Re: Sell Out! : Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:00 am  

The fast Australian winger was Graeme Lawson but he scored in the 5-0 Floodlit trophy win over Widnes at Central Park in 1972. I remember being at Central Park for the 1969 Floodlit trophy victory over Wigan when Rod Tickle scored the winning try. I was in the stand with my Dad but someone told me that when Murphy worked the opening for Tickle he gave him a look as if to say ‘don’t you dare drop this’!

Re: Sell Out! : Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:38 am  

Thanks for the info, Essex. My memory's confusing both games I used to love watching the Floodlit comp. We had a good reputation in it.

Re: Sell Out! : Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:52 pm  

Liam Moore born Billinge, Wigan, will be officiating the Battle of the Borough. No bias there then.

Re: Sell Out! : Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:15 pm  

Septimius Severus wrote:

Liam Moore born Billinge, Wigan, will be officiating the Battle of the Borough. No bias there then.

It will be the slowest game in living memory with Wigan getting away with murder !!

The last sell out I remember was the 2002 Challenge cup game which was limited to a 9700 capacity due to H&S. Adrian Lam remembers that game well as it was 16-16 with 10 to go !!

Not as old as some of my elder friends on here, but the one big crowd I remember was the one in Sept 1986 v Wigan when just under 13000 crammed into Hilton Park. Absolutely miles more than the crowd announced (12300) as hundreds climbed over instead of queuing (me being one of them) !! Happy Days. We lost 35-0 !! Wigan beat Manly soon after.

Re: Sell Out! : Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:00 pm  

Think I remember that because it was Dean Bell's debut. And a certain Mr. Cottrell getting quite feisty.

Re: Sell Out! : Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:40 pm  

Feisty, Sir?
Cottrell, Sir?
No, Sir!
How VERY dare you, Sir?!

Re: Sell Out! : Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:54 pm  

TC sorted Steve Halliwell out away against Saints. Remember it very well.

Re: Sell Out! : Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:03 pm  

Cokey wrote:

TC sorted Steve Halliwell out away against Saints. Remember it very well.

Yep, remember it well as Halliwell didn’t share the high try scoring purse the year before !

I loved that 86-87 season. A rollercoaster and doing the double over Wire on Easter Monday and surviving and almost making the Challenge Cup Final. Happy Days.

Hopefully, we will now see many more !

Re: Sell Out! : Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:03 pm  

Cokey wrote:

TC sorted Steve Halliwell out away against Saints. Remember it very well.

Yep, remember it well as Halliwell didn’t share the high try scoring purse the year before !

I loved that 86-87 season. A rollercoaster and doing the double over Wire on Easter Monday and surviving and almost making the Challenge Cup Final. Happy Days.

Hopefully, we will now see many more !