Can I just say I'm quite disappointed with people's choice of response to this thread. Leeds fans seem to take it as a chance to be totally defensive about one of their players and get up high on their pedestals. This isn't about Leeds. This is about a player giving off a very poor image in the media. I know some rugby players aren't personalities, etc. That's fair enough. But some are, and some come across very well in the media. These are the people that we should be getting on the TV. I've seen Sinfield interviewed in the past, and he usually isn't too bad, but Sunday it just seemed like he didn't want to be there. It was really disappointing, and I felt a bit sorry for Harry who just couldn't seem to get a decent response from him.

There have been plenty of players over the course of the SL Show that have been incapable of stringing a sentence together, yet only one has been singled out for criticism on this thread. Why is that?

If you didn't want it to turn into a discussion about one particular player, why make it one?

Cos it's Sinfield.

Oh, and there's a difference between clarifying the odd decision with a ref, and hassling him after every bloody decision against that player's team.

Where did I say this? I said this wasn't a discussion about Leeds. And it isn't.

This is about one particular person. The only reason it is about one particular person is because he is the one I happened to be watching at the time. I don't watch the SLS every week, but I did this week and Sinfield was awful. I have much respect for Sinfield as a player. But on the TV he was awful. If one of SL's star players is going to be on TV a lot then he maybe should be trained in this department. Being a rugby player isn't an excuse to be crap on TV.

He looked really really bad! Almost hungover, sick of seeing the same guests on the show. At least John Kear has a good opinion on the topic of the day.

What a difference a week makes. Thought Kevin was charming today.

Same. I've just watched it now and he was much much better. Seemed interested, contributed well to discussion and was very analytical. I dunno what made the difference. Was it because he was the solo guest this time? Or was it because Leeds won this week?

Or is that you are just a knee jerk reactionist?

Not really. He was woeful last week. It would have been better if he wasn't there.

He still has more charm and charisma in his little finger than Agar has in his whole body.

Sinfield is one of the most talented players in SL, I don't know why you feel the need to bad mouth him.

I made a comment about his media skills on one particular day. They were shocking. Most people are agreeing. Those that aren't agreeing are defending him as a player (which isn't exactly disagreeing) and it is totally against the point I'm making.

I have not made one negative comment on this thread about his playing skills because I respect him as a player (in fact, I have said that in this thread). Why you feel the need to bring Agar into this I haven't a clue?

Why can't people actually discuss the point being made on this forum?

Is there one?

Yes.

The OP saw one SL player give a not particularly inspiring performance on the SL Show and decided to start a thread about it. Presumably having watched numerous other players and coaches with the charisma of a waxwork of John Major bore the pants off the audience most other weeks but not really caring about those for some reason.

Still no better on the website.

Finally, someone gets it. I didn't think it was that difficult. Thank you, Andy.


I rarely watch Boots N All these days because I don't have Sky. And I only occasionally catch SLS (don't have a TV recorder so if I miss it, I miss it!). Most of the time you get someone like Iestyn Harris, Brian Noble or John Kear who have good media skills. Rob Burrow isn't too bad either.

Who is the last player to be on SLS? And who was the last person to be on that put in as poor an effort as Sinfield the other week? I don't doubt that there is someone, but it's been a while.