I wasn't aware many of us on here hated him. A figure of fun as the "Come and have a look at what you could have won" perennial loser with Wire but even that pleasure has been taken away from us now.

If memory serves me Goulding called Anthony Sullivan some not very nice names on a Cardiff car park after trying to intervene in a disagreement he was having with a few Wigan fans.

As for Briers...I think he hates us more that Sts fans hate him. He was a Saints die-hard as a lad, and I don't think he ever got over the fact that Saints cashed him on him after they was given an offer they couldn't refuse

How much did Saints get for Briers?

I thought that he had told Saints he wanted out.

Bit arrogant from him if true, what was he 18/19?

I don't think he did. In fact I saw him being driven into Wilderspool on the day of his signing. I was walking home from Priestley College to the bus stop in town and they drove him in when I stopped on the corner after the car wash to catch my breath. He looked miserable, like he was going to cry.

Ain't that just how he normally looks?!? He still lives in St Helens though doesn't he? Can't hate the place that much then. Maybe he'll be part of the deal that takes Graham to the HJ!!!

'hatred'?? i know of nobody that hates l.b! personally ui've always thought he was very harshly treated and given that he has had a fine career down the road at a top level proves to me that he was the real deal that many saints fans thought he was. i'm made up for him that he's finally won summat worthy of his skill and commitment

This is rubbish.

Saints did not turf him out. He wanted first team rugby, which he deserved, and Wire offered a very high fee (65K?) for a lad that was so inexperienced, which we accepted. He was perfectly happy to move on.

As for him hating Saints, well he comes along to watch us often enough and still talks of us fondly, so I just can't buy that.

Personally, I was pleased to see him get the winners medal he has so richly deserved.

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He went in the part ex deal for Scully didnt he?

Goulding.

From what I can remember.

Wigan beat Saints in an "on the road game" in Wales (Swansea?) and Goulding allegedly had an altercation with a fan at night after the game.

Goulding ran riot in the hotel after that game, but he wasn't alone. And he certainly had a 'disagreement' with Hunte but it was nothing to do with colour of skin. I also remember walking past the main stand at Keighley in '97 about 20 mins before kick off, the door next to me flew open and two seconds later Bobbie was lay on his back with Pickavance laying into him. Those were the days!

Briers first really impressed me when he had a fantastic game at Central Park when we won there in '97 for the first time in a decade. He was an undoubted talent that in effect got us to Wembley after Bobbie's 8 match ban for a slightly high shot in the 4th round. But you cannot forget the influence Goulding had in the Saints team back then - he pretty much ran the show (just watch the final and the way he hauls Vila back to his feet to get back involved with play). As Dave rightly points out, Lee wanted first team rugby, we took the £65k from Wire - and ended up with Sean Long.

Not a bad bit of business.