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| Quote keithcun="keithcun"I overheard you telling him, I was stood directly behind you trying not to wet myself.
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Thanks for the understanding and support from all involved, which now seems to be everyone in the bloody South stand.  | | |
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| Quote SEB="SEB"The point being - you seem to be asking why didn't Warrington try to get Smith earlier than they did. The answer is simple - they did. Originally, the RFL simply refused to release him from his full time duties with them. Also, he may have been reluctant to give them up so early into them and was probably fully focused on trying to win the World Cup. As far as you know, we may have tried to get him again as soon as England were knocked out and perhaps he wasn't willing to join at that stage, still being caught up in the WC fallout. Plus, perhaps having given Lowes an 18 month contract, they felt it fair to at least give him a chance?'"
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| Quote getdownmonkeyman="getdownmonkeyman"Nah.'"
What do you mean, 'Nah'? A very considered post, that. Implying (in a hilariously sarcastic tone), I would suggest, that SEB's reading of the events is of course correct, and my opinion is to be dismissed out of hand. Brilliant.
For all [uanyone[/u knows, the board could have tried to get Smith straight after the World Cup. The fact remains that they didn't succeed at that time - all I'm saying is that that remains a pity, and perhaps he could have been appointed if they hadn't rushed into giving Lowes a longer contract than was really necessary. | | |
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| Quote worthing wire="worthing wire"What do you mean, 'Nah'? A very considered post, that. Implying (in a hilariously sarcastic tone), I would suggest, that SEB's reading of the events is of course correct, and my opinion is to be dismissed out of hand. Brilliant.
For all [uanyone[/u knows, the board could have tried to get Smith straight after the World Cup. The fact remains that they didn't succeed at that time - all I'm saying is that that remains a pity, and perhaps he could have been appointed if they hadn't rushed into giving Lowes a longer contract than was really necessary.'"
Or, we tried to get Smith to replace Cullen, but despite repeated efforts, a release from his fulltime RFL contract could not be obtained. So, in the full knowledge that Smith's contract with the RFL finished at the end of this season, possibly, Lowes was given a caretaker role, his contract ending to coincide with Smith becoming available. Maybe, just maybe Lowes' appointment wasn't rushed at all and the club had tried for the best part of three months to get Smith but wasn't successful.
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| Quote getdownmonkeyman="getdownmonkeyman"Or, we tried to get Smith to replace Cullen, but despite repeated efforts, a release from his fulltime RFL contract could not be obtained. So, in the full knowledge that Smith's contract with the RFL finished at the end of this season, possibly, Lowes was given a caretaker role, his contract ending to coincide with Smith becoming available. Maybe, just maybe Lowes' appointment wasn't rushed at all and the club had tried for the best part of three months to get Smith but wasn't successful.
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Nah, because this still doesn't adequately explain why he was released a couple of months later though, does it?
Maybe the RFL just gave in due to the embarrassment of having one of their 'A' grade clubs being so abysmal on the pitch. | | | |
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| Quote worthing wire="worthing wire"Nah, because this still doesn't adequately explain why he was released a couple of months later though, does it?
Maybe the RFL just gave in due to the embarrassment of having one of their 'A' grade clubs being so abysmal on the pitch.'"
You mean the release [iafter[/i the World Cup? | | | |
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