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| Quote: BrianBradyHandOff "I first came across Mark Roberts in an A tem game vs Wigan at Central Park. We were late and game had kcked off. The first I saw of the game was a young chap moving at a great rate of knots in the left centre position. He was absolutely flying, it was Mark Roberts. He was as fast as any centre playing the game and faster than some wingmen. He came from Oldham(I think). The only second row man who came close in terms of speed was Dick Huddart (a Cumbrian) who played for Saints but hespoiled his legend by emigrating to Australia at the peak of his career. Marks career started sliding when he started waking up in the middle of the night with an appetite he couldn't satify despite getting the chip pan on at 3am. He was diagnosed as having diabetes. Not long afterwards he signed for Halifax but he didn't play for them for long, a knee injury forced him to retire. He may have played centre for Halifax. He cerainly didn't play in the centre for Wire.'"
From memory, he "bust his knee" against Swinton in Sept 89(Keith Holden a couple of years earlier - same opponents, anyone). I remember watching his comeback game on a Friday night A-teamer.... he almost hobbled ONTO the pitch. Gutted. I don't think he played for us again.
Without looking back, someone earlier mentioned that today's equivalent in Liam Farrell. Couldn't agree more. I LOVE watching him, too. There was a game around covid time, where we were comfortably beating Wigan, with 20 minutes to go. He killed us, and we held on for a draw (I think)
Players like Roberts and Farrell are the reason I watch RL. I WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED. My "not getting" Waterhouse, I've mentioned on here many times. He was a BRUTE of a player for us, carrying 3 men over the line for a try on many an occasion. That was his forte. He'd also give 30+ tackles per match. But he never got the crowd excited. I preferred Louis Anderson, the years before. It takes all sorts to please many people.
P. S. I remember the diabetes story in relation to his Rugby career. That must've been tough. Accommodating that, alongside keeping his RL career,bearing in mind 30odd years o, how "food savvy" sports people are, now |
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| Quote: Moe syslak "My all time wire pack(of players I've seen)would be made up of players from 87(boyd, Roberts, Gregory)and 2011(morley, monaghan and Westwood).'"
I'd trade your Monaghan, for a prime Duane Mann, Moe
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| Quote: lefty goldblatt "I'd trade your Monaghan, for a prime Duane Mann, Moe
That pack would be pornography'"
Well we all play with 2 hookers nowadays so there's a place for them both! Duane Mann was way ahead of his time, would've been unstoppable in today's game. |
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| Quote: Moe syslak "Well we all play with 2 hookers nowadays so there's a place for them both! Duane Mann was way ahead of his time, would've been unstoppable in today's game.'"
Does Clarke get a place ahead of someone in the Monaghan/Mann rotation? |
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| Quote: Dita's Slot Meter "And by that time he was pretty much shot from injuries. So to say he was better at centre seems like a pretty bold claim... ![]()
I didn’t say he was a better centre.
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| Quote: rubber duckie "I didn’t say he was a better centre.'"
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| Quote: lefty goldblatt "I don't think I've ever read so much attention seeking hogwash in my life.
You don't rate him. That's fair enough. Opinions are like anuses. We've all got them. Some of them stink.
But to make up stories about him playing centre is the hogwash bit.
Last year, I moved house, and have moved a lot of "junk" into my spare room. I've just looked at my old programmes (which are in a box, in chronological order). I've scanned 30-40 off them
Have a guess how many times Roberts was named centre from 84/5 to his sad demise 89/90.....that's right. ZERO.
Our centres in the early part of his (Roberts)career were the Duane bros, Cullen, Bevan, Younane, Forster.
You must be thinking of someone else.'"
I never said I didn’t rate him. |
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As a Wigan fan, Boyd, Tamati, Jackson, Roberts, Sanderson, Gregory was quite intimidating. Expecially with the man later banned from his home town on the bench, with Bob Eccles in reserve. I went to school with Eccles's sister and she was scary enough...
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'I've done things i'm not proud of. And the things i am proud of,.......well they're disgusting':44022.jpg |
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| Quote: morleys_deckchair "Does Clarke get a place ahead of someone in the Monaghan/Mann rotation?'"
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And so you aim towards the sky,
And you'll rise high today,
Fly away, Far away,
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| Quote: rubber duckie "I never said I didn’t rate him.'"
Time to stop digging, Mr Duck....  |
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Right, I've left this 24 hours, let's see if this has gone the way I expected it.
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Andy Holbrook looked to be making a very useful second row/loose forward until injury forced an early retirement.
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