Is it our captain's curse? When they are made captain they just want to leave. It says a lot really! Why not just put it on the website " We are cra@p - our captain says so" LOL

Always rated Tony, but this has lost all respect, it was completely wrong to make the comments he did the day before the semi-final, but to come out once more is unbelievable.

It goes without saying that the captain's arm band should be withdrawn, I presume he is out of contract? If we did not have the injury crisis I would release him now. I can understand his feelings, if it is true, but you just don't come out publically. I understand St Helens have been monitoring him for a while.

No he has a year to go, and wants to be released! Well if someone wants to buy him he can go, other than that he should go to Hemel for me.

Good idea.

Dual reg him and he can win games in Champ 1 whilst we prepare for the biggest 10 games of the last decade

Absolutely pathetic- strip the captaincy and release him if possible, otherwise bench.

If you're "sick of losing" then it's time to step up and take some accountability to help motivate the team towards a few wins- that should go without saying for any veteran player, never mind the captain.

Melling

Completely agree, I was unsure when his contract finished, if St Helens or anyone else wants him, let them put their hands in their pocket, we are not a registered charity, to produce players for Northern Clubs!

he wants to go, let him go with immediate effect. He's of no use now

Presumably he thinks there is a SL club that requires its subs bench keepimg warm...
Seriously, he may be unhappy (aren't they all) but he has received either bad advice or no advice in going public on this. What club official, reading that, will come in for a whinger with a losers attitude like that?

Melling played for Great Britain!

I hate losing as well

But I can't just change teams

I walk out of nearly all of our games embarrassed but there's sod all I can do about it on the pitch, he is meant to be in a position of influence as one of our more senior players. Echo most thoughts on here, absolutely disgraceful, unprofessional comments and I wouldn't want to see him wear the shirt again.

Would have been due a testimonial soon I think as well.

Absolutely. An average player who only got the attention he did because he was one of the first clutch of players through the London system

The whole article is from the July issue of 40-20 magazine written by Angela Powers which came from her TV interview with him. He's not spoken twice as some suggest just the once in a masterstroke of media management and promotion for the club. How anyone in the club allowed this is beyond belief. Sorry I forgot they haven't a clue.