I'm not really arsed about who brings the trophy on in fairness, but if we are going to make a big deal as a sport about having someone bring it on, I would sooner see a community club volunteer who deserves recognition doing it than any old A N Other.
Give them a couple of lounge tickets, announcement over the tannoy and bring the trophy our shaking the captain's hands. Would make someone who deserves it year and put a bit of meaning into it with little to no expense.
Lots of people who deserve a moment in the sun.
Kevin Sinfield for his amazing fundraising, Chris Lowe from Rochdale who lost his little lad Freddie to cancer last year and has been running 5k every day this year raising money for North Manchester children’s hospital, Martin Blondel from the SPF, Danny Sculthorpe for his work with StateofMind…. That’s just off the top of my head.
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It doesn't matter who presents to trophy as long as they're handing it to James Roby...
There hasn't been a year since my first game in the mid-1980s that somebody hasn't said that the game is "dying". Of course, it's nothing of the sort, but even if it was, suggesting Terry O'Connor is symptomatic of it because he's walking out with the trophy is just a tad over-dramatic. :-)
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Can any one actually remember anyone that has brought out the trophy in all the years it's been running? Do people talk about who brought it out ? No they talk about the game,the incidents,who won the Harry Sunderland and who won the game.
I heard Nadine Dorries was presenting it, down Twickenham.
That's the Saints way...
Didn't scully present it in 2020?
Most on here saying others are more deserving, that Terry did not achieve as much as some in his career.
Really !! A four time dream team member, Ireland captain, GB capped and a pundit on the broadcast station.
He declared how honored he was to be asked and that potentially (now reality) that his son could be behind him, he follows most junior games and is an RL fan, "just a fat kid from Widnes" as he says humbly.
Some very bitter people on here, who post utter sh@!e at times, trying to cover up their own lack of recognition thinking they deserve in their own eyes .
Yeah people think he’s a lazy choice for a ceremonial role because of their own lack of recognition. Good one!
I’m sure he is very honoured, and so he should be and it’s great his kid is playing. Doesn’t stop it being a lazy choice.
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I wouldn’t think his profile in media gives him much credit, most think he spouts rubbish. One thing Sky probably looked at his that he will cost the nothing. If they want to get the atmosphere going at the GF they should show him on the big screen going toe to toe with Tallies.
You can have your opinion chap, my opinion is if you’re going to announce something (which you only do when you consider it worthy of announcement) go for someone with genuine profile outside the sport or someone obviously deserving within it.
TOC is a Sky commentator on the game. He’s on tv every week. What is the point of it?
It’s just rubbish. You think differently and that’s fair enough.
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thought he came out well with Tallis considering he got the first four in before TOC knew what was happening.
Most thought Stevo & Eddie were rubbish, now they think these incumbents are rubbish and want another set of commentators who will also be rubbish within a few weeks in their opinions.
That does not include yourself Belgian, your posts are among a few I actively seek out as they are usually reasoned and well thought out.
Can everyone get a f###### grip. You all sound like stereotypical northerners moaning for moaning sake. Cheer up you bunch of negative w######
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He is walking out with the trophy not presenting it.
TOC is a good choice he is former player who still has a profile through his punditry. I do not follow any other sport bar boxing so I will never see who presents the Football or RU trophies. If it was a former player who walked out with a trophy I don`t think many would be too concerned, Beckham got enough positive headlines for visiting the Queen whilst in repose.