They are, but BMM can only do 15 mins whilst Thommo can do the full 80. Thats why BMM has one of lowest carries of 109 in your team, whilst Thommo is double that of 213 carries in our team.

It’s a gimmick, it’s a gimmick. Doesn’t have an effect on anything https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -headlines

It’s a gimmick, it’s a gimmick. Doesn’t have an effect on anything https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -headlines

You seem to be missing the point? If Thompson were at Warrington he wouldn't be getting a regular start so wouldn't have the luxury of having a settled position! Philbin hasn't had that chance yet. If he did it'd be fairer to compare. Regardless of that if you think Thompson is "streets ahead" of Philbin you need to take a look at yourself!

Well as Thompson is voted good enough to make a World Class X111 and Hill + Connor never got on the radar I would imagine he would regular start. Philbin has played 30% more games than Thompson and is nowhere near the performance game stats, that would suggest that Thompson is an A roader and not a Philbin back street performer.

Well they rarer than rocking horse shet.

In league games they certainly are rare - common as a Parr trollop in play-off semi-finals though.

Haha, it's been a lot more even since we got the first win, miserable before then.

I couldn't really care less who was voted in what.....and what Connor has to do with anything I've no idea! I accept that Thompson is a top performer and you see more of him than I do so I respect your opinion but in the game that mattered last season the Warrington pack were far superior to Saints in particularly the front rows of which Thompson was a part! I would suggest that before we start showing off about a World X111 lets start showing off about the big games we've helped win!

Do you actually support Widnes Al? If not, why suck up to Warrington so much?

Thompson is a brilliant player and would walk into Warrington's side as a starting prop. He's in the international setup ahead of Cooper, so absolutely no reason why he wouldn't be ahead of him domestically as well.

Fortunately, answers to all of these questions will be available tomorrow night.

Thompson is/was a backrower who plays prop well, but fatigues into errors with big minutes against bigger packs. It's not fabrication...he's like Sims....well perhaps not but the bases apply...LMS is worse when he starts as a prop.

I have supported Widnes for 55 years Saddened and as such I have little love for Warrington or Saints either for that matter. I am a big admirer of Warringtons front 3 but as you would see if you read some of my other posts I prefer Saints players in most other positions, except maybe for Austin! I like chatting RL and What I would say is that the Warrington folk seem more open to reasonable discussion and are more acceptable of your opinions. However as there isn't an active Saints board on this site perhaps its just the disrespectful ones that end up on the Wire one.
I'll finish on the subject now still with my opinion that Thompson is a good player who would not automatically walk into the Warrington team as first choice prop. Until I've seen him prove himself when it matters I'll keep my opinion and no amount of abuse or slanging will change it. If it does change I'll wiilingly let you know!

Cooper has proven himself in the nrl(despite what that utter tool as108 says!). Until Thompson goes and does the same, cooper has nothing to prove to him in terms of who is better.

Well I wonder if you support Warrington too, seeing as your never away from here for that long.

He's criticized plenty of Warrington players. Just because his opinion is different to yours doesn't make him a Warrington fan.

Ticks me off how they claim we don't matter to them, but still celebrate beating us like a cup final win. Weird lot.

If questions are going to be answered from one game then surely they’ve already been answered?

I can’t believe I’m having this debate, Thompson is 10x the player Philbin is. Thompson is a top ten prop in the world, Philbin isn’t even top 10 in Super League. There’s having an opinion and then there’s just being completely wrong.

Definition of irony.

In no way shape or form is he ten times the player. But you know that already you WUM.

Top 10 prop in the world. Best joke I've heard all week.

Agreed top 10 was probably harsh, in fact the World XIII says he’s top two with Andrew Fifita.

You're so cute. Bless you.

No, he is. Philbin is a decent bench prop who’ll come on and run it in at speed a few times. However, he has only made 100+ metres twice (out of 18 games) whereas Thompson has done so 9 times out of 15 games. Thompson is a world class prop who does big minutes and makes big metres, always landing on his front and playing the ball quickly. He’s also younger than Philbin yet has a grand final win to his name and has been in the dream team as well as the World XIII. What’s Philbin done? I don’t see Philbin anywhere near the main England setup either. I’m not trying to wind anyone up, all the facts suggest that Thompson is a much better player who will go on to have a far greater career.