Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:20 pm  

christopher wrote:

He didn’t get them to that World Cup final when the draw was pretty much created to give them the easiest route to the final, it was a massive failure and a huge opportunity missed

Totally agree, the draw was rigged to give them a clear route to the final. He should have been sacked for squandering a huge chance for England to get to a WC final with all the potential that had for the wider sport.

Bullseye wrote:

MjM wrote:

Wane hasn't ever proven himself outside Wigan. He's been a failure as England coach, I really wouldn't want to take a gamble on him.

So he didn't get England to the world cup final but apart from that he's done alright. You're a pretty tough judge.

I will concede that I may be ill disposed towards Wane based on the last time he tried to ply his club trade outside the Wigan bubble.

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Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:08 am  

I think you're indulging in a bit of British exceptionalism here. GB may not have had to play Aus or NZ on the way to the semi final but the game has moved on since the 1990s and now Samoa and to some degree Tonga are both capable of beating us as well as Australia and NZ. To lose to Samoa in a close semi final was disappointing bit shouldn't have been unexpected. They had some excellent players in the side.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:27 am  

wanes selections, picking his mates when they were obviously wrong choices is his biggest failing. I can't see it stopping

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:07 pm  

Anybody heard anything beyond paper talk regards our bid to sign Watkins?

[Bullseye]

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:42 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

wanes selections, picking his mates when they were obviously wrong choices is his biggest failing. I can't see it stopping

Sorry Tad but I'm just seeing the usual club based bias there.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:01 am  

you think mcillorum should have been picked? that's just for starters.
wigan are head and shoulders our best team, no issues there, but some selections and not just wigan players were a joke. Chris hill for another

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:28 am  

Where is Chris Hill from? Oh yes…

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:49 pm  

Not for me and not convinced he'd give up a directorship at wigan in any case.
The model that developed wane as a coach - and Matt Peet too - is something we should look at though.

[Bullseye]

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 19, 2025 2:41 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

you think mcillorum should have been picked? that's just for starters.
wigan are head and shoulders our best team, no issues there, but some selections and not just wigan players were a joke. Chris hill for another

I'll give you that one but I thought Hill did alright in the world cup.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 19, 2025 2:50 pm  

Hetherington to London Broncos LOL.

Didn't see that one coming