quickly flicking through this has tvoc added up peoples nominations?,
surprised no cliff lyons in g1 team
swiftcorn includers trevor paterson from a season of many queenslanders he wasn't the biggest name but was the most consistent player by a country mile

i'm of a quandary of players who had their best days elsewhere or had better days @ leeds b4 watching in 1980.

are there many mentions of dean bell & mark laurie stars of the 80s jpl win

I noticed that too with ref to the paucity of a good scrum half, hence my placing Cliff Lyons there alongside the irrepressible John Holmes.

None of us should get too hung up on who others may or may not have missed out....it's more a case of provoking debate and light hearted banter I hope. Of course some might have initially nominated Buderus (fabulous player though he is) over the likes of David Ward simply to generate that 'healthy' incentive for others to contribute to the thread. Others might have picked Burrow for similar reasons.

I am not immune for example to the virtues of John Bentley (or Eric Grothe) to have been given a right wing spot (loved watching both), but those that have witnessed the superlative hand off skills of Mr. Alan Smith will know only too well why he had to be first choice in that particular position IMO.

Leeds do appear to have been blessed with some hugely talented genuine threequarters over the decades (Iro also now springs to mind).....and is all the more reason to lament the recent months where - because of such paucity in these positions - the club has had to resort to full backs and, ever worse, back row forwards.

1. Harris
2. Fallon
3. Godden
4. Senior
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. McDermott
9. Diskin
10. Peacock
11. Morley
12. Ellis
13. Glanville

14. Sinfield
15. Hanley
16. Innes
17. Bailey

i. harris
E.t
g. schofield
d. bell
grothe
j. holmes
c. lyons

roy powell
david ward
j peacock
d. furner
g. ellis
e hanley

subs
k. sinfield
b. mcdermott
a lauititi
c izzard

players who peaked b4 1980 , l.dyl a.smith j.atkinson, eccles , cookson , harrison , pitchford

players with better form before leeds, crooks, gregory, skerrett, buderus , probably anyone signed from widnes especially basnett and eyres
morley was close for 2nd row and prob should be no. 8 based on after leeds

I've been deliberating over this one for days but no longer as the Doc has made my mind up for me!!!

I didn't start supporting leeds until 2004 immediatly after they won the title so just stick that team down for my answer.

Wham, bam thank you mam! Bish bash bosh! Job done!

Not many people knew he was called Bentos amongst friends. Are you from Cleckheaton?

That surprises me.

I consider myself to be as far 'out of the know' as it's possible to be and I don't know anyone who didn't know Bentley's nickname.

I don't know Bentley personally. I don't mix in his circles. I've known for years his nickname was Bentos. I don't know why I know that.

The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html

The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html

I am so far out of the loop with most things that when I do actually know something I don't always realise everybody else knows it already.

Quote ="tvoc"The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html'" Have you just googled that? How bored are you right now?

Quote ="tvoc"The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html'" Have you just googled that? How bored are you right now?

It was Eggbox that told me Bentos' nickname was Bentos.

Work that one out....

any body ever heard of Lewis Jones, John Atkinson, Syd Hynes, Mick Shoebottom, John Holmes, David Ward, Ray Batten, Wilf Rosenburg, Ken Thornett, Bev Risman, Alan Smith, Vic Hey, Arthur Clues. too many to mention. .

My word sounds like everyone on e here still reading beano. Most players mentioned on earlier posts wouldnt get anywhere near leeds top 50.

read the thread title carefully.

Of course we've heard the legends you named but I suspect few of us saw many of them play.

Besides, legendary as those names are, their deeds pale to the deeds of the 2004-2009 teams however misty eyed the passing of time may cause fans to be.

1.Harris

2.Hall
3.Carroll
4.Senior
5.Bai

6.McGuire
7.Burrow

8.Peacock
9.Diskin
10.Peacock
11.Furner
12.Ellis
13.Sinfield

14.Ali
15. Buderus
16. B.McDermott
17. Morley

Are you taking the mick or what?

We've never had a player called 'me'.

I don't even think the chinese have heard of rugby league.

It was Simon Irving that told me John Bentley's nickname was Bentos.

I KNEW you'd be the person to reply to that. When I saw it, I instantly thought "tvoc will reply to that when he sees it".

I called SkyBet, explained the situation, asked for some odds. They told me that they didn't know what a tvoc was and that I should stop calling.

me too, though I went to ask Neil Summers about it and ended up talking to Irvin.

Neither Eggbox, Irving, Bentos or Jon Bentley told me Summers' nickname.

True story.

I think it was Donna.

Ah yes the whacky world of RU scouting.

feels like a game of blankety blank

cheers have you suffered as long?

gary connolly another who would have been picked on deeds elsewhere

In my days as a Chairman/Director of Rugby I came very close to signing him for a national league side. Also took junior teams to Cleckheaton.

very imature post. pointless when you have mainly teenagers posting.