Quote: ThePrinter "The general point was about it being about more than the person. Maybe not his parents in his particular circumstance, but possibly wife, friends, teammates, coaches, Leeds and RL fans.'"
Wire fan here, and I am genuinely surprised no-one has commented that Kevin actually deserved a higher honour. I know the "Sir Kev" thing is a bit of a joke, but I think it's disappinting that he was not given something better. I hold him in very high regard and present him to my 10 year old son as a fine example of decency, humility and dedication, and in a sport where there are lots of youngsters badly in need of role models I think he is truly exemplary. Sadly the honours system is such a joke that people get honoured for "services to sport" based really on their achievements and results rather than anything they might have ever done for the wider reputation good and image of their sport that might not coincide with their own self-interest - the two are not the same thing. Compared to other sporting knights purportedly honoured for their services to sport - Alex Ferguson (forever whinging about referees and petulantly refusing press commitments) and Bradley Wiggins (at public loggerheads with another British Tour de France winner) - Sinfield's bearing and conduct is superior. To me the grant of a bottom-rung honour to him actually suggests some box-ticking "recognition" given to rugby league rather than a genuine appreciation of the extent of his character and contribution to sport.
Yeh I believe David Elleray a former football referee got an MBE too for services to his sport, kinda sums it up the level RL is at in the country.
If Steven Gerrard had led Liverpool to 6 titles he'd definitely become a Sir.
Think you also summed up brilliantly why Sinfield is held in such high regard, because of the classier way he conducts himself compared to many modern sports individuals. Remember Rooney bit*hing about England fans booing in the last WC after we played out a dreadful 0-0 with Algeria.
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