What's slightly sadder than the article in the first place is that Sky now appear intent on not permitting readers of its website the opportunity to post a reply to an inflammatory and potentially libellous comment by one of its employees.

I find that Clarke usually makes some interesting observations on games but his judgement is rather too often clouded by his loyalties to his former club.

It tends to balance out though. Eddie is notoriously keen on Warrington, Saints and Widnes, and Stevo usually prefers the Yorkshire teams (including us). Carney comes across as being fairly impartial, as does Bill Arthur.

Forcing Clarke to resign is a little OTT. This is great motivation for Leeds, not that they needed it.

Quote: rpw "Simply an outrageous by Clarke. He should be made to resign with immediate effect. We should all write/email a letter of complaint to Sky and demand his exit, he should not be allowed to make such comments. Outrageous. '" [i'Use the form below to send us your comments and feedback about our service[/i : www.skysports.com/contactus/0,20299,,00.html Im giving them my 'feedback' now.

Quote: rpw "Simply an outrageous by Clarke. He should be made to resign with immediate effect. We should all write/email a letter of complaint to Sky and demand his exit, he should not be allowed to make such comments. Outrageous. '" [i'Use the form below to send us your comments and feedback about our service[/i : www.skysports.com/contactus/0,20299,,00.html Im giving them my 'feedback' now.

Clarke is usually and generally OK.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to see beautiful passing rugby with flawless discipline. It's just unrealistic to expect it.

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That said though, his comment regarding McGuire's injury beggars description and reminds me of something Glenn Hoddle once said as the England manager. How did that work out for him?

I see loz and a few others have been published but my rant sent yesterday did'nt get near!

I have made a thoughtful and considered reply, so it's bound to be published!

I must say it left me with that uncomfortable thought.

Mine from this morning didn't get published, and I thought it was fairly measured. Wonder what their moderating process is.

Here it is anyway

"Rugby Gods?

Was it the Rugby Gods who kept Wigan from being relegated a few years ago, or was it the systematic cheating of the salary cap? Is such "cheating" more or less serious than pulling a player back off the ball, an act that I have no doubt you (and any other player) will have committed a fair fews times during your Rugby career? Is it more of an injustice to be denied a slim chance of a victory in the last minute of a game that you didn't deserve to win on the balance of play, where two of your tries were piggybacked on penalties derived from Sam Tomkins own "cheating" (thankfully the Rugby Gods turned a blind eye to this and he remains without serious injury) and where Joel Tomkins was not sinbinned for violent conduct because, in your words, he "didn''t kick McGuire very hard", or is it more of an injustice to be relegated from Super League because of the illegal actions of another club?

Your Wigan bias is to be expected, and is in some ways understandable if deeply unprofessional. But stating that serious injury to a professional Rugby League player is somehow "justified" or a fair judgement from the "Gods" is absolutely reprehensible and you should fully retract and apologise."

I tweeted diskin about it earlier, he's since posted his disapointment in clarke... it'll be round the team now! bring em on.

Good stuff i e-mailed the club earlier and asked them to pass it on to Bluey and the boys!

Do we live in Iran?

Clarke's opinion is bat loony tunes, granted, but if publishing bat looney tunes opinions online wasn't allowed 99.9% of you fekkwitts wouldn't be allowed to post on here.

No, we don't live in Iran.

That's why when someone in a position of authority says something ridiculous he can be pulled up on it.