Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:37 pm  

Deano G wrote:

Who is this Sam Tompkins anyway?

We've had this discussion on several occasions and a conclusion has been drawn that fans from nearly every team frequently misspells his name along with Mcguire and Burrows so an amnesty has been called on such spellings.

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:56 pm  

Fat Boy wrote:

We've had this discussion on several occasions and a conclusion has been drawn that fans from nearly every team frequently misspells his name along with Mcguire and Burrows so an amnesty has been called on such spellings.

More often than not, it's usually by the "could of", "should of" and "would of" brigade.

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:04 pm  

I agree the RFL should censure Tomkins for gesturing at the crowd and that the respect the referees get is just not good enough, Tomkins should not be grabbing the referee for example

The attitude of Wigan fans to this is typical of a "my club is more important than the game" a spreading disease (it was an attitude invented in Wigan after all), it is why attendances from neutrals at cup finals and anyone at internationals have fallen because there is no community to the game, there is more joy in others failure than in their own success

i will be at all of england's internationals this year, i didnt attend the non international farce where players wore england shirts earlier this year - i hope tomkins turns out to be the messiah that wigan fans believe him to be rather than a player playing in a position for his club to hide his defensive frailties and because he couldnt oust a NRL reject from his preferred position who looks good in a winning team and barely registers at the highest level

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:18 pm  

Hoofer wrote:

Hanson

I long ago gave up on these forums, but your original post has tempted me out of retirement.

It's probably the most childish, bitter post I've ever seen on RL Fans, and that's going some.

Just what exactly do you hope to achieve by a boycott of England RL matches?

And I'm not defending Tomkins behaviour; it was nearly as immature as your reaction to it.

I was on the tube back to Baker Street after the game with a lot of very knowledgeable Leeds fans, and in discussion there wasn't mention of that incident; there was some (in my opinion) justified comment that Wigan got the "rub of the green" overall, but they showed an appreciation of perspective that you seem to lack.

Welcome back ... How was Gerry Rafferty ?

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:19 pm  

What's all this about?
No one by the name of Tompkins played in the C Cup Final!

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:20 pm  

Hopie wrote:

I agree the RFL should censure Tomkins for gesturing at the crowd and that the respect the referees get is just not good enough, Tomkins should not be grabbing the referee for example

The attitude of Wigan fans to this is typical of a "my club is more important than the game" a spreading disease (it was an attitude invented in Wigan after all), it is why attendances from neutrals at cup finals and anyone at internationals have fallen because there is no community to the game, there is more joy in others failure than in their own success

i will be at all of england's internationals this year, i didnt attend the non international farce where players wore england shirts earlier this year - i hope tomkins turns out to be the messiah that wigan fans believe him to be rather than a player playing in a position for his club to hide his defensive frailties and because he couldnt oust a NRL reject from his preferred position who looks good in a winning team and barely registers at the highest level

Damm, I wish I'd have thought about putting it like that ...

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:27 pm  

Hopie wrote:

The attitude of Wigan fans to this is typical of a "my club is more important than the game" a spreading disease (it was an attitude invented in Wigan after all)

When was this?

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:30 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

What's all this about?
No one by the name of Tompkins played in the C Cup Final!

and there was no player called maguire either.weve been through this before

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:31 pm  

St pete wrote:

How can he say he knows nothing about it?

Because he's thick.

Re: Tompkins - Four Nations Boycott : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:32 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

What's all this about?
No one by the name of Tompkins played in the C Cup Final!

and there was no player called maguire either.weve been through this before