Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:25 am  

Jean, you are sooo narrow minded my little 'Pétain' frenchie,
I'm sure Widdop if he did move back to England would be quite happy with his stash of cash and be able to take jollies to any beach he so pleased, there are some lovely ones all over the UK, the Scily Isles & Jersey are fab too. All of which Mr Widdop and any little widdops would be able to enjoy without fear of sharks and 40+C cancer inducing sun.

We have some of the most amazing countryside in the world, Yorkshire is just breathtaking and I love coming home to just sit and look at it, Scotland & Wales have incredible places to see that can just make you smile. We have some of the most interesting heritage and culture, across the water Normandy/Britanny all just a couple of hours away and the selection of apple & pear brandies..oh my, further on Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy etc and the Eastern European countries with all their thousands of years of culture to explore, North Africa only an hour further.

Whilst Sydney et al might well have tropical weather all year round and and an oprey house and a bridge, that's about it..oh and let's not forget Uluru. Comparatively Australia is devoid of culture and a few large shrimps and some types of fish just isn't anything close to the diversity you can find here in the UK alone. There is just so much more to getting your budgie smugglers on and lazing by the beach, there is so much you are missing out on living over here with a decent wedge in your bank account..
You must be so bitterly jealous he could have the chance to pick and choose where he lives, if he moves what's it to you..I really pity narrow minded folk like you, how sad your life must be ...

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:31 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

If Leeds can't even match the St George-Illawarra wage, then why would Gareth Widdop leave a very good team situation to be financially worse off?

Gareth might be willing to be financially worse off at Leeds if he wants to raise a family in England whilst transferring from one good team situation to another.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:38 am  

Leaguefan wrote:

Why would he want to leave a potentially successful NRL team to join a moderately, by NRL standards, team in this country?
He would have to be paid a kings ransom to ever consider lowering his standards.

Who are in your opinion, the moderate by NRL standards teams in this country?

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:24 pm  

Any Super League Team!

They do not have the resources or will to be like the NRL teams consistently.

I would rate Leeds, Saints and Wigan around Penrith standard but not consistently and the rest maybe , on a very good day around the Titans/Sharks level.

The Dragons IMO look to be a team capable of going places, their defence is, currently, very good and consistent.

One off games prove nothing.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:53 pm  

The Dragons are looking good, but they've flattered to deceive before. I wonder if this new-found defensive steeliness can last.

Penrith standard is pretty good these days. I don't disagree with you, but hold to my view that, for the all the justified complaints about the poor standard of SL this season, the NRL in fact has been pretty ordinary too this year. I've lost the will to live watching Canterbury and Manly this year, and just watched the mighty Rabbitohs concede a try so comically soft that a pub side would be ashamed of it.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:46 am  

Bondi_Warrior wrote:

How has this turned into a living in the UK v living in Australia argument??? LOL, quite frankly who cares, live where you want to live. None of us know what Widdop prefers either.

Blame JEAN CRAPDOUCHE for that, it's one of his trolling ploys.

He's done it before, under a different user name. If I recall, he got his butt kicked then too.

Trying to compare Australia to the UK is pointless so it sums Barry, sorry JEAN up. I suppose it gives him an opportunity to show his knowledge of Wikipedia

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:07 pm  

Gareth Widdop has given no public indication that he wants to return to the Old Dart. It is all just a failed exercise by Gary Hetherington.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:05 pm  

Widdop was excellent today in putting his Dragons top of the NRL ladder after there narrow victory over the Broncos.
Mike Cooper also going from strength to strength after bagging the winning try.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:30 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

Widdop was excellent today in putting his Dragons top of the NRL ladder after there narrow victory over the Broncos.
Mike Cooper also going from strength to strength after bagging the winning try.

Widdop is a great leader... A Sinfield plus running skills. Michael Cooper is now a chance for the England squad, perhaps at the expense of Christopher Hill.

Re: League Leaders Leeds Want to Woo Wonderful Widdop. : Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:40 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Widdop is a great leader... A Sinfield plus running skills. Michael Cooper is now a chance for the England squad, perhaps at the expense of Christopher Hill.

I like Widdops style.
No Hollywood about him and goes about his business in an unspectacular fashion.
His short kicking game inside the oppo's 20 today was very good and pressure accumulating.
I would also agree with you about Cooper and looks a shoe-in for international reconition imminently.