Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:22 pm  

Saint_Marc wrote:

I know its fun to point the finger at wigan with regards the overseas appointments, but to be honest, what other option is there? Why should they sign some random english player who is pants, just so they can take the moral highground about having so many english players?

Are you feeling alright?

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:08 pm  

Damn those bloody furriners, coming over here and earning a living.

I'd like to think that every other overseas signing(s) will create an 11-page thread littered with baseless facts. I won't hold my breath, mind.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:28 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

The point is that NINE non England eligible players have played for Wigan this year and you are likely to have EIGHT next season.

Two of the four players leaving to allow the new three aren't playing regular first team (Feka and Phelps) where as the incoming players certainly will - so next season, there will actually be a reduction in places in the Wigan first team for England eligible players in real terms.

From what I understand, Riddell/Phelps/Feka/Bailey will be off. That leaves Roberts/Carmont/Richards/Tommy/Hansen/Hoffman/Finch/Lima - 8 non England eligible players.

It is precisely because your youth set-up is so good that those sorts of numbers are so unpalatable.

Pick your argument; do you want us concentrating on our academy of which Hansen is a product and Tommy is a young player from another SL academy, or do you want us to only have England eligible players.

tbh though I couldn't give a stuff about the international game anyway.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:17 pm  

I feel like whatever point your trying to make isn't coming accross and it just looking like a spot of pie bashing.

-Wigan produce plenty of youngsters to benifit both them and other SL clubs.
-From what I've been lead to believe the 3 signings (mixed reports of Finch) are very good and the like of which will help improve the overall standard of SL. Quality imports are good for the game both for improving playing standard and attracting crowds.
-They are within the imposed quota rules which are slowly reducing the total number of foreign players in our league.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:38 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I feel like whatever point your trying to make isn't coming accross and it just looking like a spot of pie bashing.

-Wigan produce plenty of youngsters to benifit both them and other SL clubs.
-From what I've been lead to believe the 3 signings (mixed reports of Finch) are very good and the like of which will help improve the overall standard of SL. Quality imports are good for the game both for improving playing standard and attracting crowds.
-They are within the imposed quota rules which are slowly reducing the total number of foreign players in our league.

Ah but that doesn't matter because:
1. We are Wigan
2. Not much else to criticise us for at the moment
3. It's the "spirit" of the game we are breaching
4. It's just not fair

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:33 pm  

Eleven pages

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:40 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Eleven pages

12 actually. Can you imagine the outcry there would be from some on here if Wigan actually managed to cheat their way to a meaningful trophy?

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:44 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

12 actually. Can you imagine the outcry there would be from some on here if Wigan actually managed to cheat their way to a meaningful trophy?

I cant believe all the negative comments on here directed towards Wigan just because they are the best team in Superleague and will quite rightly be crowned premiers this season.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:23 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

12 actually. Can you imagine the outcry there would be from some on here if Wigan actually managed to cheat their way to a meaningful trophy?

Well, what's good for the goose...

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:42 pm  

12 pages?

Imagine if Wigan had signed a 32 year old Australian on a 2 year deal as a direct replacement for a 26 year old Englishman.

Or if Wigan had signed a 30 year old Australian on a 3 year deal.

This board would go into meltdown!!!