Just wondered if anyone heard what got said between Barrie and Eddie towards the end of tonights commentary.

I left the room to come back to Eddie mentioning something about Barrie handing in his notice or something....

Just wondered if it was a joke or what had been said?

Hemmings was trying to get Barrie to spill the beans on how the Rhinos organisation will handle the club call.
You may recall he tried this with Bluey with similar lack of success on SL extra time on Friday.
Barrie said it would be more than his job's worth to tell him.

ahhh ok, so it was nothing then.

Apologies for a wasted thread. I thought for once it might be something interesting being discussed!

You know better than that.

By Eddie?? Seriously???

Something was said that was interesting though Barrie and Stevo both managed to tip Leeds to win the Championship while Clarkey was, no doubt, sulking somewhere in a corner dribbling on about St Helens, Wigan and Les Catalans.

Yes, but it would be boring if everybody tipped us.
& very worrying given their record as tipsters over the years.
I'd rather they tipped every other team, except Barrie who shouldn't be asked.

This weekend Clarke has kept it interesting then by tipping everyone....... oh hold on a minute..... everyone bar Leeds.

I'm not the only one who's noticed then. How he always puts a negative slant on everything leeds.

Except for during Saints match when he said how good Leeds looked in comparison to the scousers

he then said he still fancied saints to win it though

Phil Clarke should not be placed in the same bracket as Eddie and Stevo. After the Warrington game it was him who stuck up for Leeds in the face of their inane ramblings about how Leeds were lucky.

Strangely enough in the same game scenario the night before Saints were super Saints for doing the same as Leeds had.

He also spouted on how Jamie Peacock was Leeds best signing (which may well be true), but qualified it by saying how Peacock had turned Leeds from "also rans" into Champions. I guess he's blanked 2004 as a fluke then.
When you watch us on Sky these days it really is best to do it with the sound down.

Yes, don't you think they have a helluva chance? especially with them being written off by some people like us in 2008

course they have a chance. but they will have to improve a hell of a lot in the next couple of weeks.

I thought St Helens defensive game was top notch V Huddersfield, who helped by being pretty shocking ball in hand. The Saints attack wasn't that hot but I don't think any of the eight teams that took part in the play offs would say much different. Leeds included.

Huddersfield's decision to leave Moore out really was brave in the circumstances but it affected their A game a great deal. Robinson was wasted at acting half for most of the game waving his arms at the referee.

i could beleive it when i heard that! jp signed in 2005 ready for the 2006 season iirc, inbetween leeds had finished top and won a grand final and competed in 2 other finals maybe he was saying it because they didn't win those two finals in 2005??

Don't you think that Clarke says what he does to act as devil's advocate to the other two who like the Vicar of Bray constantly change their views dependant on when & where they are?
Who do you consider to be Leed's best signing in the recent past?
JP is up there along with Iestyn Harris IMO.
Altough I do agree it's OTT to state we hadn't done anything till JP arrived.

What do you mean by "recent past"?

If its' SL era then Keith Senior without any discussion has been our greatest signing.

Interesting comment on sky during the Wigan/Cas match, I think it was Phil Clarke, discussing the first Wigan try when Carmont knocked on, I don't know if a freudian slip not but he said "benifit of the doubt to the home side" ??????

couldn't argue with that, although it did take him a little while to win over the "fans" iirc

nope,your not wrong. had a hard hact to follow mind

he did in brad godden of course, but some of the stick he got was terrible wasn't it?

I meant in the superleague era & immediately preceding it.
Not as far back as Hanley or even earlier Schofield.
I think there could (should?) be discussion & given your disputatious nature I'd be surprised if you disagreed. Though, like any member of your profession you'll always believe that your opinion will always take precedence.
I would argue that Harris had an even bigger impact especially due to the effect his return from the dark side had on our beloved near neighbours.
It had major financial benefits plus led to the signing of Peacock.
However, Senior has been outstanding & I'm just so glad we got him rather than Wigan.
The defence rests.