And still Wigan couldn't win anything

Pains me to say it but Sinfield is a very good player no getting away from the fact good club captain,very good kicker no one can say anything other.
Worlds best player not a chance and as much as Im a great fan of Thurston no one has made his side tick or taken them round the field better or put more effort in than Cameron Smith.

Leeds had a poor season and yet won the WCC, got to the final of the CC and won Super League. Perhaps the regular rounds form was poor for a team of Leeds' calibre. But Kevin Sinfield personally has been consistent.

It has to be noted, as it usually the case, British fans on RL.fans on the whole have been quick to congratulate Kevin Sinfield, and yet a large section of Wigan fans are (as usual) showing their usual jealousy and bitterness that their club, players etc are no longer receiving such accolades.
Perhaps these particular Wigan fans should go and watch another sport, as their unique outpourings of negativity towards anything RL that does not involve their club does not do the sport or their club any favors.

It must have been for the Pies to win the hubcap

Jesus, you genuinely believe he's the worlds best player dont you.

Did you genuinely believe Andy Farrell was the worlds best player in 2004?

I already do. Again, whats your point?

You dont think Sinfield winning this "award" has anything to do with the World Cup being hosted over here by any chance do you?

"Come and see THE WORLDS BEST PLAYER take on the Aussies"

No.

Next.......

I don't. If it had anything to do with the upcoming world cup, they would have chosen an exciting & eye catching player like Sam Tomkins. As it is, they've just a player based upon his captaincy skills and how he is capable of getting the best from those around him. Not as exciting to watch as 50m try scoring feats, but essential when it came to winning the championships for the 6th time in 9 years and the WCC against the reigning NRL champions.

Have you posted this in the similar thread on the Warrington board? Or would that go against your "it's only wigan that are bitter and jealous" agenda?

Or how about the virtual terrace? where the majority (except for Leeds, obviously) are a bit perplexed about it?

Why are you so shocked that people who don't support Leeds don't agree that he is being named the greatest player in the world? It's all a matter of opinion isn't it? and the general opinion is that it's strange to see a player who wasn't shortlisted for even the best player in superleague and didn't even make a dream team or world 13 named the worlds best player.

Chase won the MOS just before being picked for England, and now Sinfield win's the Golden boot just before a world cup played in England. who would have thought ey!


Sinfield deserves recognition from Leeds fans for what he has done for the club. And boy hasn't he had it , what with sir kevin sinfield day amongst other honours.

When he can achieve something in an international shirt other than leading us to victory against the likes of Wales and France, then I'll begin to view him along side some of the best players in the world who are over in the NRL

I don't think anyone's denying what he has achieved at Leeds is great, but anyone who seriously thinks he is "the greatest player in the world" right now is sniffing glue. He deserve's some credit for what he's achieved , but don't kid yourselves.

Good Afternoon...

To answer your question, nope....

I don't think the players in bold have much RL in at 6/13 in the last few years.

Todd Carney was as bad last season as he was good the season before. Everytime Foran has played against Sinfield for NZ or Manly he's been second best. James Maloney can't even get in the NSW origin team... McGuire was moved to SH because he's a better SH than he is a SO, and Sinfield is the better SO.

I am absolutely chuffed to bits that Sir Kev has won this award, However i can fully understand whereby opposition fans treat it with such disdain, afterall i thought much the same when Andy Farrell won the award and ahead of a raft of so called much better deserved nominees too

I must admit that i regard Andy Farrell in the highest possible esteem and maybe/possibly both he and Sir Kev are almost like two peas in a pod in what they achieved or brought to their respective clubs, we should all forget our club loyalties and applaud such prestigious awards when they are rarely given out to one of this countries elite players