: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:36 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

It still makes my blood boil. It cost us the Challenge Cup

There used to be a photo of it in the Royal Oak on Standishgate.
Has anyone any connections with the Wigan Evening Post (Bilko) to see if they could get it published or e-mailed then you could all see why I react like I do whenever this topic gets raised.

I'm sure somebody like Cruncher, Morning Glory or twosevenzero feel exactly as I do.

add me to the list........i was there

mike cass on morley was a corker.
newtons accidental collision with long wernt bad either

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:07 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

It still makes my blood boil. It cost us the Challenge Cup

There used to be a photo of it in the Royal Oak on Standishgate.
Has anyone any connections with the Wigan Evening Post (Bilko) to see if they could get it published or e-mailed then you could all see why I react like I do whenever this topic gets raised.

I'm sure somebody like Cruncher, Morning Glory or twosevenzero feel exactly as I do.

Correct, and as you have said before the following year the first sending off in a CC final happened, one year too late for my money.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:15 pm  

One that sticks in my mind, because of the sad circumstances in the weeks leading up to the game was Paul johnsons high shot on Jamie thackray at castleford 2003 . Steve Ganson sent him off , i seem to remember ganson saying it was the most difficult decision he'd had to make.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:43 pm  

Ryan Bailey on Gareth Hock.

Was an attempted punch. Can't remember when it was.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:02 pm  

I still haven't seen Westwoods hit, it wasnt on the super league show was it. My mate said it wasn't as bad as that tackle from Bosc, which was shown. Can't find it on youtube

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:04 pm  

Think the worst that i've ever seen (or at least can remember) was Sonny Nickle on Robbie Mears at Knowsley Road.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:10 pm  

I'll probably get accused of trolling, but Newton on Long in 2005 is one of the worst I can claim to have witnessed.

He knew what he was doing, and IIRC, got his Iestyn well and truly spanked by the RFL.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:11 pm  

Ski wrote:

I'll probably get accused of trolling, but Newton on Long in 2005 is one of the worst I can claim to have witnessed.

He knew what he was doing, and IIRC, got his Iestyn well and truly spanked by the RFL.

Must admit that was bad.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:14 pm  

twosevenzero wrote:

Correct, and as you have said before the following year the first sending off in a CC final happened, one year too late for my money.

I was once at a dinner where the guest speaker was an old ref from Oldham who was TJ that day. He talked about ( a very young) Lindop pacing up and down the changing room at half time saying he should have sent him off. I think its fair to say the ref bottled it.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:57 pm  

Not really applicable cos its a drive but this bellringer by Mark O'Meley on Ryan Gibbs.

Not really applicable cos its a drive but this bellringer by Mark O'Meley on Ryan Gibbs.