Jack Napier wrote:
Imagine playing Friday - Monday - Thursday!
Standard Easter calendar. It's already too much. Playing before Saturday would be ridiculous.
Remember Wigan's 1993/94 season ?
Mon 4 Apr Warrington Home 3:00 Won 21-14 19225
Thu 7 Apr Halifax Home 7:30 Won 38-00 14241
Sun 10 Apr Hull Kingston Rovers Away 3:15 Lost 10-21 3026
Tue 12 Apr Bradford Northern Away 7:30 Lost 06-10 14151
Fri 15 Apr Bradford Northern Home 7:30 Won 41-14 17971
Wed 20 Apr Castleford Home 7:30 Won 21-12 19896
Sun 24 Apr Oldham Away 7:00 Won 50-06 8015
7 games in 19 days - and still won 5 of them and the league. The Thursday/Sunday/Tuesday/Friday period in particular. Makes Friday/Monday/(Thursday/Friday) look a doddle in comparison.
Still I suppose the physical demands were a lot less then with players like Andy Platt, Kelvin Skerrett, McDermott, Betts and Cowie plus the athletes of today need more careful looking after than the likes of Offiah, Edwards, Botica and Connolly ever did.
Some amazing attendances there BTW.