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| Quote: Silver "Great news, and apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but does that use up all our quota spaces.
Yes it does. I had heard a rumour from inside the club that Hicks might be offered a new contract. so it looks like Vinnie is the only one to leave out of the current squad & Hodgson is our only signing - unless Smithy has something up his sleave?
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| Quote: Fearnhead Cross "Yes it does. I had heard a rumour from inside the club that Hicks might be offered a new contract. so it looks like Vinnie is the only one to leave out of the current squad & Hodgson is our only signing - unless Smithy has something up his sleave?'" Sinfied...
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| Quote: sally cinnamon "I know it won't be a popular view on here but imo Hicks is a better winger than Drummond, Forster or Henare.
Saying Henare was a great winger is like saying Graham Appo was great. They were both fast and dangerous when they were fit which was about one full season each. Henare's second year he was a shadow of the player he was in 96, people forget that because he got sacked half way through.
Drummond was hard and a great competitor but overall he wasn't as classy a finisher as Hicks. Same with Forster, I missed the start of his career so possibly missed his best years but for what I saw he was another good clubman but not in Hicks' quality. I would definitely have Hicks in my all time Warrington team from players I've seen (1989 onwards)'"
I agree. Hicks is technically superb. The vast majority of ex Warrington wingers (that I've seen since the late 70's/early 80's) would not be able to score some of the tries that Hicks manages. I hope that we can find a way to keep him next season but a quota player [ihas[/i to go to allow that. Che will make the right decisions
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| Henare's famous try v Saints when he ran through the scrum onto a Scully offload from the base - only 2 wingers I have seen play for Wire would have had the pace to score that, Henare & Penny. Henare's 2nd season was mainly spent in a doped up stupor though...
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| I have to agree, been watching the game since 82 and IMO Hicksy is one of the best finishing wingers we have had. Saying that we haven't had an abudance of great wingers, unlike Saints, Leeds, Wigan and Bradford have had over the years. Its somewhat a luxury to have 2 class wingers at a club.
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| Quote: the flying biscuit "we view an ordinary Winger through Australian glasses and he's the best thing weve ever had'"
or alternatively we view a quality athelete through the "he must be inferior to any player from a previous era" glasses and dismiss him outright as belonging on our roll call of great players
but i must admit it would be nice to have someone as entertaining and charismatic as dessie in the side
hicks is solid and rarely makes mistakes, which i reckon is probably one of the most valuable assets for a winger in today's game, and is a brilliant finisher close to the line to boot and so for the super league era he's absolutely head and shoulders above anything else we've had which for me is a decent argument for ranking him alongside the wingers who were head and shoulders above the rest in their respective eras
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| It's impossible to compare Bevan and Hicks they played at very different times. Tries were much harder to come by for Bevan and I believe Bevan should be immortalised as the greatest winger ever to play our game. No one comes close to Brian Bevan for me, but Hicks is the best winger we have had for quite a while and is a reliable finisher in nearly ever game he plays.
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| Quote: tino "or alternatively we view a quality athelete through the "he must be inferior to any player from a previous era" glasses and dismiss him outright as belonging on our roll call of great players
but i must admit it would be nice to have someone as entertaining and charismatic as dessie in the side
hicks is solid and rarely makes mistakes, which i reckon is probably one of the most valuable assets for a winger in today's game, and is a brilliant finisher close to the line to boot and so for the super league era he's absolutely head and shoulders above anything else we've had which for me is a decent argument for ranking him alongside the wingers who were head and shoulders above the rest in their respective eras'"
Your last paragraph surmises the situation pretty well. You don't recall Hicks going into touch as that is not how the game is played.
Conversely, there are numerous times that Des went in to touch as that was the norm; go outside.
sally, you say that Des wasn't as classy a finisher as Hicks. I am assuming you mean within 20/30 metres of the line which I guess I agree with.
As for the ability to score tries effectively out of nothing, I would have Des everyday. His ability to evade/swerve whilst still accelerating is something I have yet to see to this day.
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| Agree with Sally, which is why i posted on my first quote IMO Hicks is netter than Foster, Dessie and Henare obviously the flying biscuit strangley doesn't rate Hicks.
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| Quote: Wire_74 "Agree with Sally, which is why i posted on my first quote IMO Hicks is netter than Foster, Dessie and Henare obviously the flying biscuit strangley doesn't rate Hicks.'"
I think you may have misinterpreted biscuit's words. My interpretation of his comments are that Hicks isn't our best winger of the past 48 years, which I agree with.
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| Quote: getdownmonkeyman "I think you may have misinterpreted biscuit's words. My interpretation of his comments are that Hicks isn't our best winger of the past 48 years, which I agree with.'"
I think Hicks was better than Thackary, biscuit doesn't
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| Hicks is big & strong in the tackle and fast supporting play. Who will forget the game sealing try at Widnes against the Pies last year? He is very fit for his age and if he does stay, I for one wont complain.
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| He's the best finisher in the league IMO. He scores tries that only other wingers would drem off.
See Murrayfield earlier this campaign.
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| all of this is irrelevant,as someone as already asked without reply how can we re-sign him and able to fit him in the quota,since im pretty sure with hodgson now signed our quota is full????
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| hicks is a very good winger and to find someone to do as good or even a better job would be very hard..on the subject of comparing wingers,if hicks came up against dessie..hicks would have one almighty game trying to keep dessie quiet...tho fossie dessie henare thackaray would do a very good job for us in super league..it something we`ll never ever know
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