Unfortuately 10 years of talking gibberish and behaving like an egomaniac means many people will not remember him primarily for his playing ability. Indeed, many people who never saw him play simply view him, rightly or wrongly, as a crackpot.

Personally speaking, I saw him play and do consider him to be very bitter - not just against Wigan, but against many people and clubs in the game.

He was never bitter against Wigan, Wigan offered him a huge wage but he turned it down to stay with his home town team. He's more bitter about the fact he thinks Leeds didn't reward that loyalty

Cool. He will be able to place it alongside his Yorkshire Cup winners medal.

Or he can melt it down and use it to help his transformation into Jimmy Saville.

Didnt do much in the coaching department

Rubbish.

Brilliant player, absolutely top drawer. Unfortunately, also a top drawer A-hole.

In that case, it's probably that he's bitter about himself, then. Wigan would have paid him a huge sum of money (so he wouldn't be skint now) and would have whipped him into shape.

Big Fat Garry Schofield might never have been, in other words.

Great competitor. I remember his four tries against the Kiwis at Wigoon which is still one of the most memorable games of my youth. Also I seem to remember him scoring a couple of 90m interceptions or similar against Bradford in the cup. Is that right? I think one of them was try of the season.

Each to their own opinion. For me a pretty good player but not at all a great one. Not anywhere near the best British player of his era let alone in the history of the game.

Tony Myler was miles better.

eh?

If he'd have gone to Wigan they'd have got him into such great shape that he'd not have got fat when he stopped playing...

...how'd that work out for Andy Gregory?