phil clarke : Fri May 15, 2009 9:09 pm  

i dont know about u lot but he is really starting to get on my nerves,he is so anti leeds its untrue..he spoke a really good game but after we won the grand final u know that one saints played better and in his view were the better team over the year yes that one he changed and is so anti leeds now....get barrie and terry from the NL1 and let them do his job....

Re: phil clarke : Fri May 15, 2009 9:43 pm  

Leedslee28 wrote:

i dont know about u lot but he is really starting to get on my nerves,he is so anti leeds its untrue..he spoke a really good game but after we won the grand final u know that one saints played better and in his view were the better team over the year yes that one he changed and is so anti leeds now....get barrie and terry from the NL1 and let them do his job....

I agree. It was so blatant. He really hates Leeds. Despises and wishes disease upon every inhabitant I expect. Completely ruined the coverage.

I'd pen a strongly worded letter to the Leeds Weekly News if I were you.

: Fri May 15, 2009 9:51 pm  

I seem to recall that this is the same Phil Clarke that said the Saints were the best side in the competition after the Grand Final last season- just after they lost and then had to eat his words on boots n all the following week. Complete Dick always biased comments but who cares talks out of his booty anyway

: Fri May 15, 2009 9:54 pm  

i think you're being paranoid really. I don't think he's anti leeds but i think he prefers saints style and sees them as the best team, despite us being champions. He's made numerous comments showing this over the past 18 months.

In terms of anti leeds he's very quick to pick up on when decisions go our way.

Like in the second when he rolled off a list of decisions that had gone our way like he'd noted them down in anticipation.

Just other little stuff, like at the end he talked with passion and enthusiasm about catsleford and their effort, but then he'll round it off in a downbeat and depressed tone with ''but leeds are the champions i guess and they took their chances''.

Porbably just all in the mind but i get the impression he's not a big fan.

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:01 pm  

Clarke poo pooing that the conditions were a leveler and that Cas were really a quality outfit If the weather had stayed fine Cas would have been blown away. However the funniest comment tonight was, "The Jungle has the best playing surface in SL".

Re: phil clarke : Fri May 15, 2009 11:15 pm  

Leedslee28 wrote:

i dont know about u lot but he is really starting to get on my nerves,he is so anti leeds its untrue..he spoke a really good game but after we won the grand final u know that one saints played better and in his view were the better team over the year yes that one he changed and is so anti leeds now....get barrie and terry from the NL1 and let them do his job....

It kind of makes up for all the brown nosing Stevo does though..

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:37 pm  

Not that I care but the commentary teams desperation for cas to pull off the win was fairly evident.

made it all the funnier when Shenton handed us the win.

: Fri May 15, 2009 11:51 pm  

Snake Eater wrote:

i think you're being paranoid really. I don't think he's anti leeds but i think he prefers saints style and sees them as the best team, despite us being champions. He's made numerous comments showing this over the past 18 months.

In terms of anti leeds he's very quick to pick up on when decisions go our way.

Like in the second when he rolled off a list of decisions that had gone our way like he'd noted them down in anticipation.

Just other little stuff, like at the end he talked with passion and enthusiasm about catsleford and their effort, but then he'll round it off in a downbeat and depressed tone with ''but leeds are the champions i guess and they took their chances''.

Porbably just all in the mind but i get the impression he's not a big fan.

I guess that might be because St Helens have been better than L**ds this year. Could be anyway. Conditions a leveler.. if it had been sunny we'd have torn you apart

: Sat May 16, 2009 1:02 am  

RoyFrancis wrote:

Clarke poo pooing that the conditions were a leveler and that Cas were really a quality outfit If the weather had stayed fine Cas would have been blown away. However the funniest comment tonight was, "The Jungle has the best playing surface in SL".

Yeah cause Leeds is a quality playing field isn't it

: Sat May 16, 2009 3:10 am  

Phil Clarke has made no secret that he is not a Leeds fan. There was the thinly veiled accusation that we cheat after last years Grand Final. Clarke seems to pay little heed to the commentator's rule that you should remain neutral and this is one of the reasons why he is poor at his job.

Time for a change Sky.