Phil Bailey in my eyes was amazing defensively. Not the best player to grace the pitch and i'd bet he'd admit that too. But most importantly he was a true sportsman. VERY professional and bonded teams together well. I was gutted to hear him leaving Wigan and knew that he'd bring a lot to the backroom of Salford.

True gentleman in real life. It's a true shame he's been forced to retire as he thoroughly loves the game. I wish him the best for the future and hope he lands himself in a job in the sport somewhere. His passion and professionalism would be a waste if not.

Thanks for that Mrs Bailey.

PHIPPS, I've heard of a beautiful holiday destination for you. It's called Libya. Why don't you give it a try sometime?

If they do cheap all inclusives ill go. In fact I think the Leigh fans would pay all my expenses

I think it's more than a little sad that a man's career has ended prematurely and all most people can debate is whether or not he should have played for his national team. Do you think he should have refused? Did he force the Aussie management to select him in some way? Or did he just try his best to forge a career in a tough game and take the opportunities that were handed to him? He's done the decent thing at Salford and I respect him for that. There's plenty of superstars that wouldn't have done

I've never even heard of him.