Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:32 am  

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/r ... index.html Sonny Bill Williams has announced his departure from the mighty All Blacks for a few weeks work in Japan then back to the NRL - the headline being that he will be the first $2mio NRL player. This article is laughable for it's real venom against SBW and "simplistic" League, but whatever fears we have about our players being tempted over to Australia, it is good to see League, at least somewhere, not being the poor cousin of Union.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/r ... index.html Sonny Bill Williams has announced his departure from the mighty All Blacks for a few weeks work in Japan then back to the NRL - the headline being that he will be the first $2mio NRL player. This article is laughable for it's real venom against SBW and "simplistic" League, but whatever fears we have about our players being tempted over to Australia, it is good to see League, at least somewhere, not being the poor cousin of Union.

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Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:40 am  

Interesting that this man of honour will honour a contract on a handshake but not a written one.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:50 am  

While SBW is undoubtedly one of the world's great RL talents, and I'd have him at Wigan in a shot, I wouldn't believe we'd actually see him in Cherry and White until he walked out onto the field for the first game.

It's rare that a player's untrustworthiness overshadows his ability, but I think it does with SBW.

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Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:57 am  

It's a short career and he really has to look after himself. I have no problem with that at all. A club will drop you like a hot coal if it has too. I do have an issue with him going on about honour though. Don't hide behind that SBW just do what you've got to do and get on with it.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:23 am  

Cruncher wrote:

While SBW is undoubtedly one of the world's great RL talents, and I'd have him at Wigan in a shot, I wouldn't believe we'd actually see him in Cherry and White until he walked out onto the field for the first game.

It's rare that a player's untrustworthiness overshadows his ability, but I think it does with SBW.

Rubbish, he's exactly the type of player we DON'T want at Wigan. I'm sick of players walking out halfway through their contracts and he would do exactly that.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:33 am  

if sonny really doesn't want to come back to rugby league and is only doing it because he made an agreement 5 years ago i think the nrl should refuse hes registration, he will come for a season and go back to money grabbing and will make league look silly in the end. i watch sonny every week and he has really learned how to play union and can now read the game but theres no way he will keep up with the league players i have seen him blowing hes booty alot lately also it looks like hes lost alot of speed.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:47 am  

I find it crazy The Sydney Roosters are prepared to pay a huge proportion of their salary cap on a player with a one year contract, they will have to release quite a few of their players one of which will be Braith Anasta ( IL 3 year contact please). I'd love the prospect of seeing SBW back in our sport because he's one of the best players of either code but I feel for the Roosters fans and the complete lack of respect their board has given to them and the clubs chances of success in the future following next season.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:00 am  

TrentBarrett wrote:

I find it crazy The Sydney Roosters are prepared to pay a huge proportion of their salary cap on a player with a one year contract, they will have to release quite a few of their players one of which will be Braith Anasta ( IL 3 year contact please). I'd love the prospect of seeing SBW back in our sport because he's one of the best players of either code but I feel for the Roosters fans and the complete lack of respect their board has given to them and the clubs chances of success in the future following next season.

anasta has signed for the tigers.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:25 am  

ROBINSON wrote:

Rubbish, he's exactly the type of player we DON'T want at Wigan. I'm sick of players walking out halfway through their contracts and he would do exactly that.

Perhaps if you'd bothered reading to the end of my two-sentence post you'd have seen that I too would have doubts.

Re: Sony Bill & the New World Order : Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:39 am  

dubairl wrote:

anasta has signed for the tigers.

I know it was a bit tongue in cheek I think Anasta will do great things in mentoring young Curtis Sironen at stand off.