Re: George Burgess : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:34 pm  

JonnyBroad wrote:

Evidently Thursday didn't go as Lam or George Burgess would have liked and I am pretty sure both will not be happy with what was served up in the 17 minutes or what ever in amounted to In that time he managed 2 carries and 9 tackles which is clearly not enough but on the other hand ten minute Tony managed a whopping 3 carries and 9 tackles but once again escapes any criticism?

I do wonder what the wage difference is between Tony & George though? I think this is what concerns a lot of people who expected one of our marquee players to deliver a bit more than what was served up.

Hopefully the hip is better soon but this seasons decision making from Lam will be under much more scrutiny than last season and people will be less forgiving.

Only round 1 and we got the win but Burgess may have a job on his hands to earn a place back in the side.

Re: George Burgess : Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:08 pm  

dany1979 wrote:

I do wonder what the wage difference is between Tony & George though? I think this is what concerns a lot of people who expected one of our marquee players to deliver a bit more than what was served up.

Hopefully the hip is better soon but this seasons decision making from Lam will be under much more scrutiny than last season and people will be less forgiving.

Only round 1 and we got the win but Burgess may have a job on his hands to earn a place back in the side.

George Burgess will undoubtedly get better ten minute Tony has peaked at 9 carries and 3 tackles.History tells us that.

Re: George Burgess : Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:12 pm  

JonnyBroad wrote:

George Burgess will undoubtedly get better ten minute Tony has peaked at 9 carries and 3 tackles.History tells us that.

Not a single tackle bust from Clubb. Even Burgess made 1. Although Clubb did make more yards.

Re: George Burgess : Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:12 pm  

I think we are going over the top a little on Burgess.

He s apparently had a hip issue which he's managed in the past playing in a pretty tough comp.

They probably made a judgement he could do they same, with the added pressure of wanting to start with all the big names on the 1st night and it backfired, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Give the poor guy more than 17 mins before writing him off

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:37 am  

The majority of this thread is embarrassing. To write off a player after 1 game is ridiculous.

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:17 am  

ChrisA wrote:

The majority of this thread is embarrassing. To write off a player after 1 game is ridiculous.

Standard wiganers for ya

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:44 am  

ChrisA wrote:

The majority of this thread is embarrassing. To write off a player after 1 game is ridiculous.

True, a lot of the same "fans" would have sent Pat Richards home after 3 weeks! If George Burgess is still performing poorly in two or three months then he will deserve the criticism.

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:56 am  

ChrisA wrote:

The majority of this thread is embarrassing. To write off a player after 1 game is ridiculous.

NO ONE has written him off after just one game.

Get your facts right!

They have actually written him off after 16 minutes....

Agree wholeheartedly. Wigan fans can be a bit silly at time’s.

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:50 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

NO ONE has written him off after just one game.

Get your facts right!

They have actually written him off after 16 minutes....

Agree wholeheartedly. Wigan fans can be a bit silly at time’s.

No get your facts right, it was 17 minutes actually!

Spot on. An injured player who has played no pre season games doesn’t have the best debut, so what? Judge him when he isn’t injured, judge him after 4-6months.

Re: George Burgess : Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:42 pm  

My favourite comment like that recently was after Clark’s debut in the Leeds friendly when somebody commented ‘he can go for me’

People aren’t happy with Burgess but I’ve not seen a suggestion of us selling him after his 17 minutes worth of action. Had that poster got their way Poor Mitch Clark would’ve been offloaded after a similar amount of game time.....in a friendly!!