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| Quote Mash Butty="Mash Butty"I agree he's only scored 597 points in the NRL so he must be rubbish..........'"
He was only 18th man for Queensland last year, not Wigan standard, Leneghan out! |
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| International Board Member | 20483 | Hunslet Hawks |
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I'm at work so only getting snippets of info....is this it for the day (press conference over)?
Assumed there was other signings? Sarginson, Clubb and rumored Briscoe?
Just wondering....is this it for the day?
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| Quote Cruncher="Cruncher"Who would you have preferred who was a realistic option?
And bear in mind that saying "I'd rather have kept Sam" (which I would too) isn't answering the question.'"
Slater......Marquee Yes, realistic No.
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| Quote DaveO="DaveO"I'll tell you why. If any other club had signed a player of his age and with his injury record you'd be laughing at them.
It's nothing to do with how good he is relative to Tomkins either. A players status as a "marquee signing" is all about his [iown[/i standing in the game. Bowen was set to retire from it until we came along and so it is IMO dishonest to call him a marquee signing.
A little bit of honesty wouldn't go amiss and something along the lines of he fills an obvious gap in the team on Tomkins departure while we look for a long term replacement would not go amiss. We all know that is why he is here anyway so why IL has to think we are all gullible enough to think Bowen is a "marquee signing" I don't know. No one else does!'"
This one of the things that irritates me about IL. He thinks he can take us for mugs. Maybe he is influenced by the happy clappers, maybe he actually believes that his spin is working.
He would do far better to come out and say
"Look, we had to react to Sam leaving, the options were limited and Bowen was brought in as a stop gap. It is hoped that his experience will help one or two of our youngsters next year".
To say he is a "marquee signing" is ridiculous. Five years ago maybe, but now, at this stage of his career? He really must think we are mugs. |
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| Club Owner | 2528 | Warrington Wolves |
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| Quote bazdev="bazdev"Your talking rubbish, he has been outstanding since his knee operation. He will be the best FB in SL by quite a distance. The best player we could have got. Definitely a marquee signing and exactly what we needed'"
A very good player in his day, but his knees are shot hence the Cowboys offering him a coaching role only. You can dress him up as a 'marquee signing' and come across with the normal spin with such claims as 'he'll be a good mentor to the youth' but it doesn't change the fact he's another NRL player using SL as an extension to their career.
Another SL club were looking at him but chose not to further their interest, which I don't think is a big secret.
Potentially a very good player to have in our league but his fitness is very questionable. |
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| Player Coach | 1081 | Wigan Warriors |
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Fair play im no Lenegan fan but Bowen is the best of a bad situation and by all acoounts he is a very good player if his knees hold up BUT labelling him a marquee signing is nothing more than IL making a play on words to try and sweeten the fans.
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Interesting that there is nothing on the two players from London.
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| Quote Bad Leg Strikes="Bad Leg Strikes"Slater......Marquee Yes, realistic No.
Bowen is a good player but not marquee IMO'"
Slater Total NRL points 628, Bowen 597. Bowen was never in a side that broke the salary cap.
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| Club Coach | 15464 | Wigan Warriors |
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| Quote Mash Butty="Mash Butty"Slater Total NRL points 628, Bowen 597. Bowen was never in a side that broke the salary cap.
I say again Bowen is rubbish.............'"
28 try assists and Dally M full back of the year finalist last year, but he missed out to Ben Barba, positively average! |
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| Player Coach | 1081 | Wigan Warriors |
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| Quote dany1979="dany1979"Interesting that there is nothing on the two players from London.'"
Id imagine Lenegan didn't have the face to announce them after just telling us he had sold Sam Tomkins.
They will probably be announced out of the lime light |
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Best available option and still one of the best fullbacks in the NRL on his day, good option to have whilst finding our next "long term" (potentially not as long term as we'd like) option
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"28 try assists and Dally M full back of the year finalist last year, but he missed out to Ben Barba, positively average!'"
Positvely average sickens me, who is responsible for this monstrosity? Off with his head |
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