Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:45 pm  

The thing with Schofield is he says what he truely thinks and to be perfectly honest agree with most things, and in truth he's right more often than not. We touched on Sinfield debate and he said that he never disrespected him and he's a great club captain, but not a great of the game as he hasn't, like many others, done it at international level. I think he's bang on.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:51 pm  

Schoefield was very bitter when players were receiving loyalty payments to keep them here and not go to the other league in Oz, but he was nearing the end then

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:10 am  

Schoey was my childhood hero. He always had time for us kids, he did our presentation evenings and was great. Agree for a bit there he had some ups and downs and he can come across as an ar$e a fair bit, but the more I listen to him on radio yorkshire the more I like him again.

Always a Leeds legend and well chuffed he has become more humble as he has got older. Still an opinionated blunt Yorkshireman! But so am I and I love him for it.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:14 am  

I can appreciate Schoey having a feeling of jealousy towards this generation of Leeds players and the collection of medals they have.Himself being such a great of the game only having the Yorkshire Cup on his resume at club level must grate a bit, but this generation never had a team on the level of Wigan during his time mopping up all the trophies.I'm sure he would have at least a couple of championships and Challenge cup winners medals to his name if that wasn't the case.

He does seemed to have mellowed a bit in recent times

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:20 am  

Swoggy Loiner wrote:

The thing with Schofield is he says what he truely thinks and to be perfectly honest agree with most things, and in truth he's right more often than not. We touched on Sinfield debate and he said that he never disrespected him and he's a great club captain, but not a great of the game as he hasn't, like many others, done it at international level. I think he's bang on.

Except he has though.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:37 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I can appreciate Schoey having a feeling of jealousy towards this generation of Leeds players and the collection of medals they have.Himself being such a great of the game only having the Yorkshire Cup on his resume at club level must grate a bit, but this generation never had a team on the level of Wigan during his time mopping up all the trophies.I'm sure he would have at least a couple of championships and Challenge cup winners medals to his name if that wasn't the case.

All true. But the same argument probably applies to the Kangaroo and Kiwi sides that Sinfield's faced. Their organisation and fitness is simply streets ahead of those that Garry played so well against.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:50 am  

He was one of my childhood idols, like many on here. I had the pleasure of chatting briefly to him in the corporates 3 or 4 years ago. He was funny and genuine.

What struck me at the time was how different the person I spoke to was to the one who produced all the media soundbites at that time. I suspect that the simple truth was that he felt the need to say something controversial when somebody shoved a microphone under his nose.

Can't think that he's done so much of that in recent years (or at least I've not read/heard it if he has). Long may that continue. He's one of the best players I've ever seen for Leeds, in terms of sheer ability.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:34 pm  

El Diablo wrote:

.... He's one of the best players I've ever seen for Leeds, in terms of sheer ability.

Couldn't agree more.
It always seemed to me so unjust that Shaun Edwards ended up with a hatful of medals whereas Garry ended up with virtually none.
Garry is another south Leeds lad of course.

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:07 pm  

Old Feller wrote:

Couldn't agree more.
It always seemed to me so unjust that Shaun Edwards ended up with a hatful of medals whereas Garry ended up with virtually none.
Garry is another south Leeds lad of course.

Because of all this Garry never got the acclaim and respect when his career ended and he never liked it when another great player like Hanley was getting on reality shows like dancing on ice.I think Garry is getting there now and he does seem devoted to the game still

Re: Schoey on Thursday night : Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:17 pm  

I played every game with my socks rolled down, just like he did. I did it because he did it. Mind you, when my own teamate stood on the back of my calf and ripped a 5 inch gash with his studs that the plastic surgeon could fit his whole hand in I sort of wish that I'd taped up my socks for that game.