Re: The Hardest of The Hard : Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:57 pm  

philipk wrote:

Kevin Ward had the Aussies respect for being able to look after himself and them for that matter but my all time hero is

Mal Reilly- not only a REAL hard man - a fabulous footballer as well-

And I believe, still is !!!

Re: The Hardest of The Hard : Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:01 pm  

Even though I have gone for Brian McTigue, my Dad remembers another one from way back, who he reckons was one hard case who Wigan signed that came from Cumbria, his name was/is, Bill Hudson. There is a 'caveat' though, as my Dad reckons he was just plain mad ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hudson_(rugby_league)

Even though I have gone for Brian McTigue, my Dad remembers another one from way back, who he reckons was one hard case who Wigan signed that came from Cumbria, his name was/is, Bill Hudson. There is a 'caveat' though, as my Dad reckons he was just plain mad ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hudson_(rugby_league)

Re: The Hardest of The Hard : Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:05 pm  

moonlight flit wrote:

Even though I have gone for Brian McTigue, my Dad remembers another one from way back, who he reckons was one hard case who Wigan signed that came from Cumbria, his name was/is, Bill Hudson. There is a 'caveat' though, as my Dad reckons he was just plain mad !

My mam says exactly the same thing about Hudson, but she still reckons Mac was "the man"