Monday 22nd June sees William Hills to be the first to open a book on man of steel.

I guess it was tongue in cheek as a rip to me when either sir adrian morley or morleys_deckchair, can't remember which, said he'll bet Chris Bridge.

I for one don't think it's as far fetched as made out.
He may be a big price but he will be a player if Wire feature in the CC and GF.

I still expect the same usual nominee's of Peacock Sinfield Roby and Westwood along with last year's winner Brough.

I see Peacock as the favourite. Regardless of whether Leeds win something or not, I think because he was runner up last year, they may do a Keiron Cunningham thing and give it to him on a year that he's done nowt because he was runner up the year before.

Peacock should be ignored purely by virtue of having spent most of the season in assorted referees ears moaning about perceived injustice, or teams who have the temerity to front-up to his beloved Leeds.

You want a player who embodies the "steel" ethic? Look no further than Chris Hill. If there is a better, tougher, more skilful forward in SL then I must have been looking the other way when he played.

Cunningham never won the Man of steel award .. but chris Hill will one day

Thanks for putting right there wire 78. I thought he got it near the end of his career. Sorry for the mistake. I remember he got nominations when he was good and in a successful team and got pipped by other players in his team.

Good shout mate, alas its seldom won by a prop or forward...hence Peacock, Moz Westwood regularly missing out, unless he is a goal kicking loose forward who is playing at stand off like Scully and Farrell.

Only Chris Hill has a chance of winning it from our team.

Trying not to see things through my Primrose and Blue glasses, the MOS so far this season is Chris Hill. Luke Walsh has transformed Saints from a mid table joke to a top of the table joke.

Hodgson and Pat Richards won it in the past for goalkicking so Bridge must be in the mix.

Daryl Clark would be my tip but he might have to move to a big club to stand a chance of getting noticed.

Chris hill has to be in with a shout. We are finding our form now but earlier in the season he carried the team by himself. Also what about his try saver today? Amazing effort to get back.

Chris Hill has certainly been our best player.
Who has been everyone else's though?

I haven't seen enough to look through the rest of the league.

Cas-Clark
Saints-Walsh
Widnes-Brown
Leeds-Hardacker (after his suspension though he's cancelled that out)

?

Christopher Hill
Kevin Brown
Jamie Peacock
Daryl Clark
Michael McIlorum

Hasn't MclLorum broken his upper arm? 3-4 months out

He has, which prompted Shaun Wane to describe him as the best hooker in the world. A statement which probably prompted as much hilarity in Australia as it did in the morriseyisawire household.

Wane does seem to have a love affair with his favoured hooker.

I heard that on Radio Manchester, yesterday morning...........Pythonesque

It's amazing, the effects of prescription drugs can have on Wiganers. Wane should take a smaller dose.

In fact, I can think of 3 better hookers in the NW of England alone

Coaches always use their media to big up their mates. Wane is talking up one of his players to build up his confidence, nothing wrong with that. A couple of weeks ago TS was saying Francis Cummins was in the running for Coach of the Year. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... _the_Year/

Coaches always use their media to big up their mates. Wane is talking up one of his players to build up his confidence, nothing wrong with that. A couple of weeks ago TS was saying Francis Cummins was in the running for Coach of the Year. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... _the_Year/

Yeah, apparently Wane has been quoted as saying it's by far the best arm break in the world....

Ive been giving this some thought and im struggling to see how it can be anyone other than Clark or Hill.... Hardaker would have been up there if it hadn't been for his ban, which will probably count against him.

On the subject of Hill, is there a better forward in SL at present?

Chris Hill is the best forward in the league by a mile!

saw a few people in the doom and gloom forum calling for peacock as MOS.



i dont think so.

Terrific player Chris Hill no doubt about that

If he can still play as well as Peacock when he is the same age and has a similar trophy collection behind him he may also become a legend

Quite, Chris Hill can certainly learn a lot from Peacock, but, hopefully not all of the maestro's latest 'tricks'?

agreed.... but if you compare the 2 at this moment in time, then Hill is obviously far superior.

i think Hill will go on to be one of the greats.

Other guy to be put forward in terms of consistency and yards gained at every
drive (in the Chris Hill way) is Walmsley of saints. Been really impressed by
him. Both (as well) from the Championship. For me, Chris Hill and Alex Walmsley
have been the most consistent in terms of guaranteed yardage. No matter what-they
always seem to get to the gain line and further no-matter what the defence.

Its a fair point.

Stuart Fielden was up at Hill's level of performance but then he just drifted away.

Moral of the story don't sign for Wigan.