That's the headline in today's (Saturday) sports section The Press, which is our paper in Christchurch NZ. Asked what his time at Hull had offered him, Berrigan is quoted as saying "I wouldn't say it's done much for my game at all really. I got chopped and changed around a fair bit. There's not much depth in the squads there... I played centre, hooker, half back, even the back row." Read the whole article at www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/476 ... to-be-back

That's the headline in today's (Saturday) sports section The Press, which is our paper in Christchurch NZ. Asked what his time at Hull had offered him, Berrigan is quoted as saying "I wouldn't say it's done much for my game at all really. I got chopped and changed around a fair bit. There's not much depth in the squads there... I played centre, hooker, half back, even the back row." Read the whole article at www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/476 ... to-be-back

Just seen this linked on twitter.

Can't say I blame Berro at all. His comments are spot on.

Interesting..nice to hear a player speaking honestly about the english game..just a shame it reflects so badly on us inparticular.

Should have also added that he was paid lots of cash and didn't deliver very much for it.

Does this not breach his gagging clauses in the contract he previously signed for us? I think it's a blatant critisism of our incompetent regime and I for one am outraged. This could knock back ticket sales and other profit making ventures. If we let one of them get away with it, then soon they'll all be at it.

Yer, can you even begin to imagine what it's like to come from the NRL to being faced with training at Ionians and Brantingham under Rich Agar. It's a genuinely hideous thought... In all seriousness how does a bloke like Berrigan even begin to respect someone like Agar?

He clearly doesn't, hence his public remarks.

Good to see some honesty. Hope he goes well at Warriors.

Indeed, but, well, I don't know what to think to be honest anymore!

Agar Out!

He tried ,carried us around for a season no backing up and then got bust up and played all over the park . To prove a point his last few games in the centre showed what we have been missing , class act playing with average players and coach

Regardless of what he thought, should of done better considering the money FC paid him.

How does Willie Mason begin to respect Justin Morgan?
Both players have glittering careers behind them, neither coach has won feck all.
If I employed somebody and paid them more than anyone else in my companies history, who had a similar record of producing results. Then I would expect that person to produce excellent results, wherever I used him, regardless if he had any respect for me. Berrigan took the pi$$ after his first year and the only people sad to see him go where berros best mate on here and the owners of the weir bar and sugar mill.

Some truth in what Berro said but he should take a look at himself too.

Thats a fair point although at least Morgan can point to having built something, you could argue that even when taking the pis$ Berro should have walked SL. Just pointing out that maybe the culture shock of coming from the NRL to here is enough to make even the best players switch off completely if their personal pride isn't 100% what it should be. Can't agree though with the claim that a player should be expected to produce 'excellent results' regardless of where they are deployed purely on the basis that they are highly paid.

Exactly. I'd agree, mate.

Did he need to have a dig at us and the English game. It was disappointing we didn't get the best of Berrigan, at times we seen some brilliance but at times we seen some mediocre displays too. I don't really see why he felt the need to say it anyway, never came into our press and said anything while he was here yet as soon as he's moved back to Aus he's having a dig at the club and SL. He won't be complaining about the huge wedges of cash that have been put into his bank the last few years. Quite disrespectful.