Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:33 pm  

Arthur Warrior wrote:

He is a Wigan lad playing for our biggest rivals and was a top player, so he took some stick. It was a compliment though as a previous poster said, only top players get this treatment. Gary Connolly took much more abuse from Saints fans which again was treated as a compliment.
We don't however boo any player, every time he touches the ball, while playing for England or Great Britain.

Nor did we wish him away to the NRL or RU!

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:17 pm  

BillyRhino wrote:

Of course not. The change of strip would be enough to confuse your average Pie muncher!

Didn't confuse Leeds fans though, much to your eternal shame.

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:07 pm  

Its ironic as he is a Wigan born person.People can say what they like about him,I think he was quality.

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:38 pm  

Arthur Warrior wrote:

He is a Wigan lad playing for our biggest rivals and was a top player, so he took some stick. It was a compliment though as a previous poster said, only top players get this treatment. Gary Connolly took much more abuse from Saints fans which again was treated as a compliment.
We don't however boo any player, every time he touches the ball, while playing for England or Great Britain.

Difference being nobody at Saints wanted to see Connolly go,and certainly not to Wigan,wereas Wigan wanted shut of Long and he got shipped out of the Piedome pronto, and hardly any Wiganers blinked an eyelid. It was only 2/3 years later Wigan relised they'd made a major mistake.

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:55 pm  

RuddyScoosers wrote:

Difference being nobody at Saints wanted to see Connolly go,and certainly not to Wigan,wereas Wigan wanted shut of Long and he got shipped out of the Piedome pronto, and hardly any Wiganers blinked an eyelid. It was only 2/3 years later Wigan relised they'd made a major mistake.

Ah so we got rid cos we didn't think he was good enough?? Lovely how history rewrites the story!

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:35 pm  

RuddyScoosers wrote:

Difference being nobody at Saints wanted to see Connolly go,and certainly not to Wigan,wereas Wigan wanted shut of Long and he got shipped out of the Piedome pronto, and hardly any Wiganers blinked an eyelid. It was only 2/3 years later Wigan relised they'd made a major mistake.

Sean Long burned his bridges badly at Wigan, if you think differently then you are very much wide of the mark.

His knee injury that put paid to his wigan career was not sustained on the training field or playing pitch.

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:51 pm  

Donna wrote:

Ah so we got rid cos we didn't think he was good enough?? Lovely how history rewrites the story!

Er, exactly were in my post did i say Long was shown the exit door because Wigan didn't think he was good enough?????

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:34 pm  

RuddyScoosers wrote:

Er, exactly were in my post did i say Long was shown the exit door because Wigan didn't think he was good enough?????

You said Wigan realised they made a mistake by releasing him

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:50 pm  

dirtbag83 wrote:

You said Wigan realised they made a mistake by releasing him

Ahh,that's what your assuming i meant when one of the reasons he was got shot of was because of his off the field activitys.

Anyway,your mistake was certainly our gain!

Re: Why did Wigan fans slaughter Sean Long? : Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:46 pm  

RuddyScoosers wrote:

Difference being nobody at Saints wanted to see Connolly go,and certainly not to Wigan,wereas Wigan wanted shut of Long and he got shipped out of the Piedome pronto, and hardly any Wiganers blinked an eyelid. It was only 2/3 years later Wigan relised they'd made a major mistake.

So just because Saints fans didn't want Connolly to leave, it was ok too boo him when he did? Even though Connolly himself didn't want to leave Saints.