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| Quote jonh="jonh"Yes, i agree, its not like we had one of the best halfbacks in the world in our squad last year..............oh hang on!'"
haha suppose but alot of the quality around him wasn't great. Noble seemed to talk alot of sense last night and said as long as younger players are offering competition to first team they will get their go in a few games and if they show top quality effort and skill in them chances may stay in i.e. as joel did last year. |
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| Quote wiganstripleL="wiganstripleL"to the bit in bold absolutly!! had a chat with noble after the forum had some interesting things say about j tomkins/lockers'"
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| Quote Pemps="Pemps"I quite enjoyed it but I missed a couple of questions due to JTB, woody, Hogan, Jukesays and Twosevenzero weting themselves when a guy introduced himself as "Phil McCraken fron Standish". Although I'm sure he said 'Bill'.
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I also enjoyed Nobles "I love young talent" comment. Seriously felt like a school kid again with the giggles when somethings not even that funny but was dying to laugh. |
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| Quote Cruncher="Cruncher"And yet presumably you approve of him significantly upping the pay of our best youngsters in order to keep them at Wigan?
It's a balancing act and it's about priorities. He also mentioned that he envisaged 'in the medium term' that we are seeking to provide the bulk of our players from out own Academy, with about three world-class players from elsewhere.
He also mentioned that the current situation would change radically in 2010, when five of our current big earners come off contract.'"
I do approve of this yes, but it just seems to me that the balance is slightly wrong and continues to hamper us in the search for real quality. I would rather pay the market value for a world class player than increase the wages of a couple of prospects.
I hope this policy works for us i dearly do, but i think sometimes you have to grasp the nettle when real quality comes on the market.
Regards 2010, i may be wrong but was 2009 not stated at the last forum as the year we could expect us to be in for some big names and the year on which the club should be judged? |
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| Quote Woody_woody="Woody_woody"I also enjoyed Nobles "I love young talent" comment. Seriously felt like a school kid again with the giggles when somethings not even that funny but was dying to laugh.'"
I thought that appetite for young talent had left with Millward |
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1st weeks of playoffs next year 1v4, 2v3. Not impossible Wigan v Saints. IL suggested that if football club at home that weekend we may have to find a new home for this.
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fair enough with the roberts one (glad thats cleared up) and i know the shirts done and stuff, but is there a reason why they're keeping it all hidden?
(sorry if this has already been said)
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| Quote wiganstripleL="wiganstripleL" had a chat with noble after the forum had some interesting things say about j tomkins/lockers'"
From in person to the internet in less than 30 mins.
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| Quote jonh="jonh"I do approve of this yes, but it just seems to me that the balance is slightly wrong and continues to hamper us in the search for real quality. I would rather pay the market value for a world class player than increase the wages of a couple of prospects.
I hope this policy works for us i dearly do, but i think sometimes you have to grasp the nettle when real quality comes on the market.
Regards 2010, i may be wrong but was 2009 not stated at the last forum as the year we could expect us to be in for some big names and the year on which the club should be judged?'"
Indeed, and with the unexpected loss of Barrett, I would have thought there'd be more than 20k floating around... maybe that's why he went back to Aus  |
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| Quote Charlie Seeling="Charlie Seeling"Yes I did.
However, it is Tomkins and sorry but I disagree with Noble's argument and would have spoken up about it. I actually found his comments interesting and would have enjoyed Noble having the full evening to discuss the team.
I disagree because A) The young men are ready because if they are not we must be doing something wrong given youngsters are fine at Castleford, at St Helens, at Leeds etc etc, in the NRL and B) They are not selected on merit. Sam should have been given games from the bench after Whitehaven. Mathers was never selected on merit. Joel Tomkins was hailed as an example but he was not selected because he was ready. He was selecyed because Lockers got injured and Noble had no choice.
You are allowed to think and agree/disagree with coaches etc.
I agree with his comment re wing play. Unfortunately, if the tatics are right in the middle and you make holes up the middle you get stroll in tries out wide E.G N.Z in the World Cup'"
A few things wer e clear from Nobby, and agai simple poitns:
Every young player is different and develops differently.
Noble and the other coaches cover more rugby time with them than you, me or any other on this forum.
Theyy are best placed to make the judgement on the readyness, and also how long they stay there.
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| Quote AJ="AJ"Really? Seems odd they would pull the plug when the feedback on Pirtek was nearly all positive. Is it not more realistic that IL doesn't want stuff on here he announces it and as such is putting scare stories in place?'"
Exactly, who seriously thinks a company would pull a major sponsorship deal because someone on a fans forum put their name on a made-up shirt. |
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