Last Son of Wigan wrote:
Sam Tomkins, the Anakin Skywalker of Rugby. He's been given everything by RL, they changed the salary cap rules granting him a massive contract, gets his own TV show on sky tv and segment on another sky sports how. Clearly painted as the 'golden boy' of league, and yet he comes outs with negative flippant comments about RL, if the golden boy calls the sport which has made him, what's left for us?
We are constantly fighting a battle to positively promote RL, this was a kick in the nuts from Sam, wheather he meant it or not.
So yes he might want to play Union or the NRL, fair enough, but please Sam, conduct your requests or future plans behind closed doors, and not at the cost of the sport which constantly does all it can to promote you.
Is this isn't a just an issue for Wigan, but for RL. Furthermore something needs to be done about his current situation at Wigan, I understand the idea of not announcing him signing for NZW, if he has, but a 'no comment' from the club policy is too old-fashioned. With social media people talk, rumours and 'private deals' are quickly discovered and passed around online, it's about time the club recognised the current climate and did something about this situation, with Sam's comments to boot, it leaves an uneasy feeling with the fans.
Additionally there is another angle to this, perhaps Sam was firing a 'Media warning shot' to English RL, 'treat players better, do more or else we will find work elsewhere, NRL or Union', if so I admire his balls, but all he's done is fed the Union boys a meal right out of the mouths of those who look after him and pay his wages.
Brilliantly put, sums my feelings up well.
