Reading in the League Express, That Stevo is talking of him retiring in 3 years time when his Sky contract is up.

Could we not do a half time collection next match,and get him to retire straight away ?

Sky should have got rid of the idiot years ago, 3 years is way too long to wait.

At least there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Yes,I think it's time that he retired but no need to start slagging him off.
His heart is in the right place and ,as his museum demonstrates, he is a real aficionado of the game.
He has been good for Rugby League

He's a decent bloke away from the cameras. But goes all Krusty when the cameras are on.

I'm pretty sure he plays up to the 'on-screen character' that he's created.

I think he's a pretty awful commentator.

However, he's a great bloke who loves the game dearly and has sank his life into it. Out of the two, I prefer Stevo as Wiggy is just opinionated and useless.

Had the err misfortune err to listen too err Ray French err the oth err day err and can you err guess what err was err all you could err focus on.

Get some young blood commentating on a game that is fast and furious not people stuck in a time when Jim Mills took a mud bath every week before getting sent off.

If Kevin Sinfield doesn't go into coaching when he retires I wouldn't be surprised if he replaces Stevo. Sinfield is an intelligent bloke and could have a similar positive effect Gary Neville has had with the football. I personally would like a better and a more current insight to the tactical side of the modern game and I think KS could potentially offer that.

No disrespect to Stevo but he hasn't pulled a shirt over his head for 35 years. Add Eddie (Just for Men) and Shaun to that and you have a very antiquated frontline commentary team with no modern day playing experience, or playing experience whatsoever.

It may seem harsh but there must be better and more knowledgeable people to do these jobs and promote modern day RL.

Butcher tell your mate,I wish we had a few like Jim Mills now,also a Dixon a Coulman and a prescott.Does that clown go to match

Character is very important too, and the problem with Sinfield is that he has quite a monotone voice. He could receive training for this; Linekar was shocking when he started out, for example. Shearer, on the other hand, is a lost cause. He could be espousing the greatest tactical nouse of all-time, but he'd already put me to sleep.

I think Sky have been looking for a replacement for Stevo for a few years. I think they thought that Phil Clarke might have been the man, but although I knew him some years ago, he bores the life out of me. So they brought Brian Carney in. To me, he is the most likely, and acceptable replacement, but why do we have to wait 3 years??

I agree that Stevo made a huge contribution to the exposure of rugby league twenty years ago, but I think he is past his sell by date.

Hemmings was fortunate enough to be paired up with Stevo and has made a good living from it. But, frankly, when I hear some of the nonsense that passes for commentary, particularly if compared with the RU commentaries, I cringe.

Not only that, but their ineptitude when it comes to the rules causes problems for referees of amateur matches on a weekly basis.

Stevo has a very limited vocabulary, so he uses the same terms and phrases continually. One of those that winds me up particularly is "the ball seems to have drifted forward"! Those of us who know better, are aware that it doesn't matter where the ball drifts after it has left the hands - it's where the hands initially direct it! Hopefully Cummings will correct him on air in the not too distant future.

Beyond that, Stevo never "uses". He always "utilises". It is never a try, it is always a T R Y. And he always knows the mindset of either of the coaches of the day: "Brian Noble will be furious!" Or "that'll please their coach!"

But there's another thing I find aggravating. Stuart Cummings in the commentary box over the past couple of weeks. And Hemmings is forever asking Cummings to comment on the accuracy of the officials' decisions. "And what do you think Stuart?"

For the sake of the game, we need to have a more professional commentary team, in my opinion. But I would never question Stevo's loyalty and passion for the game.