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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"Why? Does he say he'd have stayed if we'd built a team around him?'"
No he doesn’t or if he did it’s a white noise only the pimp can hear.
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| Quote Scarlet Pimpernell="Scarlet Pimpernell"If we had not gone down the route we did then TJ like he said in an interview after the Leeds game when asked why he stayed with us would not signing elsewhere and we would not be in the position we are.'"
I remember that game and interview very well. Tupou and Broughy had stand out games too. The problem to me was that a whole bunch of the team including BIll, Tom, Tini and Broughy all hit lengthy injury spells together and I don't think we ever saw many of that whole bunch back together in any reasonable shape. It was a thin squad that relied heavily on individual brilliance and off the cuff plays. Tom and Bills fragility going forward from there was a major reason we didn't progress.
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International Star | 5370 | Wakefield Trinity |
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| Quote vastman="vastman"No he doesn’t or if he did it’s a white noise only the pimp can hear.'"
Just to help your memory when interviewed and Sky asked why he stayed at a club like Trinity he quite forthrightly stated that he thought he could achieve all he wanted at Wakefield with the team we had. It is unfortunate that we could not improve it from that point but if you ask your controllers they may be able to advise why they missed the opportunity.
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Player Coach | 6316 | Wakefield Trinity |
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| Fantastic winger. A match winner that any team would have had in a heartbeat. When fit, best English winger by far. Every time he played on Sky, it felt like Phil Clarke was making a personal plea for Wigan to sign him.
It's a real shame for him that his career has been so dogged by injury and I hope he can avoid it for the rest of his career. Every credit to him though for staying as long as he had. Although MC said that he would never want him to go, we all know that when player's heads are turned by money clubs or Grand Finalists, they go. It's never if. It's when and at what price. For Tom not to go that route says a lot about him as a person. Team player and loyal.
Hope it goes well in France.
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| Quote vastman="vastman"Don’t flatter yourself.
This current situation was bound to happen as finally we have a BOD brave enough to make strategic decisions.
Great plans sometimes fail and that may be the case here, such is life. But let’s be in no doubt, if we hadn’t spent every penny we can spare on the new ground and infrastructure we would be kicked out of SL regardless. To believe anything else is an utter fantasy.
I am sure you can explain what money was spent prior to the recent floodlights on the ground and infrastructure because we had a payment holiday on the loan and thereby no rent to pay. I would suggest the lack of investment is the reason we have restricted access to the North Stand.
I am sure you can tell us what money we have spent on the ground that ensured our SL survival because my understanding it was league position that was the deciding factor, pretty much like this season. It is unfortunate that it is this part we have concentrated in making savings.
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| Quote Scarlet Pimpernell="Scarlet Pimpernell"Just to help your memory when interviewed and Sky asked why he stayed at a club like Trinity he quite forthrightly stated that he thought he could achieve all he wanted at Wakefield with the team we had. It is unfortunate that we could not improve it from that point but if you ask your controllers they may be able to advise why they missed the opportunity.'"
If you followed the team anywhere near as closely as you profess you would already know all the answers.
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| Quote Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo="Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo"If you followed the team anywhere near as closely as you profess you would already know all the answers.'"
Please enlighten me why we chose the route we did.
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| I think the thing that ticks me off is that when rumours were flying around then Tom got injured I said to our group this was the last we’d see of him in a Wakey shirt. We’re now paying good wages to a Catalan player and I’m assuming they’re paying for his operation making sure he’s fit for next season, we’ve had our kegs pulled down big style here. He can funk off for me.
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| Quote JINJER="JINJER"I think the thing that ticks me off is that when rumours were flying around then Tom got injured I said to our group this was the last we’d see of him in a Wakey shirt. We’re now paying good wages to a Catalan player and I’m assuming they’re paying for his operation making sure he’s fit for next season, we’ve had our kegs pulled down big style here. He can funk off for me.'"
First of all, no doubt one of the best all time players I have seen at Wakey and sad we are no longer able to see him play for us again.
Having said that, I tend to see your point regarding his departure. Something has not seemed right how all this has been handled. I will admit I have not heard any details its just a feeling.
However you do say, you assume Catalan are paying his wages, well lets hope they are. Neverthless the way this club has done things in the past it would not suprise me if they are not.
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| Why would Catalan be paying his wages? His contract with them doesn’t start until 1st December. We are are responsible for his wages & medical bills until that point.
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Moderator | 21809 | Wakefield Trinity |
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| Quote Scarlet Pimpernell="Scarlet Pimpernell"Just to help your memory when interviewed and Sky asked why he stayed at a club like Trinity he quite forthrightly stated that he thought he could achieve all he wanted at Wakefield with the team we had. It is unfortunate that we could not improve it from that point but if you ask your controllers they may be able to advise why they missed the opportunity.'"
I'm not sure why you always want to blame the club but a lot has changed in Tom's life since that interview. Maybe he's just grown as a person with his family and wants a change as he comes to the end of his career.
Doesn't make him a liar then. Doesn't mean the club let him down. Doesn't mean anything, apart from right now, this is the right decision for him.
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Club Coach | 7431 | Wakefield Trinity |
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| Quote Prince Buster="Prince Buster"First of all, no doubt one of the best all time players I have seen at Wakey and sad we are no longer able to see him play for us again.
Having said that, I tend to see your point regarding his departure. Something has not seemed right how all this has been handled. I will admit I have not heard any details its just a feeling.
However you do say, you assume Catalan are paying his wages, well lets hope they are. Neverthless the way this club has done things in the past it would not suprise me if they are not.'"
No Prince B, I’m saying we’re paying his wages.
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