Quote: lefty goldblatt "There have always been cheap shot merchants and there always will be, and yes, today's players are fitter, faster and stronger. Players these days are also robots, rarely straying from coaches dull tactics and formulaic plays. If I was a Stains fan, would I rather watch Harry Pinner play loose forward or LMS. I know who I'd prefer.
There's nothing wrong with a bit of biff, infact, there's nothing wrong with a lot of biff. A good 26 man brawl never did anyone any harm, but there's a fair bit of harm in a 2 second late tackle.
Sadly, since THAT night in Wigan in 2000, two commentators really got their lingerie in a twist, and we've become more and more sanitised, year on year.
WWIII in 1988 is still talked about fondly on here. No one was concussed, the crowded loved it, and such incidents continued to happen for years, with no need for faux indignation
Recalling WWIII, there's quite an infamous incident regarding Goodway being a pooh house. Sadly, one of our number attempted the same "feat" on Friday. Now, there really IS, NO NEED for that in our game. That IS, poohhousedness, and not biff.'"
Wouldn't a fairer comprising be between Pinner and Sculthorpe? Presume Pinner wouldn't be the answer then?
