Still rather lose in a final than in a semi. That said if I knew in advance that Leeds weren't going to win the comp I'd probably rather lose in the first round of matches. Trouble is you only really find out it's not going to be your year ...... again ........ when it's all over.

Hardly playing politics, a pre match interview.

A Leeds ledgend made in Oldham! Under appreciated by alot of people, but it's been a privilage to watch him play all his career at headingley.

Either winning or losing he does it with dignaty and will be a massive loss to the Leeds team when he hangs his boots up

Agree 100%

"Plays politics in public"!

Almost as funny as Gotcha's "I won the Grand Final for Leeds" post.

Agreed.

Thankfully, not everyone who plays RL sounds and acts like they can't string two sentences together. It seems that some fans would much rather watch players who were all as thick as Gareth Hock, Ben Westwood and the Tompkins brothers.

I can't agree with anyone who idolises Che Guevara, although I would regard myself as socialist. But he's entitled to hold whatever views, and he's entitled to discuss them if people ask him to. It isn't as if he called a press conference specifically to tell us his views.

On the subject of Westwood (who is a machine, by the way), I was talking to a Wire supporting mate on Sunday, who said Ben Westood "doesn't know the meaning of the word quit. Literally."

Made me chuckle.