No, not Johnny Thompson, but the great Johnathan Thurston....anyone else going to see him at Cedar Court on Thursday evening ?? Still some tickets left, I believe ?? Details here.... https://mjksportsevents.co.uk/mjk-event ... wakefield/

No, not Johnny Thompson, but the great Johnathan Thurston....anyone else going to see him at Cedar Court on Thursday evening ?? Still some tickets left, I believe ?? Details here.... https://mjksportsevents.co.uk/mjk-event ... wakefield/

Now that's what you call a LEADER

Yes FIL. a few of us are going

...looking forward to it, should be a good night and within walking distance for us too

I'll be there.

Yup 3 of us going if anybody wants a word with jt would advise to do so before our dad does because night will be over before dads finished talking about wakey beating aussie national team 60 years ago!!

Great listening to his stories.
I'd give him a game if he wanted a run.

Kicking myself for not making it for this, what sort of stuff was mentioned?

Just past playing stories and RL related?

Full range.
Talked about his development as a player. Highs and lows.
Talked about incidents in big games, especially the extra time GF win in great detail. (I feel like I just attended a master class)
But also some great personal stories about his family and his heritage and charity work.

Approximately 300 people in attendance and an absolute top night was had by all





Do you know who the compere was PT, cos he was brilliant too ??

Can't remember his name but he does them all now.
He's really sharp. Does a lot of work at St Helens.

I'll find out his name........ Hold the line caller.

….standing by …...

He's called Pete Emmett.
Really funny guy but a great compare for these kind of events.

Yeah a great evening ive got to admit he still looks like he could play at the top level and the depth of preparation and fine detail he explained things was fantastic i should imagine he could be a fantastic coach but think hes more likely to carry on commentating instead

It was a great night.....
JT is real nice genuine guy who obviously loves his family and our great game.
I did bid on the Wally Lewis shirt but stopped at £225.....

I was gripped when he was talking about his kick preparation and when he talked about working with Lockyer when he was a kid.
He said he doesn't want to go in to coaching but he certainly knows his stuff.

Spoke well about JD too.

Loved his pasties before Greggs hi-jacked them.

Definitely an all time great.

Watched an article on him before one of the state of origins I think a while back ,had to come through adversity in his early years to be the consummate professional of his era, and a track record that will not only be hard to match but nigh on impossible to beat .

Sure it wasn’t £2.25

Cheers PT

You've got me bang to rights.....