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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:11 pm

Hopie

International Chairman

Joined: Feb 27 2002
Posts: 5442
Location: Aberdeen

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

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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm

rhinoms

Club Coach

Joined: Sep 27 2007
Posts: 19234
Location: HEADINGLEY

brannyrhino wrote:No

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

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:25 am

AdmiralHanson

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Joined: Feb 25 2002
Posts: 14490
Location: Earth, Terran System, Sol Sector

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

Check out //www.fourpointtry.com

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:26 am

International Chairman

Joined: Feb 18 2002
Posts: 32302
Location: Swimming against a tide of fekkwittedry

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.

Quote:Every player in our squad could probably earn more money with another club. But they prefer to sacrifice a few extra quid in their back pocket to share special memories. And playing at a place like Old Trafford on a night like this makes it all worthwhile.

Kevin Sinfield

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:39 am

lionarmour87

Player Coach

Joined: Mar 28 2008
Posts: 7376
Location: Leeds

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

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:53 am

International Chairman

Joined: Feb 18 2002
Posts: 32302
Location: Swimming against a tide of fekkwittedry

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.

Kevin Sinfield

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:27 am

lionarmour87

Player Coach

Joined: Mar 28 2008
Posts: 7376
Location: Leeds

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

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Post subject: Re: Peacock's Testimonial shirt

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:41 am

Chaka

Club Coach

Joined: Oct 12 2004
Posts: 2435

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

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