Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:29 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I would be tempted to say Murphy was the last one before that but he may have been a lether I can't recall correctly.

My dad taught Alex Murphy at Holy Cross. He always used to tell this story about Saints signing him up at midnight on his 16th birthday to make sure nobody else (Wigan) signed him.

Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:26 pm  

I was pretty sure he was a St Helens lad.

He'd have to be to be the best halfback ever.

Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:25 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I was pretty sure he was a St Helens lad.

He'd have to be to be the best halfback ever.

His local use to be the Leigh Arms in Earlestown, when he retired he had a bungalow in Bold.

Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:52 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Throwing a young halfback who isn't ready into a team is probably the worst thing you could do for their development.

Just because 'they couldn't do any worse' doesn't mean that they're ready to play. Look at how successfully Brown has brought through a number of players, whilst I sometimes question his tactics this is one area he is exceptional in.

Agreed and that's been my point all season regarding Charnock.

Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:16 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I was pretty sure he was a St Helens lad.

He'd have to be to be the best halfback ever.

he was...he lived at thatto heath when he was young....a few years ago he was living in a bunglow up round the old capper neils works near bold!....he might still live there!

Re: half backs! : Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:42 pm  

Still does

RIGSBY wrote:

he was...he lived at thatto heath when he was young....a few years ago he was living in a bunglow up round the old capper neils works near bold!....he might still live there!