Wins Man of Steel and Albert Goldthorpe Medal and can't even make the England Team, what planet is McNamara on!!

Love him or not well done Danny.

He's overrated--couldn't even keep York up
in 2004 : )

True enough, though he did get the Man of the Match award.

And on McBanana, Ablett!
I bet they are quaking in their boots in the Southern hemisphere.

hes in the scotland team, muppets

But only because he was shunned by McNamara

Ablett fully deserves to be in the squad, been very good past 2 seasons.

So is he a centre or 2nd row?
If he's a centre then Heaven help us, this is usually where we lose out to the Aussies and have done since the 80's.

As well known readers will know, I am the only person in the world without sky!
So when I read that a player has won an honour I tend to believe the panel.
I would think they have watched all of the games, or had reports of all of the games.
Might be a bit difficult to judge a player by watching a few games on sky, but hey, what do I know, I haven't got Sky.

Deserved the award IMO.

Danny Brough "MAN OF STEEL" made in Scotland from Geeerrrrders

Hes a 2nd Rower but looking at the options in the centre its likely he'll end up there as only picked Watkins and Cudjoe

Unless Hardaker is gonna fill in at centre



Brough showed in the play offs he isn't up to it. Matty Smith should be in ahead of the Johnny Foreigner.

Not as foreign as Rangi Chase

Chase is who I was referring to

Michael, one of our directors, holds this award permanently. It would be further fitting if his middle name was Oliver.

I still think it's a stupid name for the player of the season award.

Then again. Look at the golden boot. The title that in the round ball game is given to the player who scores the most goals. Yet in our game it's the award for world player of the year. Who thinks up these titles?

And if all the journalists know who's won it. What's the point in inviting them to a big fancy awards night! Only for the times to announce it before the embargo?

I thought they altered what the Golden Boot was awarded for last year.



On a side note I think its a pretty decent squad, I would rather have Brough and Chase at halves but our pack should go well and we do have some quality in the backs.

So will it be Sinfield at stand off or Widdop?
So it could be a loose forward at stand-off, 2nd rower at centre, pretty much sums up our lack of quality backs.

Danny Brough fully deserves his award for this season, the other two nominees aside, how the hell did Lockers get into the three ? He's hardly played, regardless of how good he is & Peacock, nahhhhh, others would have got in before him for my money.

Brough did right to choose his other option after the way McNamara ignored him, that guy is a total clown & shouldn't be anywhere near the national side, typifies the RFL.

McIllorum has been superb at Wigan & i think he's the best British hooker we've had for years.