Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:01 am  

To every one who thinks he was saying something in Billy Slaters ear two things:

Firstly what was he saying? Wellens is faster than you

Secondly is Slater deaf? His mouth was bloody close to his ear for him to say something. A more conventional way for sledging would be for him to have him by the scruff of the neck and say it to his face.

I think he bit him, I thought it at the time. Even if Slater didn't complain (ala Wilkins) the whole incident was on report and it would have been picked up any way.

I will say this though for all Grahams dummy spitting antics over the years I have to admire him as for the last couple of years I thought he carried you lot by himself and the true mark was this year. Before Sunday if you said Graham would do anything like this I would have been very shocked. It is completely out of nature, if it was a swinging arm or mistimed tackle it would help explain sme things.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:25 pm  

Only James Graham really knows the truth of what happened, however, in my opinion he did bite Slater's ear, which has really lowered Graham in my estimation. To make it worse, he is now claiming to be innocent, which has lowered him even further. I never took him for a dirty player, but this is the sort of thing that a half wit like Hock would do. Graham will always now be remebered as a biter. That's not to say that I wouldnt have him back here in a flash, but he will never be quite the same person that he was before the weekend.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:58 pm  

There has been a massive over reaction about this and more so from the Australian press. Have a read about Les Boyd who is now classed as a legend.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:31 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

however, in my opinion he did bite Slater's ear,

In mine he didn't. So my opinion of him is in tact. I think Jammer is way too honest to be a biter, and by honest I mean he has heart on sleeve. He was well known as a moaner and a ratty person, he didn't hide it. I don't think he is the kind of character to do such a sly thing. He'd more likely punch Slater.

Besides that, of course, the pictures are inconclusive.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:05 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

In mine he didn't. So my opinion of him is in tact. I think Jammer is way too honest to be a biter, and by honest I mean he has heart on sleeve. He was well known as a moaner and a ratty person, he didn't hide it. I don't think he is the kind of character to do such a sly thing. He'd more likely punch Slater.

Besides that, of course, the pictures are inconclusive.

Do you still think slater marked his own ear?

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:55 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

Do you still think slater marked his own ear?

I didn't ever think that and so I can't 'still' think it can I?

I think Slater got ear damage in the brawl.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:00 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

Do you still think slater marked his own ear?

Wouldn't put it past him - but seriously, there was a huge fracas before the Graham incident so he could have scratched it there.

If you read the full report of graham's defence; missing teeth, no bite mark, he was screaming abuse, the dentist report. the doctors report, no history of violence and certainly not of biting etc it makes a good case of him being given the benefit of the doubt.
It looks like minds were already made up though.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:02 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

It looks like minds were already made up though.

Exactly.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:31 am  

Disgusting. I hope the milk bottle ginger chav rots and never plays a game in the red vee again. He belongs at Wigan or any other club that embrace asbos.

Re: GOOD LUCK JAMES GRAHAM : Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:43 am  

Saint77777 wrote:

Disgusting. I hope the milk bottle ginger chav rots and never plays a game in the red vee again. He belongs at Wigan or any other club that embrace asbos.

Get a grip. We've had players who have done far worse. Didn't we have one who ate a child once?