Always ahead of the game.

And the Bradford forum.



Although it's like a ghost town on there.

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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.

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Buy a shirt then!!!

Blimey... Got that many left...

They'll go on general sale in April and they'll be up to normal shirt prices of £42.99.

Jeeeeeez, you try and do people a good turn and they just throw it back in your face

Well when I said "always" I actually meant sometimes. Easy to get the two mixed up

I thought a testimonial was for ten years loyal service to a particular team, why was he granted a testimonial?

The term in the dictionary indicates a "something given in appreciation of service"

Why does Jamie get one!! I am sure he was the one who decided to move to Leeds (Bradfords biggest rivals)...

Any answers on a postcard??

Fair point. Players like Neil Cowie and Steve Hampson did ten years and wrongly and didn't get one!

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

Address all queries to Mr. Jack Robinson.

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.

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.

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..

We all love this club with a passion

But it as treated some players like e over the years

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!

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!!!

Orrell

That's surprising.

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They've closed a terrace at Orrell since we played the Terry O match there in 2004. Would need a lot of work. The bar has gone as well.

what you mean is.."they arnt selling well, ive loads left, so i'll try flogging em to wiganers"

Guess IL's plans to get it up to a decent standard are on hold.