Quote tvoc="tvoc"There is a qualifying criteria of 100 1st grade games for Leeds which currently counts out your alternate suggestions. It's a sensible criteria when assessing a player's contribution to the club as it recognises a minimum of 3 seasons commitment to the club.
Both Hanley and Sinfield meet that criteria.
Harsh on Sinfield but Hanley was a different class (even towards the end of his career) in his four years at his hometown club. It's no shame IMO to place second in a poll to the greatest British player of his generation.'"
Ok, that's fair enough.
Having only seen a little bit of Hanley I am obviously not as bowled over by his obvious talent as people who watched him througout his career.
I'm still leaning towards Sinfield for among other reasons:
12-15 years service when he finishes
8 plus years as an inspirational leader on and off the field
A chance he'll become the clubs leading points scorer of all time
Consistent high levels of performance that earned international honours and on a short list for world player of the year
Inspirational finals perfomances which earned mom honours
Etc etc etc