The Blues Ox Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 21 hours ago, Harry Stottle said: Spud Carroll at London, couldn't get through a game here went home and selected to play Origin. Buf if we are talking here of one minute then gone....... what about the "best rugby player in the world whatever the code" who signed for Leeds one John Gallagher I can honestly say I have never seen anyone as bad on a professional Rugby League field. My memory is cloudy but I think Fax signed John Bentley as he were surplass to requirements because of Leeds adding Gallagher. Whatever it were we did pretty well out of it. Bentley still has the best try I have ever seen live, beating 5 players and the roar of the crowd getting bigger with each one. https://youtu.be/ViZWnrMVgP8?t=5668 Oh most of you forgot Steve Hampson played for us as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelic Cynic Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, OMEGA said: There were two Tyson-Wilson’s, I think they’re now both at West Hull or Skirlough or somewhere like that. https://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Eagles-News/article/eagles-sign-bobby-tysonwilson/#:~:text=Sheffield Eagles have signed prop,amateur game with West Hull. No reserves,but resilience,persistence and determination are omnipotent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: Gene Ormsby He turned up at Barrow a couple of years back. Barring one spectacular try that showed what he could do, 'turning up' was about all he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirmonds pouch Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 06/01/2021 at 12:17, Harry Stottle said: Probably changed the course of history, Scott had a superb game and was the reason for Wakefield beating Bradford in the first MPG, I wonder what would have happened had the scores been reversed? We'd have both gone bust. Where as Trinity had just enough left in the tank to keep going in SL thanks to Carters prudence, relegation may have broken us. Bradford were already a basket case. You can see that five years on and still no serious signs of financial recovery, stable at best, in a sort of induced coma kind of way. Trinity are at least financially viable these days even if it's not enough to truly compete, we were a fair way away from that in 2015 but as I say not as far as Bradford. Moore did us all a favour, grub though he could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I thought Scott Moore had a poor game but did score an opportunist try which stretched Wakefield’s lead and probably put the game beyond Bradford. He got better the following season and became a valuable member of the team, we missed him when he was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 28/12/2020 at 18:05, OMEGA said: Kevin McCormack Ill say no more and see who remembers him My mate from school. he joined the Royal Marines from school and is now driving articulated lorries, you'll find him most weekends free fall parachuting at Bridlington. Carlsberg don't do Soldiers, but if they did, they would probably be Brits. http://www.pitchero....hornemarauders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Marauder said: My mate from school. he joined the Royal Marines from school and is now driving articulated lorries, you'll fined him most weekends free fall parachuting at Bridlington. That’s great to hear sounds like he’s got some balance in his life which not too many manage after their career ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Plow Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Anyone put Lee Smith yet? Went to Union and wasn’t the same when he came back so he went back to union then returned again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 06/01/2021 at 04:07, Harry Stottle said: Spud Carroll at London, couldn't get through a game here went home and selected to play Origin. Buf if we are talking here of one minute then gone....... what about the "best rugby player in the world whatever the code" who signed for Leeds one John Gallagher I can honestly say I have never seen anyone as bad on a professional Rugby League field. I also offer up Nick Zisti as another candidate for worst player on a professional Rugby League field, like Carroll another Aussie who came for one reason alone, and it was not to build a new career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Oldbear said: I also offer up Nick Zisti as another candidate for worst player on a professional Rugby League field, like Carroll another Aussie who came for one reason alone, and it was not to build a new career! Carroll was hilarious, his career in the UK was basically: "Im going to show those SL Forwards what tough is"......Bang...."ooh, what day is it"......Boom....."Who am I again"........smash....."mammy, that hurt, I`m coming home...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Taylor Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Willie Mason at Hull KR? 2008 RFL Wakefield & District Young Volunteer of the Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrisbaneRhino Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Jeff Clare seemed destined for a big career at one stage. Wigan centre early 80s, had been some kind of junior athletics champion. IIRC he had some injuries and just fell away. I know Leeds signed him on loan for a month but he didn't play a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Mackem Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Calvin Wellington and levy n’zongou were always standouts for saints academy but didn’t make the transition into 1st team RL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 02:23, Oldbear said: I also offer up Nick Zisti as another candidate for worst player on a professional Rugby League field, like Carroll another Aussie who came for one reason alone, and it was not to build a new career! No, I offer up myself as worst. I played one game for Swinton 'A' team against Leigh as a trialist on the wing, unfortunately Des Drummond was coming back from injury on the Leigh side, the only time I laid a hand on him was to shake his at the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticchris Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 15:48, Dave W said: He turned up at Barrow a couple of years back. Barring one spectacular try that showed what he could do, 'turning up' was about all he did. That is just another example of the classic case of young winger comes into the team in a top 4 side with a good centre inside them and a dominant team making it possible to score a few tries early on and look good despite not having a well rounded game. See Jamie Foster, Sean Ainscough, Leroy Rivett and many others who never made it in the medium term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Bleep1673 said: No, I offer up myself as worst. I played one game for Swinton 'A' team against Leigh as a trialist on the wing, unfortunately Des Drummond was coming back from injury on the Leigh side, the only time I laid a hand on him was to shake his at the end of the game. You will not be alone in that experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Kevin Penny Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mumby Magic said: Kevin Penny Sorry mate he can't ho in this thread, he needs to be in the "1 minute they were there....then they were there again....and again...." thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrisbaneRhino Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Just a wee point on John Bentley. Leeds didn't let him go because of signing Gallagher (he left a year and a half after we signed Gallagher). I just don't think Douggie Laughton rated him that highly. If it was because of anyone, he was allowed to go because we signed Jim Fallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirmonds pouch Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 This is getting silly now, Lee Smith - 160 games for Leeds and 50 for Trinity. 2005 - 2018 (2009 - 2010 and 2014 - 2015 RU) Kevin Penny - 70 games for Warrington, 171 in total though mainly Championship 2006 - 2017 Im not sure on what planet these players count as being here one minute gone the next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Swinton signed an Aussie test prop forward called Ian Thompson in the 1980's, probably around 86. Came with massive headlines in the MEN and was terrible, think he lasted 10 games before we got shut of him. During this time and I am struggling to remember his name, we signed an Aussie who came over, played one reserve game, got bladdered and assaulted a club official and got sent back home. "When you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose; it's how drunk you get." -Homer Simpson "I couldn't be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season" Ian Holloway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Rochdale Hornets signed England Rugby Union international Mike Leadbetter in 1974. Hadnt got a clue and was gone after 1 start and 4 sub appearances never to be seen again in rugby league. Mike was part of the north west counties team that beat the All Blacks before switching codes and was a regular in Tony Nearys succesful lancashire team of the time. He went on to do great things in social services. He died of cancer aged 62 in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Old team mate of mine, NEIL PUCKERING He was a superb second row/prop forward for Hull FC, played in a Challenge Cup Final at about 18 years old and looked the part but then just fizzled away. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Another Young Challenge Cup Finalist was ALAN BANKS Played for Featherstone in the Final at age 18 or something then if memory serves he never kicked on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Simon Longstaff, was touted as the next big thing, signed for Fax in the early 90s (I think) for mega bucks, played a couple of games and vanished Can you add to this one @The Blues Ox "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Badrinath Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 adam fogerty, warrington, 4 or 5 games at the start of 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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