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| Quote: Frombanginfront "Tim Smith ??
Although he did do us a favour by getting injured at Hull KR thus allowing Sam to play. The rest they say is history.'"
You'd think Wigan fans of all people wouldn't perpetrate that particular urban myth. For all Noble's fault about holding back youngsters, Sam played more than Smith that season before Smith got injured. |
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Don't let your love turn to hate
Now we've got to keep the faith
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| Quote: Frombanginfront "Tim Smith ??
Although he did do us a favour by getting injured at Hull KR thus allowing Sam to play. The rest they say is history.'"
Sam was playing pretty regularly that season [His SL debut had been against London earlier in the year where he set up the match winning try] |
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| I think Shem Tatupu has to be in with a shot to make this team.  |
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| Quote: Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy "You'd think Wigan fans of all people wouldn't perpetrate that particular urban myth. For all Noble's fault about holding back youngsters, Sam played more than Smith that season before Smith got injured.'"
True. A worse failing was in the 2008 season, when Sam scored 5 tries on debut and wasn't seen again that year. |
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Karl Pryce!!!
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If we are allowed to venture into the pre-Super League era, I'd like to nominate Jimmy Birts.
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[quote="king warrior":prbr924b]Adam Blair flew over yesterday and has been training the deal is going to be signed this week
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| Quote: the hedonic calculator "If we are allowed to venture into the pre-Super League era, I'd like to nominate Jimmy Birts.'"
Andy Coley was rubbish too  |
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Unofficially the most boring poster on Cherry and White.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_5733.jpeg |
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Mark Reber.
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Dennis Moran is one of the biggest scapegoats Wigan has had in the SL era but I do feel that the criticism he received should of be directed to the coaching staff at the time and not just the player in question.
Lets not forget that Moran was a wonderful player at London, a terrific support player who knew his way to the try line and a player who was recommended to Wigan by the player he replaced - Adrian Lam, who has gone on record as saying that Moran was one of the most gifted player he has played against in SL.
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What's the rumpus, Tom?
[quote="Pemps":1dso5atj]I can't confirm Bennett's exact words but I believe they were along the lines of "Strewth Ian, I wouldn't touch him with yours. He's a flammin' Gala". [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="Wigan Peer":1dso5atj]I keep my bin under 30mph to avoid fines...  [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="MattyB":1dso5atj]you cant tell me they are all busting for a turd.
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Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
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Jerry Seu Seu
Used to be an exponent of rubbing the attacking player head after a tackle.
Was ok before his hard man aura was smashed by Barrie Mac, absolute poop after it.
Danny Sculthorpe
Wayne MacDonald
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| Quote: Pemps "Andy Coley was rubbish too ![]()
I just didn't want to be the one to say it.
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What's the rumpus, Tom?
[quote="Pemps":1dso5atj]I can't confirm Bennett's exact words but I believe they were along the lines of "Strewth Ian, I wouldn't touch him with yours. He's a flammin' Gala". [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="Wigan Peer":1dso5atj]I keep my bin under 30mph to avoid fines... [/quote:1dso5atj]
[quote="MattyB":1dso5atj]you cant tell me they are all busting for a turd.
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Please see for me if she's wearing a coat so warm
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| Quote: the hedonic calculator "I just didn't want to be the one to say it.'"
Hows he getting on down in Wales? |
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I'm more worried about the Welsh.
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[quote="headhunter":lnxdgxk2]Union people are idiots. They almost universally accept that league is a better, faster game played by better athletes, yet for some reason they continue to disregard and belittle it. That game is tedious as hell from start to finish. If he'd ever played or even bothered to give more than a fleeting chance to league he would realise that the game is far more 'technical' than Union ever could be. Booting the ball into touch, scrummaging and forming rucks and mauls aren't areas that involve any skill, technique or mental capacity whatsoever. These are clumsy, outdated facets of the game that are also extremely uninteresting to watch and thus have to be defended in some way by people who are too prejudiced to see the truth.[/quote:lnxdgxk2]: |
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| Quote: Coventry Warrior! "Tim Jonkers and Liam Botham.
Just seen Lee Hansen ![]()
Jonkers yes - but actually thought Liam Botham was a pretty decent player – Never set the world alight and was not normal Wigan standard but he did a massive and underrated job in just doing the basics right at a time we were crying out for it, in the same way Nathan Macavoy did - Both did a lot of unnoticed work imo which helped massively drag us out of the mess we were in! Still baffling to think of some of the signings that season though…makes you question whether millward was actually trying to see us down as saints fans joked about!
For the record IMO the worst wigan team I have watched would be as follows;
1. Doc Murray
2. Desi Williams
3. Jamie Ainscough
4. Paul Koloi
5. Wes Davies
6. Greg Florimo
7. Denis Moran
8. Lee Hanson
9. Mark Reber
10. Jordan James
11. Oliver Wilkes
12. Stuart Lester
13. Tim Jonkers
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14. Ricky Bibey
15. Richie Mathers
16. Karl Pryce
17. Shem Tatupu
Thank god they never all got to play together!!
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[quote="headhunter":lnxdgxk2]Union people are idiots. They almost universally accept that league is a better, faster game played by better athletes, yet for some reason they continue to disregard and belittle it. That game is tedious as hell from start to finish. If he'd ever played or even bothered to give more than a fleeting chance to league he would realise that the game is far more 'technical' than Union ever could be. Booting the ball into touch, scrummaging and forming rucks and mauls aren't areas that involve any skill, technique or mental capacity whatsoever. These are clumsy, outdated facets of the game that are also extremely uninteresting to watch and thus have to be defended in some way by people who are too prejudiced to see the truth.[/quote:lnxdgxk2]: |
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| Quote: Coventry Warrior! "Tim Jonkers and Liam Botham.
Just seen Lee Hansen ![]()
Jonkers yes, but actually thought Liam Botham was a pretty decent player – Never set the world alight and was not normal Wigan standard but he did a massive and underrated job in just doing the basics right at a time we were crying out for it, in the same way Nathan Macavoy did. Both played a massively underated part in getting us out the mess we were in IMO!
Still baffling to think of some of the signings that season though…makes you question whether millward was actually trying to see us down as saints fans joked about!
For the record IMO the worst wigan team I have watched would be as follows;
1. Doc Murray
2. Desi Williams
3. Jamie Ainscough
4. Paul Koloi
5. Wes Davies
6. Greg Florimo
7. Denis Moran
8. Lee Hanson
9. Mark Reber
10. Jordan James
11. Oliver Wilkes
12. Stuart Lester
13. Tim Jonkers
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14. Ricky Bibey
15. Richie Mathers
16. Karl Pryce
17. Shem Tatupu
Thank god they never all got to play together!!
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