Friday, September 23, 2005

Whelan Shut Your Mouth!

I'm lifting this directly from The Fiver Letters Section, because I don't think I could have written it any better.

"Re: Wigan chairman Dave Whelan worrying about Chelsea's domination destroying the Premiership. Is he in any way related to the Dave Whelan whose Wigan rugby league side steamrollered its way back and forth across the M62 from the late 80s to mid 90s, winning seven consecutive league titles and eight consecutive Challenge Cups?" - Ben Ineson.

An excellent point, which I just wanted to share.

While I'm at it please also read ..... THE BEAUTIFUL GAME? - David Conn

8 Comments:

Blogger peaky said...

yeah but he should also know that the wage cap in super league has meant wigan haven't won a fucking thing since it was introduced there

10:32 am  
Blogger lofty said...

It was probably more to do with him putting all his money into the football team instead!

10:34 am  
Blogger peaky said...

Not really, they lost players to Union, others moved to other clubs as Wigan weren't going to give them more money. The salary cap in League is on the squad not the player. Your squad can only get x amount Wigan had all big name players who weren't going to get a pay rise unless they moved elsewhere. That and the rise of Bradford and the resurgence of St Helens and Leeds has seen Wigan slip. Finally big name signings like Brett Dallas on big money leaves little for the rest of the team. Its like fantasy football, having Henry in your team means you need the rest of your player to be from Sunderland

11:36 am  
Blogger lofty said...

he he, you're talking to me about Rugby League like I give a fuck or understand a word of what you're saying.

Excellent.

11:48 am  
Blogger peaky said...

Well you posted it you southern poofter

12:02 pm  
Blogger lofty said...

SPEAKUTH UP NORTHERN MONKEY!

12:52 pm  
Blogger Keven said...

I liked what Wenger said about the proposed salary cap.

Paraphrased here:

"What's to stop a multinational organization in charge of a club from paying a player's grandfather in Belarus 2 million pounds a year"

10:34 pm  
Blogger fatrobot said...

no i disagree
there is probably 600 sasquatch in north america, a good breeding population needs to...
oh wait
what are you nerds talking aboot?

1:13 am  

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