I really don’t know what everyone sees in Bailey, I know that three consecutive Rhinos coaches rate him, I know he has represented his country at its highest level, I know he has 4 Grand Final winner’s rings and I know that, if fit, his name is always on the team sheet but what do these people know?

They obviously don’t know as much as those oracles of all things Rugby on the Red Vee



The thing I really like about Ryan is his ability to get under the skin of both opposition supporters and players without actually doing that much. That in itself is a talent.

Fantastic post

Not criticising the moderation process or anything but how many threads get locked on the Hull board a day! If they had as many locked cars/houses as locked threads then I guess the crime in the area would plummet.

Bailey has been a mainstay of the Leeds squad during one of the most successful periods. He does his job quietly, has a very good disciplinary record for one so hated and is an important part of the Leeds unit. He may not make lots of yards with the ball but he wins penalties with his niggling (nothing wrong with niggling by the way). Sometimes he gives silly penalties away but who doesn't.

That's what he does.

Your original post was.



The only forum recently in warrington was the one involving, Tony Smith, Paul Wood, Lee Briers, Paul Wellens and John Wilkin.

For a start that's only two teams, one of which has deep down instilled jelousy of Leeds and its players.

But more importantly, you expect us to believe that the Man who coached Bailey, continually picked Bailey, and had him in is GF winning team on 2 occassions, talked negatively about him?

darryl powell
tony smith
bluey.

one an international player, and a very good coach
two coaches with two Gf winners rings each

all have forgotton more than anybody on here knows about RL.

all picked bailey every week when he was available

says it all really

I don't think he is the best player in the world, but in a sallary capped sport he is what all clubs need. He IMO never really lived up to the hype and his early form when he got his gb call up, however I ain't slagging him off. Does his job, and is a good team addition most teams would want him. Not a superstar but won't let u down.

For future Bailey threads can we just put that as a reply and lock the threads. Says all that has to be said.

I don't go in for all of this "criticising the moderation process" claptrap, every RLFans forum is moderated by a range of individuals who all agree between themselves how things should be done - both Hull forums have specific issues with each other and they have to have much tighter controls or both sites would descend very quickly into chaos.

Here, its done by me, sometimes randomly, feel free to criticise, I don't care any more

Personally I think Bailey is a decent player in a very good side. He'd get into the squad at any other SL club.

He's probably picked as the 'pantomime' villain due to the lack of anyone else being appropriate for the role.

The person most wound up in that incident was Russell Smith, who must have walked down the tunnel with his red card in his hand.