He's picked Wigan to come top of the ladder in 2012. You're right, the man's clearly an amateur.

I've got a brain so you can count me out of the bit in bold.

As the last RL reporter at any of the "quality" newspapers we should be thankful we've got someone who can actually write about the game in a publication that you don't have to take your brain out before reading it. While I might not always agree with what he writes, I'm not so sensitive that things about the game have to be sugar-coated to make me feel better, when the reality is somewhat different.

Here's me thinking the Guardian was one of the best newspapers for Rugby League coverage.

That's the problem that he, and seemingly every other rugby league journalist, has. It sometimes seems like one big group of mates with journalists, coaches, players etc all being so familiar with each other that they always have to toe the line. Most rugby league journalists are pretty bland because of that.

He made some very unflattering comments about Wigan last year when I was speaking to him but to be fair it was more aimed at our ex coach and a current Kiwi prop forward of ours.

Seems all has been forgiven now Wanes head man with him tipping us to finish first.

Hope he's right.

What's that supposed to mean?

Some of the RL journo disliked Maguire because he wouldn't give them easy copy. He was pretty dull and boring when it came to press conferences etc and they hate that.

It meansI think most people will agree with me. '"

I don't always agree with him, but has had some cracking stuff of late that's well worth a read, and always enjoy the set of six.

I think there was some of that to it but he genuinely had a problem with the tactics employed by Wigan and had an even bigger problem with Jeff Lima.

He's without doubt a lover of all things Leeds and I think all the fuss kicked up after Phil Clarkes comments in 2010 followed by their challenge cup defeat had got to him at that point.

Who cares how good or otherwise the Guardian is? Andy Wilson writes some good stuff and the Set of Six are always good for a discussion. On top of that he's now the last RL writer to blog for RL in an open forum and we should be supporting that, regardless of yours, his or my club loyalties or his views or whatever. We need to support what we have because next season we may have squat.

I can't see them changing