boots n all : Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:13 pm  

fantastic debate about england world cup!

martin offiah is actually standing up for himself

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:17 pm  

Sky calling it DW Stadium already.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:20 pm  

That statement by the RFL is pathetic, anything we didnt no already?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:15 pm  

Boot an All gets worse week by week.

I loved the chat about Bradford when he said they have "3 of the hardest working wingers in the league in ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Halley and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Tadulala and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" and just moved on without remebering the 3rd.

He hasn't got the foggiest whats going on!

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:44 pm  

I think what they mentioned about getting ex players to be around the GB team to help them be a lot more proffesional is a great idea they suggested Kris Radlinski, Andy Farrell.

Who would you have

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:51 pm  

Aren't sportsmen meant to be more professional as the years go by?

There appears to be a lack of coaching talent, facilities and general leadership, so the easy answer is bringing back ex players rather than long term planning and investment.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:54 pm  

ray13 wrote:

I think what they mentioned about getting ex players to be around the GB team to help them be a lot more proffesional is a great idea they suggested Kris Radlinski, Andy Farrell.

Who would you have

Rads for the backs and general professionalisim to the game.


Sculthorpe for the forwards and general passion towards playing in the National shirt.

Maybe also a coach to work around the halfbacks but i'm at a dead end on that one. The last greats we had were Edwards, Gregory and Schofield and for different reasons we couldn't have any of the 3.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:24 pm  

If you've not seen it couple of clips. Offiah & Stevo on this England World Cup Review - http://www.skysports.com/video/clips/0, ... 09,00.html And an interview with Gleeson - http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 8963276001 And Not exactly boots and All but an interview with Andy Farrell http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 8831661001

If you've not seen it couple of clips. Offiah & Stevo on this England World Cup Review - http://www.skysports.com/video/clips/0, ... 09,00.html And an interview with Gleeson - http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 8963276001 And Not exactly boots and All but an interview with Andy Farrell http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 8831661001

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:06 am  

From our topical weekly RL programme focusing on all the latest issues - there was, unsurprisingly, no mention of the alleged HMRC National Insurance fiddle.

Now, if Wigan had been involved, I wonder if it would have got a mention

[JTB]

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:10 am  

Various whinges aside, Offiah's passion for the game regardless of his analyticall delivery is great to see. You could tell he was as frustrated as any fan with the way the World Cup had been such a fiasco and the lack of heart in the England team and the whitewashing in that RFL report was pathetic. He's spot on, the players should have more discipline and be told what to do on tour and taking ex-players as mentors is one way to achieving this. Then you won't have the likes of Senior with the free time to go shagging some local slapper and making the papers amongst other things...