: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:11 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Call me old fashioned but historically players giving 10 years loyalty to one club have deserved a Testimonial season.

Peacock is effectively getting a Leeds Testimonial on the back of 3 seasons. I say Leeds as it will be supported by his current team's supporters in far greater numbers than any other club's.

Basically I don't agree with a club running two Testimonials simultaneously unless (as in the case of Phil Cookson and Steve Pitchford) it's an joint testimonial.

hear hear

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm  

brannyrhino wrote:

No

Why not????
Just as in senior's case it was awarded by the the RFL for services to the sport!!

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:25 am  

rhinoms wrote:

Why not????
Just as in senior's case it was awarded by the the RFL for services to the e bay!!

Typo corrected

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:26 am  

tvoc wrote:

Call me old fashioned but historically players giving 10 years loyalty to one club have deserved a Testimonial season.

Peacock is effectively getting a Leeds Testimonial on the back of 3 seasons. I say Leeds as it will be supported by his current team's supporters in far greater numbers than any other club's.

Basically I don't agree with a club running two Testimonials simultaneously unless (as in the case of Phil Cookson and Steve Pitchford) it's an joint testimonial.

Not my problem though so I'll shut up.

Yup, agreed.

Peacock will have done well because of the salary he could command he was a free agent and several clubs were jockeying for his signature.

A player like JJB who has remained at 1 club will never benefit from that market force and that is what a testemonial should be for.

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:39 am  

but is peacocks testimonial independant of his club something more do do with the rfl?

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:53 am  

lionarmour87 wrote:

but is peacocks testimonial independant of his club something more do do with the rfl?

yes but does that make it any more worthy?

You know what is really interesting? We had a massive thread with many of our own fans recently questioning JJB's entitlement to a testimonial.

None of those protagonists have come on here to question Peacock's entitlement to one.

Whino fekkwittism at its' most obvious.

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:27 am  

yes you have got a good point .
jjb ,ok his appearances have been liminited for 10 years service ,but he still deserves his testimonial year by the way he has kept going and not giving up and then becoming the valuable senior team member he is today.
a great inspiration to any aspiring youngster

Re: Peacock's Testimonial shirt : Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:41 am  

Pemps wrote:

Think it looks a cheap mix of a market style England shirt that seen on many of chavs during the football world cup with a mix of the past GB sleeves on.
And the JP10 logo looks naff.

Not my cup of tea, much preferred JJBs shirt and the link with his amateur club

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:44 am  

I'll soon be getting my testa onial for services to the IT industry. Can't wait.

FFS. Its not like he's being paid to play the game is it

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:07 am  

So a player has played for 10 years and decides to celebrate the fact