Someone must have thought Neil Fox was the guy from Pop Idol...

Presumably the John Holmes statue will feature someone clattering him in the head after the ball has gone

that's what happened then. we had a few who could dish it out too. more than a few really

Aye, that late 70s forward pack of Mick Harrison, Ward, Dickinson, Pitchford, Eccles, Cookson, Crane, Fearnley. Not one to start an argument with.

I'd like to nominate Chris Arkwright for the part but there were many others. John Holmes knew it was coming and still delivered quality ball long and short before taking the hit and rolling with the punches. Different game then - impossible to compare but I have no doubt given the full-time opportunities to play the game John Holmes' passing game would stand apart.

In an era where a half-back who can deliver a perfectly timed ball at the line on a consistent basis is like rocking horse droppings, he'd be a superstar.