Sam Tomkins

Quote: danburge82 "Can't stand the little rat!

I think he's a good player. A little selfish at times and makes wrong decisions at times too, but his winding runs are great to watch and he's improving defensively. By the time he's in his late 20's he'll be a very good player.

However, he just doesn't play within the spirit of rugby league. He's like a whingey and whiney little girl, or like Wayne Rooney or Ashley Cole in footy - notice how they get boo'd a lot as well! He's worse than the fat ginger Scouser at Saints for crying to the refs. Tomkins spends more time in conversation with the referee than all SL captains put together. Any decision the ref makes he's got a loving comment to make about it. Why?! Just shut yer dirty cake hole and get on with the game you moaning tw@! Ganson sinbinned him for it a while back (could have been last season) but that was the only time I've ever seen a ref punish him. He also constantly calls for the ref to give a decision. Never seen owt like it. A little tickle brushing his chin and he's looking and shouting at the ref for a penalty. If he wants to be a referee why doesn't he just get his badges and run around the middle with a whistle? He can make as many calls as he wants then.

Then there's the parts of his actual game. Constantly tying his legs around opponents or gripping opponents hands/arms or pulling opponents jerseys close to his body in a tackle to try and win a penalty. Constantly pushing the marker when he plays the ball. Constantly throwing or kicking the ball away. Constantly taking the mickey with facial expressions or saying things to opposing players. He dives too and feigns injury quite a lot; that dive in the Grand Final last season was an absolute disgrace where he went down as if absolutely smashed in the face and holding his face on the floor when there was absolutely nowt up with him, he was like a girly South American footy player. And so on and so on.... I've not even mentioned sticking the "V's" up last week - oh I just did!

Now don't get me wrong, every player in the league will do these things now and again throughout the season (well apart from the diving and feigning injury) but it's all game, every game with this runt. And this is why he's boo'd. How the media don't get this I don't know.'"

Totally agree with this. He went down in my estimation yesterday. However, Maguire has a lot to do with this, the player is starting to emulate the coach.