A valid contribution. Come back any time.

I'm glad that you also spot the irony.



For what its worth, I think the Edwards is one of the most driven people I have ever met, and he would be successful at whatever he wanted to be successful at. I just don't understand why some have a chip on their shoulder with regards to a player that defected 'over t'hill' and the constant need to make such contradictory statements.

Probably because Longy, someone who's playing carreer stands up with the best and who should have been a figurehead for Rugby League, is a total emabarrassment to the sport.

It's actually a reasonable comparison.



Both guys were once the best British halfbacks of their era. Both guys figure prominently in national newspapers this week. Both guys give long and personal interviews about aspects of their private life. And what does Longy do with his opportunity to boost the game's profile on the eve of the new season ... ?



I understand that you wish these things weren't publicised about a former Saints great. But even if you were to gag all Wigan fans, there'll be plenty of other people this week talking about what a fool Sean Long has made of himself (again).

They say that there's no such thing as bad publicity and Oscar Wilde famously said the only thing worse than being talked about was not being talked about. In Sean Long's case however.....

Excellent article. I'm surprised that none of you Wigan fans have picked up on the comment he makes about the lack of professionalism when he first went to Wasps compared to what he was used to at Wigan. RL in general, and especially Wigan should be proud of a comment like that. We need people like Shaun Edwards back in our game now.

I had the privilege of training in the same gym as him when he was doing extra sessions after joining the Broncos. Very intense trainer, didn't suffer fools gladly, impressed some of the meat eaters on my team with the amount of iron he could shift for such a slightly built fella. And had a good sense of humour once the initial defences were down. Inspired a lot of admiration for Rugby League and its players.

He is certainly the media darling at the moment, another good article in yesterdays Independent. I like the way he can always twist an interview so the reporter has to mention rugby league at some point.



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'Edwards did not achieve iconic status on either side of the rugby divide by allowing mere agony to gain the upper hand.'



His views on football -



'Did Edwards see any virtue in the union code's administrators adjusting their disciplinary system along football lines, thereby allowing a player banned from one competition to continue turning out in another? "I don't really like soccer, so I've no idea what they do there," the rugby league maestro from Wigan replied. "When I was a kid, my dad made me switch the telly off when football came on. But the situation we have in rugby at the moment does seem a bit peculiar, so maybe it's something to look at."'



I'm sure he will return to League one day, and what a boost it would be to have such a high profile Union coach back in the code where he belongs.

My favourite player as a kid. I'm sure it's a matter of when rather than if he come's back to Wigan. There's not a whole lot left for him to achieve as a kick and clap coach

I imagine there'll be a limit on what he can achieve as well.



Can we ever see a day when the old boy network permits Shaun Edwards to coach England or the British Lions?



I'd be stunned if that ever happened.

No, but maybe head coach for Wales, or Ireland?

Fantastic article, Such a good Read.