I've never fully got the way in which Bailey is "singled out" by supporters as the apparent epitome of everything that is wrong the the game / Leeds / props / society as a whole.
Every club has players who a capable of thuggish behaviour, far more than anything that Bailey has done.
I've seen Barrie McDermott and players of that ilk do some pretty thuggish things, not hard but thuggish, yet he was portrayed as some sort of "loveable rouge". Without looking back at the stats, I'd stick my neck out and say that Bailey has had to attend relatively few disciplinary hearings at Red Hall - if that's the measure then where's the "Terry Newton is a thug" thread? There's plenty of irony in that it's St Helens supporters that are usually the most vocal against Bailey (stemming from the hit on Fa'asavalu), clearly forgetting about the actions of a certain Sonny Nickle for example. James Graham, whilst being a very talented player, is hardly the "model professional" either and off the field, Bailey's record is certainly comparable to that belonging to a certain stand-off. That's not a defence of what Bailey does. It's pointing out that he is nowhere near this "pariah" that people make him out to be.
Bailey does what he needs to do in the Leeds squad. He's a bit part player who doesn't cost the club a fortune on the salary cap and comes on to do a job - one that he does fairly well. That he seems to command plenty of attention on here says more about the people who are wound up by him than Bailey himself IMO.