{"id":99737,"date":"2023-10-07T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99737"},"modified":"2023-10-07T08:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T08:20:12","slug":"willie-peters-knows-demand-on-wigan-players-shoulders-as-hull-kr-look-to-shock-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/willie-peters-knows-demand-on-wigan-players-shoulders-as-hull-kr-look-to-shock-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Peters knows demand on Wigan players' shoulders as Hull KR look to shock | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
WILLIE Peters knows just how much pressure is on Wigan\u2019s players to deliver \u2013 he felt it himself.<\/p>\n
But he had some decent team-mates to help take the weight from his shoulders \u2013 Andy Farrell, Jason Robinson, Kris Radlinski and Denis Betts.<\/p>\n
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The Hull KR coach was bought by the Warriors at the turn of the century after starring for fledgling outfit Gateshead.<\/p>\n
So he knows all too well just what those sat in the DW Stadium stands will demand, even though he could call on some back-up.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the main memories is we won more at Wigan,\u201d said Peters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were still trying to find our identity as a club at Gateshead, Wigan knew who they were and what their identity was.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when you put a Wigan shirt on there\u2019s an expectation, no doubt about it. That\u2019s what makes them the club they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I played with some handy players \u2013 Kris, Andy, Jason, Denis, Gary Connolly, Steve Renouf and Terry O\u2019Connor to name a few.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>NEAR AND FARR <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BEDDI-BYE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>GIVE IT A TRY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>GIVE ‘EM SAM <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd they helped me. I was only 20 or 21 at the time but what they wanted me to do was boss the forwards around, then when Andy wanted the ball, fire it to him.<\/p>\n \u201cAndy wanted me to boss the forwards so I could get him in space and let him do his thing. I had the easy job, throwing him a 20-yard pass.<\/p>\n <\/picture>NEAR AND FARR <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BEDDI-BYE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>TONGA TIED <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BRIGHT KNIGHTS <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was one of the most enjoyable years of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n One of those sat in the stands while Peters worked his magic as Wigan made the 2000 Grand Final is now a familiar face.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Warriors boss Matt Peet was a teenage fan and he believes the way he is still regarded there proves just how good he was.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI watched him play at Wigan and at Gateshead. He was a good player, a very intelligent half back and there was a reason why Wigan went and got him.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he\u2019s been brilliant, not just with the way his team\u2019s played \u2013 the way he\u2019s acquitted himself as well.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s still held in very high regard here, people only speak fondly of him, as a player and a person.\u201d<\/p>\nLiam Farrell hopes Wigan’s culture and work stops repeat of semi-final agony<\/h3>\n
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