<t>I've been slowly losing interest in this great game of ours over the past few years, and I think its due to the following reasons;<br/> <br/> 1. The game / tactics seem to have shifted from individual skills to a "war of attrition" with "big units" running at each other until one side tires - rat...

<r><QUOTE author="pedro"><s>[quote="pedro"]</s><QUOTE author="upminsterwarrio​r​"><s>[quote="upminsterwarrio​r​"]</s>From the reports I've read, the implications were that we'd signed Sam with the knowledge/understanding that the marquee player rule was coming into effect - therefore S...

From the reports I've read, the implications were that we'd signed Sam with the knowledge/understanding that the marquee player rule was coming into effect - therefore Sam is our marquee signing, no?

<r><QUOTE author="medlocke"><s>[quote=medlocke]</s> Very poor, young players who have come through the ranks and had so much time invested in them should be made to play a minimum of 3 full seasons in the first team before they are allowed to leave unless the clubs has no intention of keeping them, ...

Just had to have a look when Good Friday falls in 2015 as I thought his first match back might be the stains, which would've been one of those great sporting coincidences!

Turns out its 3rd April - so no chance of that.

<r>Love this quote;<br/> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>"It is a tribal allegiance that Wane has in turn passed on to his two daughters, Bethan and Megan. “Their feeling for St Helens is the same as mine,” he says. “That’s the way I’ve always brought my kids up.”<br/> <br/> What if one of them were to bring a...

<r>On the BBC website Shaun Wane is quoted as saying; <br/> <br/> <B><s>[b]</s>"We have such a good spread throughout the squad that we can leave nine players out and put those young kids in and still win games"<e>[/b]</e></B><br/> <br/> I have read that quote in 2 ways;<br/> <br/> 1. The Wigan squa...

<r><QUOTE author="Shaun1967"><s>[quote="Shaun1967"]</s><QUOTE author="Whelley Warrior"><s>[quote="Whelley Warrior"]</s><QUOTE author="Shaun1967"><s>[quote="Shaun1967"]</s>Had to laugh listening to Wish FM. Said some of the Latics fans were telling Arsenal fans the directions to Wembley.<e>[/quote]</...

<t>Watching the game last night, and then reflecting this morning, I can't help but think that Micky Macs suspension was a blessing in disguise for this one.<br/> <br/> If he had been available, he'd have been in the team and given the amount of niggle and wind-ups out there could, and I said could,...

<r><QUOTE author="Blackpool_Pie"><s>[quote="Blackpool_Pie"]</s>To say union is amateurish is pathetic. Joel was pushed aside by a handoff in a one on one today. He was left on his arse flailing thin air. Didnt see that happen once in the SL<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> From memory the player in question w...