On his first interview. Radio Manc I think it was.

In this interview by any chance ? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23145002 Roy asotasi . "My main reason to join warrington was for a new challenge " If it was headed Roy asotasi "my main reason to join warrington is Danny's Kitchen" I think we might be getting somewhere

In this interview by any chance ? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23145002 Roy asotasi . "My main reason to join warrington was for a new challenge " If it was headed Roy asotasi "my main reason to join warrington is Danny's Kitchen" I think we might be getting somewhere

Well, there is nothing like a good piece of investigative journalism.

So it was all made up then ?

He did say it was an adventure for him and his family. On the same note I didn't hear Sam Tomkins saying I'm just coming to play rugby. I'm not even going to entertain austrailia and New Zealand. I'd take Wigan pier over Sydney harbour anyway ..

I didn't realise Sam knew Wigan Pier, and he will be mortified to learn he want's to drop him in Sydney Harbour.

All this holiday poop is exactly that...somebody on here made a comment about his perceived lack of effort and that he looks like he's here for a holiday and its been peddled as fact ever since

It was part of the build up to a game, I definitely remember him saying it as I commented on Facebook when he said it, it wasn't something I was impressed with.

Didn't he allude to the fact that the Sydney comp was a 24-hour bubble, and that he was looking forward to spending some time with his family in a less intense environment?

Dropping down a few gears is fine if you're a 64 year old librarian, but not that great for a prop in one of the leading clubs in the elite RL competition in Europe.

That was the one.

Yeah Andrew johns said exactly the same thing. (Referring to the media aspect).

Some people just take this the wrong way

Johns came over to guest for us for a few games and showed, albeit briefly, that his reputation was deserved. If he'd said that having signed a lucrative one or two year deal and come up short, I'm sure people on here would be saying the same thing.

What about langer ? Now there was a guy who probably played at 70% for us. As shown when he went home to play state of origin and ripped it up.. Yet quite clearly here on holiday is regarded as a warrington legend. However we never actually won anything with him in our side ...

(Ps yes I did submit an anti Langer post so I await to be sent into the doghouse with Roy)

Btw . 2 good games

True, leeds was very good. Hull part one quite good, Hull part two was pretty poor to be fair.

But he was still a class act and you couldn't criticise his work ethic.

As for Langer, our standing in the game at the time in terms of silverware, status and profile was such that we were probably blinded by the fact that we had a superstar playing in the P&B. Same could be said for Andrew Gee, a prop of undeniable quality, who never really did it for me.

The difference is now, and this is a burden all the players have to bear not just Roy, is that the profile, standing, and achievements of the club have changed vastly and the expectations of the fans have accordingly.

As did Matt King.

I like the look of Roy Asotasi and think the "uninterested" criticism is unwarranted. He gets through the defensive line when running the ball in, gets quick play the balls, gets through a number of tackles and can put a shot on.

This Is going to be my last comment on this matter..

Fair Crack of the whip , thats what this guy deserves.

Well I reckon Asotasi has got around 6 games to show his intent. By that time, Woody will be well and truly back in the groove, and he risks swapping a starting spot with the bench.

Harrison coming back who plays more like a prop will also be a challenge.

First year syndrome is something you would expect from a guy like Chris Hill coming from Leigh. Been playing semi-pro, first year at SL level you would expect a period of adjustment and cut him some slack.

But Hill was a top prop in SL from the start.

I don't think that Asotasi has come here to coast about, he's probably just not the player he was. If he'd stayed in the NRL he would probably be the same as he was now. And maybe had we signed him a few years ago he would have been the top prop in SL.

It all reminds me of Rauhihi. He was not a bad player either although he got a bad rep. He was actually overall quite good compared to other SL props. But we were expecting something else based on his rep of being the top prop in NRL a couple of years before he joined us. We just got a version a bit older and not as effective.

When Langer was here there were always stories of him, Gee and Renouf getting wasted before games and I don't think he ever really dreamed of wearing the primrose and blue, but in a SL that was at the time quite poor, Langer was head and shoulders the best halfback, and even if he was playing 70% he did tear teams up. We were always dangerous in the last third of the pitch because SL defences couldn't stop him, and until he quit shortly before the end of his second season when DVDV got pushed out, he was fit and played every week.

So Langer got his reputation as a legend because he played very good rugby in the primrose and blue.

I agree with absolutely everything in this post .

But you have to admit . He was here on holiday

Was going to post something similar. Well done Roy.