What are all these stories and internet rumours floating around about Ryan. I don't care about rumours or gossip. All I know is that Ryan Bailey has played many years for are great club he has six grand final winners rings which suggest he is a good player. He turned down the chance to play for Broncos to stay at Leeds. Yes he has done silly things in the past, but to me he a dam good prop forward, he winds up the other side. Who can forget 2012 GF Warrington should have been throwing everything at Leeds in the last two minutes, what happen four of there players are trying to batter Ryan.

Can we please lay of the attacks on him, if he has broken rules it up to the club to sort it. Otherwise I look forward to seeing a good player in the Blue Amber for many more years.

Come on. He hardly gets any stick on here and is far more likely to be covered in man fat from the OTT hero worshiping of an average squad player. Could have been a very good player but never kicked on from 2004. Interesting how he is a good player because he has 6GF winners rings, but Kirke with 5 is lucky to be around such a great squad.

Bailey is a plug who mustn't believe his luck every time he gets a contract renewal or even pulls a shirt on. Clearly in irritant and liability both on and off the field.

He doesn't provide anymore go forward than Peacock, Leuluai, Delaney, Kirke, Ablett, JJB, Singleton, Achurch even Mulhern and Minchella looked as effective as Ryan. Not seen much of Yates but I reckon once he's fit Bailey better get use to playing at South Leeds.

He used to play the hard man, but as with all playground bullies he was found out. Peacock and Ablett are far better enforcers.

Heaps of potential back in 2004, but so did Danny Ward

Nice self portrait.

Ryan's a top bloke once you get to know him. Sharing a cell with him was a real pleasure.

It's all relative but in RL terms Ablett is arguably the softest forward Leeds have had since Paul Medley was shown the door by Mal Reilly and replaced by a proper enforcer.

How soon you forget Andy Hay.

That's why Ablett's most ardent admirers maintain an effeminate preference for him at left centre in order that he may partner up with the world's most mincing hair dye exponent.

PMSL

what makes you say that? Whilst I'd never attach the enforcer word to him he's certainly not a pussy even in RL terms. Part of his game is to wind opponents up, and get under their skin, which often results in him getting a punch in the face. Not something I would say a soft person would do

Carl Ablett or Paul Dixon?

No brainer.

Dicko by plenty!

I saw the name Mr P.Dixon on the RFL disciplinary panel this week, in case anyone is wondering why some of the bans seem a bit short.

Was it Dicko who got sent off at Widnes for flooring both Hulme brothers, one of them while the ref was talking to him about the first? Or is that my childhood memory playing tricks?

I was just thinking the same, it's a vivid memory for me too.I think it was Paul Hulme he floored right in front of the ref, live on BBC aswell!

Paul Dixon. Great tache, great forward.

Years spent observing how players conduct themselves in the heat of the battle. The difference between those prepared to push an opponent away and those prepared to plant one on him.

Cas and Huddersfield fans reckon that Ablett is the most dirtiest player in the game.

Yes, I know, don't know here they get it. But they spout it a lot all the same.

Ablett an enforcer??
Dont get me wrong i think he's a good BR and more than useful LC but enforcer he certainly is not.
As for Mr Dixon Bravo Bill that was one tasty Hombre!

He and Karl Fairbank in our second row in 92/93 was the best.

He's a winder-upper, got punched at least 3 times in the last 18 months or so - Wood, Briers, Wardle - and not retaliated on any, but he's taken them all comfortably so wouldn't say he was soft either.....shame for the ladies as it's starting to ruin his good looks.

Any forward who picks on a little tart like Lee Briers in order to elicit a handbag type response and a penalty is unworthy of respect. Ablett is a big girls blouse who belongs in soccer.

Karl's dad Jack Fairbank was one of the best enforcers for Leeds along with Brian Shaw. Plenty of other real enforcers were around like Rocky Turner and Vince Karalius who you just didn't want to mess with.

Calm down and put your dummy back in.

And right on cue, the South Leeds Boiler turns up in defence of the former Parkside Ponce!

One way of deflecting attention away from his massaged and incomplete statistical analyses I suppose.

TVOC by plenty!

Who'd have thought it, William annoyed at Ablett, because he spends time winding up others to get a response.

Oh the irony lol