Quote ="vikings 4 ever"I read it as being meant as who needs Saints when you've got Fax. I mean if someone offered you Tomkins at Wigan or Bowman, who would you want?'"
Thats completely different, Tomkins is about to become a full England International, was part of the SL dream team and is a key member of the Wigan side. Plus he is one of the rising stars of SL and well known and recognisable.
Wheeler is only just breaking into Saints first team, not a proven SL player and outside Sintellins and some of SL isn't well known.
As it happens Bowman could have been the next Tomkins, he was in the Wigan academy himself but chose to come back to play for his HOMETOWN club. Thats why people would prefer Bowman because just like James Haley, and older brother Andy Bowman, Anthony is a Halifax lad.
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