Abe Frohman wrote:Well you may also recall the following abuse aimed at various players and referees during that period:
"Are you still frequenting gay bars Eastwood" long before it was commonly accepted that Paul Eastwood "drove the other bus".
"Campbell, I hope your kids get Green hair and walk backwards" - aimed at Ronnie Campbell after another inept refereeing performance.
ha ha
It could be a pretty unforgiving environment for out of form Wigan players as well. Colin Whitfield regular taking on the guise of pantomime villain & even Shaun Edwards copping for vocal abuse in 86.
It was sometimes more entertaining watching some of the speccies. I remember watching one fella (it wouldn't be unkind of me to say that I suspect he was low on intelligence & hailed from one of those no-go estates opposite Pizza Hut) hand over a £20 note to his woman (a new acquaintance I suspect) to get him a pint from the Sully Bar part way through the first half. Five minutes turned into ten & still no sight of his woman, so he goes to investigate. Next thing he bursts out onto the Popular Side, face a deathly pale colour telling anyone who'll listen that she'd took the £20 walked into the Sully Bar, straight out the back & probably into town with his hard earned giro money.
