Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:57 am  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Leeds and Wigan yes.

Maybe he joined Warrington over Saints to win trophies and play in major finals.

The last 10 years:-

Warrington:-
9 major finals
5 trophies

Saints:-
4 major finals
3 trophies

It's a good job for you Ben Flower handed you that Grand Final win.

Let’s remember that despite Wire spending a considerable amount more, we have won a trophy more recently than you.

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:17 pm  

AS108 wrote:

Let’s remember that despite Wire spending a considerable amount more, we have won a trophy more recently than you.

But have won less over the last 10 years, correct?

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:27 pm  

Doesn't matter, they're winning the youth production league constantly (which begs the question why they'd need to sign Jack Owens at any point). I know Real Madrid fans want to trade in their 13 European Cups for Crewe Alexandra's youth production line.

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:41 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

Doesn't matter, they're winning the youth production league constantly (which begs the question why they'd need to sign Jack Owens at any point). I know Real Madrid fans want to trade in their 13 European Cups for Crewe Alexandra's youth production line.

That is absolutely comical, you say that as though Wire have 13 of rugby’s equivalent of the European Cup when you have a grand total of zero and have won no major trophies for 7 years. You aren’t winning the youth production league and you aren’t winning anything else either.

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:42 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

But have won less over the last 10 years, correct?

And over the last 20 years Saints have won more, your point is?

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:44 pm  

Would have loved Gaz at Huddersfield but we do have Frawley and Gaskell who would just edge it to the starting line up I think so we're all set.

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:53 pm  

Still no SL titles though

Guffaw

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:07 pm  

AS108 wrote:

And over the last 20 years Saints have won more, your point is?

I think my point is quite clear. You suggested Widdop chose Wire over Saints for purely financial reasons. I'm merely pointing out that maybe, just maybe he could have picked Wire over Saints to become more successful as in recent years Wire have won and played in more finals than Saints.

Have you grasped it now?

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:55 pm  

Good thread this.

Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:09 pm  

AS108 wrote:

I’m hardly moaning, Wires big spending has gotten them a lot less than it should in terms of success. When McManus was pumping money into Saints we were actually successful.

Nostalgia is a wonderful thing.