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Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
Tony Clubb was left in tears at the DW Stadium last night following his last home game in a Wigan shirt.
The prop forward has been with the Warriors since 2014, with over 150 appearances under his belt, but has found opportunities difficult to come by under head coach Adrian Lam.
Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio and announced his retirement shortly after.
Formerly of the London Broncos, Clubb spent seven years in the capital before earning a move to Lancashire ahead of the 2014 season.
He has also been capped four times for England and will always be remembered for scoring four tries in a single England game to put his name in the record books.
The 34-year-old has been a great servant for the Warriors, with emergency kidney surgery in 2017 epitomising Clubb’s braveness as he finally won a Grand Final with the club a year later after two losses at Old Trafford.
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The prop forward has been with the Warriors since 2014, with over 150 appearances under his belt, but has found opportunities difficult to come by under head coach Adrian Lam.
Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio and announced his retirement shortly after.
Formerly of the London Broncos, Clubb spent seven years in the capital before earning a move to Lancashire ahead of the 2014 season.
He has also been capped four times for England and will always be remembered for scoring four tries in a single England game to put his name in the record books.
The 34-year-old has been a great servant for the Warriors, with emergency kidney surgery in 2017 epitomising Clubb’s braveness as he finally won a Grand Final with the club a year later after two losses at Old Trafford.
https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/tony-clu ... ars-43282/
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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Re: Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
I was talking to Tony after the game on Friday. He is staying here where he lives as he loves it up here.Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio
The only down bit he said being as a result of the above was when he was receiving hate mail & death threats, his wife & family were terrified, it was a terrible time for the family.
I was appalled on hearing this! What sort of a society do we live in?
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
Re: Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
Behaviour like this is becoming normalised in the UK and is easy to do anonymously sadly.josie andrews wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:15 amI was talking to Tony after the game on Friday. He is staying here where he lives as he loves it up here.Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio
The only down bit he said being as a result of the above was when he was receiving hate mail & death threats, his wife & family were terrified, it was a terrible time for the family.
I was appalled on hearing this! What sort of a society do we live in?
These are two reasons not to trust people.
1. We don't know them.
2. We do know them.
1. We don't know them.
2. We do know them.
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Not a fan of Clubb but no one deserves that. That’s awful.josie andrews wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:15 amI was talking to Tony after the game on Friday. He is staying here where he lives as he loves it up here.Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio
The only down bit he said being as a result of the above was when he was receiving hate mail & death threats, his wife & family were terrified, it was a terrible time for the family.
I was appalled on hearing this! What sort of a society do we live in?
It’s only sport for god sake. There so many muppets in today’s society
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Absolutely disgusting.josie andrews wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:15 amI was talking to Tony after the game on Friday. He is staying here where he lives as he loves it up here.Clubb hit the headlines earlier in the season when he was handed an eight-match ban for alleged racial abuse aimed at Hull FC’s Andre Savelio
The only down bit he said being as a result of the above was when he was receiving hate mail & death threats, his wife & family were terrified, it was a terrible time for the family.
I was appalled on hearing this! What sort of a society do we live in?
Re: Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
I don’t want to get in to the whole racism debate but it still doesn’t sit write with me that a bloke can be found guilty without one shred of evidence against him. It sits even worse when I’ve watched Savelio get in to numerous slanging matching since the incident, where he has a hundred words a second to throw at people. We’ll never know the truth I guess but it all felt like the disciplinary had to be seen to do something. Let’s say Clubb was guilty and getting that sort of stuff still isn’t right.
As for his Wigan career, he’s been a good player for us. We shouldn’t have given him that last deal, we all know that but that wasn’t his fault. He’s put his body through a lot to play for this club and he has my total respect for that and the part he’s played in past successes.
As for his Wigan career, he’s been a good player for us. We shouldn’t have given him that last deal, we all know that but that wasn’t his fault. He’s put his body through a lot to play for this club and he has my total respect for that and the part he’s played in past successes.
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Disgraceful and becoming all too common.
Surely it must be possible to make social media companies trace these people?
Surely it must be possible to make social media companies trace these people?
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Re: Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
Correct time to depart Wigan, retirement or not!
Certainly not a pleasant experience for his family. Didn't Tony admit any charges him against him though?
Like politicians, athletes etc, if you put yourself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, members of society will look to scalp you!
Certainly not a pleasant experience for his family. Didn't Tony admit any charges him against him though?
Like politicians, athletes etc, if you put yourself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, members of society will look to scalp you!
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Re: Tony Clubb in tears as exit confirmed
Why did everyone know it was his last home game for Wigan?
We have a home game v Leeds and now Bullock is out injured, so couldn't Clubby be selected for this one. Part of the reason, IMO, we beat Catalans is due to us having three senior props out there. The Cats pack got tackled in a way they never expected and they were put off their game from minute one!
If Lam wants to win on Thursday then surely he'll play three senior props again? Perhaps it'll dawn on Lam why the lads won. On the other hand perhaps it won 't!
We have a home game v Leeds and now Bullock is out injured, so couldn't Clubby be selected for this one. Part of the reason, IMO, we beat Catalans is due to us having three senior props out there. The Cats pack got tackled in a way they never expected and they were put off their game from minute one!
If Lam wants to win on Thursday then surely he'll play three senior props again? Perhaps it'll dawn on Lam why the lads won. On the other hand perhaps it won 't!
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Well, you'd think. It's certainly a plan.