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Saving ourselves for the Cup. icon_smile.gif

So glad i couldn't make it today.

I have to say we as fans should look forward to playing the top 4, our team pitting ourselves against the best if they were competitive. But you always know they going to get spanked, hence if i have to miss a match i will always plan to miss one of these games of hurt. Says alot doesn't it. Rest assured not going to gillingham to see yet another walloping by wolves, i know we beat them last season. something to do with a cup final the following weekend.

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Tim I agree with just about about all you say, except I think the ref was just poor in general rather than favouring Wigan. I think you are right that Wigans performance was superb. If you look at players like Williams, Wigan have a production line which will replace any losses. Can you believe that was Williams first SL game? On the other hand London were awful. Those of us paying to watch that team have been cheated. Definitely the worst London team I have seen, clueless and uninterested. The lack of effort is an insult to paying customers so I have no worries about insulting the London pack as the biggest bunch of Jessies I have seen masquerading as rugby payers. They couldn't dominate a girl guides team.

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I thought we were always gonna get hammered. Wigan are a class act. All their players have the same overall body shape, huge and powerful. we were never going to match them.

Went downhill rapidly after Ben Fisher went off early on with a cut head.

Tomkins worth the admission price alone.

Hoping for a closer game at Skolars tomorrow.

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In a debate about why the CC final isnt in HD. [quote="Gazemous":1jjuuzre]Northerners can't afford HD, what's the point?[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="TheBigFella":1jjuuzre]Im a Northerner and Ive got HD. C0ck. We could also probably buy 3 to 4 houses for what you would pay for 1, doesnt that tell you something.[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="Big Graeme":1jjuuzre]No one wants to live near you?[/quote:1jjuuzre] ------------------------------------------------------- [quote="Paddock Punter":1jjuuzre]I did enjoy asking Bill Arthur at half time as he was walking past a long string of cables which one I could pull out so I could f**k their weekend up as well.[/quote:1jjuuzre]:15431.jpg



Yea, 4 of us won't be going to Gillingham for the match against Wire, the journey is too much for us, we went last year, but won't do it again.

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We can't tackle, can't kick, can't pass, can't catch. A terrible afternoon yet again.

Witt must be the worst kicker I have seen. Kick off out on the full and yet another penalty not finding touch.

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Quote: Euclid "Tim I agree with just about about all you say, except I think the ref was just poor in general rather than favouring Wigan. I think you are right that Wigans performance was superb. If you look at players like Williams, Wigan have a production line which will replace any losses. Can you believe that was Williams first SL game? On the other hand London were awful. Those of us paying to watch that team have been cheated. Definitely the worst London team I have seen, clueless and uninterested. The lack of effort is an insult to paying customers so I have no worries about insulting the London pack as the biggest bunch of Jessies I have seen masquerading as rugby payers. They couldn't dominate a girl guides team.'"


No effort, no guts, no passion and no pride! Have I left anything out?

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In a debate about why the CC final isnt in HD. [quote="Gazemous":1jjuuzre]Northerners can't afford HD, what's the point?[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="TheBigFella":1jjuuzre]Im a Northerner and Ive got HD. C0ck. We could also probably buy 3 to 4 houses for what you would pay for 1, doesnt that tell you something.[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="Big Graeme":1jjuuzre]No one wants to live near you?[/quote:1jjuuzre] ------------------------------------------------------- [quote="Paddock Punter":1jjuuzre]I did enjoy asking Bill Arthur at half time as he was walking past a long string of cables which one I could pull out so I could f**k their weekend up as well.[/quote:1jjuuzre]:15431.jpg



Quote: Euclid "Tim I agree with just about about all you say, except I think the ref was just poor in general rather than favouring Wigan. I think you are right that Wigans performance was superb. If you look at players like Williams, Wigan have a production line which will replace any losses. Can you believe that was Williams first SL game? On the other hand London were awful. Those of us paying to watch that team have been cheated. Definitely the worst London team I have seen, clueless and uninterested. The lack of effort is an insult to paying customers so I have no worries about insulting the London pack as the biggest bunch of Jessies I have seen masquerading as rugby payers. They couldn't dominate a girl guides team.'"

It's a disgrace that we're paying these players to play rugby, you'd of thought they were all youngsters that had only just started playing Rugby League, but they aren't. And they have no excuses. Wigan were very good, but we didn't exactly put up a fight to stop their momentum, just let them play their game and we had no input.
And I didn't mean to come across saying that the ref favoured Wigan, he didn't favour them, he was just awful in every aspect of his game. Didn't know what to do half the time.

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And I didn't mean to come across saying that the ref favoured Wigan, he didn't favour them, he was just awful in every aspect of his game. Didn't know what to do half the time.'"


Alibert gets worse every time I see him, he's so out of his depth it's untrue.

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In a debate about why the CC final isnt in HD. [quote="Gazemous":1jjuuzre]Northerners can't afford HD, what's the point?[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="TheBigFella":1jjuuzre]Im a Northerner and Ive got HD. C0ck. We could also probably buy 3 to 4 houses for what you would pay for 1, doesnt that tell you something.[/quote:1jjuuzre] [quote="Big Graeme":1jjuuzre]No one wants to live near you?[/quote:1jjuuzre] ------------------------------------------------------- [quote="Paddock Punter":1jjuuzre]I did enjoy asking Bill Arthur at half time as he was walking past a long string of cables which one I could pull out so I could f**k their weekend up as well.[/quote:1jjuuzre]:15431.jpg



He's the worst ref in Super League IMHO.

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with Leeds, Hudds and Wire to come............oh what joy!

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Well at least they are good teams so there should be quality rugby on view. I wonder what I was doing back in feb/march cycling 45 minutes each way to watch the likes of Salford and Widnes stuff the current bunch of pansies wearing the club colours.

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[quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow] [quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png



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and Hudds, Salford and Castleford who averaged 1,956 a pop last year..... icon_beat.gif icon_beat.gif icon_beat.gif

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Not going back to the Stoop again this season.

We are a set of very poor physical specimens with tiny, tiny hearts. I have no problem in losing games but I have a massive problem when professional players allow themselves to be bullied, wander around with their heads down and make it clear that they have no enthusiasm or energy for the job put in front of them.

The players were an absolute embarrassment. But so too were the fans. 800 or so out of 3600. And then the very few people (3 or 4?) booing are drowned out by warm applause as the Broncos trot off.

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Its so disappointing when you consider the heart and enthusiasm they showed
against the Bulls compared to yesterday. Yes I appreciate the difference in the quality of the opposition but that performance yesterday was undoubtedly one of the worst I have seen from London. And thats saying some thing considering the last few years efforts.
We were saying the first half looked little more than an opposed training session for Wigan. Or should that be unopposed
Credit Wigan though and this Tomkins chappy was as Willow says worth the admission alone..

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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery....... I will look to the moment, and miraculously, the future will take care of itself. Radio 5 Live, Sat, April 14th, 2007,...Dave Whelan, "In Wigan, rugby will always be king" 'I was certain, positive, convinced, and yet..........unsure' 'It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it' Worry will not prevent destiny from unfolding.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_3632.jpg



Quote: tim "Oh, and well done to Wigan, the best performance by any team I've seen at the Stoop in many years, reminds me of how St Helens used to play. Although they will be stuffed if Tomkins and Richards leave for the NRL in the next few years.'"




No we wont, believe me we have a production line of talent at the club, some of our young players from the 19's down to the 16's are as good a crop of players we have had in years, Sam is a brilliant player and will leave a big hole, but no one else in our game has a player of his talent, don't worry about us, we are in safe hands.

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