It is in his weekly column in league express

No doubt so he can be the first to apply!

But can he be d to actually do the coaching course this time?

Not many love the blue n amber more than Schoey. Not many gave more for the jersey.

If that's his opinion then I respect it.

Yes but that wasn't his opinion the other week when I argued the point with him. Then he blamed it all on the Aussies, and said what could the coach do

Maybe his views have changed given the results and performances since your conversation?

Or maybe he's talking s**t again? (Gotcha not Schoey)

That's harsh - he was calling for the youngsters to be given a go considering how poor the imports (Galloway/Falloon) had been

Don't worry I will bring it up tonight if his grand kid is at training. But a few weeks back he was defending McDermott when I was having the go. Although to be fair to him he was adamant that the floods issue was a crock of 5h1te excuse. He has a very clear veiw on not liking the imports.

I think it's time for Mac to move on, he doesn't seem to have any plan/ideas to get us out of this deep hole.

But since Schoie has stuck boot in, I'm probably gonna back Mac for another few weeks.

Absolutely!!!

The disdain some Leeds supporters show towards Schoey is ridiculous - he's a legend of our club, and for all he is outspoken and his views can sometimes be radical, nobody can question his love for the club.

And whilst he makes some rash predictions, and isn't scared to voice an unpopular opinion, he at least stands by it, and is the first to admit when he's got it wrong and poke fun at himself. He was a huge critic of Sinfield early in his career (some people claimed this as bitterness, I'm not so sure), yet now he is full of praise for the player Sinfield became.

Would Schoey be worth more the Zak at 24 ?

Twice maybe 3 times as much more.

Schoey was better at 18 than Hardaker is now.

What makes you lot think schoey will do any good for us? He was sacked from Barrow raiders after 5 games, granted it wasn't for his results (40% win rate) but if he's not professional enough for a then championship club why would be be fit for a super league club?

In todays market Schoey would have been as coveted by NRL clubs in the way Sam Burgess was as a teenager.no way he would be still in SL at 24 imo.

Agreed, he would have played out most of his career down under instead.

Depending on the source, Schofield signed for Leeds (from Hull FC) in 1987 at the age of 22 for a transfer fee of either £155,000 or £178,250.

A historic inflation calculator translates the above figures in 2016 as follows...

£155,000 in 1987 = £410,223 in 2016
£178,250 in 1987 = £471,757 in 2016

He was an amazing player for Hull and Leeds a true match winner.

Schoey was a massive hit down under, in contrast to say Shaun Edwards, and turned in his best performances on the international stage.

Only Ellery (certainly) and Kevin Ward (probably) had as much impact in their Aussie stints as Garry did, and, yes, they would all be NRL players if they were around today.

However he's not exactly a quality talker or thinker on the game.

Malcolm Reilly can be added to that list

Yes, of course. Meant to say of that generation, when pretty much the whole GB team summered down under.

Adrian Morley too really. I was in Sydney in 05 and they adored him at the roosters

That makes Hardaker look very expensive!!

yeah, but in reality i would be surprised if we even got what Schoey came for in 87.

Harsh to compare the two
Schoey is an all time great, the most capped GB player ever, a golden boot winner, and an inductee into the British RL and Balmain Halls of Fame (despite playing only a handful of games down under), he was also already playing for GB at 18
Not many people are ever that good