Good post saintsfan. I coach a under 10s side and most of the lads are brought to training by there mums and many if the mums work wonders for my club in raising money and sorting food and drink out for the kids every weekend.

I sincerely hope you get a warning for this post!

We got back last night and watched the recording of the final.

My thoughts.
Sam, bang out of order but probably understandable after the "history" of abuse from the Leeds fans. That's not an excuse but a reason. However he should have risen above it, I just wish he had scored that first try early on to see the reaction of the Sam and the Leeds fans.

Punishment.
Let the RFL sort it out not the kangaroo court of RL forums.
If similar incidents are used as a yardstick( Lee Smith v Wigan, Lee Bries v Leeds, Kyle Eastmond to his own fans, Matt King to his own fans, Terry O'Connor, I think was to Saints fans) then I suspect he will get a warning and maybe a fine. The fine if imposed should go to the R.S.P.C.A. for all the dogs and cats kicked around St.Helens and Warrington on Saturday afternoon.



The game,
Lima's second try was definitely forward. However there seems to be very little mention of the Ableett non play the ball in the build up to Leeds second try (it should have been a Wigan penalty) and I think the final pass was marginally forward.

Tommy try, correct decision in b.o.d. to the attacking side.
The scrum, Burrow plays the ball onto Charnley who did not play at the ball (even though he did touch it) so head and feed to Wigan.

Just a couple more, the two head high tackles on Burrow when he ducked into them and Leeds went onto score. No problem with the referee giving them but there were two similar tackles on Tommy L and Deacon that went unpunished. It's that sort of inconsistency that frustrates fans.

St Pete is correct that Joel Tomkins try is probably not the best at Wembley but it is up there with them, and almost certainly the best at the New Stadium.

On the Stadium itself, great facilities, great view, plenty legroom, but why spend all that money and do sod all with the infrastructure. We were staying overnight so went by coach, why no link direct road from the motorway? It was after 6 p.m by the time we got off the car park.
Still far too few restaurants and bars close to the stadium and not enough toilets outside the ground.

Good post ,just wait for their reaction when they hit a low period,and lose a big final

I'm waiting for one the idiots to post the question asking is the current Wigan team the best ever to play super league.

IMO, not even the best Wigan team.

yes we know that

So in summary they are being typical Wigan fans. I remember (as will you no doubt) all this back in the days when they pummelled part timers every week then used to go on and on and on about it. When the ape takes over next year and normal service is resumed and the shiny Ellegren tracksuits are firmly back in the closet for another 10 years I'll be a happy man

Nobody actually cares.

Yup. That was the case at the amateur club I was involved with too. Aside from the women's game, which appears to be taking off, women are often the glue that holds the amateur scene together and without children playing the sport there would be no adult talent to play at a professional level. And my guess is that those same women have watched so many matches now that they know the rules and plays way better than any dumb idiot keyboard warrier goon freak.

Grrrr!

This Wigan team most certainly isn't the best team there's been in Super League. It's just at the moment they appear better than anyone else's team.
That could change quite soon too!
What is good is that all three trophies are at Wigan and the club is in profit now too.

not that long ago a very high percentage of the 'loyal18' were slagging players like O'Loughlin off as 'not fit to wear the shirt' ... just shows how much half of them know about the game

I recall them saying pat Richards was the worst overseas player Wigan ever had.

And if the was no women involved in rugby I wouldn't have net you

A Millward signing too

They've probably all been deleted now in some mass rewriting of history but I bet if anyone was bored enough they could shame quite a few 'loyal' posters on C&W if they went digging through old threads.

It werent us wot dunnit guvnor onest

You won't believe the comment one pie made about millward today on the pies board.

It was soon covered up and brushed under the carpet as it could have dropped the poster and rlfans in serious trouble.

They banned me tho

a lifetime ban off the pies board so I'm thinking of forwarding that post to Leigh rlfc and see just how they accept the pie eaters post.

At least non of you will get sunburnt now, i suppose living in our shadow does have its benefits

wow , 2 days and you come up with this corker.

Not sure how come people get banned for life from C&W for not agreeing with half the cr@p on there ( I would have thought the mod team on there would have been taken to task about the nazi approach) yet we get Rogues and loads of other Wigan and Warrington trash on here constantly trolling.

Do it , send whatever rubbish they spouted to Leigh, hopefully the 'fan' in question will get in trouble

Well obviously they do as there is a five page thread on here with the usual "bitter" suspects involved.

I've just been down too see "the boss" my 89 year old mother. I thought her comments probably summed up the Sam Tomkins incident better than any other.

"I hope his mam & dad have a word with him"

IF the camera had not caught it what would we have been talking about now? wonder how many times players may have foolishly done this, I would not like to take the stick Sam has taken, in the England shirt was the worst attack on a player I have witnessed, a total disgrace to Our Game.

As I said the camera caught it and the media who love anything wrong in our game and every clubs supporters who hate Wigan have had a field day, we may have been talking about all the empty red seats!

When did they ban you?