Re: booing the Rat .... : Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:35 pm  

Tomkins is a very, very good player and put a great performance in last night. He's a player that opposition fans will always hate, but that hate comes from jealousy. Booing him playing for England is just small minded

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:18 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Tomkins is a very, very good player and put a great performance in last night. He's a player that opposition fans will always hate, but that hate comes from jealousy. Booing him playing for England is just small minded

I wouldn't go that far. That suggests someone actually thought about it - or was even capable of thinking about it and not just following the herd after a skinfull. It was just a bit pathetic and naff really. You'd hope the culprits felt a bit embarrassed in the morning.

That said the reaction from Hemmings etc on Sky sports was ace! Even Peacock's at it today lambasting his own fans for it.

From what I've been told it was about 20 beer boys at it so the public outcry is amazing.

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:54 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

I wouldn't go that far. That suggests someone actually thought about it - or was even capable of thinking about it and not just following the herd after a skinfull. It was just a bit pathetic and naff really. You'd hope the culprits felt a bit embarrassed in the morning.

That said the reaction from Hemmings etc on Sky sports was ace! Even Peacock's at it today lambasting his own fans for it.

From what I've been told it was about 20 beer boys at it so the public outcry is amazing.

I'm not sure it was. This was posted on the Warrington site by someone who was actually working at the game.

wire_7_aj As somebody who was working at the event I had a free roam tonight and the booing was from Leeds fans in the North Stand and Saints and Wire fans in the South primarily.

Its disgusting to be honest I hate the lad with a passion but he has crossed that line in an ENGLAND shirt and as an ENGLAND fan we should be cheering him on not booing! As soon as the final hooter goes and his shirt is off say what you like about him but while he is on that pitch giving his all for the team get behind him!

I do however think the majority were Leeds fans. Maybe the RFL should say we'll play next years gams(s) at another venue (your new ground would be ideal).

I'm sure when Mr. Gary (the gob) Heatherington starts to lose revenue he may take some actions.

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:19 am  

He would not got booed at Saints.


Mind you after he crossed back across that line and took the shirt off, he may have been subect to a stoning.

Even if he does say ja.....

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:11 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

He would not got booed at Saints.


Mind you after he crossed back across that line and took the shirt off, he may have been subect to a stoning.

Even if he does say ja.....

Do you wana bet?
Ive been at Saints for an England game and It was as parochial as they come.

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:56 pm  

Dont agree with booing him, but people are entitled to their opinion, but whereas eastmond got booed for being a muppet essential, tomkins is getting booed for bieng good(so opposition fans have a dislike for him), best thing to be booed for though !

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:01 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Ive been at Saints for an England game and It was as parochial as they come.

Saints fans parochial? Never!

Re: booing the Rat .... : Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:12 pm  

Smurf wrote:

If the RFL wasn't based in Leeds, there would have been no chance of it being at Headingly.

The game should have been played at the JJB, the best stadium of all the clubs with the best fan base to match.

It won't be after November and the JJB isn't your clubs either.

Re: booing the Rat .... : Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:49 am  

Sam Tomkins is the most exciting player in World Rugby at the moment. Yes, he has his tricks, but referees are not giving him the benefit of the doubt at the moment, so it is costing him. As for being booed at rival club stadiums, thats part of game. But being booed for playing for England, thats not right. The RFL has declared 17,000 (included lots of free tickets), a success; what do they think when Wigan/Saints get nearly 25,000.
As a reward for those so called fans in Leeds, move the next match to an area that appreciates class and their national team. It would also mean that we wouldn't have to pick 2 over the hill Leeds players just to bolster the gates.

Re: booing the Rat .... : Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:13 pm  

uglybug wrote:

Sam Tomkins is the most exciting player in World Rugby at the moment.

Er, I don't think so. There was that young guy in the NSW squad for the Origin match, the one who is a Mormon and going off on mission work for two years. He was more exciting than Tomkins. In fact, a number of players are more exciting than Tomkins. Tomkins is good. But he's not 'the most exciting player in world rugby'!