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Quote: St pete "I'm petty sure he holds Italian passport ![]()
What a fountain of RL knowledge you are!!! What's the wink for? Irony because his name sounds a bit Italian? Tool.
He's played for Italy for all sound minded Saints fans by the way:
www.angelfire.com/oz/greekrugbyl ... 0Italy.htm |
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Quote: St pete "I'm petty sure he holds Italian passport ![]()
What a fountain of RL knowledge you are!!! What's the wink for? Irony because his name sounds a bit Italian? Tool.
He's played for Italy for all sound minded Saints fans by the way:
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "What a fountain of RL knowledge you are!!! What's the wink for? Irony because his name sounds a bit Italian? Tool.
He's played for Italy for all sound minded Saints fans by the way:
Christ! I said the shopping is bad in Leigh and now your stalking me.
Grow up for brains!
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| Quote: St pete "How do Wigan have Richards, Roberts, lulu, Lima, finch, Hoffman, hansan?'"
Richards is Irish, Hansen has been in the UK since school and even represented England academy and Leuluai has been a UK resident since 2004.
Carmont however is a foreign Wigan player you didn't mention |
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Just pointing out some facts, no need to get narky.
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "Richards is Irish, Hansen has been in the UK since school and even represented England academy and Leuluai has been a UK resident since 2004. '"
Richards is Irish?  In an Australian sense, obviously! |
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| Quote: SaintsFan "Richards is Irish? ![]()
He was born in Australia, but grew up in Ireland as both his parents are Irish.
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "He was born in Australia, but grew up in Ireland as both his parents are Irish.'"
yep, he sounds just like he grew up in Ireland |
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "He was born in Australia, but grew up in Ireland as both his parents are Irish.'"
Then he is Australian, unless he acquired Irish citizenship and rejected his Australian citizenship. Oh, and he sounds very Australian for someone brought up in Ireland! I've heard justifications for Wigan's continuing sizeable number of foreign players, but this one is stretching it a tad, I have to say.  |
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| Quote: SaintsFan "It's a shame we're doing this. I know we need some grunt up front given James Graham's exit but we were doing so well on developing home grown players and bringing in British players but now we are going for ageing Aussies again. It feels like a bad reaction to two of our star products walking away somehow.'"
Knee jerk reaction? We've reportedly signed a second overseas player, and by all accounts Flannery and TP are going to leave... I know they are not like for like, but lets see what happens to the rest of the squad for 2012, in theory at the moment its 2 in, 2 out.
Don't get me wrong, I fully agree that UK players would be better (ideally our own Academy) but there is only so far you can compromise the quality of your squad if significantly better players are available, kids for kids sake won't work unless they are good enough. At the moment we haven't got anyone close to being a first team prop in our junior ranks (there are some who may step up over the next 12-24 months) but Graham wasn't just a first team prop. |
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| Quote: jonny the leyther "He was born in Australia, but grew up in Ireland as both his parents are Irish.'"
Do you know him? |
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| Quote: Chris Saint "Knee jerk reaction? We've reportedly signed a second overseas player, and by all accounts Flannery and TP are going to leave... I know they are not like for like, but lets see what happens to the rest of the squad for 2012, in theory at the moment its 2 in, 2 out.
Don't get me wrong, I fully agree that UK players would be better (ideally our own Academy) but there is only so far you can compromise the quality of your squad if significantly better players are available, kids for kids sake won't work unless they are good enough. At the moment we haven't got anyone close to being a first team prop in our junior ranks (there are some who may step up over the next 12-24 months) but Graham wasn't just a first team prop.'"
exactly, there just arnt the top drawer british props availiable, we need the best we can get regardless of nationality |
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| Quote: St pete "Do you know him?'"
Yes.
I don't know you're new 'Italian' Laffranchi though, but I hope he doesn't come over here and say 'g'day folks!' becasue you're accent is key to your nationality, he should come over on a vespa waving a white flag. |
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I just love how deluded the Australian press are calling us British Super League giants.
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| Quote: Saddened! "I just love how deluded the Australian press are calling us British Super League giants.'"
We are. We've been the most successful team in Super League. That makes us Super League giants! |
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Quote: jonny the leyther "Yes.
I don't know you're new 'Italian' Laffranchi though, but I hope he doesn't come over here and say 'g'day folks!' becasue you're accent is key to your nationality, he should come over on a vespa waving a white flag.'"
www.superleaguefans.com/forum/thread-2608.html |
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Quote: jonny the leyther "Yes.
I don't know you're new 'Italian' Laffranchi though, but I hope he doesn't come over here and say 'g'day folks!' becasue you're accent is key to your nationality, he should come over on a vespa waving a white flag.'"
www.superleaguefans.com/forum/thread-2608.html | |
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