i will come straight off the bat and say i loathe leeds, thats just rivalry, but kevin sinfield is one of the all time greats who is still currently playing. i would love to see him played in the right bloody position and lead england out as captain in november. I like this guy very much as mates of mine who know the fella say he is very humble and reserverd. These days in sports where players think there bigger than clubs and prima donna antics. the question with awards is not is he deserving enough a figurehead of our game, but would he feel thats its only a piece of shiny metal around his neck. We can all be safe in thinking that Sinfield would be the last person in the world to jump off a ferry...........maybe bailey, but its not the point. Kudos leeds for having this guy at the helm.

HAving worked with Kevin and watched him play over the past 10 or so years I don't think there is a better professional. He is a skillful and inteligent player who leads his team well and often turns a game.

So why is he never even nominated for Man of Steel? Crazy!

There is a twitter campaign for Sir Kevin to be given the freedom of the city.#LeedsCityKeyforKev

We've all been baffled by this for years.

Its the old "everybody hates leeds" situation,nobody voted for leeds players or very few anyway, hes unfortunate that he plays for such a successful club, and we will be hated even more no we won it from fifth.

Bur Sir Kev is well worth the accolade of " Man of Steel", how he is not compared in the same light as Rangi "Im now english coz i cant get in the kiwi side" is beyond belief, just what will it take for this great to be recognised by his peers, trying not to look through the green glasses of course.

Waht did rangi do that was outstanding this year, score a great try in the semi, i have not seen enough of him live but what i have seen of him on sky this season, he couldnt lace the great ones boots.

I think you've taken your username too seriously.

Sir Kevin hasn't had the greatest season by his high standards, and given that the award is voted for before the Grand Final, he was never really in the running. 2005 was another story...

Rangi Chase trailed off a bit at the end of the season, but he was a one man army for the first half of the season.

I'd probably still have gone for Tomkins or Roby mind you, but this was not Sir Kevin's year.

To be honest,

I don't think he's that bothered by awards and accolades.

Aside from of course his:
2 League Leaders Shields
2 World Club Challenge Medals
His Harry Sunderland Award
His Lance Todd Trophy
5 Super League Grand Final Winner's rings
4 Super League Dream Team Appearances
His Rhinos Player of the Year Award
Oh, and Super League's record points scorer award.

Other than that, he can take or leave awards really.

I'm getting a big "In Sir Kev We Trust" flag made for next season, only problem being we're struggling to get a decent photo to turn into the print of him. Anyone reckon the club would help if I asked them?

That's a great idea!

I think more of a big deal needs to be made about sinfield at games, we need some banners and more songs for him. He should be treated like a god, like cunningham at saints or dalglish at liverpool.

My full support for this one.

We always wanted to have a Sir Kev version of this made:



With 'POWER TO THE RHINOS' written on it.

Given all the deserved praise for Kevin Sinfield on this thread. I have to remind you all that there were only 4000 plus at his testimonial a few years ago! Very poor! He deserved more.

IMO KS is one of the best players to have ever played for Leeds.

Kev's well deserving of the Freedom of Leeds and an OBE, CBE or MBE but not a Knighthood!

Yes ,but the point being debated on this thread is,would Kevins well known socialist politics meke it impossible for him to accept awards of Empire?

Well I'd be amazed if he turned one down, and if he did I doubt we'd get to know!

All these player autobiographie's coming out and selling quite well .I wonder if Kev has already started his?waiting to finish it off and publish at the end of his great career.I think that would outsell any recent ones .

Problem is, would Sinfield be willing enough to be controversial in it - in the same way Senior has been? Keith has not been afraid to criticise people left, right and centre. Since Kevin presumably will get a job at Leeds after he retires will he be willing to spill the beans on people at the club? Given how little he gives away generally it seems unlikely. I doubt we'd ever get to hear what he really thinks about Gary Hetheringtonfor instance.

Why does he need to be controversial?

started one on sunday, may revisit it

I think Kev would be more like Clement Attlee

That'd be awsome.

We'd have to get rid of teh Red background though...hope Kev's political sensibilities wouldn't be offended by Blue

My reply was to lionarmour87 who said it would be a bestseller; Keith's is, as far as we can tell, selling well because of the publicity generated by his apparently honest and controversial remarks.

And the fact he's been involved in plenty of off-field "scandals" making it easier to get a national tabloid to serialise it won't have hurt.

If Sinfield did an autobiography as vivid and revealing as that "Captain's Diary" thing he did back in 2003, it would be recommended reading for insomniacs.

It could be boring having every chapter end with '.....and then we beat St Helens to become Champions'

I won't be bored. In fact I won't mind if there's a volume 2 at some point.