www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23785214 Shame to see he couldn't bow out on his own terms, I thought he was outstanding in 2010. Best of luck to him in the future

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23785214 Shame to see he couldn't bow out on his own terms, I thought he was outstanding in 2010. Best of luck to him in the future

At one point he was the best prop in the world and the best I've seen. His personal issue effected him and his career went in to a rut but he fought back and had a good career for us. The injuries were really unfortunate for him and it seemed destined to end this way.

The best of luck to him.

Summed up perfectly, it would be churlish to wish him anything but the best for the future...

Agreed, and good to see him staying in the game. Comes across as quite an intelligent bloke.

i can only echo what has been posted above. top bloke. good luck to him.

appears to be a dearth of people apologising for all the doom mongering about how we let him go too easily

Always did his best for Wigan, but other than the odd game in 2006 his best wasn't anywhere near his price tag. Physique of a Greek god but didn't bring that on to the field at Wigan. Seems like a decent guy, different personality from the normal RL player so all the best to him. I'm sure he'll be fine. The posters who said we should keep him are humble tonight, good decision by our club to move him on.

I was bemoaning our lack of experience in the front row at the beginning of the season and still am.

probably a valid question. however fielden was not the answer.

Unlike those who stood by Prescott....

freak injuries are just that, nothing more, nothing less. Sadly, it was always inevitable that this thread would descend into the usual garbage, just didn't expect it to happen this quick.

HUMBLE!!! Glad you can take some positives from a sportsman's career ending.. You sad pathetic human being...

And best wishes to you, too!

I would like to offer my best wishes to Stuart Fielden on his retirement and i agree it's a shame that he could not bow out on his terms and whilst still playing some good footy

I sincerely hope that he can move into coaching and prove to be a success, I would love to see more of these top quality ex-players joining the coaching ranks and across all of the SL clubs too, as far too many are being lost to our sport when they have so much knowledge to pass on to the next generation of players



I'd agree about Fielden once being the best prop in the World, although IMO that was based purely on his Bradford Bulls career rather than the form he has shown whilst at Wigan

I would be interested to know if Wigan fans ever believed that he could have been classed as the best in the World based on his form shown whilst at your club and if you believe that he ever justified his £450,000 transfer fee?

I still believe that Jamie Peacock has been more like a £450,000 signing than Stuart Fielden has tbh and the Rhinos got him for free, I believe that JP is the best signing and by any club during the SL era

My views on the value Fielden offered are probably best left off this thread. Suffice to say I'm glad IL and Wane were smarter than many posters on this board, they're copping a lot of flak these days so it's only right to point out they do get some decisions right that could otherwise be costly. I'll always remmber Stuart Fielden as the best prop in the world in his Bradford days including a man of the match performance in the WCC. Some very good performances at international level too. He won 1 Challenge Cup, 4 Grand Finals and 2 World Club Challenges. I bet not many players retire with that many medals. Best of luck for the future Stu!

I believe he saved us from going down.

Maybe not on his own, but a vital cog of the Noble/Fielden/Dobson arrangement that, imo saved us from relegation.

In his time the best prop in the world. Hampered by injuries/burning out?/ freak incidents that led to a downward spiral.

best memories are this news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 105538.stm we were up creek without a paddle when he joined us. He was a vital ingredient in keeping us up, and a gentleman off the pitch. Good luck in the future Stu.

best memories are this news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 105538.stm we were up creek without a paddle when he joined us. He was a vital ingredient in keeping us up, and a gentleman off the pitch. Good luck in the future Stu.

Most never have watched the NRL then. Webke was far superior.

Top guy and all the best to him

He did his best when he was with us. He was good in 2010 and when he first joined us. We didn't see the best of him, and didn't get many games from him, but that's almost certainly not his fault. His best times were clearly at Bradford, where he was immense till 2005ish if memory serves.
It seems to me to be a valid comment to mention that the club did the right thing to let him go. He's had a good careeer, been very well paid and has a job to go to, so it's hardly as if we need to feel that sorry for him, unless I'm missing something.

I hope he writes a book!

One of the best props in the world in his Bradford days but people often forget that he also played as part of a tremendous pack of forwards that dominated almost every team they played.

At Wigan this was not the case and Fielden was easily targeted by the opposition but despite this he really improved under Maguire and was a good servant for Wigan.

Absolute monster in his bulls days and one of very few players that (as a fan) i was intimidated by when he was playing against us.

People can say whatever they want about his transfer fee but he was the ultimate pro for us and pretty much did not miss a game for the first few years. Yeah the injuries caught him up in the end, but i bet he was still hammering the gym in between layoffs to keep himself in shape.

Top bloke, top player and i wish him well.

I respect the fact that he said 'much bigger salary' when asked for the main reasons he left Bradford, who were still up there at the time. 99.9% of players wouldn't admit it in an interview, it's nice for a player to admit it.

Genuinely gutted for the guy

As had already been said , a true gent , I wish him all the very best