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Re: Welsby
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:00 pm
by the pieman
no issues whatsoever with players celebrating / winding up the opposition fans
we can give them stick / abuse etc for 80 minutes, but dont expect any back, sorry but i dont blame them if they do.
I've seen some just turn around and smile (usually when some over weight person is calling them a fat b*******), and others respond in different ways, but to complain when they do is a little bit of pot kettle black
Re: Welsby
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:03 pm
by EagleEyePie
the pieman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:00 pm
no issues whatsoever with players celebrating / winding up the opposition fans
we can give them stick / abuse etc for 80 minutes, but dont expect any back, sorry but i dont blame them if they do.
I've seen some just turn around and smile (usually when some over weight person is calling them a fat b*******), and others respond in different ways, but to complain when they do is a little bit of pot kettle black
I agree. What's worse, chanting abuse at someone for 80 minutes or someone standing in front of those people and cupping their ears in response? It's something of nothing. Welsby wasn't celebrating much at the end anyway.
Re: Welsby
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:54 pm
by Wigan_forever1985
Tomkins running backwards staring at the saints fans was no different and he did that twice!
I’ve no issue with it - he’s a top player he’s passionate for his team I don’t care if he’s from Wigan or whatever
The amount of people on here and other places that call him names etc but cry as soon as he gives a bit back
Rugby league could do with more characters and pantomime villains- boring robotic professionals aren’t good for a sport you want characters and personalities
Re: Welsby
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:57 pm
by keptinthedarkfans
the pieman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:00 pm
no issues whatsoever with players celebrating / winding up the opposition fans
we can give them stick / abuse etc for 80 minutes, but dont expect any back, sorry but i dont blame them if they do.
I've seen some just turn around and smile (usually when some over weight person is calling them a fat b*******), and others respond in different ways, but to complain when they do is a little bit of pot kettle black
Have to agree. My saying is dont give it if you can't take it.
Re: Welsby
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 10:17 pm
by Mike
EagleEyePie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:03 pm
the pieman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:00 pm
no issues whatsoever with players celebrating / winding up the opposition fans
we can give them stick / abuse etc for 80 minutes, but dont expect any back, sorry but i dont blame them if they do.
I've seen some just turn around and smile (usually when some over weight person is calling them a fat b*******), and others respond in different ways, but to complain when they do is a little bit of pot kettle black
I agree. What's worse, chanting abuse at someone for 80 minutes or someone standing in front of those people and cupping their ears in response? It's something of nothing. Welsby wasn't celebrating much at the end anyway.
He couldn't hear any of that, they'd been camped in their own half until that break.
Re: Welsby
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:47 pm
by boggart
'Don't give it if you can't take it' is spot on. I remember being surprised by a comment from Kelvin Skerrett. He said being a tough guy was about being able to take it rather than just dish it out. That's why he admired Andy Platt so much. He could be relied on to take the ball up no matter how much hammer he was taking. I'm not talking verbals here, btw. Just wanted to get Kelvin's wise words in there.
Re: Welsby
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 10:03 pm
by nathan_rugby
southportcdm wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:23 pm
I've just watched the game back and couldn't believe that the commentators didn't give him any stick for his behaviour after his try.
He could have started a riot baiting the crowd like that. I'm sure Sam Tomkins was fined for something similar against Leeds in the past. I understand that players get wound up and a bit of a reaction from them can be forgiven but we have to draw the line somewhere. He was lucky that some (inebriated?) Wigan fan didn't jump onto the pitch and smack him.
A riot? Seriously
Re: Welsby
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 10:34 pm
by NICKYKISS
I’ve no issue with it because it just makes it more enjoyable when the fans can give him some back (although I’d bin the pathetic song being sang about him by some).
Also, I wouldn’t have expected Amor to say anything. The guy literally went wild when the break was made for the try and was still on the come down from his celebrations! He made the same noise of excitement when Clark nearly got away late on but thankfully was stopped in his tracks by a Wigan tackle.
Re: Welsby
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:26 am
by fozzie58
Wigan_forever1985 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:54 pm
Tomkins running backwards staring at the saints fans was no different and he did that twice!
I’ve no issue with it - he’s a top player he’s passionate for his team I don’t care if he’s from Wigan or whatever
The amount of people on here and other places that call him names etc but cry as soon as he gives a bit back
Rugby league could do with more characters and pantomime villains- boring robotic professionals aren’t good for a sport you want characters and personalities
This!!