Huh?

Pretty cheeky but I did chuckle at that.

It's my honest recollection that Schoey talks about it in his book but it's a while since I've read it so I can't be certain. I'm relatively sure. He can always give us, via you, his version of how much the lack of a SL loyalty bonus effected him prior to that game. At the time, as a more rabid fan and less balanced than I am now it infuriated me. I went that day full of expectation and, as usual with Leeds that day, was gutted. To read later that a hero of mine was even thinking about money in the changing room infuriated me, the young idealist that I was.



Regardless, on refelection, I may well be biased against Gary. I've heard and witnessed too many negative tales (many from people within the confines of the dressing rooms) about his time in an infuriatingly dissapointing Leeds team that I may be guilty of dismissing what he says because it's him that is saying it. But to be fair, he brings a lot of that upon himself with much of his delivery. I might miss the odd salient point he makes because, frankly, his constant sniping and negativity, has turned me off listening to him. As a pundit, that is a failure on his part.



Doug Laughton was a very succesful coach with a track record of trophies, even during Wigan's dominant era. I often wonder why it was his mission from the outset to rid Leeds of Schofield and what a team we might have been had he done so.



Regardless, I digress again. In twenty years when I speak to my grandkids of Leeds greats and hero's and deeds it will be the Peacocks, Sinfields, McGuires, Burrows, Seniors, Harris's etc etc. Not Schofield. I doubt he will care but in reality he should. He should care that his legacy has been so tarnished for so, so many who used to worship him.

I agree with Rhinoms here,because Garry has slated Leeds almost every season since 2004 why?Is it because he was being paid to do it to get reaction like this?I like one or two more on here have supported this club since the 50s,and I dont know How much time I have left,I hope I see another group achieve what these have,but GS surely cant deny this is a better 8 year squad than he ever played in,no denying his wonderful ability at all.He has however slagged off players in this team every year and been left with egg on his face,ok now this great era looks like coming to an end and Garry is putting the boot in again,but maybe he needs the money so is he being paid tosay these things?

Not the greatest fan of Schofield post-career but I remember one of Andy Farrell's best performances - a hat-trick at Broncos when they were strong, a week after a Schofield verbal assault. That's the way to answer the critics.

Garry is without a doubt an all time great Leeds player,but I think he is missing out on legendary status,because of his constant slagging off of this Leeds squad while they were winning Grand finals.Arthur Clues never won very much with Leeds,but is still a much loved legendary leeds player even by people who never saw him play,me included.Lewis Jones won all the trophies possible,but played some mediocre Leeds teams,he is regarded as a leeds legend not just because of his wonderful ability,but because of his dignity and modesty.Last year I bumped into JJB and I said "I hope I am still alive when the history books are written about you lot"his smile was heartwarming.

I'm sure when Jamie Peacock becomes a pundit, he won't EVER slag anyone off...

Peacock's twitter comments make him look a bigger idiot than schoey in this case - especially as he and the team so spectacularly failed to deliver anything other than cr*p. If you're going to come out verbally firing, you need to back it up.

The problem Schofield has is that he has come out with so many rubbish and bitter sounding views and statements that when he comes out with a fairly acceptable one like this its too late as many (myself included) can't take the man seriously. I guess you could say he's made a rod for his own back in terms of when he give's an opinion.

hahahaha Kapow!



Dont think Peacock has had a slap like that since Perry used his face as a punch bag

Richard, let's be honest, your defence of GS is dry reminiscent of David Brent's of Finchy. "He's thrown a kettle over a pub! What have you ever done?"



You say he is a good bloke and his heart is in the right place. That is a subjective view and cannot be conclusively disproven without going into the sort of forensic detail that no one can be .rsed with. However, the fact that so many fans of the team he played the majority of his career for have such a low opinion of him should set a few alarm bells off, no?



You asked for specific details of him talking for attention rather than to express an honestly held view. Unfortunately I lent my Collected Works of Garry Schofield to a friend and I won't be able to get up to the British Library till later. His comments on Leeds would seem to fall into this category - predict their demise continually and crow when like a broken clock the reality eventually matches the naysaying. And like G1 comments, tone as well as content is important. Quoting tone is difficult but everyone who has ever heard or read Garry Schofield knows from his tone that his priority is heat rather than light.



His most egregious crime for me as a non-Leeds fan is his attitude towards the game in London. Scepticism is perfectly valid. However he shows no interest in learning more about the complexity of the situation in London, the incredible development that has gone on at grassroots level and the reasons that has not been translated into a vibrant Broncos. He prefers ignorance as it makes it easier to garner praise from fellow anti-expansionists and attention from those frustrated by someone using his still big name in the game to advocate the abandonment of our most promising potential source of future players. No attempt to engage in the real debate, too much effort and the danger of being sidetracked towards being somewhere near reasonable.



JP could perhaps have chosen his words better and he would certainly have wished for a better result to back them up. But he has built a groundswell of repect in the game throughout his career, even from the majority of Bulls fans who saw him join our nearest rivals as their star rose and ours fell. Schofield has his admirers, much as Richard Littlejohn and his ilk have - "You tell it straight, couldn't agree with you more". But in the end he is who he is, says what he says and does what he does. And it's a shame.

Rather set himself up for a fall mr Peacock. Starting and argument with name calling on his way to the match. I don't particulary like Scholefield at all, and IMO he appears to have an axe to grind against Leeds. (that said you cannot argue with a lot with the most recent article he wrote!)

If my Peacock and Leeds don't like him the best course of action for me would be to ignore him, treat him like he doesn't exists and prove him wrong on the pitch. I think the approach taken by Peacock was the wrong one