tom regan
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@hjpm2002 @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 Noble turned Wigan into a team of semi final losers. Definitely progress but he had more than 3 years. Maguire made them champions in an offseason. I think giving noble credit for Tomkins is generous. He was good at the Bulls though. No doubt.
Smith made Leeds and Wire winners.
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@TomKRegan @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 Fined heavily For breaching the salary cap in 2006 and he brought through the likes of Sam Tomkins at Wigan and he turned out alright he also took a crusaders side to the playoffs his legacy is cemented as the greatest British coach for a reason mate
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@CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 Yeah he steadied the ship. But by the end he clearly wasn't getting everything out of that team.
I'm just saying I wouldn't pick him as the best ever.
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@TomKRegan @OutOnTheFull22 You’ve got to consider where Noble took Wigan from though.
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@hjpm2002 @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 Possibly. I'd be interested to know how much say he had over personnel.
But as a coach Maguire turned them into something else entirely over one off season.
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@TomKRegan @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 He also built the team that Maguire took to grand final glory the same way Brian Smith built Matty Elliots bulls team that went and won the comp the year after smith left.
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@hjpm2002 @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 This doesn't address what I said. Noble post Bulls isn't great.
Did Noble not inherit a good team? they made a grand final before and won the cup the year before.
I am skeptical of McDermott. And this is in the context of who is the best coach ever. I'm not saying they're bad.
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@TomKRegan @CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 Noble made 5 grand finals in a row from 2000 to 2006 winning 3 in that period and the same period saw us become world champions 3 times under noble we never lost a world club challenge and the difference between noble and Brian Mac is one inherited a great team and one built one.
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@CamDonDuncan @OutOnTheFull22 yeah Smith should be number 1 for me.
I don't see how it can be Noble at number 1. Look at how much more Maguire got out of basically the same players.
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@OutOnTheFull22 Looking at the list I’d have to say Tony Smith is underrated.
All the others include an era of dominance with a great side.
Tony Smith built multiple great sides at different clubs.
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@OutOnTheFull22 @SuperLeague Did ellis even play 2nd row at this point?
Bateman should be in.
o'loughlin and hall getting on a bit too.
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Awesome team. Who are the best players not to feature?
Robbie Paul, Iestyn Harris, Joe Vagana, Tommy Martyn, Paul Anderson, Anthony Sullivan, Terry Newton, Alan Hunte, Leon Pryce, Tevita Vaikona off the top of my head.
Who else in the running for the next XIII?
#rugbyleague
The Super League Era@OutOnTheFull22
This month is the 30th anniversary of the @SuperLeague to mark the occasion, I’m selecting an ultimate 17 from each decade, starting with 1996-2005
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@SteveMascord What is the Corey Hall thing? Probably proving your point but I googled it and couldn't see anything.
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@johnnyddavidson So to reply seriously,
'imagine that'
Yeah, I imagine picking him over Harry Smith, Lewis or Williams wouldnt have made much difference given Australia are generally a lot better than us.
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@johnnyddavidson Are you the only one allowed to make sarcy comments?
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The game last night confirmed a few things:
- The World Club Challenge is a fantastic event and can provide huge drama and entertainment. It needs a permanent spot in the calendar every year. Credit to both KR and the Broncos.
- NRL clubs will be fighting over Willie Peters even more. England should make him their coach. - Jez Litten gets better and better.
- Hull KR's rise has been remarkable. From relegated in 2016 and at the bottom of Super League in 2020 to best club team in the world now.
- Brisbane landed in the UK 10 days before and spared no expense while here. They played their full team but came up against a fired-up opponent at their best with a strong crowd behind them. This was far from any 'trial'. Playing in UK conditions in February is no easy prospect.
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there are few people from before the year 1000 whose existence we are more sure of than charlemagne
Memory Medieval@MemoryMedieval
Wait a second... there's virtually no evidence Charlemagne existed?
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@greggrosenthal If they're going to copy anything Spurs is not a bad choice, probably the best stadium I've been to.
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the NFL already plays in this stadium twice a year. it's in London!
Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
The #Bills new stadium looks pretty cool...
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@TomKRegan @esjesjesj You people are so retarded.. 65 million and 62 million in 2016. Sometimes people fucking come out and vote, sometimes they don't. Thats how voter engagement works.
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Hmmmm I wonder if there is a obvious reason for this I would be stupid not to mention
C3@C_3C_3
There were 21 million more mail in ballots in 2020 than 2024. A vector for fraud. Pass the SAVE ACT so it never happens again!
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