Sorry but not a chance. Calderwood was the best winger I have seen at Leeds. He blew it though. Could have being an absolute legend. All his fault though.

Not for me. Yes he was good, but taking the whole package and all the problems he brings would prefer BJB in the team to calderwood

You can't slate Hall for defence just a few weeks ago and then say Cslderwood was the best winger you've seen at Leeds. He couldn't tackle for sh*t.

If the bit about Hampshire joining Saints turns out to be true then it'll be meltdown time on the Wigan board, I couldn't imagine a worse scenario !!!

I know you were late supporting Leeds, but unsure how late, and if later than his time. Calderwood was a brilliant defender, and no winger has come close to his kick chase pressure. Not sure where you get that about defence.



But anyway I simply gave my own opinion on the standing of BJB, and this thread is about him.





Edit: just looked back at his last season stats here. 154 tackles and 12 misses. Show me a winger who matches that. In comparison to Hall that you brought up, last season Hall did 75 tackles and 29 misses. The difference in the tackles is mainly down to the brilliant use of his fantastic kick chase.

You gave your own opinion about him.....then introduced Calderwood to the thread. It's going to be like the Bailey thread again lol.



Mark Calderwood defender par excellence.....you're reaching new depths.



BTW, 1997 and yes his kick chase was good but then again it takes more than one good area to make a winger.....note Hall and making strong metres

I am not getting into a childish tit for tat. You said he couldn't tackle for sh*t, and told me I can't critisize Hall for defence and say Calderwood was good.



Not for the first time you were shown up as wrong, get over it sometimes we all get something wrong. I gave you the facts of Calderwood, then showed you the equivalent defense stats of who you compared to. Further I sAid show me a winger that matches those.



You won't find one, as you were wrong again. Anyone can have their own opinion on who was good, who was preferred, who is better, and all are entitled to this. As I said Calderwood ruined his career by the choices he made, and it didn't stop us moving on in the right way. But someone cluelessly saying that a players defence was Sh*t despite all evidence to the contrary is just quite embarrassing, especially when their response is not sticking to the point.



And for the benefit of back to the point of this thread. The loss of such a good player as Calderwood and the fact it didn't cause a problem for us shows how the loss of such another good player as BJB shouldn't also. And Both players were homegrown.

Blunderwood on his day was excellent, I remember a try at Wigan which was world class, but he never full filled his potential, going to Wigan did not help him. BJB is much more solid player and over season I think BJB is a better option.

BJB, hall, bai, briscoe,donald are all better than calderwood was

Real shame BJB is leaving. Thought he was a better full back than a winger and that that would be where he would blossom for Leeds. Turns out Zak got ahead of him for the number 1 spot and Briscoe is a step up as a winger. Shame in a way because I thought he added an attacking dimension and something a bit different to our current outstanding crop of backs. I wonder if he refused to sign long term after or before he knew Briscoe was coming and whether that drove his decision or whether his refill to sing drove Leeds's decision to sign Briscoe?

And the difference is, I won't tell you that you can't say that, as that is your opinion to hold.



And I am pretty sure that come the end of Hall and briscoes Leeds careers, my opinion may also change.

i don't dislike calderwood. his kick chase was probably better than the ones i named. however overall my picks are better all round imo