Not always though. We have McManus Way but Mr Big is still very much alive and kicking!

While I take the point that there are lots of people who do lots of things all worthy of recognition, I think Steve Prescott has shown an incredible amount of steel, above and beyond the usual, not only to deal with a particularly nasty form of cancer (not that any form of cancer is nice but some are less nasty than others in terms of suffering to the living) but while doing so has achieved so much on behalf of others, not just in the money he has raised but in doing things such as setting up the St Helens 10K and the Pride of St Helens awards. He has stood out in recent memory as someone who has made a special contribution to life while suffering so much in his own life that I think he stands above others. Also, many, many people - even those who have suffered or are suffering themselves - have said he is an inspiration to them.

I'm going to write to the RFL and suggest it.

wishing him all the best.

Slightly o/t
Should Saints v Hull be played as pre season friendly for the Prescott Cup with the proceeds going to Steves charity?

That has to be the single most sensible and best thing you have ever said.

That's a really good idea.

FWIW, Steve was an inspiration to me in the early 90s. I was always very light as a young player, but Precky showed me that you could get away with being slight if you had the footwork and the skill, which of course he had in spades.

Obviously the respect I've always had for him has gone to stratospheric levels with all of the incredible resilience and class he has displayed over the last few years.

I'm not sure, I was never keen on the Cunnignham statue, I would rather have seen one of a group of players representing different era's, rather than such a current player.

It is difficult naming awards, some family is going to be hurt if their son is not recognised.