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| I agree with you Belly. Not many around these days but I often used to go to 'other' games to see Davies or Offiah or Boyd at Warrington and Ella and Dowling at Wigan. Lots in those days.
Of course you can watch more readily on Sky or Premier these days.
Good for Catalan and SL.
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| Quote: Red, White and Blue "He was a number 6, Scott his brother was 7 or 4.'"
Apologies, it is definitely Wally I'm referring to.
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| Quote: bellycouldtackle "Brilliant that Catalans have signed Greg Bird, a truly superb, gifted player, fantastic news for SL. I remember when there were players around who I would pay to watch, when Wakey have not had a game on a Sunday I have paid in to watch Jonathon Davies - not Widnes but Jonathon Davies, others I have paid specifically to watch include Elery Handey, Kurt Sorenson, Andy Gregory. The last was Sam Tompkins when he burst onto the scene, I remember going to Odsal just to see him play. I cant think of a player from any SL club this season who I can say the same for. The best examples maybe were Trinity players, Wally Lewis put thousands on the gate, Steve Ela was another that fans from other clubs came to watch, Bill Ashurst certainly was in that category.
Greg Bird is one of those special players, an absolute joy to watch. So well done Catalans I will make sure I get to some of your away games when Trinity are not player just to see one of the modern greats play the game.'"
Shouldn't you be getting excited about Sam Williams rather than a getting on a but Bird?
Can't see the point of this post on the Trinity forum.
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| And yet other people on the forum want to discuss it.
If it's pointless it will just drift to the bottom.
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| Quote: PopTart "And yet other people on the forum want to discuss it.
If it's pointless it will just drift to the bottom.'"
OK put it another way, when someone on a Trinity forum calls a thread "Top signing" do you not in your infinite wisdom find that a touch misleading.
I can't be alone in thinking it was a top signing for us not some French team most of us have little interest in.
Clearly it's just me who thinks this is a Trinity forum for and about said club rather than an insiight into another one of Belly's the grass is always greaner at every other club wet dream?
Silly me.
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| Quote: bren2k "Greg Bird is a brilliantly gifted player, but he has a grubby side and plays very much on the edge of what is acceptable; great to watch, but there's always a possibility that he'll spend time on the sidelines.'"
Exactly and that's the reason they have got rid of Dave Taylor, so what do they do sign a similar sort of player...French eh?
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| Had me going, thought it was top signing for us.
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| So did I
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| Quote: thebeagle "Had me going, thought it was top signing for us.'"
This. Care less who Catalans have signed.
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| It is a good signing for the Cats and shows that you can get decent NRL talent albeit toward the end of their career.
I think Lewis was the biggest draw ever as an overseas signing. He had more star quality than the rest of the competition put together at the time.
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| Quote: vastman "OK put it another way, when someone on a Trinity forum calls a thread "Top signing" do you not in your infinite wisdom find that a touch misleading.
I can't be alone in thinking it was a top signing for us not some French team most of us have little interest in.
Clearly it's just me who thinks this is a Trinity forum for and about said club rather than an insiight into another one of Belly's the grass is always greaner at every other club wet dream?
Silly me.'"
Ok. In my infinite wisdom I see your point. The title could be better.
Belly, I've adjusted your title to stop any confusion.
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| Sam Williams may well prove to be a great signing Vasty, I believe he will be. I love to see the very best overseas players sign for SL clubs for the good of SL. Bird is a great player, not a player with potential, or a player who struggles to get first team in Aus, or an old knackered Aussie looking for a final pay day, or a young lad looking to make a name for himself, we are talking about a world class top player in SL. He is head and shoulders the best Aussie signing for some time. Can you remember the play off game against Catalans a few years ago Vasty when Bird graced BV with a fabulous performance. Typical Wakefield there was about 1200 Wakey fans for a home play off game , evening kick off, we were a good side then and simply had no answer to Bird, one of those occasions where proper RL fans raised their hats to him, he beat us with a sublime display. Whilst those of us who can appreciate good play from the opposition were applauding him you were probably blaming the officials for our loss or were to busy trying to get Teds autograph to have time to watch the match
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| Misdirection is fun Pop Tart
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| You even beat the phony Frenchman on the VT to mention his signing.
For the record there was just over 4000 to watch that elimination game against Catalans in 2009. That means there were about 3980 Wakey fans there.
The worst thing about that playoff game, apart from losing is that we'd just beat Catalans, Greg Bird and all at their place 2 games before.
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| I seem to remember Ted saying to Vastman, or maybe he told me himself, Ted that is that the actual crowd was less that 1300, but that they could not report the actual figure for fear of ridicule. So the reported figure was just a load of nonsense
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