I noticed that myself so I thought it would be a good idea to check out his tries. Unfortunately I found it a little boring watching all the kicks at goal so I just watched the Northampton - Bath highlights, couldn't bare watching more union.

Just liked to blow his own trumpet rather than keep his feet on the ground. Might of been one of the ones Rads was talking about when he mentioned young lads walking around town as if they were "Johnny Big Time" cos they'd played a few first team games. I appreciate confidence in yourself, all the top players have it but not cockiness and thinking your more special than you are. With a better coach he'd changed in a flash

large pool but poor quality and all the money is doing is overpaying average players, just look at england all high earners but shocking in respect to basic rugby skills.

I know Phil Bailey punched him at the Oasis gig in Manchester this year because he was being a coc[ik[/i..

(this is piemandan, but my Dad didn't log out.. Makes more sense coming from him though)

But Mathers had a great attitude



As a couple have already mentioned you can have a bad attitude and still be a good player. Long is the prime example.

The problem is if he became disruptive to the team and upset the balance of the squad.

Players like Long are prime pr!cks and he is not the only one but usually they are the joker and despite there ego are loved by there team mates/peers even if some of there opponents and fans cannot stand them.

I have a feeling the bad attitude is one more born out of his interactions with the fans, he seems to be a pretty popular member of the Northampton squad from what i have heard.

I understand that his attitude at Wigan was not the best, his ego was causing disruption but sadly it was allowed to, in my opinion in Union he has been treated in far better way, ie dropped when he seemed to be getting too big for his boots.

In my opinion he has been a great loss to Wigan and our code. I doubt under the new regime he would have been allowed to become a disruption to the squad that it is claimed he became.

Britain lacks true athletes in our code and when we find one, they are invariable linked to Union or head to Union, and the concern is that this is happening when they are still developing.