Wigan Album

Bill Sayer on the back row next to the guy with his hand raised.

joe Tindall front row 3rd left.

Is that Bill Sayer the wigan rugby league No9 hooker who wigan let go in 1966 to saints who then went on to demolish wigan who did not have a recognised N09 due to Colin Clark being suspended for 1 game??

The very same Alan. John Dickenson 1st left front row.

Alan, as i remember it, it was Alex Murphy that demolished Wigan that day by creating scrum after scrum by fair means or foul thus giving Sos Sayer and Saints the odds on chance of retaining or regaining possession, due to, as you so rightly said, Wigan having to play our second choice hooker Tom Woosey, against probably the best hooker of a ball in the game at that time. With all due respect to Sos(RIP)he was far from the best hooker with ball in hand.

another old mate of mine who is stood up in the middle (white shirt & blonde curly hair) dave ruddy.

John Dickinson front row far left.

Bill Sayer related how he played in some sort of a match on this trip with a "Bellyful" of guiness and had to be helped up whenever he went down.He was 50 by then remember.

I was one of his props
It was both an honour and a rush to escape the regurgitated Guinness

A very good singer after a pint or two was Bill.

He wasn't a bad darts player either, he played for the same team as my dad, they were doubles partners, a good lad all round.

looks like cliff peters 2nd from left , front row

someone please enlighten me . is that dave mccoombes stood in the middle with his thumb up ? .

I don't think so, I believe it's David (Billy) Williams, spotted Mick Kenny as well

I love the fact that I'm on there but skilfully hiding behind John Carey (who got so bladdered in the Guiness factory that he got us thrown out !)

Cracking trip