George Burgess
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George Burgess
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George hadn't had a pre-season for six years and we signed him!
George hadn't had a pre-season for six years and we signed him!
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Re: George Burgess
And sold tickets on the basis that he was a marquee player. We would be better off putting names in a hamster’s cage, and signing whichever one the hamster used for bedding than relying on our recruitment people.
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Re: George Burgess
Don't know about a bombshell. More of a damp squib. I'd have been more impressed if he had looked likely to burst his way out of a paper bag.
Re: George Burgess
Would we have known?
I doubt south's would give that info
His agent wouldn't
Plenty of players play with on going issues so as long as it's manageable
That leaves a medical to pick it up and if he made it through that and is adamant he could what do you do?
I doubt any season tickets where sold on Burgess numbers are down year on year and a prop doesn't really put but bums on seats.
I doubt south's would give that info
His agent wouldn't
Plenty of players play with on going issues so as long as it's manageable
That leaves a medical to pick it up and if he made it through that and is adamant he could what do you do?
I doubt any season tickets where sold on Burgess numbers are down year on year and a prop doesn't really put but bums on seats.
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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Re: George Burgess
Most players know what barbers others go do I don’t there was no-one at Wigan who knew anyone at rabbits to confirm thisCaboosegg wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:09 pm Would we have known?
I doubt south's would give that info
His agent wouldn't
Plenty of players play with on going issues so as long as it's manageable
That leaves a medical to pick it up and if he made it through that and is adamant he could what do you do?
I doubt any season tickets where sold on Burgess numbers are down year on year and a prop doesn't really put but bums on seats.
Also - surely you could ask questions? South’s may not present the information but you can’t lie either otherwise they would find themselves in hot water
Don’t they do a lot of base lining of performance in preseason so could of asked for his last preseason performance figures etc
I think wigan fans give the wigan management far too much grace by comparing their knowledge to someone’s who job it is to know these things and find out
If you were buying a car you might not know how to do certain checks to see if had been a write off or the history - but you would damn sure expect that the dealer should know those things
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Re: George Burgess
If Burgess issues are as bad as the South’s bloke has made out, surely some cracks would have shown in the medical?
Bomhead - "Lockers to prop."
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Re: George Burgess
Remember watching him warm up against Warrington and I thought then he looked big for a big guy!
It just reads as an embarrassment, lack of professionalism or deceit......from either both parties or one or the other!
If I got a marquee contract and no doubt a very lucrative salary, I'd be the first to identify any issues or concerns (regardless of Wigan conducting a medical or not!). Why would Burgess not mention this if its been a problem for six consistent pre-seasons?
If Wigan did conduct a medical and it wasn't identified, what does that say? Surely in training, player must have looked at Burgess and thought 'what's the crack here'?
Burgess might well have revealed all and maybe the club thought they could get him through! This article specifically makes me wonder though, has it been a happy 12 months payday?
I'm glad he's back playing, but there are lessons to be learnt here! I'd say it's very similar to Wire signing GI! It's all well and good recruiting a 'superstar name' when it pays off, but this didn't even scratch the surface!
It just reads as an embarrassment, lack of professionalism or deceit......from either both parties or one or the other!
If I got a marquee contract and no doubt a very lucrative salary, I'd be the first to identify any issues or concerns (regardless of Wigan conducting a medical or not!). Why would Burgess not mention this if its been a problem for six consistent pre-seasons?
If Wigan did conduct a medical and it wasn't identified, what does that say? Surely in training, player must have looked at Burgess and thought 'what's the crack here'?
Burgess might well have revealed all and maybe the club thought they could get him through! This article specifically makes me wonder though, has it been a happy 12 months payday?
I'm glad he's back playing, but there are lessons to be learnt here! I'd say it's very similar to Wire signing GI! It's all well and good recruiting a 'superstar name' when it pays off, but this didn't even scratch the surface!
Re: George Burgess
Is George Burgess's pay of part of our salary cap for this year??? he was contracted for 3 years .
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Re: George Burgess
I said that to my father watching him warm up, he didn't look fit in the slightest and then got sat down by Murdoch Masila.CheshireWarrior wrote: ↑Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:17 am Remember watching him warm up against Warrington and I thought then he looked big for a big guy!
If it was obvious to me, watching from around 40 plus yards away, and obviously yourself why, why did no one at the club pick it up? The whole thing just stinks
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Re: George Burgess
No.
Think he agreed to the termination. Probably got an insurance payout
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