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| Quote: bazdev "George is 27 and nowhere near past his best. This season he has played better after a poor 2018. If we can get him motivated he will be the best prop in SL by a distance
Sam Burgess is Souths most important player, now hes had his op on a nagging injury he will show his worth come playoff time.
Have you watched any NRL this season?'"
Age has nothing to do with it. George, along with Sam peaked around 3-5 years ago. Their bodies took a beating at a young age similar to Stuart Fielden and now they are on the decline from the heights they once reached. I am not saying they are bad players, and they can still hold their own but they are not going to ever recapture the form they once displayed. George will go well in SL if his mind is on the job. Best prop in the league? im not sure about that but he will be up there with the best as long as he stays injury free. Sam will still be a very important player for Souths but if you think he is going to come close to hitting the heights of his first stint there, you are mistaken. IMO Tom Burgess is the better of the 3 brothers at this present time and still playing close to his peak level. |
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| Dear shipmates remember to wear factor 50 when going out into that green glow emanating from certain other sites.  |
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Can you not afford sky Sam's killing it
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I hereby announce George Burgess as the 2020 Scapegoat
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| Quote: NickyKiss "It’s been lovely reading round social media and these boards for opinions on this signing. As a general rugby league fan I was made up Wire signed Widdop, Catalans got Maloney etc because it’s great for the league but funnily enough the general feelings around superleague don’t seem as positive on us signing one of the Burgess clan. You’ve got the usual salary cap breach claims, he’ll fit in at the grubiest team in the planet, he’s finished etc but my number one is from our favourite Wire fan Rubber Dickie-
“I’d rather sign Eddie Battye”
Close the forums, we’ve got a winner!'"
The disturbing thing is that he isn't joking! |
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| Quote: Phuzzy "Sorry, I didn't do Wire because it's a very similar situation to Saints. None of your back rowers are current internationals and, whilst I think Currie could have been with a good injury free run, as it stands, he's not. If I give you he's the equal of Faz (ex international) that leaves you Jack Hughes for Greenwood. Jack is a good, solid Superleague back rower but, even at his best, has never been near the England set up. I'm not sure who you want to put up against O'Loughlin but I can't see anyone in your squad (Jason Clarke, BMM - both of whom your own fans don't really rate) who comes close. You say you're an admirer so I'm assuming you agree?
I'm using being internationals as a benchmark because that's the highest standard achievable and is universally accepted as a marker of a player's worth across every sport in the world. Not really sure why you would object to that tbh and I'm sure you've used it yourself when describing Widdop, for example.
I'm not decrying your (or Saints) packs by the way. Both your front rows are significantly better than ours and much the same reasoning applies in reverse. However, my comment regarding the back row is a fair one and, unless you can show me a like for like one that stands scrutiny (to paraphrase your sig, anything else is just opinion) I'm not exactly sure what you're objecting to.'"
In a nutshell I don’t think your second row is anything special. So all we are left with is an agreement that SO’L is/has been. Nothing much to see here.
Still think Burgess is a good signing and Superleague will have more class players next season than this, making it a mouth watering prospect. |
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Ps Currie is a current international and Hughes is in the elite squad albeit for GB rather than England.
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| Quote: moto748 "Eddie Battye.
I just looked up his Wiki page. Is this the work of someone we know? ![]()
Updated at 8.10am by an anonymous person on an Iphone. Seems legit  .
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| Quote: Captain Hook "In a nutshell I don’t think your second row is anything special. So all we are left with is an agreement that SO’L is/has been. Nothing much to see here.
Still think Burgess is a good signing and Superleague will have more class players next season than this, making it a mouth watering prospect.'"
Important bit in bold. Care to back it up with how you think a back row containing 2 current internationals isn't a step up on anything else in Superleague.
P..S. Being picked for the elite squad doesn't make you an international. Neither is 1 game in 2017 current. |
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| Quote: Phuzzy "Important bit in bold. Care to back it up with how you think a back row containing 2 current internationals isn't a step up on anything else in Superleague.
P..S. Being picked for the elite squad doesn't make you an international. Neither is 1 game in 2017 current.'"
I’ll make this really easy, my opinion is different to yours. I accept I won’t change your mind. You said Jack has never been ]near] the England squad, I pointed out that being in the elite squad must make him “near”.
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| Quote: Captain Hook "I’ll make this really easy, my opinion is different to yours. I accept I won’t change your mind. You said Jack has never been ]near] the England squad, I pointed out that being in the elite squad must make him “near”.'"
So why bother posting if you're not adding anything beyond "I disagree"? I'm sure there's hundreds of people who disagree. This isn't a vote! Either put something of substance forward as to why you disagree or your opinion is of no relevance to the debate. Might I suggest you give this a watch. You might see where I'm coming fromhttps://vimeo.com/25921512rl
Depends on your definition of "near". Playing in Superleague makes him "near" if that's your definition of it. Do you honestly see him being picked? |
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| Quote: Phuzzy "So why bother posting if you're not adding anything beyond "I disagree"? I'm sure there's hundreds of people who disagree. This isn't a vote! Either put something of substance forward as to why you disagree or your opinion is of no relevance to the debate. Might I suggest you give this a watch. You might see where I'm coming fromhttps://vimeo.com/25921512rl
Depends on your definition of "near". Playing in Superleague makes him "near" if that's your definition of it. Do you honestly see him being picked?'"
I gave my opinion, it is different to yours, you don’t like my opinion, fair enough. |
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| Quote: Captain Hook "I gave my opinion, it is different to yours, you don’t like my opinion, fair enough.'"
OK. No need to post in future. I'll just assume you disagree with all my posts from here on in. It'll save us all wasting our time. You're welcome. |
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| Quote: Phuzzy "OK. No need to post in future. I'll just assume you disagree with all my posts from here on in. It'll save us all wasting our time. You're welcome.'"
I’m not sure why you are in such a tizzy?
I think George Burgess will strengthen Wigan. I think Jackson Hastings will strengthen Wigan. I think next season should be a cracker. Do I conclude from your post that you disagree with me? Anyway I give in, assume what you want. |
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