Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:07 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Only by bigoted idiots who can't see that he took up a very good offer to play elsewhere. If Lockers is happy for Joel to play then why should the speccies have ago at him?

I quite agree, and most supporters would clap him on/off the pitch.

Sadly though, there'll always be the idiots.

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:07 am  

It would be agonising to see Joel turn out in a Wigan shirt again, only to know that can't have him for the games that really matter. But it would be even more agonising if some bloody fools were to start booing. That really would lower us to the level of Leeds fans.

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:03 pm  

Lockers testimonial is for his 10yrs service to rugby league and should not be open to those who defect....in my opinion.

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:08 pm  

I for one would be on my feet and applaud the lad.
He has paid us back over the last few years for our investment in him and has now got to think of his own future. It would be great to see him on the field one last time for us and I think many others would feel the same way.
Bring him on
D

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:11 pm  

captaindan wrote:

I for one would be on my feet and applaud the lad.
He has paid us back over the last few years for our investment in him and has now got to think of his own future. It would be great to see him on the field one last time for us and I think many others would feel the same way.
Bring him on
D

i think thats going a bit too far. hes hardly a wigan legend and had 2 maybe 3 good seasons in the first team. i wouldnt boo him but id be more interested in Rad's return that Joel's

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:13 pm  

captaindan wrote:

I for one would be on my feet and applaud the lad.
He has paid us back over the last few years for our investment in him and has now got to think of his own future. It would be great to see him on the field one last time for us and I think many others would feel the same way.
Bring him on
D

Possibly, however alot of people still remember Joel signing a 5yr contract only to walk away from it a couple of months later. As for paying us back, if one try in a cup final is payback then...fair enough i guess.

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:40 pm  

Whilst I wouldn't ever boo a Wigan player myself, I can understand those who would (although not in the context of a testimonial). I certainly wouldn't applaud him.

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:16 pm  

Big Deal, Joel wasn't that great a player anyhow

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:28 pm  

will help him to get used to 6k crowds

Re: Joel Tomkins : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:48 pm  

hatty wrote:

Lockers testimonial is for his 10yrs service to rugby league and should not be open to those who defect....in my opinion.

"Defect"! He's a young lad earning the best living he can, not a spy for goodness' sake. Good luck to him. He played well for us and I hope he continues to play well, wherever he moves on to.