I thought Nsemba looked tired tonight
Why?
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Re: Why?
I thought he got a lot of bad ball and was receiving passes as was being tackled.Maybe not all his fault.Maybe
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Firestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:20 pm We were unsure about giving sam tomkins a go, a few years ago.When we did he changed our season as i remember. I think the other kid was young ainscough on the wing .Lets give hodkinson a chance as he looks class
He came up to me in my seat, he said "I saw you & couldn’t go past without stopping & saying hello". He had one of his young lads with him, think he has five children now.
Anyway he usually sits in the West stand but was sitting in the East stand because his lads teammates were in that stand.
"He said to his lad " Say hello to Josie, she watched me when I played in the academy, U20’s & then first team for Wigan & followed us home & away, she’s a special lady".
I said I was a lot younger & fitter then
There’s not really as much interaction with our young lads now. Some know you but a lot of others aren’t so sure. Different generations I suppose now.
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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He did really well that season josie then we let him go.Cant remember where he went but didnt hear much about him after thatjosie andrews wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:06 pmFirestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:20 pm We were unsure about giving sam tomkins a go, a few years ago.When we did he changed our season as i remember. I think the other kid was young ainscough on the wing .Lets give hodkinson a chance as he looks classYoung Shaun Ainscough
He came to the game last week & I didn’t realise it was him at first, obviously he’s a bit older & has filled out from the scrawny lad I knew & watched.
He came up to me in my seat, he said "I saw you & couldn’t go past without stopping & saying hello". He had one of his young lads with him, think he has five children now.
Anyway he usually sits in the West stand but was sitting in the East stand because his lads teammates were in that stand.
"He said to his lad " Say hello to Josie, she watched me when I played in the academy, U20’s & then first team for Wigan & followed us home & away, she’s a special lady".
I said I was a lot younger & fitter thenbut thank you for remembering me
Which I thought was nice a lot of our ex players still remember me which is nice.
There’s not really as much interaction with our young lads now. Some know you but a lot of others aren’t so sure. Different generations I suppose now.
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Wasn't it Castleford? No idea why that popped into my head.Firestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:12 pmHe did really well that season josie then we let him go.Cant remember where he went but didnt hear much about him after thatjosie andrews wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:06 pmFirestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:20 pm We were unsure about giving sam tomkins a go, a few years ago.When we did he changed our season as i remember. I think the other kid was young ainscough on the wing .Lets give hodkinson a chance as he looks classYoung Shaun Ainscough
He came to the game last week & I didn’t realise it was him at first, obviously he’s a bit older & has filled out from the scrawny lad I knew & watched.
He came up to me in my seat, he said "I saw you & couldn’t go past without stopping & saying hello". He had one of his young lads with him, think he has five children now.
Anyway he usually sits in the West stand but was sitting in the East stand because his lads teammates were in that stand.
"He said to his lad " Say hello to Josie, she watched me when I played in the academy, U20’s & then first team for Wigan & followed us home & away, she’s a special lady".
I said I was a lot younger & fitter thenbut thank you for remembering me
Which I thought was nice a lot of our ex players still remember me which is nice.
There’s not really as much interaction with our young lads now. Some know you but a lot of others aren’t so sure. Different generations I suppose now.

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Yes he did play well think he went up Cumbria way but I’ve a memory like a sieve he did play up there don’t know if he went via somewhere else more local. But it’s nice that the ex players remember you.Firestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:12 pmHe did really well that season josie then we let him go.Cant remember where he went but didnt hear much about him after thatjosie andrews wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:06 pmFirestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:20 pm We were unsure about giving sam tomkins a go, a few years ago.When we did he changed our season as i remember. I think the other kid was young ainscough on the wing .Lets give hodkinson a chance as he looks classYoung Shaun Ainscough
He came to the game last week & I didn’t realise it was him at first, obviously he’s a bit older & has filled out from the scrawny lad I knew & watched.
