Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:22 pm  

MR FRISK wrote:

You could mention a hundred players

Do it then, nothing else to do

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:22 pm  

If I can tack a question on to the end of this thread: on these 1991 games that have been highlighted on Wigan TV the last few days, who is the commentator?

The contrast with 'modern' commentating, both the BBC and Sky, in their different ways, is marked!

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:14 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Yes there was a video of it.

Basically, he was asked how it felt to beat Wigan in the Grand Final and rather than discuss the game he decided to comment on Wigan as a club in a rather derogatory way.

Can someone find it? I don’t remember it and would be keen to see/hear it.

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:03 pm  

fleabag wrote:

Brian McTigue , majestic ballplayer and so fast for a forward. Andy Gregory, had so much natural talent..........and got to mention Kelvin Skerrett. My old dad used to say Skerrett was "worth the admission price alone".....you knew something was going to happen....but you never knew what !

My owd fella left praise for very few but on the rugby front he would regale for hours on Jim Sullivan Alex Murphy Lewis Jones Ken Gee Johnny Raper and Brian McTigue but his tales on Mc Tigue were the one’s that had me wishing I had seen him play in his pomp.

A proper guy with fantastic handling skills and a punch that dropped many a shoitehouse. Props today doing 15 minute stints is a joke and probably one of the main reasons why my love of the game isn’t what it was.

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:12 am  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

but his tales on Mc Tigue were the one’s that had me wishing I had seen him play in his pomp.

A proper guy with fantastic handling skills and a punch that dropped many a shoitehouse. Props today doing 15 minute stints is a joke and probably one of the main reasons why my love of the game isn’t what it was.

IIRC Brian McTigue was an ex-boxer. He was that good that Joe Louis old coach wanted to sign him up to box. The Ozzies were frightened to death of him, even though he was a true gentleman - he was a real hard case.

McTigue died much too soon, he was only in his early 50's if I recall. I did message with his sister very briefly, on a messaging board some years ago.

My old dad regaled me of times before I saw Brian McTigue. I saw him play in the late 50's and early 60's, but I was too young really to appreciate him. My old dad said when some visiting players were doing the 'dirty stuff', the crowd at Central Park used to shout "get him Mac". And lo and behold, that particular forward was left lying, usually knocked out, on the floor when the scrum broke up . AFAIK, Brian McTigue never got sent off.

Alex Murphy in his autobiography wrote, he "thanked God.......that Mac was nearby" when Murphy was winding the Ozzie pack up, 'down under', on such as the Sydney Cricket ground.

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:23 am  

fleabag wrote:

IIRC Brian McTigue was an ex-boxer. He was that good that Joe Louis old coach wanted to sign him up to box. The Ozzies were frightened to death of him, even though he was a true gentleman - he was a real hard case.

McTigue died much too soon, he was only in his early 50's if I recall. I did message with his sister very briefly, on a messaging board some years ago.

My old dad regaled me of times before I saw Brian McTigue. I saw him play in the late 50's and early 60's, but I was too young really to appreciate him. My old dad said when some visiting players were doing the 'dirty stuff', the crowd at Central Park used to shout "get him Mac". And lo and behold, that particular forward was left lying, usually knocked out, on the floor when the scrum broke up . AFAIK, Brian McTigue never got sent off.

Alex Murphy in his autobiography wrote, he "thanked God.......that Mac was nearby" when Murphy was winding the Ozzie pack up, 'down under', on such as the Sydney Cricket ground.

Brian McTigue was man of the match in the best Wigan team performance I have ever seen when they won the Challenge Cup in 1959. I then saw all 3 of the Ashes series matches later that year and he was enormous in helping Gt Britain win the series 2-1, playing initially at prop and then 2 at second row(the position he also played in the CC final).

This was that last time an Ashes series was won in England by GB.

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:45 am  

Azul wrote: Can someone find it? I don’t remember it and would be keen to see/hear it. Can't find it (thought it may have been on here) but it is referenced on the Leeds board. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=589390 It was at a special event they had for him, Sinfield and Leuluai at Leeds Arena.

Azul wrote: Can someone find it? I don’t remember it and would be keen to see/hear it. Can't find it (thought it may have been on here) but it is referenced on the Leeds board. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=589390 It was at a special event they had for him, Sinfield and Leuluai at Leeds Arena.

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:29 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote: Can't find it (thought it may have been on here) but it is referenced on the Leeds board. https://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=589390 It was at a special event they had for him, Sinfield and Leuluai at Leeds Arena. Haha that first post is hilarious. Laughing at Bowen for saying Wigan would win the next 3 grand finals (we won 2 out of the next 3) and Burgess for saying he'd come back and win the GF (he did).

Egg Chasing wrote: Can't find it (thought it may have been on here) but it is referenced on the Leeds board. https://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=589390 It was at a special event they had for him, Sinfield and Leuluai at Leeds Arena. Haha that first post is hilarious. Laughing at Bowen for saying Wigan would win the next 3 grand finals (we won 2 out of the next 3) and Burgess for saying he'd come back and win the GF (he did).

Re: Most enjoyable player to watch : Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:31 pm  

I also don't care what any Leeds fan says, that try they scored in the GF is one of the most blatant knock-ons, I still can't believe the VR gave it.