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| Quote BESTY="BESTY"Some people on here are impossible to please. If we'd gone for a big burly winger they'd be saying that it was pace we needed not bulk. If we'd gone big bucks and used a quota they'd be saying it was a waste on money. I never liked him when he was at Leeds, but the main reason for that was he always seemed to score tries against us at the worst possible time in the game and had that arrogance and confidence that ALL wingers need, admitedly some of that has been eroded at Wigan but he isn't the first and he won't be the last to go there and dip off in form.
If in his first few games he can score a couple of decent tries and wind the opposition up as much as he used to us then everyone will be creaming their pants, just give the bloke a chance before you start slagging him off. He's a confidence player first and foremost so his own supporters bagging him before he's even put a shirt on his back is hardly gonna help is it?'"  |
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| I think it is a good signing - don't get me wrong i can't sorry couldn't stand Calderwood, always thought he was an annoying t***, that said i welome him with open arms 
Seriously though he is at a good age with some more rugby years in him, he has experience, pace (yes he still has it), he won't be one of the top earners, he is British and we needed a specialist winger (Byrne/ Briscoe not wingers) - a good bit of recruitment in my opinion. |
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The only positive I can see with you signing Calderwood is that you're not using up a quota spot on a winger.
He's been pretty poor recently and with no service to your wingers anyway I can't see him getting any better. You have to wonder what's drawn Agar's attention to him in the first place. Is it the 2 tries he's scored this year, his ex-international status or the fact that he's out of contract and available?
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| Quote j_hunter_hkr Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:
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The only positive I can see with you signing Calderwood is that you're not using up a quota spot on a winger.
He's been pretty poor recently and with no service to your wingers anyway I can't see him getting any better. You have to wonder what's drawn Agar's attention to him in the first place. Is it the 2 tries he's scored this year, his ex-international status or the fact that he's out of contract and available?
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More than likely because we need a winger to replace Sing who is off qouta....no one (IMO) fits that bill better than Calderwood who is out of contract. Add to that that his try scoring record is good even at Wigan, almost one in two games ratio, we need pace and we he is at a good age (26) i cannot understand why people would suggest he isn't a good signing for the club |
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Very good signing for us, I am happy with it.
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Having thought more about it I believe he is a reasonable signing, he has pace and is not on the quota, and he is still young at 25, a return to this side of the penines obviously suits him.
As long as he works hard then he'll do for me.
I'd be interested to know who the doubters think we should have had instead?
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| Quote Standee="Standee"Having thought more about it I believe he is a reasonable signing, he has pace and is not on the quota, and he is still young at 25, a return to this side of the penines obviously suits him.
As long as he works hard then he'll do for me.
I'd be interested to know who the doubters think we should have had instead?'"
27 mate. He will be the fastest player at the club and chases down kicks well, also defends well from marker and contests a high ball well in attack. Also has bags of experience so for me its good business. |
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| Quote Standee="Standee"Having thought more about it I believe he is a reasonable signing, he has pace and is not on the quota, and he is still young at 25, a return to this side of the penines obviously suits him.
As long as he works hard then he'll do for me.
I'd be interested to know who the doubters think we should have had instead?'"
with out slagging people off the names ive heard mentioned on here are
hall -hes a
briscoe - hes a
buchanan - would be alright as 3rd choice winger
some young kid at doncaster - would be alright as 3rd choice winger
worrincy - been and gone.
for some reason they've been ignored and we've got calderwood!  |
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| Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"He will be the fastest player at the club'"
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Why who would be? Hall or Briscoe possibly. Either way our squad is not exactly brimming with pace and when Briscoe and Hall make a break they normally have to sprint all the way to the line whereas Calderwood seems to just leave people behind. |
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| Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Why who would be? Hall or Briscoe possibly. Either way our squad is not exactly brimming with pace and when Briscoe and Hall make a break they normally have to sprint all the way to the line whereas Calderwood seems to just leave people behind.'"
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