He came up to me in my seat, he said "I saw you & couldn’t go past without stopping & saying hello". He had one of his young lads with him, think he has five children now.
Anyway he usually sits in the West stand but was sitting in the East stand because his lads teammates were in that stand.
"He said to his lad " Say hello to Josie, she watched me when I played in the academy, U20’s & then first team for Wigan & followed us home & away, she’s a special lady".
I said I was a lot younger & fitter thenbut thank you for remembering me
Which I thought was nice a lot of our ex players still remember me which is nice.
There’s not really as much interaction with our young lads now. Some know you but a lot of others aren’t so sure. Different generations I suppose now.
I’m very good friends with Kevin Brown. Last year at a CC game we had at home he was at north/east corner with the BBC doing whatever they were ready to do. I had to walk past him, he’s actually done same for Sky (as has Jon Wilkin who I’m friends with, don’t ask me how) & he’s come away from Tanya Arnold just to say ‘hello’ & given me a kiss while she’s shouting "Kev"
I go to the Whistling Wren in Leigh, not just on match days but during the day sometimes. One time when we went for lunch the Leigh team came in for theirs & several ex Wigan players all came over to say hello & for a chat
Just found this;
I remember that featShaun Ainscough (born 27 November 1989 is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.
Ainscough started his professional career for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has also played for the Bradford Bulls. He now works at CM Health and Fitness personal training when not playing rugby league.
He caused a sensation by scoring sixteen tries in his first ten professional games, becoming the league's leading try scorer at one point.
Shaun Ainscough (born 27 November 1989[4]) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.
Ainscough started his professional career for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has also played for the Bradford Bulls. He now works at CM Health and Fitness personal training when not playing rugby league.
He caused a sensation by scoring sixteen tries in his first ten professional games, becoming the league's leading try scorer at one point.
Shaun Ainscough (born 27 November 1989[4]) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.
Ainscough started his professional career for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has also played for the Bradford Bulls. He now works at CM Health and Fitness personal training when not playing rugby league.
He caused a sensation by scoring sixteen tries in his first ten professional games, becoming the league's leading try scorer at one point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ainscough
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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Bradfordwiddenoldboy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:20 pmWasn't it Castleford? No idea why that popped into my head.Firestarter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:12 pmHe did really well that season josie then we let him go.Cant remember where he went but didnt hear much about him after thatjosie andrews wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:06 pm
Young Shaun Ainscough
He came to the game last week & I didn’t realise it was him at first, obviously he’s a bit older & has filled out from the scrawny lad I knew & watched.
He came up to me in my seat, he said "I saw you & couldn’t go past without stopping & saying hello". He had one of his young lads with him, think he has five children now.
Anyway he usually sits in the West stand but was sitting in the East stand because his lads teammates were in that stand.
"He said to his lad " Say hello to Josie, she watched me when I played in the academy, U20’s & then first team for Wigan & followed us home & away, she’s a special lady".
I said I was a lot younger & fitter thenbut thank you for remembering me
Which I thought was nice a lot of our ex players still remember me which is nice.
There’s not really as much interaction with our young lads now. Some know you but a lot of others aren’t so sure. Different generations I suppose now.![]()
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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Ellis and Mago have been shocking the last couple of weeks, they don’t want to do the hard yards. Our substitutions, or lack of them is a puzzle, I can only assume MP was confident that we could close the game out.EagleEyePie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:38 pm I think our pack hasn't reached the same performance levels they were at for most of last year. Obviously we're missing Havard who was strong last season. Thompson has been noticeably less effective overall without playing badly. Dupree, Byrne and Mago have all been pretty poor, so we've gone from having a fearsome pack that was the backbone of our success built on long minutes from Thompson, Havard and Ellis
on top form to a pack that's capable of being outplayed on a regular basis. Nsemba was also influential last year but aside from the Warrington game he's been less effective this year too.
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He played in the same teams as Sam Tomkins, he’s 36 tomorrow it’s just popped up in my birthday reminders
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