Super Duper League

Quote: Deano G "Cov Warrior has already dealt with your point about Wellens' success meaning that he is a great player. '"

I have replied to that point elsewhere.

Quote: Deano G "As for the rest of your post, the comments about me bashing Saints players are so funny I don't think I could have made them up if I'd being trying to parody you.

This thread contains numerous, often bizarre, posts by Saints fans attacking former Saints players and Saints squads, in a desperate but doomed attempt to shore up the remains of the pro-CC argument.

Given all the abuse heaped upon Saints players and squads by Saints fans on this thread, to then accuse a Wigan fan of bashing Wellens is unbelievable. '"

And the fact that you are defending players who you claimed "not to have seen much of" or "can't remember" is just laughable.

Quote: Deano G "Especially as all I was doing was saying that he is a limited player physically - there is no substitute for pace and Wellens isn't and never has been quick - and this stops him, despite all his other attributes as a professional, from being a great player.

I wasn't saying he is "rubbish" or "garbage" or using any of the ridiculous expressions Saints fans have used on this thread about their own players. Wellens is a quality player; a very good player indeed by the dismal standard of FBs in the Soopah Doopah era. He is not however one of the all time greats. '"

Whichever way you cut it, time will show that Wellens will go down as one of Saints legends.

Quote: Deano G "The suggestion that Wellens is on a par with Davies is astonishing. Davies was a tremendously talented player, a superb rugby brain, great hands, quick and elusive. I had the privilege of watching Davies play against the great Wigan sides as well as in internationals. He never looked out of his depth. '"

They are totally different players with totally different skill sets. Both are/were top class full-backs and their collective and individual awards place them in the same bracket.

Quote: Deano G "If only you could say that about Wellens and indeed most of his Soopah Doopah England team mates, then maybe we'd have a fighting chance against the Aussies, instead of receiving the inevitable pummelling. I am absolutely dreading the 4 Nations.'"

I'm not dreading the four nations at all. England *should* walk all over the other three nations. True, we do have a lack of quality backs at the moment, particularly in the three quarters but up front we can match the Aussies. That has always been GB/England problem though, hasn't it? We can never quite get a side that has enough quality in every position to challenge the Aussies - years ago it was the forwards who let us down, now it is the backs!