[quote="MadDogg":y4b3uabr]Great player but there comes a point where someone is so associated with a rival club that I wouldn't want us to go there. Goading the Wigan fans doesn't offend me one bit (in fact good for him) but I wouldn't want to see him in a Wigan shirt now he is essentially the pantomime villain.[/quote:y4b3uabr] Similar from me, but I also dont think his best years are in front of him and we would only get a few goods years out of him

[quote="MadDogg":3ktsahyn]Great player but there comes a point where someone is so associated with a rival club that I wouldn't want us to go there. Goading the Wigan fans doesn't offend me one bit (in fact good for him) but I wouldn't want to see him in a Wigan shirt now he is essentially the pantomime villain.[/quote:3ktsahyn] Super League would be much better without this kind of tribal thinking. It prevents top players moving around (and improving) other clubs. The NRL has a great market which betters its league every year by spreading around talent.

It would almost be like cheering for Sean Long

[quote="[Gareth]":1n1n8abw]It would almost be like cheering for Sean Long[/quote:1n1n8abw] It's not like you're going to be hugging him in the showers after the game. It's just a player for the team you support.

[quote="Wigg'n":1k400okj]Super League would be much better without this kind of tribal thinking. It prevents top players moving around (and improving) other clubs. The NRL has a great market which betters its league every year by spreading around talent.[/quote:1k400okj] Personally, I think the strength of RL is in its club rivalries. We seem fixated on pushing the "international game" when in reality it isn't half as popular as Wigan vs. Saints or the Hull derby. The rivalry, and even the animosity, is something we should tap into more. The story around Williams playing against Wigan, Thompson against Saints, etc., makes it either mean more or adds a bit of intrigue to the neutral.

[quote="TKOR":2h15voz9]Personally, I think the strength of RL is in its club rivalries. We seem fixated on pushing the "international game" when in reality it isn't half as popular as Wigan vs. Saints or the Hull derby. The rivalry, and even the animosity, is something we should tap into more. The story around Williams playing against Wigan, Thompson against Saints, etc., makes it either mean more or adds a bit of intrigue to the neutral.[/quote:2h15voz9] I agree with this. I do think Welsby in a Wigan shirt would be fantastic too. He’s a top notch player and can you imagine the response and the build up to the derby game. I though have a different mindset when it comes to the international game. I cannot stand it when club loyalties cause fans to boo and jeer our English players because of the club they play for.