| FORUMS > Wigan Warriors > Gareth Thomas retires |
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| 2 centres lost in one month of the off season. Its like rats leaving a sinking ship.
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Saint94 wrote "Every team is in your feckin shadow....we all know." - Amen to that, brother
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| Quote: bewareshadows "2 centres lost in one month of the off season. Its like rats leaving a sinking ship.'"
Lost?
The only loss would have been any money handed over to this prehistoric Unionite for anything other than a flag-waving role.
BTW - Which other centre have we lost? |
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[b:1zy5cey6]"...To those people that wrote this team off...
to all those that criticised this team...
tonight's for you"
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regardless of whether or not he would have been a good signing for Wigan or not i do believe that Gareth has brought some much needed positive publicity to our sport and in newspapers that wouldn't ever cover RL in such depth
So before you disrespect him any further please evaluate his contribution to our game
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No trees were harmed during the creation of this post.
However, a number of electrons were mildly inconvenienced.
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Saint94 wrote "Every team is in your feckin shadow....we all know." - Amen to that, brother
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Saddened! wrote "We've got the worst backline in the competition, bar possibly London and Wakey. I'd swap our 1-7 with Salford in a heartbeat.":123.jpg |
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I have evaluated it.
In recent times, they have taken Robinson, Farrell, Ashton, Hape, Eastmond, etc. and in return we (RL) have converted a 35 year-old retiree into somewhere around the 20th best centre in SuperLeague.
Forgive me if I don't care a jot for "his contribution", which TBH was to take the money offered to come out of retirement for one last hoorah.
How many times and how many teams have been absolutely slated in rugby league for offering a similar package to Australians who are/were 5 years younger than him?
I for one will NEVER regret that he was not given the chance to pull on the cherry and white.
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[b:2boqkfe7][color=#800000:2boqkfe7]WIGAN RLFC - SL ERA
WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONS 2017 & 2024
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| Quote: The Biffs Back "regardless of whether or not he would have been a good signing for Wigan or not i do believe that Gareth has brought some much needed positive publicity to our sport and in newspapers that wouldn't ever cover RL in such depth
So before you disrespect him any further please evaluate his contribution to our game'"
I don't think many on here would disagree with you on the fact he has been a great player over the years and has given RL a boost over in Wales.......
....however sit back and think about whether you would have been happy about a 39 year old centre playing week in week out for Leeds next season. (You've just got rid of one for god's sake...and he's two years younger). |
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What's happening with his Mickey Rourke starring bio-pic? Wasn't that going to be the big publicity thing during his Wigan contract.
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[b:1zy5cey6]"...To those people that wrote this team off...
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tonight's for you"
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Wasn't advocating him being a good signing, just wanted him being given the respect he deserves, not fans trumpeting his retirement on here
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Thank God he isn't signing for us. I and a few others got slated for saying this when it was first mooted that he was coming to Wigan.
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The Communist Cap - dragging down success and aspiration to the levels of those who cba.: |
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I think he was a very good Union player and a player who deserves a lot of credit for the way he gave RL a go at an advanced age (and imo did ok, not brilliant but did a job).
Glad he isn't coming to Wigan, even as a publicity stunt as I'm not sure how that could have fitted in with the CC.
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