Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:08 pm  

I hope a heritage panel is appointed to put forward a list of candidates and then have an input on the result.the only problem I have with Edwards is when he is mentioned on thr media people listening think RU .I think it will be a wigan player ,my two choices would be Jim sullivan or Ellery Hanley,still the games most well known player.Please dont mention poor Don Fox he never recovered from that and his family say it contributed to his condition and carried it to his grave,but his brother Neil would be a fine candidate the games point scoring record holder

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:38 pm  

If it's a Wigan player it's Hanley, not erm errr erm offiah and not Edwards the unionite, Hanley played for GB too so his Wembley ties are strong.

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:40 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

I hope a heritage panel is appointed to put forward a list of candidates and then have an input on the result.the only problem I have with Edwards is when he is mentioned on thr media people listening think RU .I think it will be a wigan player ,my two choices would be Jim sullivan or Ellery Hanley,still the games most well known player.Please dont mention poor Don Fox he never recovered from that and his family say it contributed to his condition and carried it to his grave,but his brother Neil would be a fine candidate the games point scoring record holder

It's not Shaun Edwards fault that the RFL were (are) incompetent and couldn't see his value to the game so more or less forced him into RU.

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:43 pm  

I like the idea of Offiah on his knee's ( ) with his head in his hands, being immortalized as a statue.

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:51 pm  

Having had a think about it, probably the least contentious and most appropriate statue would be this one:

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:57 pm  

Edwards.

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:04 am  

Ask Bradley Clyde if he'd pick Edwards?

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:18 am  

Conroy wrote:

Andy Greg never lost at Wembley for Widnes, Wigan OR Great Britain.

He was the first player to win two lance todds (ok Longy has done 3 but none at Wembley), first to win 5 challenge cups and first to play in 8 finals. Greg all the way for me.

WRONG... It was Gerry Helme!

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:24 am  

Builth Wells Wire wrote:

WRONG... It was Gerry Helme!

Not according to an article I read, but OK

Re: Wembley Statue - who should it be? : Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:25 am  

Horatio Yed wrote:

Ask Bradley Clyde if he'd pick Edwards?

What has it got to do with him?