughlin, Newton, Cowie, Fielden

Few explanations:

Rads gets in based on what I said above. If someone breaks I have every faith that Rads cuts them in half.

Gene Miles misses out based on the fact I remember little about him playing aside from old videos I've watched, same with Andy Platt and Dean Bell.

McCormack was only here a year but was outstanding.

Cowie gets in pretty much due to the longevity of me seeing him play and Fielden is based on his 06 and 2010 form. Mentions for Skerrett and Pongia.

I was tempted to put Faz at 12 and SOL at 13 which wouldn't be a bad thing really but used SOL as a utility instead.

Re: If I Was To Name My Greatest Ever Side... : Sun May 03, 2020 4:05 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Sam isn't the best fullback I've seen at Wigan. He's an out and out half. To pick him there above someone like Radlinksi or Hampson is ridiculous.

Edit, and for someone like RG to say he's the best FB he has ever seen

2010 - 2013 he was unplayable. But I would put Radlinski above him, just.

1. Radlinski
2. Dallas
3. Gleeson
4. Renouf
5. Offiah
6. Barrett
7. Edwards
8. Skerrett
9. Newton
10. O’Connor
11. L Farrell
12. A Farrell
13. Hanley

Bench
S Tomkins
Craig Smith
Betts
Lockers

That was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be! Notable absentees include Williams, Clarke, Richards, Pongia, Fielden, Amos, Henry Paul, Lam - I could sit here all day listing players. It goes to show the quality of our teams over the years.