But what is his opinion? He isn't clear about anything, it's just poor rhetoric that people like because its not from a journalist, though as you know it was probably ghost written anyway. I'd take his opinion seriously if he had anything serious to say, bit like when jamie peacock "speaks" and the journos fall over themselves to say how great it is that he's voicing an opinion but its invariably just a veiled moan about something that players want. Great idea of his to start the season with the magic weekend in cardiff in february. Players have their own interests at heart, which is why i take anything they say with a pinch of salt. I suppose it is better than someone rolling out the standard idioms.

Take your point on the league and cup, but we didnt win it in 2011, we were crap in 2009 and somehow beat Wigan to get to the final and were underdogs in 2010. 2012 is probably the only year out of the 3 victories that we were any good. The Grand final is different, Saints have had a hell of a run since 2006 but fully deserved it, its a format that does well for Leeds and Saints. The league is different again with five different winners in five years, with saints dominating before that.

There are lots of things wrong with the game, mainly to do with gary hethrington and his tinkering of systems to suit, but given a chance to talk about it to a wider audience why choose to be negative?

I found the second half on Sunday very boring indeed. This seems to be the state of affairs for many games I have seen of late.

the standards gone right down no danger.......
When a second row forward pushes and shoves another forward and then backs off when he realises hes not as big or as tough as the other guy but still gets a little slap on chops.... and then goes all apologetic its a sad state of affairs......

wilkin should shut up or play better or tougher...unfortunately he's a niggling littel turd that got made to look like a fat schoolyard bully getting his comeuppence by the lad that spent the summer holiday learning to kick box.

Villa Mautautia would be turning in his flip flops if he saw the embarrasing excuse for a second rower that is Wilkin....

So how does Wilkin's controversial interview look now?

Same as it did then, totally lacking in substance and offering no tangible ideas on for how to improve the games failing as he perceives them.

It's a throwaway interview, not a thoroughly researched review of the game. He is 100% correct about the state of the game.