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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "I never compared Morgan Escare with William "Billy" Boston.'"
I just saw a perspective image of Boston running at Escare on a very muddy pitch, flat packed and it took a groundsman to find him. |
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "That has been my view for years.
Now an informed celebrity named Michael Stephenson has confirmed my view.
No doubt that French teenager Fouad Yaha just might equal and perhaps even eclipse the record of William "Billy" Boston before his career is over.'"
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "That has been my view for years.
Now an informed celebrity named Michael Stephenson has confirmed my view.
No doubt that French teenager Fouad Yaha just might equal and perhaps even eclipse the record of William "Billy" Boston before his career is over.'"
Of course not, there's only one Billy Boston.
To many people it's just a name, some old bloke who used to be good back in the day.
But in reality if Yaha had played opposite Boston, he would have requested to be moved to the other wing. |
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Cobblers. Billy Boston was a product of his era. Players across the board are bigger and stronger now than they've ever been. Eric Grothe was the most powerful winger of his time - he'd be 2-3 stone lighter than today's bigger wingers. And if yesterday's heroes bulked up, how effective would they be? Would Boston even be a back? He certainly wouldn't be in RL.
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| Quote: BrisbaneRhino "Cobblers. Billy Boston was a product of his era. Players across the board are bigger and stronger now than they've ever been. Eric Grothe was the most powerful winger of his time - he'd be 2-3 stone lighter than today's bigger wingers. And if yesterday's heroes bulked up, how effective would they be? Would Boston even be a back? He certainly wouldn't be in RL.'"
Boston did bulk up, he was already over 15 stone when he signed pro, Wigan put more muscle on him, despite his legendary scoring feats the opposition feared him for his crash tackling technique. Fast track him into the start of the Super League Era you are probably looking something similar to Vainkolo. |
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| Quote: Barrie's Glass Eye "Just thought I'd add, the key for Yaha is some form of consistency. He looks to me at least, like he could be the best French outside back that Catalan produce so far, but they have had a lot of false starts in that department, with the likes of Cardace, Gigot, Escare and even Duport starting well and then struggling/being found out. Yaha needs to work hard to make sure same doesn't happen to him.'"
Best post in the thread.
We need him to be given time to develop. |
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| Quote: Judder Man "Boston did bulk up, he was already over 15 stone when he signed pro, Wigan put more muscle on him, despite his legendary scoring feats the opposition feared him for his crash tackling technique. Fast track him into the start of the Super League Era you are probably looking something similar to Vainkolo.'"
Quite a few older fans I've spoken to who saw Boston play likened him to Vainikolo - but better obviously. |
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| Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "That has been my view for years.
Now an informed celebrity named Michael Stephenson has confirmed my view.
No doubt that French teenager Fouad Yaha just might equal and perhaps even eclipse the record of William "Billy" Boston before his career is over.'"
If the Catalan Lad is the Next Billy Boston , then ex London Winger Mason Caton Brown must be the next Tom van Vollenhoven with his 8 tries in 5 games .
Boston racked up 483
van Vollenhoven 392
most SL top scorers struggle to make it to 20 -30 a season so he's have to keep going to Steve Menzies age . good luck to him
BTW if the next Derek ' Rocky Turner appears , don't tell Shaun Wane ... |
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Offiah is likely to be the last of the mega try scoring wingers. 200+ is a lot nowadays. The game is so different now - I wonder how many someone like Offiah would get today?
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| Quote: BrisbaneRhino "Offiah is likely to be the last of the mega try scoring wingers. 200+ is a lot nowadays. The game is so different now - I wonder how many someone like Offiah would get today?'"
If you put him in the Wigan side today he would still score a lot of tries but his opportunities would be less, his centre and half back today would be less creative to give him that second of extra space. |
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Perhaps. But I remember people were saying the same things before Hanley scored 55 in 84/85 season. Players like him, Offiah, Boston and Bevan were freaks. Another will come along but maybe not for a while.
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| Quote: Judder Man "If you put him in the Wigan side today he would still score a lot of tries but his opportunities would be less, his centre and half back today would be less creative to give him that second of extra space.'"
It must have helped playing behind the GB pack. |
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| Quote: tigertot "It must have helped playing behind the GB pack.'"
and scoring 10 in one game |
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