Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:58 pm  

It just didnt work out for Mathers at Cas one of the reasons being , he couldnt tackle a good dinner, strange for a fullback. Those at Wakey will be singing from a different sheet when they have seen his efforts in a few tough games.
Just my opinion

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:22 pm  

mdean wrote:

I think I will keep my own powder dry and afford a professional club coach with at least 1 CC win and a SL ring a little more credit for his opinion than ours.

You're not giving Basil enough credit.

He won 2 Challenge Cups, 2 Grand Finals and a World Club Challenge at Saints. And then did a great job as an agent under-cover at Wigan

As for Mathers, he may be 'a nice lad' but he's now played in SL for 5 clubs and lasted only a season (I think it was 6 games) with Gold Coast. What does that tell you ? Very ordinary.

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:49 pm  

I see Betts has told Mathers to 'man up' today. Don't think he'll be missed, frankly.

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:39 am  

miscreant wrote: I see Betts has told Mathers to 'man up' today. Don't think he'll be missed, frankly. Linky

miscreant wrote: I see Betts has told Mathers to 'man up' today. Don't think he'll be missed, frankly. Linky

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:51 am  

miscreant wrote:

I see Betts has told Mathers to 'man up' today. Don't think he'll be missed, frankly.

I wonder if he said the same to Scott Moore and Stefan Marsh - his own players who made similar comments on Twitter, that mysteriously disappeared the following day?

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:56 am  

bren2k wrote:

I wonder if he said the same to Scott Moore and Stefan Marsh - his own players who made similar comments on Twitter, that mysteriously disappeared the following day?

I would worry about Betts, he was never more than a average player and only played for GB because he played at Wigan, unless anyone wants to tell me different of course.

He's making himself look rather foolish one week into his SL career.

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:58 am  

casman2 wrote: Linky I'l await your views after you have played on that pitch.

casman2 wrote: Linky I'l await your views after you have played on that pitch.

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:57 pm  

Yes it is going to be interesting watching any game at the Stobart, not only will you have trainers running on with water bottles/passing on instructions, they will also be bringing on the grease during stoppages to be rubbed on players knees and elbows.

Unless you take to the field at the start larded up like a cross channel swimmer

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:58 pm  

BIGAL1 wrote:

I would worry about Betts, he was never more than a average player and only played for GB because he played at Wigan, unless anyone wants to tell me different of course.

While he was no Malcolm Reilly (although he was an automatic selection in his GB teams) let's have a look at Betts' career then.

Lance Todd Trophy ? check
Man of Steel ? check
Young Player of the Year ? check
most caps by a GB forward ? check (30-odd)
Only played for GB cos he played for Wigan ? That was a feat in itself at the time.

He's no coach, that's obvious. But, fair-dos, he wasn't a bad player at all.
What more would he have had to do to impress you ?

Re: richie matthers talking lies about cas through med : Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:18 pm  

miscreant wrote:

While he was no Malcolm Reilly (although he was an automatic selection in his GB teams) let's have a look at Betts' career then.

Lance Todd Trophy ? check
Man of Steel ? check
Young Player of the Year ? check
most caps by a GB forward ? check (30-odd)
Only played for GB cos he played for Wigan ? That was a feat in itself at the time.

He's no coach, that's obvious. But, fair-dos, he wasn't a bad player at all.
What more would he have had to do to impress you ?

Like i said average, just take away the Wigan factor and you have someone like Brett Ferres, i never said he was a bad player just average playing in a good side.
We still to this day see players selected that are favourites within the game, while others are overlooked at so called smaller clubs, do you not agree.