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Wigan Pier Nightclub Door Staff 1988
Wigan Pier Nightclub Door Staff 1988
Photo: Baldylocks
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Wigan Pier night club door staff & owner?.

With the nightclub at Wigan Pier finally meeting it`s end this week,I thought that I`d upload this snap taken back in 1988.

Comment by: Garry on 29th November 2014 at 10:10

Never seen them before.

Comment by: Giovanni on 29th November 2014 at 13:52

I think Ginger on the left was called Geoghan!

Comment by: Johnny on 29th November 2014 at 17:15

These look to too smart for that dump, the Pier Night Club!

Comment by: Baldylocks on 29th November 2014 at 20:36

I seem to remember that the one on the right was possibly called Vinny,if I remember rightly.

Comment by: Peter Schofield on 2nd December 2014 at 09:43

I remember Phil Hongkins who is stood in the middle very well. Don't know the names of the others

Comment by: Cronnie on 2nd December 2014 at 18:18

Where are they now

Comment by: Giovanni on 3rd December 2014 at 09:46

On the door at Brian Potter's Phoenix Nights!

Comment by: Baldylocks on 3rd December 2014 at 14:28

I haven`t a clue as to where all these lads are now Cronnie.
I stopped going in there & lost contact when I stopped going clubbing around 1991 ish when I started doing shiftwork & on call.
I seem to remember that one of the DJs in Wigan Pier around that time was a guy who went by the name of DJ Welly.

Comment by: Cronnie on 5th December 2014 at 16:28

In my day they were called Bouncers.

Comment by: Johnny on 6th December 2014 at 09:33

There's Bouncers and Bouncers! Those at the Blackpool Mecca couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudd! I remember it all kicked off one time and they went missing!

Comment by: Cronnie on 6th December 2014 at 18:40

Johnny, in my day there was always fear of these bouncers, they were top dog. I know it's different now but I,m going back.

Comment by: Johnny on 8th December 2014 at 15:53

I remember an altercation at Uncle Toms in Farnworth. The locals took a dislike to us Wiganers and the bouncers waded in with truncheons. A few of us checked into Wigan Infirmary. It was Halloween and some nurses fed us pumpkin pie! Some consolation as we arranged dates with them!

Comment by: Giovanni on 9th December 2014 at 09:58

Forget Welly and Russ Winstanley, Baldylocks. The best DJ was Tony Jebb from Blackpool!

Comment by: Cronnie on 9th December 2014 at 16:17

Ha ha, nice one Johnny!!

Comment by: Johnny on 9th December 2014 at 23:22

Thanks, Cronnie :o)

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