maguire... he is like the swine flu of rugby league.

(is that better wigan fans?)

Maybe he hasn't seen the incident properly yet? I think when he watches it again he will change his mind. At the time from the away stand I didn't see it properly and just thought it was handbags etc. But then I got a text from a mate saying it was a bad one, came home watched it again, realised it was bad and that it deserves a lengthy ban.

I don't think you will see Maguire appealing or sticking up for him when he faces the disciplinary panel.

i noticed you didnt use the C word

There's a contrast emerging between the Tony Smith approach which is that the aim is to play the right kind of rugby and then that will will lead to the right results and the Michael Maguire approach which is to do whatever is required to get the right results....attacks to the knees, gouging, pretending to be injured, holding players by deliberately trapping the arm/legs etc win penalties , bringing players back early from long bans for drugs, challenging refs decisions etc.

It feeds through into things like accepting bans, accepting bad reffing decisions, accepting disciplinary punishments. In short behaving like men not like spoiled children.

I have no doubt if a Warrington player acted as Hock did, Tony Smith (and the Warrington club) would deal with the player and then hand it to the disciplinary.

On a similar note I suspect the petulant and foolish Tompkins needs a mature coaching influence to stop him going off the rails and it looks like Maguire is not providing that influence. Looking at the change in Lee Briers attitude (and others) under Smith, he could do wonders for Tompkins.

I think once he's had a good look at it on the telly he'll soon change his mind

didnt want to upset anyone with words.... you know how people get.

Do you honestly think Maguire told his players to go out there and gouge the opposition's eyes out?

only on the Wigan board

Disgraceful from both Hock and Maguire. To condone that and play it off as nothing is nothing short of farcical. Show's Maguire's true colours, the underhand tactics employed by the Wigan team are obviously not a coincidence and this statement magnifies that point.

Clueless!

forget the eye gouge.... i said 'cancer'.

Again, where does it say he was referring to the Hock incident? The bit I read doesn't list the questions Maguire was asked, who knows what the question was. If I missed this elsewhere then obviously I take it back...

Quote: Dave26 "Where does it say he's referring to the Hock incident?'" Here: www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Quote: Dave26 "Where does it say he's referring to the Hock incident?'" Here: www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480