McIlorum is a cracking hooker, and one I'd love to have at Leeds, but I don't ever expect it will happen. Wigan are building a pack around him and will compete for honours equally as much as Leeds over the remainder of McIlorum's career so why would he ever want to come to Leeds?

David Furner was around the same time. I'm not sure who we signed first.

I said earlier elsewhere he is the type of guy we need in the first choice six pack. Roby is a fabulous hooker but too much of another gentleman that we do not need quite so much of.
Nope! If we could choose any SL hooker to complement the Leeds pack he would be my man.

He is a Ryan Bailey but with effectiveness as well as needle

Shaun Lunt for me , but that bus has already departed .

mental macca is enjoying life in wigan

I said at the time that McIlorum should have been the starting hooker for England v New Zealand in the WC with Roby on the bench. Saints and other fans ripped into me big time (nothing new there

). He is one tough kid who will die/kill for the shirt he is wearing and in big games that means a lot.
You need that type of player in your team.
btw what a great interview with Jamie Peacock yesterday, a true warrior who like Mickey Mac gives everything for the cause.

Mcllorum is a great player and I said so last season when it wasn't fashionable for Leeds fans to says so but he's not in the same class as Roby who is far superior in every facet bar aggression.

If we're playing fantasy rugby league I can't believe anybody would choose Mcllorum over Roby.

In fairness, I don't think he was saying replace, just that we should have started with Mcllorum as the interchange hooker. In view of the way the game went, I think he may have a point.

I can see RGs point but if I was the England coach I'd be bricking it trusting MM in such a big game as a WC Semi-Final. Too much of a risk for me in case he did a "Moz"

To echo G1's earlier post, he is simply nowhere near the level of James Roby. Yes he is more aggressive but so what? If that's something your pack is missing you need to take a look at your props and second row.

Some of McIlorum's previous behaviour leaves a bad taste. There's many players out there who hit hard, but don't completely lose control like he does.

In view of how the game went? We lost the game after a penalty for a head high shot, the last thing we needed was a player renowned for doing that

It is great remembering how tough RL was, especially the front row. But McIlorum's brief stints in the WC showed it has only limited effect on a world stage. Roby, Lunt & Clarke are simply miles apart with the ball.