Well worth a listen or watch on you Tube. Very interesting to see his relationship with Shaun Wane and the Maguire effect!! https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cH ... IBRAI&ep=6

Well worth a listen or watch on you Tube. Very interesting to see his relationship with Shaun Wane and the Maguire effect!! https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cH ... IBRAI&ep=6

Listened to this the other day. Was a really good listen, I never realised, despite playing alongside him when he came back to amateur at St Pats, how little he was thought of at Wigan at the time.

Also interesting to hear him speak about moving back to Wigan from NZW and how he probably shouldn’t have done

It also shows the detail Shaun Wane goes into in match review / preparation. Those who think he was just a shouter will be amazed. Jon Wilkin says he has never seen anyone go into so much detail. Can't wait to see him back at Wigan.

That was a really good watch.
Sam actually came across as a very likeable character, even for a Rhinos fan that has booed him for many years

Just listened to this podcast and what a listen it was!

It was interesting to hear Wilkin talk about the intensity of the 2010 Wigan side. I hope IFL listened to it, or someone tells him about it, as if that doesn't speak volumes about what's currently wrong nothing will.

It’s only now we can really appreciate what a time of it we’ve had under Maguire and Wane. I’d say it’s my favourite time as a Wigan fan and I’m old enough (although I was a kid) to remember most of the great run of the late 80’s/90’s. The fight and determination the lads show even now is born out of those foundations laid by Maguire and built on by Wane. Sadly the squad has been stripped of quality and experience and we have a coach unable to get the best out of the vast majority of players. The lifting of restrictions on July 19th are pretty terrifying from a Wigan perspective. I get the feeling we’ll struggle to break 6,000 or 7,000 max.

A real eye-opener when he was talking about almost leaving Wigan just because Wane wouldn't give him a chance because of his defence.

Thankfully it worked out for him and luckily he got his chance because of suspensions

It's absolutely insane that we have almost zero skill and finesse in SL and coaches still just want to churn out the same old cyborg tackling-machine 'middle' just to grind out results.

Best player I've ever seen by a mile. Not just his skill, but also desire to win....... That's what set him apart....

Just watching this now, cant believe Sam Tomkins kicks kids in Tesco!

Good player, terrible person.

Ellaborate...?