Leeds win in the boxing day friendly, Mcguire has a good game carrying on from his outstanding season, and I guess that this thread doesn't even happen...

I have so much respect for Danny McGuire, I'm chuffed that he has been rewarded with the ultimate accolade for a Leeds lad. He has been performing many of the Captain's tasks over the last few years anyway, revving the team up, organising, having a quiet word hear and there, and ultimately leading by example when it really mattered. Mcguire's determination and will to win can sometimes result in anger towards refs and other players, but that is part of who he is and why he has achieved so much. I think he will make a great replacement for Sinny. Good on yer Danny boy.

Leeds should make Ward Captain. Mature beyond his young years.

You're in the minority there, Son. What "credentials" are you banging on about. Sinfield nutted Dorn. Guess he has the wrong "credentials" to be captain, eh? 13 years at the top, he's won everything multiple times, playing in a key position, and he doesn't have the "credentials." On your own there

The only way to find out if Maguire is up to the job is to give him a run at it. The same applies to the other potential candidates. I'm happy to trust in the judgement of GH and BM and get behind who ever they decide to give the captaincy to. I find it decidedly unedifying to read attacks on the suitability of a great servant of the Rhinos on here.

This ^^^



McGuire deserves a shot to prove himself and if BM and GH decide to give him his chance we should all be backing that.



Next year is going to be a huge learning curve for everyone involved. There will inevitably be mistakes along the way, and I'm sure it'll take more than one season to get things right. But back to McGuire, in my opinion no one deserves their chance more than him in the team.

Couldn't agree more. IMHO, he's been the most important player for a few years now. The best player of the 'golden generation'.



He's been organising and running the team round the park for the last few years, it's odd that some haven't noticed.

Exactly.



These same critics were after McGuire early last season and look how he proved them wrong. Nobody is perfect and Sinfield's has left uniquely large shoes to fill. But Danny deserves time to settle into the job without constant carping from the members of the 'Keyboard Tappers and Grunters Club' who should have learnt from the being proven to be so wrong by Brian Mac.



and a Happy and Healthy New Year to all.

hardakers the most important and only one we can't cover

See the opinion police are out again. Happy off-season.

Andy - nobody is more forceful of their own opinion and dismissive of anyone who dares to challenge it than you. So I am not sure what your point here is?

Maybe you need an "opinion nurse" for your battered ego, give it a little massage maybe. It's a forum where 99% of people will have an opinion, yours is no better or worse than anyone else's. Most people just don't agree with you, doesn't mean they're "policing" you.