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>About Wigan:
>It's now clear that Wigan tried desperately last winter to offload as many
>contracts to Union as possible. That includes Connelly and Jason Robinson -
>presumably Wigan wanted to con some cash from the Union clubs rather than
>just let them disappear to the ARL.

>Just how they think they can survive without at least one more prop to
>spell O'Connor and Cowie defeats me.

>About Warrington:
>Beating Wigan says more about Wigan than Warrington. Wolves is another side
>that need props. Sell Harris and buy a couple to cover the injuries. And
>get a coach.

>About London:
>Offiah will look better now he has Edwards. But what a liability in
>defence. Come to that, neither centre looks that secure. Perhaps Edwards
>should go to stand-off and Tullet to centre, moving one centre out in place
>of Offiah.

>About Sky:
>Just when I had got into the routine of Wednesday's roundup, the show gets
>moved to Sports3. To add insult to injury, Sports1 shows . . . well, look
>at the schedules.

>About Wigan again:
>Connelly is a shadow of his former self. Henry Paul is desperate to look
>even an ordinary player. Robinson is hardly a threat any more. Something
>must have gone terribly wrong with their off-season training.

>About miserable SOBs:
>Well, if saying that League players get none of the attention and praise
>they deserve from the media, which still treats the game like it's a ***
>disease:  if saying that these players and their sport are let down by the
>myopia and "big-fish/small-pond" mentality of administrators and supporters
>makes me a miserable SOB then so be it.

>John

>Just how they think they can survive without at least one more prop to
>spell O'Connor and Cowie defeats me.

>About Warrington:
>Beating Wigan says more about Wigan than Warrington. Wolves is another side
>that need props. Sell Harris and buy a couple to cover the injuries. And
>get a coach.

>About London:
>Offiah will look better now he has Edwards. But what a liability in
>defence. Come to that, neither centre looks that secure. Perhaps Edwards
>should go to stand-off and Tullet to centre, moving one centre out in place
>of Offiah.

>About Sky:
>Just when I had got into the routine of Wednesday's roundup, the show gets
>moved to Sports3. To add insult to injury, Sports1 shows . . . well, look
>at the schedules.

>About Wigan again:
>Connelly is a shadow of his former self. Henry Paul is desperate to look
>even an ordinary player. Robinson is hardly a threat any more. Something
>must have gone terribly wrong with their off-season training.

>About miserable SOBs:
>Well, if saying that League players get none of the attention and praise
>they deserve from the media, which still treats the game like it's a ***
>disease:  if saying that these players and their sport are let down by the
>myopia and "big-fish/small-pond" mentality of administrators and supporters
>makes me a miserable SOB then so be it.

>John

>>About Wigan:
>>It's now clear that Wigan tried desperately last winter to offload as many
>>contracts to Union as possible. That includes Connelly and Jason Robinson -
>>presumably Wigan wanted to con some cash from the Union clubs rather than
>>just let them disappear to the ARL.

>>Just how they think they can survive without at least one more prop to
>>spell O'Connor and Cowie defeats me.

>>About Warrington:
>>Beating Wigan says more about Wigan than Warrington. Wolves is another side
>>that need props. Sell Harris and buy a couple to cover the injuries. And
>>get a coach.

>>About London:
>>Offiah will look better now he has Edwards. But what a liability in
>>defence. Come to that, neither centre looks that secure. Perhaps Edwards
>>should go to stand-off and Tullet to centre, moving one centre out in place
>>of Offiah.

>>About Sky:
>>Just when I had got into the routine of Wednesday's roundup, the show gets
>>moved to Sports3. To add insult to injury, Sports1 shows . . . well, look
>>at the schedules.

>>About Wigan again:
>>Connelly is a shadow of his former self. Henry Paul is desperate to look
>>even an ordinary player. Robinson is hardly a threat any more. Something
>>must have gone terribly wrong with their off-season training.

>>About miserable SOBs:
>>Well, if saying that League players get none of the attention and praise
>>they deserve from the media, which still treats the game like it's a ***
>>disease:  if saying that these players and their sport are let down by the
>>myopia and "big-fish/small-pond" mentality of administrators and supporters
>>makes me a miserable SOB then so be it.

>>John

>"He'll be back - his type always are"

>Point proven.

>Mugwump.