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There is an interesting book now on sale in the club shop. It is the Rugby League Review Number 2 and features articles about rugby league from around thirty writers. There is "Green Without Gold: The Green Vigo Story" by Hendrick Snyders, two articles on the game between Wigan and Bath, Rugby League in Cuba, Eddie Waring, Northern Union Rugby in 1908, How cricket helped pave the way for rugby league in Australia, a good plug for the game by David Watkins and eight obituaries including those of Eric Ashton and Billy Blan who had once played for the Squirrel Hornets from Scholes in the Wigan Intermediate League.
Well worth a look at or maybe a present for Fathers' Day!
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Joined: May 24 2006 Posts: 3528 Location: WIGAN - THE HOME OF RUGBY LEAGUE
glee wrote:There is an interesting book now on sale in the club shop. It is the Rugby League Review Number 2 and features articles about rugby league from around thirty writers. There is "Green Without Gold: The Green Vigo Story" by Hendrick Snyders, two articles on the game between Wigan and Bath, Rugby League in Cuba, Eddie Waring, Northern Union Rugby in 1908, How cricket helped pave the way for rugby league in Australia, a good plug for the game by David Watkins and eight obituaries including those of Eric Ashton and Billy Blan who had once played for the Squirrel Hornets from Scholes in the Wigan Intermediate League. Well worth a look at or maybe a present for Fathers' Day!
Green Vigo now there was a character if there ever was one
WIGAN RLFC IS MORE THAN A RUGBY CLUB - IT'S A RELIGION There will always be a Wigan Warriors no matter what the bitter & twisted blues say
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wiganrlforever wrote:Green Vigo now there was a character if there ever was one
i think some of us know all about the green vigo story without reading it.
which story would you like to hear? the gun wavinmg in hallgate? the attempted entry with manace in ince, the platt bridge labour club incident, the squirrell arms incident, the incident in whelley.......there are just too many.
if the authors done a thorough job then i reckon it will be a good read.
was sad in a way how he went.......he came over from south africa where he had never touched alcohol, and was introduced to it by colin clarke, terry cass, and a few others iirc.........
i used to bump into em in maximes on a saturday, and i knew terry.
sadly the last time i saw him was last year on ince bar at 11 in the morning drunk as a skunk trying to get a taxi to somewhere or other with a couple of deadbeats.
Joined: May 24 2006 Posts: 3528 Location: WIGAN - THE HOME OF RUGBY LEAGUE
wigan pie man wrote:i think some of us know all about the green vigo story without reading it.
which story would you like to hear? the gun wavinmg in hallgate? the attempted entry with manace in ince, the platt bridge labour club incident, the squirrell arms incident, the incident in whelley.......there are just too many. if the authors done a thorough job then i reckon it will be a good read.
was sad in a way how he went.......he came over from south africa where he had never touched alcohol, and was introduced to it by colin clarke, terry cass, and a few others iirc......... i used to bump into em in maximes on a saturday, and i knew terry.
sadly the last time i saw him was last year on ince bar at 11 in the morning drunk as a skunk trying to get a taxi to somewhere or other with a couple of deadbeats.
legend on the field though
I recall he use to blow kisses to the fans when he scored a try, famous one at KR
WIGAN RLFC IS MORE THAN A RUGBY CLUB - IT'S A RELIGION There will always be a Wigan Warriors no matter what the bitter & twisted blues say
Aye and I remember a last minute winning try at Hunslet (Elland Road dog track) not jumpers for goalposts but Giant tuning forks ....any old how me me mate and his Dad went up all joyous in the Stand/Bar and we were pelted with ale from above (fortunately the "glasses" were plastic !)
wigan pie man wrote:i think some of us know all about the green vigo story without reading it.
which story would you like to hear? the gun wavinmg in hallgate? the attempted entry with manace in ince, the platt bridge labour club incident, the squirrell arms incident, the incident in whelley.......there are just too many. if the authors done a thorough job then i reckon it will be a good read.
was sad in a way how he went.......he came over from south africa where he had never touched alcohol, and was introduced to it by colin clarke, terry cass, and a few others iirc......... i used to bump into em in maximes on a saturday, and i knew terry.
sadly the last time i saw him was last year on ince bar at 11 in the morning drunk as a skunk trying to get a taxi to somewhere or other with a couple of deadbeats.
legend on the field though
does he really still live in wigan?
ANCIENT & LOYAL UPON MY CHEST
Ancient and loyal, upon my chest they are men of wigans best a team that plaaayed, the wigan way and won the championship in may
jim sullivan, he was the king brian mctigue and johnny ring a team that plaaayed the wigan way and won the championship in may
when eric ashton was alive and billy boston by his side with dave bolton and billy blan oh what a time to be a fan
in 85, at wem-ber-ly john ferguson and brett kenny a team that plaaayed the wigan way and won the challenge cup in may
in 95 we won them all tuigamala, faz and paul a team that played the wigan way and won the championship in may
wigan pie man wrote:i think some of us know all about the green vigo story without reading it.
which story would you like to hear? the gun wavinmg in hallgate? the attempted entry with manace in ince, the platt bridge labour club incident, the squirrell arms incident, the incident in whelley.......there are just too many. if the authors done a thorough job then i reckon it will be a good read.
was sad in a way how he went.......he came over from south africa where he had never touched alcohol, and was introduced to it by colin clarke, terry cass, and a few others iirc......... i used to bump into em in maximes on a saturday, and i knew terry.
sadly the last time i saw him was last year on ince bar at 11 in the morning drunk as a skunk trying to get a taxi to somewhere or other with a couple of deadbeats.
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