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| Quote: nadera78 "People are (quite rightly IMO) angry that a talented, committed Londoner in the prime of his career has decided to walk away from RL because he knows he will not get a game. What makes it worse is that two sh*t Australians, earning heaps more than Joe Mbu, are automatic selections week-in and week-out, when we all know that they are no better than he is. In fact they show less committment, less endeavour and they won't be here two years from now.
Maybe if the club wasn't wasting money on those guys there would be some left over to buy a quality half back or a block-busting prop?'"
I can't see how it is double standards. We are actively recruiting players who are arguably inferior to Joe Mbu, and we are assumingly paying them decent money to make the switch down South. They will probably get bored of it, home sick or something and leave within a couple of seasons, or be useless, as many are unproven in Super League. And we are boasting about these on our website like they are amazing signings who are going to make us Champions, where in reality we will struggle to even challenge for the 8th play off postition. |
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| Quote: Dave Lister "
Exactly, BMcD has brought in plenty of players in a position where Joe could do just as good a job.
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| Quote: jbuzza "Exactly, BMcD has brought in plenty of players in a position where Joe could do just as good a job.'"
This is the point we are trying to make.
My word, three or four sensible posts in a row - is this a first for SITC? |
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| Quote: nadera78 "People are (quite rightly IMO) angry that a talented, committed Londoner in the prime of his career has decided to walk away from RL because he knows he will not get a game. What makes it worse is that two sh*t Australians, earning heaps more than Joe Mbu, are automatic selections week-in and week-out, when we all know that they are no better than he is. In fact they show less committment, less endeavour and they won't be here two years from now.'"
Is this the "royal we"? |
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| Quote: Big Graeme "The club has no say in the matter ![]()
Yeah right.
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| Quote: Snoopy "It seems to me some posters on here are using double standards. It was only a few weeks ago that people were slagging the club off for the lack of quality in the squad for 2010 and questioning why certain players were kept.
Now they are slagging the club off for not retaining a hardworking but essentially marginal SL player taking up a wage that could be used to pay for a quality player. Maybe that is where we got the money for young Bishop ![]()
You're assuming we think he's a marginal SL player. I don't. We do have a few with squad numbers next year who definitely fit into that category though.
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| Good luck for the future, Joe and thanks for all your efforts in London RL.
You will be missed on and off the field (but at least I have some great photos of you with my niece and I. Truly a rose between two thorns!)  |
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I can understand this... as I too quit the game just after my 26th birthday and within 1 year of my daugther being born.
I didnt go back to RL until 10 years later after moving to the East Midlands...
there are times in your life that you make life changing decisions - good luck to the guy.
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rlMbu returns to the Skolarsrl
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| Quote: Shaun the Skolar "rlMbu returns to the Skolarsrl'"
Good that he's still in the game. Hope he can develop as a coach.
Good luck, Joe. |
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That is good news. He has a lot of experience and that is what the Skolars are missing. I bet he will want to pull the boots on again soon!
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| Quote: poplar panther "That is good news. He has a lot of experience and that is what the Skolars are missing. I bet he will want to pull the boots on again soon!'"
I reckon you are right. I bet we will see Joe don the Skolars jersey next season. Good purchase by the club. |
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Good on you Joe.
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Glad to see he's stayed in RL, specially RL in London, good on you Joe.
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| Quote: Captain Jack "I reckon you are right. I bet we will see Joe don the Skolars jersey next season. Good purchase by the club.'"
Never mind Skolars he should be pulling on a Quins RL jersey next season! |
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