i posted this on the saints board a while back, but heres my 2p's worth again

pryce has strengths mcguire has strengths!

pryce is noway better than mcguire and vice versa

pryce, well anderson really is/was awesome at getting pryce running at tierd, disjointed, unorgainsed defences with the quick play the ball. one on one pryce is very good at braking tackles and punching holes. his offload is constant. but against well drilled ,organised defences with slow play the ball he has very little, thats what happend in the world cup and GF 07,08.

pryce for me is awesome at what he does braking tackles and offloading, noway in hanley's class but top draw at sl level and defo has a role for england/gb im just not sure what it is, personally i think at fullback but thats just me


mcguire doesnt have the strength of pryce but is developing and improving other parts of his game, like his long/short kicking and passing where he is already better than pryce imo. mcguire is becoming a true six as he showed in the world cup semi. he hasnt been just a support player for a long time but other fans will always use it against him in pub/forum snipes. the one thing mcguire has over pryce in spades is his posative attitude, he is one of the nicest blokes you could meet and is always looking to better himself on and off the pitch

mcguire has out shined pryce enough when it has mattered the most in various big games at club and international level so for anyone to say pryce is better imo is wrong

You've more chance of platting fog!!

TVOC i would love to know where you get all your stats from

Welcome back to SS.com, you've been missed pal

Nowadays from a labyrinth of spreadsheets. Keeping basic records from Leeds games is just something I've done for the past 30 years. Pre SL they're far from complete and always will be because it's just a bit of a hobby and I know my limits.

When you decide you've had enough of your hobby, can I have your labyrinth of spreadsheets?

Well said. I agree wit hall of it.

CMR got there first. You'll have to fight him for them.

I'm expecting big things from the new official site's promise of 'in depth' stats. A club of Leeds' standing deserves a significant on-line stat presence and it's one that it has always sadly lacked.

One interesting stat from last year is that McGuire's % missed tackle rate was actually only negligibly worse than Gareth Ellis's. Not sure how well this reflects on Ellis mind - that said, I seem to recall the figure being more than twice as good than for Sean Long

Ellis was rubbish, that's why Leeds got rid.

I remember the game, and you've already agree with my thoughts on how they lined up.

Given that, how do you record the line-up's from 2007 when Diskin was out, such as Millenium Magic? I've got the teamsheet for that game and it states that Kirke was playing at hooker, but I always thought Sinfield covered that role during the games.