Never in a very long month of Sundays.

He really isn't and we were never going to win last week.

I can't believe you're saying that Jon Wilkin was the difference between Leeds winning and losing... Did you not watch the game? I just can't believe it...

All I saw was lots of errors and moaning at the ref every time he messed up. Standard Jon Wilkin performance really.

If he really is their Kevin Sinfield type player then Saints are in poor shape, very poor shape which probably explains why we battered them 3 times already and they could only scrape a win against us a week after Wembley with players missing..

Sorry I missed that.

Well KC wasn't going to say "We only won because Leeds had a cup hangover, had key players out and winning wasn't essential..."

No but he could have said it was down to Luke Walsh. But he didn't he said Wilkin.

Played well but a bit of a stretch to say the result would've been different without him. We looked tired and lathegic post Wembley and out of all 34 players on show no one missed more tackles (7) and conceded more penalties (3) than Wilkin.

Or he could've just said it was a good team effort, which it was, albeit against a team there for the taking, which they were.

KC talks rubbish after every game though so him saying that win was down to Wilkin is no surprise.

.....Wilkin

Maybe Leeds should enquire about his availability. We need a Sinfield type player for next season.

Wilkin isn't as good as Sinfield but, so what, not many are. Wilkin is a very good player. That is plain to see. He's very important to Saints, that is plain to see. IMO he is far better than the much more lauded O'Loughlin.

I agree about Wilkin being a good player but he is not in O'Loughlin's class IMO - O'Loughlin is like Peacock & Sinfield, the respect the other players have for them adjusts the way they play. Wigan are a much tougher side to beat when he is in the side, same goes for Leeds when Sinfield and Peacock are in the line up.

I must admit that until the last couple of years I didn't regard Wilkin as a particularly good or bad player but pretty much a Joe Average.
In last few years he seems to me to have grown in stature and he is very obviously a key critical player for the Saints. With him I still fear Saints as very much potential GF winners.
He very quietly and efficiently gets on with his game and plays whatever role is required for his team at a very high level.

Wilkin is good but he's not on the same level as Sinfield and O'Loughlin.

Saints won the GF last year even though he didn't play after Round 21. Would Leeds and Wigan have won their titles if their captains had done the same?

Good club man.Key for Saints.

I have a suspicion that in time he will be as well known for his tv-RL presenting skills as much as his playing career, comes accross very well.

I totally agree.