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What about Saints signing the wrong Adamson brother?
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We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie-in-the-sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_12937.jpg |
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Jamie Mathieu (sp?)
Trent Barrett
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"phil ford, he's a bit of a stepper
replacing hugh wardell, in jumper no. 15 it's brian case
oooh and he does a bit of a boogie
gregory and gregory, sounds like a firm of solicitors
put the glasses down he's under the black dot"
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| Quote: Wires71 "LOLOLOLOLOL.
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Looking forward to the future......
not livin in the past...:Black Backgrounds/Scooter.gif |
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Richard Vargulias...............
HOW do you spell his name....?????????
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We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie-in-the-sky
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_12937.jpg |
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Varkulis. The next big thing, circa 2004? Halifax centre circa 2008.
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| Quote: Wires71 "Technically we should Shut the F up with Monaghan and King as recent signings. ![]()
I've got King down for Super League Dream Team this year. Currently form centre in the league - not that many fans from other clubs or in-deed from Warrington will admit it.
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| Quote: the ditch "Richard Vargulias...............
HOW do you spell his name....?????????'"
better than that? |
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Looking forward to the future......
not livin in the past...:Black Backgrounds/Scooter.gif |
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| Quote: Tony Catsmith "better than that?'" smelling was never one of my strong pints, |
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| Quote: Paul Youane "I've got King down for Super League Dream Team this year. Currently form centre in the league - not that many fans from other clubs or in-deed from Warrington will admit it.'"
I said this at the game recently. He's definately not a centre though. |
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stuart reardon.
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Brett Mullins.
Nathan Blacklock.
Mathew Johns.
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Nathan Blacklock - 121 tries in 142 games in the NRL for St George Illawarra; 33 tries in 42 in Super League for Hull plus a Challenge Cup winners medal....not sure where the let down was?
John Gallagher was a superb player in union who looked perfect for league but didn't make it. League fans like to use that one example to imply that league is too hard for union players to play. He was one odd example when most of the guys who came over from international union around that time ended up dominating in league.
Craig Innes came from the All Blacks to play for Leeds and was far more successful, when he went to Manly he was the best defensive centre in the Aussie game in the mid 1990s.
Matthew Ridge, who toured with the All Blacks but never played a Test because Gallagher kept him out of the team, came to league and was one of the top players in Australia.
Ricky Stuart was in the same situation with the Wallabies, he toured but couldn't get a Test because Nick Farr-Jones was first choice, he went to league and became one of the greatest players in history.
Michael O'Connor switched from the Wallabies to league and became a State of Origin legend.
Va'iga Tuigimala came from the All Blacks to great success at Wigan; Scott Gibbs, Jonathan Davies and Allan Bateman came from Welsh RU to be three of the best centres in British RL.
Martin Offiah came from lower division RU to be the best winger of his generation.
You wonder why none of those players got found out in league?
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| Quote: Paul Youane "I've got King down for Super League Dream Team this year. Currently form centre in the league - not that many fans from other clubs or in-deed from Warrington will admit it.'"
That's your opinion PY. In my view he is perfunctory at best, I happen to like him but he's certainly not had the impact we were all expecting and surely we must question the value for money. |
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| Quote: sally cinnamon "Nathan Blacklock - 121 tries in 142 games in the NRL for St George Illawarra; 33 tries in 42 in Super League for Hull plus a Challenge Cup winners medal....not sure where the let down was?
John Gallagher was a superb player in union who looked perfect for league but didn't make it. League fans like to use that one example to imply that league is too hard for union players to play. He was one odd example when most of the guys who came over from international union around that time ended up dominating in league.
Craig Innes came from the All Blacks to play for Leeds and was far more successful, when he went to Manly he was the best defensive centre in the Aussie game in the mid 1990s.
Matthew Ridge, who toured with the All Blacks but never played a Test because Gallagher kept him out of the team, came to league and was one of the top players in Australia.
Ricky Stuart was in the same situation with the Wallabies, he toured but couldn't get a Test because Nick Farr-Jones was first choice, he went to league and became one of the greatest players in history.
Michael O'Connor switched from the Wallabies to league and became a State of Origin legend.
Va'iga Tuigimala came from the All Blacks to great success at Wigan; Scott Gibbs, Jonathan Davies and Allan Bateman came from Welsh RU to be three of the best centres in British RL.
Martin Offiah came from lower division RU to be the best winger of his generation.
You wonder why none of those players got found out in league?'"
Got no axe to grind with the other players you quote, nor am I anti-union I just enjoyed seeing the hubris of Mr Gallagher being shown up for exactly that. |
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