Which technically means that despite being fit all season, he was only considered good enough to be selected once against lower league opposition in the Challenge Cup. Probably decent enough evidenence to consider him as one of the worst!

Yes, but he did allow for a journo in Open Rugby to tell of an incident in the press area at a Leeds match, when Mike was taken off for Mick Shaw.

'Who's gone off?'
'Forshaw, for Shaw'
'What??'
'Forshaw, for Shaw!'

that makes no sense at all. he was brought in to provide back up for the team. it would be like us saying that all the youngsters we've released been the worst players leeds have ever had. they're not they just didnt manage to make the squad

That's not quite the way I recall his time at Leeds. Joined the club pre-season 2006, left to go on loan to Wigan in April, quickly followed by Leeds agreeing to his release to help out Wigan in a desperate season for them, at which point Wigan gave him a contract where he was a regular for the remainder of the season for the JJB outfit.

I agree he was a peculiar signing and no great loss when he left.

jimmy dunn

Vince Fawcett.

Came on in one game as a sub, dropped the ball infront of our posts and then Dougie took him off again. All in the space of 60 seconds. In fairness, his hands were later patented by Tefal as a coating for frying pans, so I guess he was eventually some use to somebody.

Graham Holroyd gets my "all the talent, none of the temprement" vote.

Worst Aussie goes to Wally Fullerton-Smith. Not just an Origin forward but a full Kangaroo in the days of some of the greats. Peter Smith was dreadful, but he was a nobody in Australia as well.

Biggest waste of money had to Mark O'Neil - come on for 36 seconds during the Boxing Day game then disappeared for two seasons.

Dougie's quote was something along the lines of 'If I'd had a gun I would have shot him!'.

It was at Hull KR, but we still came back to win. The winning try was either either Stephens or Gregory, and which ever one it wasn't set it up.

I always thought that the above quote from Douglas was aimed at John Bentley rather than Vince Fawcett?

Or did he say it about both players?


I was there that day, and.........If i remember correctly, Bentley kicked the ball out on the full straight from a scrum, and in the dying minutes too, against Warrington at Wilderspool

They subsequently scored from this mistake to win the game......hence that quote!

TVOC please help

with respect, you talk .

That's correct. I was there.

While you are on the subject of past players , what can you tell me about Paul Worthy ?
Appearances etc . And was he any use ?

TIA