To cut Wilkin a little slack, that kind of comment is typical of today's sports commentary/reporting/punditry. In the modern world everything and everybody is the greatest thing since sliced bread, well at least since last week's greatest thing ever to happen.
I remember Jon Wells once comparing Regan Grace to Martin Offiah which, as anyone who saw Offiah at his peak will testify, is a fatuous comment.
Phil Clarke was always a good one for these over-hyped comments, whoever won that particular week were on their way to the Grand Final in his eyes!
It's not just in our sport either, it's the same elsewhere. The relentless hyping of the Premier League means that as soon as someone like Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores in three successive games, he's instantly linked to being the new Messi/Maradona/Pele/Whoever! The same in tennis/golf/name-your-sport.
It's indicative of the instantaneous world we live in today, where the only thing that matters is the here and now, and five minutes ago was another era. To a degree we, as supporters, buy into this instant idolatry and feed comments like Wilkin's last night. I doubt, in the cold light of day, that he truly believes Tyrone May is the equal of Jason Smith, but if it sells, it must be true, is the modern creed.
Either way, Wilkin's comments were by no means the funniest aspect of last night's entertainment
