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Quote: Mr Carl "Offiah is from east of the Pennines, relatively speaking.'"

Didnt know London was East of the Pennines relatively speaking. a050.gif

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West of the Pennines has always been the topdog when it comes to Rugby League in this country...and no Yorkshire representation on this statue ultimately proves it.

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Hanley at the very worst is the best player of the 80s and 90s era

Arguably the best across all eras

Just an opinion

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Quote: RuddyScoosers "West of the Pennines has always been the topdog when it comes to Rugby League in this country...and no Yorkshire representation on this statue ultimately proves it.'"


In fact, you can narrow that to Wigan, St Helens, Widnes and to a lesser extent Warrington.

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Quote: Big Dutch "Didnt know London was East of the Pennines relatively speaking. Hackney is 0.28 degrees further EAST than the centre of Hull, so relatively speaking yes Offiah was born quite a few miles East of the Pennines. You might want to give your Geography teacher a slap as they clearly taught you nowt, relatively speaking of course icon_wink.gif

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Quote: knockersbumpMKII "Hackney is 0.28 degrees further EAST than the centre of Hull, so relatively speaking yes Offiah was born quite a few miles East of the Pennines. You might want to give your Geography teacher a slap as they clearly taught you nowt, relatively speaking
How far South do the Pennines extend, relatively speaking?

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Quote: Dally "How far South do the Pennines extend, relatively speaking?'"

Doesn't matter in the sense of absolutes when we are talking about East West rather than North/South comparison with regard to the original statement. Hackney is farther East than where the Pennines lie geographically, if you'd care to counter that statement..crack on, it will make interesting reading icon_biggrin.gif

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Its great news that there'll be a RL statue at Wembley. I think the decision to have the 5 players incorporated in the design to capture the spirit of Rugby League is perfect.

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Quote: knockersbumpMKII "Hackney is 0.28 degrees further EAST than the centre of Hull, so relatively speaking yes Offiah was born quite a few miles East of the Pennines. You might want to give your Geography teacher a slap as they clearly taught you nowt, relatively speaking of course Might be 0.28 degrees East but Hackney is still South of the Pennines

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Quote: fc baldy "Edwards or Hanley over Offiah.'"


Should have had Hanley I agree, so much more representative than Offiah.

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Hanley was the better player, Offiah the bigger personality. Serves Hanley right for being miserable whenever on camera!

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Quote: Big Dutch "Might be 0.28 degrees East but Hackney is still South of the Pennines'"

It is both South and East of the Pennines, see your geography aint all that is it fella icon_lol.gif if you had bothered to read the original statement in absolute terms Offiah was born Eastwards of the Pennines as well as being more Southerly
Okay, just to make it easy for you to grasp, think of this, Warrington is geographically 'further' South than Leeds, Widnes even more so, they are both more Southerly AND Westwards geographically of Leeds. Comprenez?
You cannot change the lines of longitude & where towns lie just for your own convenience/arguement

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Quote: knockersbumpMKII "It is both South and East of the Pennines, see your geography aint all that is it fella Good job i dont sail a Boat for a Living icon_smile.gif icon_smile.gif

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Quote: JB Down Under "Hanley was the better player, Offiah the bigger personality. Serves Hanley right for being miserable whenever on camera!'"

Neil Fox was an even better player. And pleasant with it. And a Lance Todd Trophy Winner (1962) I can't believe Offiah's included and Big Neil isn't.

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Quote: Big Dutch "Good job i dont sail a Boat for a Living isn't it just otherwise there would be real cause for alarm icon_wink.gif sailing a boat doesn't give you any qualification for knowing where you are going or how the East/West thing works...just saying icon_cool.gif

All joking aside the slight Lancashire bias in the choosing of the players for the statue I don't agree with personally, not because any of the players don't deserve to be there (Offiah aside) but because I don't feel it can truly represents RL as a whole as there are far too many facets of the game to cover.
As I said up thread, a statue of 2 players (or more) in contact/action as it were would be better, something that grabs an essence of what the game is about rather than showing actual players.
that way it appeals to all fans no matter where you come from or who you support.

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