Rogues Gallery wrote:Farrell was someone who had given his all to Rugby League and to Wigan. He was then over thirty years of age, in fact he was 31 before he played his first game of Rugby Union, an age by the way that Paul Sculthorpe retired.
He was offered a long term contract (which Wigan sensibly wouldn't have offered him) by Rugby Union.
He went on to play for England, and secured his families future.
Anyone who says that they wouldn't have done the same is either a liar or stupid.
Dress it up with your wigan spin as much as you like. He deserted your club in its hour of need. Some Legend. Shows how much he cared about the club and the fans.
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There are very few players who turn down the big money of union to play for the home town club the supported as a child, saints are building a statue of one such hero
Saint Simon wrote:There are very few players who turn down the big money of union to play for the home town club the supported as a child, saints are building a statue of one such hero
Would this be the same player who the WRU found out was not Welsh, then took the money from the Rugby League as an International player (along with Radlinski) but then decided he wasn't up to International Rugby League but still took the money?
SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row Saints have five in a row
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piemandan wrote:
TBH it looks more like Cassidy and I dont mean hopalong either
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Giant killers, Dragon slayers & Airlie Birds wing clippers
75-0 thats a record score... 16 yrs of misery, gone in 80 minutes
If God took up rugby league then his name would have been Vollenhoven with AJ Murphy along too
Rogues Gallery wrote:Would this be the same player who the WRU found out was not Welsh, then took the money from the Rugby League as an International player (along with Radlinski) but then decided he wasn't up to International Rugby League but still took the money?
If I remember rightly, Eddie Hemmings had a copy of his Birth Certificate which he showed on boots n all to prove that he had Welsh Grand Parents?
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JLM23 wrote:If I remember rightly, Eddie Hemmings had a copy of his Birth Certificate which he showed on boots n all to prove that he had Welsh Grand Parents?
Now come on, you know like most wiganners Rogue is living in the past (I take it lent is over in wigan then )
CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS 2006,'07 & '08
Giant killers, Dragon slayers & Airlie Birds wing clippers
75-0 thats a record score... 16 yrs of misery, gone in 80 minutes
If God took up rugby league then his name would have been Vollenhoven with AJ Murphy along too
Joined: Jun 29 2007 Posts: 12189 Location: where ever i am
Rogues Gallery wrote:Would this be the same player who the WRU found out was not Welsh, then took the money from the Rugby League as an International player (along with Radlinski) but then decided he wasn't up to International Rugby League but still took the money?
thats the one radlinski is more of a wigan hero than farrell ever will be
Rogues Gallery wrote:Farrell was someone who had given his all to Rugby League and to Wigan. He was then over thirty years of age, in fact he was 31 before he played his first game of Rugby Union, an age by the way that Paul Sculthorpe retired.
He was offered a long term contract (which Wigan sensibly wouldn't have offered him) by Rugby Union.
He went on to play for England, and secured his families future.
Anyone who says that they wouldn't have done the same is either a liar or stupid.
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