Re: Too many reasons to live : Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:55 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Is any funding going direct to Rob and his family? Donating to charity is great but I know there are high overheads.
I’m wanting to give something direct to the family....

There was a just giving page when it was initially announced. No reason to suggest it's not still live. I'm not very techy to provide a link though.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:47 pm  

Think Rob now wants to funds to go towards the new centre at Seacroft Hospital and to the MND Association.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:43 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

It’s more than the total raised, although of course that’s important. There is something about the momentum into the dark cold winter days, and the problems many have encountered with COVID etc - and many of us will face more challenges ahead. It may well be an incredibly tough time for many.

For me what the Sinfield events have done is remind me about mateship and compassion for others when chips are down, and I think that is his greatest gift with these runs.

This is a fantastic post. Having met Kevin through the amateur game and later in life through charity work, I can honestly say that I can see why people would follow him into the trenches, and why he now follows them.

A legend of the game, and I’m not a Rhino……

Re: Too many reasons to live : Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:38 am  

Just watching the Extra Mile show on Sky and it shows how dedicated these guys are to each other. The pain and difficulty that Kev went through for his mate is heroic.

Good job he‘a a champion bloke, cos he’d never make it as an Elton John tribute act.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:29 pm  

Just finished this book what a great read. I am not a Rhinos fan to say the least! But Rob what a gem of a bloke he is along with his family. Such a humbling read.

The team spirit at Leeds was awesome not sure if this type of closeness could be repeated.

My old next door neighbour died of MND he lost his balance one day out of the blue and died not long after. He went downhill really fast and didn't last long. Robs highlighting of this disease and the efforts of Kev are brilliant.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:24 pm  

Brian McDermott comes over like a complete ****. I imagine Rob held back and he was pretty damning.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:02 pm  

The way Rob tells the tale even Kevin Sinfield wasn't too pleased with Mac at the back end either

Re: Too many reasons to live : Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:15 am  

Got this book for Christmas and just finished reading it. Had a lump in my throat at times, Such a shame that so much of Robs career was stifled by the bizarre ideas and downright stubbornness of one man.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:38 am  

Setting emotion aside, there must be umpteen retired players who blame their coaches over decisions made. Rob is - without doubt I'd say - the greatest impact player the game has ever seen. Would his legend be greater had McDermott gone about his job differently? We'll never know, sadly.

Re: Too many reasons to live : Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:06 am  

Interesting take about Brian Mac.

Whilst not his greatest fan, I have every sympathy with him over this situation-perhaps not how it was handled.

It was fairly obvious in the second half of his career that making 40 tackles a game defending towards the middle was not going to work for Sinfield. Thus he needed to play in the halves and 3 into 2 simply didn’t go.

Is there any doubt Burrow is a Leeds legend who impacted many many games with his unique skill set? No

I still wouldn’t have picked him over Sinfield or McGuire in the halves at that point which meant providing impact from the bench was his role. He did it brilliantly having more of a license to jump in, run and create.

Would he have been as effective and impactful playing 7? Possibly but once Sinfield moved permanently to halfback that was never going to be at Leeds.

I for one am glad Brian Mac found a way to make it work even if not everyone was entirely happy.