The Sky Sports commentators seem to think this guy is some kind of character.

It took Sam to put them right.

But what really fascinates me is the mixed messages they're sending out. Wilkin having a laugh about what a bad lad he is ... when all season so far Wilkin and his co-presenters have been so pious about the 'new era' of red cards.

I really don’t get what point you are trying to make? Are you having a pop at James Bentley or sky? It’s a bit confusing? Or are you still bitter about Bateman going to the press to declare he was going to muller Bentley only for Bentley absolutely embarass him?

Doesn't matter to me whether you get the point or don't.

Surely it doesn't take a genius to work out that he's referring to both?

James Bentley and Robbie Rich could be the same person you know. Limited, insignificant and desperate for attention.

Have both ever been spotted at an u12’s Rugby Union match together?

Bentley is always will be liability

When I saw this thread I had a sudden fear that we had signed the fruit cake!

Remember when he tried to square up to Wane (a man in his late 50s) and got filled in my Victor Radley haha

I imagine wane could still knock seven shades out of him

Didn't Sam spoil it by saying that Mental Mickey was a worldie of a signing by the Dragons?
Not much difference between Bentley and Mcllorum ability wise or how they can both get under the opposition players skin during games imo

The difference between MM and Bentley at its base level without even discussing playing ability is that MM is respected by his team mates and the opposition, Bentley is not.

They're worlds apart MM and Bentley. One is a genuine enforcer, who doesn't need to try and get under anyones skin and is naturally intimidating (with Jon Wilkin describing him as his scariest opponent and one who gave him sleepless nights in the lead up to Derbies) and the other is a pretender. Micky Mac would've been a tough player in any era, whereas Bentley only carries on as he does because he knows he won't get flattened in the modern game due to the rules. If Bentley had been around 30/40 years ago, he would've kept his head down and if possible, he would've been even more average than he is now.

I really like the addition of Sam Tomkins to the Sky team this year.
His analysis of rugby league games is a refreshing change from some of his predecessors drivel down the years.
But imo Sam was very unprofessional on saturday with his personal comments regarding Bentley on live tv
He does 'stupid' things,I think for every good thing he does, he does something stupid. I think that’s his issue. He’s not got consistency. It’s not what he does when he’s got the ball in hand. It’s just that he has these brain explosions regularly. He’s a decent player. He’s not outstanding or a real top-end player, but he comes up with too many daft things."'"