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SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
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Players who either could have or should have done better.
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Chris Melling.
Outstanding prospect, great kicker, good pace, an organiser and talker from the fullback position. Could have been England fullback. Sadly, two serious knee injuries knocked his confidence and caused him to lose his pace. A real sad loss.
Nigel Wright
A really talented stand off whose career was again blighted by injuries, and never fulfilled his true potential.
Should have
Simon Haughton
One of the most devastating running back row forwards in the modern game. GB International, who should have been a top performer. IMO he started believing his own "golden boy" publicity and gave up on the hard work.
Chris Ashton
Great potential, loads of pace, but an awful attitude on and off the pitch.
However, he is young enough to sort himself out so there may be hope, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Players who either could have or should have done better.
Could have
Chris Melling.
Outstanding prospect, great kicker, good pace, an organiser and talker from the fullback position. Could have been England fullback. Sadly, two serious knee injuries knocked his confidence and caused him to lose his pace. A real sad loss.
Nigel Wright
A really talented stand off whose career was again blighted by injuries, and never fulfilled his true potential.
Should have
Simon Haughton
One of the most devastating running back row forwards in the modern game. GB International, who should have been a top performer. IMO he started believing his own "golden boy" publicity and gave up on the hard work.
Chris Ashton
Great potential, loads of pace, but an awful attitude on and off the pitch.
However, he is young enough to sort himself out so there may be hope, but I wouldn't bet on it.'"
Hock as a should have, although he still might. fair to say he hasn't done himself favours as going down as a great of the game.
All the potential in the world and might of blown it. God I hope not though.
Simon haughton has to be there as the greatest waste sadly. That boy was awsome. |
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "Players who either could have or should have done better.
Could have
Chris Melling.
Outstanding prospect, great kicker, good pace, an organiser and talker from the fullback position. Could have been England fullback. Sadly, two serious knee injuries knocked his confidence and caused him to lose his pace. A real sad loss.
Nigel Wright
A really talented stand off whose career was again blighted by injuries, and never fulfilled his true potential.
Should have
Simon Haughton
One of the most devastating running back row forwards in the modern game. GB International, who should have been a top performer. IMO he started believing his own "golden boy" publicity and gave up on the hard work.
Chris Ashton
Great potential, loads of pace, but an awful attitude on and off the pitch.
However, he is young enough to sort himself out so there may be hope, but I wouldn't bet on it.'"
Simon Haughton was a fantastic waste 
Agree about Melling as well, would have been great without the injuries |
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Danny Sculthorpe - Could have been a really great prop if his head had been screwed on right.
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Ste Breheny - if only he was any good.
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Gary Henley- Smith was quite quick for a winger
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Harry Batt - Classy loose forward who lost his way due to drink, pies and hanging around bus shelters looking like a giant frog.
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Has to be Luke Robinson. His early success (the hatrick at St Helens) went straight to his head and it set his career back at least five years, if not more. Ability yes but his mental strength is weak. Still proves it by dummy spitting at every decision that goes against him.
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Mathers & Higham.
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| Quote: pocket*trout "Mathers & Higham.'"
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[color=#FF0000:1fnfdzuc]Wigan vs Leeds finals aggregate score.
Wigan 178 - 64 Leeds
Wigan wins - 6 Leeds wins - 0[/color:1fnfdzuc]
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubblegum.
Don't you struggle. Don't you fight. Don't you worry, cause it's your turn tonight!
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Haughton was a big should have, the guy had it all yet for whatever reasons Rugby just wasn't for him.
I think it's in Rads book where he describes Simon as someone who happened to find that he was very good at playing Rugby League yet had no real passion for the game and that was probably his downfall.
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Could have = Kevin Brown. Broken by the coach. I would have him back at wigan, but given the way the CC works, in place of who?, I'm not to sure?
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Anyone got the pic of Haughton and Radlinski in their leather jackets?
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Anyone know what Simon Haughton is up to nowadays
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| Quote: ray13 "Anyone know what Simon Haughton is up to nowadays'"
last i heard he was playing for Oldham.......but that was 5 yrs ago. |
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