Re: Tomkins saga over as he signs for the NZW
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:50 am
I take your point Warrior.
The context was this.
As you can imagine NZ Warriors fans are on tenterhooks , hoping for some good news.
That's an understatement , that Tweet Prank set off A cascade of Fan hits to the local websites.
Sonny Bill Williams was linked to the Warriors ( Loosely ) during his return from union carry ons , the hype was impressive.
Sam Tomkins by comparison , in the minds of fans who don't get to see the ESL was a lesser option.... muted , at best luke warmly received by NZder's when first rumored.
Kiwi fans who do their research ( real oil Rugby types ) have since started a bit of a Tomkins Cult following here....the Hype has grown....and in all my years of following this game I can say that I haven't seen anything like it , Tomkins deserves all the hype...no question....but it's going nuts on the NZ Rugby scene
Tomkins has become some kind of revelation , it's getting biblical down here mate lol
As an example of how twitchy things are getting , I attended the last fan feedback forum at the Club.....we were encouraged to ask anything in the email invites etc.
The Opening Speaker declares ' We haven't signed Sam Tomkins.....ending his talk with ' don't ask about Sam Tomkins "
All eyes were on that Forum hoping for a bit of news , a hint or a comment.
So it goes that when the club holds it's next official function.....people pay $ 150 to eat with the players.....then these twits tweet Tomkins has signed.
Three representatives of the NZWARRIORS Tweeting is as close as fans get to hope around this place....and it turns out to be a total wind up.
The NZ Warriors have had three Big signings in 18 years.
Steve Price
Brent Tate
Ruben Wiki
Our competition in the mean time Sign some name every season.
Making jokes about Tomkns signing made fools of a few who celebrated large.....it's a big deal.
The context was this.
As you can imagine NZ Warriors fans are on tenterhooks , hoping for some good news.
That's an understatement , that Tweet Prank set off A cascade of Fan hits to the local websites.
Sonny Bill Williams was linked to the Warriors ( Loosely ) during his return from union carry ons , the hype was impressive.
Sam Tomkins by comparison , in the minds of fans who don't get to see the ESL was a lesser option.... muted , at best luke warmly received by NZder's when first rumored.
Kiwi fans who do their research ( real oil Rugby types ) have since started a bit of a Tomkins Cult following here....the Hype has grown....and in all my years of following this game I can say that I haven't seen anything like it , Tomkins deserves all the hype...no question....but it's going nuts on the NZ Rugby scene
Tomkins has become some kind of revelation , it's getting biblical down here mate lol
As an example of how twitchy things are getting , I attended the last fan feedback forum at the Club.....we were encouraged to ask anything in the email invites etc.
The Opening Speaker declares ' We haven't signed Sam Tomkins.....ending his talk with ' don't ask about Sam Tomkins "
All eyes were on that Forum hoping for a bit of news , a hint or a comment.
So it goes that when the club holds it's next official function.....people pay $ 150 to eat with the players.....then these twits tweet Tomkins has signed.
Three representatives of the NZWARRIORS Tweeting is as close as fans get to hope around this place....and it turns out to be a total wind up.
The NZ Warriors have had three Big signings in 18 years.
Steve Price
Brent Tate
Ruben Wiki
Our competition in the mean time Sign some name every season.
Making jokes about Tomkns signing made fools of a few who celebrated large.....it's a big deal.