Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:36 am  

Being at Post Office Rd, and getting relegated.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:33 pm  

Getting slaughtered by Bradford in the 2001 Grand Final. It was the first time I saw us lose a game in person.

Losing 70-0 and 75-0 in consecutive weeks v Leeds and Saints in 2005.

Getting knocked out of the play offs by Salford a couple of years ago.

Watching this year's side bore me to death.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:25 pm  

jeffb wrote:

Being at Post Office Rd, and getting relegated.

It was at Cas when we got relegated.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:51 am  

My mistake.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:30 am  

2 words......Sheffield Eagles

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:35 am  

The day I joined RL forums, I was a happy normal person with love for everyone, I was content with finding cracks out from reading Leaguer and League Express and watching Boots n All with the fantastic Eddie and Stevo, Oh how I wish I could go back

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:46 am  

Grimmy wrote:

Getting slaughtered by Bradford in the 2001 Grand Final. It was the first time I saw us lose a game in person.

This is up there definitely.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:11 pm  

Either the Pat Richards try against Wakefield in 06 being disallowed (I think everyone was convinced that had sealed our fate) or the realisation this year that my interest in the club and sport is not what it was. Hopefully only temporary.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:53 am  

Ruddy Duck wrote:

The mid/late seventies without a shadow of doubt!

No winning of trophies, poor signings, numerous coaches, relegation and a decline in attendances to as low as 2,500

Hope the club never declines to that level again!

The late 60's and early 70's wasn't great either. The only highlight of this period was Bill 'Sash' Ashurst . I wish we had Bill today, he was a great forward and we would kick the other teams to death with his ability to kick 40/20's for fun . I remember his family shouting for 'Bill' too at Central park.

Re: Worst Moment(s) Following Wigan : Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:10 am  

Another grim memory was when we got thumped by Leeds at Station Road, Swinton, in a Challenge cup semi final, IIRC 1968 . Billy Boston went in for a try, and it was deemed he had stepped in touch. The linesman was Arnold Bagnall, who was also from Rochdale, as were we. Rather terribly some years later, we became related to Mr.Bagnall through a marriage . My old Dad, God bless him, had an hard time being civil with him he said. 'Billy' was my Dads hero in RL.