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smoking joe kilroy would be in that jailhouse team
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AdmiralHanson wrote:Although I didn't see much of the Saturday games of the Magic Weekend on TV, it was interesting to note the reaction of the fans to the appearance of Leon Pryce (convicted recently) and to that received by Greg Bird of Catalan Dragons (convicted of assault) and the reactions to both players by the self-righteous crowd in at Murrayfield.
Pryce was booed with every touch, whilst Bird's appearance passed off without a whimper, albeit that Bird limped off part way through his game.
Why ?
Surely treat all thugs / convicts / wife beaters the same and should be treated that way (booed ?) or are the ever-parochial rugby league fans so one-eyed as to ignore indivdual because of either who he is or the team he is playing against ?
Maybe because his club did not have the moral conviction to ban him like Cas and HKR have done with their offenders, they could have given him a month to show their distaste with him.
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AdmiralHanson wrote:Surely treat all thugs / convicts / wife beaters the same and should be treated that way (booed ?) or are the ever-parochial rugby league fans so one-eyed as to ignore indivdual because of either who he is or the team he is playing against ?
Thats exactly what it comes down to imo. People dislike Pryce because of who he plays for or a dislike for him. The only reason most wanted to see Saints punish Pryce was so Saints would suffer rather than anything to do with the crime itself it seems.
gateaux wrote:Thats exactly what it comes down to imo. People dislike Pryce because of who he plays for or a dislike for him. The only reason most wanted to see Saints punish Pryce was so Saints would suffer rather than anything to do with the crime itself it seems.
i dont like him for the 2 crimes he has committed, thought he should have done time for the first one imho, also dislike him for the testicle grabbing tackle the other year!!! if cas ever signed him i'd still boo him everytime he got the ball the man (term used very lightly)is a disgrace imo
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Joined: Jun 13 2002 Posts: 4964 Location: St.Helens
rover49 wrote:[/b]
Maybe because his club did not have the moral conviction to ban him like Cas and HKR have done with their offenders, they could have given him a month to show their distaste with him.
I hope you went or are going on the Wigan board to tell them the same thing over the Feka conviction. What about Bailey and co while you are at it you had better visit the Leeds board as well.
Nothing to do with the teams they play for, it's how good they are. You don't boo a bad player, it's that simple. Bird is dog turd as a player and Pryce is arguably the best in the competition. This is what brings out the boos from the fans.
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