: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:50 pm  

WarriorSteve wrote:

How did these legends of our club not get testimonials??? Baffling...

Address all queries to Mr. Jack Robinson.

[Pemps]

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:50 pm  

WarriorSteve wrote:

How did these legends of our club not get testimonials??? Baffling...

Steve Hampson was treated apaulingly by Wigan. He was released before he'd done a full 10 years. Something like 9 years 11 months. From memory, Jack Robinson was responsible but I'm prepared to be corrected on that.

Jamie Peacock has been awarded a Testimonial by the RFL for services to the game and not to one particular club. The same way Stanley Gene has been awarded one.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:57 pm  

WarriorSteve wrote:

How did these legends of our club not get testimonials??? Baffling...

Hampson got robbed of his being sold just as he was coming up to one if I remember?

The Cowie decision also beggared belief. His 10th year here (2001) was also the last of his career. The club gave Andy Farrell a testimonial match/year in 2002 even though he had a big contract, which still had about 4/5 years to run at the time and he was only 26 at the time I think. Even Denis Betts got a testimonial despite not doing 10 years complete service (he did in total but went off to Auckland in between).

Very harsh on Cowie because he did a great chunk of hard graft for Wigan.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:01 pm  

Pemps wrote:

Steve Hampson was treated apaulingly by Wigan. He was released before he'd done a full 10 years. Something like 9 years 11 months. From memory, Jack Robinson was responsible but I'm prepared to be corrected on that.

Jamie Peacock has been awarded a Testimonial by the RFL for services to the game and not to one particular club. The same way Stanley Gene has been awarded one.

I still fail to see, although a good player, what he has done for the game to justify such an accolade, and the same goes for Stanley... They are players who get paid to do a job which brings its rewards.. If both players had/have done lots of charity/community events I can understand it, but I have never seen anything to suggest they have..

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:02 pm  

We all love this club with a passion

But it as treated some players like sh!te over the years

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:10 pm  

Would IL consider a joint testimonial for Hampo and Cowie now?

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:15 pm  

EastStandFaithful wrote:

Would IL consider a joint testimonial for Hampo and Cowie now?

No. And the reason I say that is because Dave wouldn't let us use the JJB sacred turf!

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:17 pm  

What about a joint testimonial for all the players that rightly deserved one, but didnt get one...


The treatment of terry Oconner for his testimonial was shocking, moving a very lucrative game at the JJB to a somewhat less so, game at orrell... Because Whelan had a word with his b*tch maurice!!!

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:21 pm  

Bilko wrote:

No. And the reason I say that is because Dave wouldn't let us use the JJB sacred turf!

Orrell

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:03 am  

Pemps wrote:

I'm obviously shameless in my attempts to keep this at the top of this page by making general chit chat.

Surprisingly the Bradford fans received it very well and were generally interested in it. The Leeds fans were quite scathing of their player and the fact he was being granted a testimonial in the same year as JJB.

That's surprising.

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