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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:28 pm  
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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?


I was hoping that wasn’t your point because it’s a daft one. It’s debatable as to whether 10 years could be described as ‘recent years’, I’d say that 5 years is. In that time we’ve won more than you so yes I’d say he has joined purely for financial reasons. Then again we couldn’t have been in for him so I suppose it’s irrelevant anyway.
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:29 pm  
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Nostalgia is a wonderful thing.


Suppose finishing top isn’t bad for a team whose chairman supposedly doesn’t put money in anymore.
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:32 pm  
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The 3 produced by Saints were world class and some of the best in Super League. In comparison, Patton is garbage, Currie’s knee will stop him from fulfilling his potential in all likelihood and there has to be doubts whether he’ll be able to go on much longer, Philbin and Cooper both good players but aren’t close to be being the best props in SL now never mind back then. As for the rest, Livett and King are bang average and that’s being very kind, Jack Johnson isn’t good enough and I haven’t watched enough of the rest. Ultimately, the quality of player coming from the Warrington academy is poor when compared to Saints and Wigan. You only have to look at the number of current Saints players who’ve been recently been in the England team.


Edited for accuracy.

Quite amusing watching Saints and Wire fans having a b1tchfest even though, as a Salford fan, I had to Google the word "trophy" to understand what they were waffling on about :D

Any London, Wakey, KR fans want to join me in a thread where we can boast over who's the sh1ttest? :lol:
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:10 pm  
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Edited for accuracy.

Quite amusing watching Saints and Wire fans having a b1tchfest even though, as a Salford fan, I had to Google the word "trophy" to understand what they were waffling on about :D

Any London, Wakey, KR fans want to join me in a thread where we can boast over who's the sh1ttest? :lol:

What this all boils down to is the standard sequence of fan comments regarding NRL imports.

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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:44 pm  
Hate to ruin this thread but...time will tell.
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:31 pm  
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Good thread this.


Riveting but it does make a change from the usual Yorkshire 'chit chat' though? :)
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:24 pm  
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What this all boils down to is the standard sequence of fan comments regarding NRL imports.

Stage One: ALL FANS 'We'd love to have Player X in our squad. He's a brilliant player would improve any SL team'

Stage Two: ALL FANS (except those of club with whom he is rumoured to be signing) 'Player X is clearly only coming for the money else he wouldn't have considered signing for Small Club X instead of our club.'

Stage Three: ALL FANS (except those of club with whom he is rumoured to be signing) 'How can they fit Player X under their Salary Cap?'

Stage Four: Fans of club for whom player has actually now signed 'Fantastic news for the club and shows our ambition'

Stage Five: ALL FANS (except those of club for whom he has actually now signed) 'He's crocked/over the hill/waste of money/not a good use of marquee etc etc'.


Stage Six: ALL FANS (except those of club for whom he has actually now signed) "Don't say we didn't warn you" :)
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:37 am  
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Riveting but it does make a change from the usual Yorkshire 'chit chat' though? :)

That would be way over your head pal :wink:
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:06 am  
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Riveting but it does make a change from the usual Yorkshire 'chit chat' though? :)


Yup 100 pages of chit chat about building a stadium instead of actually doing it.
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Re: Widdop in bidding war : Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:00 am  
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That would be way over your head pal :wink:


I am of course pleased to be an observant bystander in most things Leeds/Wakefield Castleford and always thought that the rhubarb triangle was based on actually growing rhubarb rather than the inane background noise uttered on a stage play (usually a farce).
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