Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:41 am  

I can't believe I'm saying this but I hope we get spanked in both games. Surely then the RFL will have to do something. They hired the wrong man in the 1st place and now he keeps going with these constant poor squad and team choices. He clearly has a preference for certain players (ie who are from Leeds) and by picking these who have mostly been tried time and time again it's clearly detrimental for the youngsters who deserve a shot. He's clearly still thinking of playing Sinfield, Peacock etc right up to the World Cup and beyond.

The whole England set up at the minute is a complete joke and IMO it's all because of the coach. The players are there, we've got our strongest/most exciting pool of outside backs for a long time together with a good mixture of experienced (not past it) and young forwards. We just don't have a coach who can put the right squads/teams together with both the present and the future in mind, and when they get on the pitch they look clueless. Only in RL could a man get sacked from a club and end up coach of the country.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:44 am  

Sinfield? Seriously?!?

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:50 am  

Maybe McNamara is thinking that when he inevitably gets sacked from the England job it will coincide with the inevitable sacking of McDermott at Leeds ... and then, well, who knows?

That's the only explanation I can think of for this love-affair he has with a team so low on ability and morale that they are not even in the top eight.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:56 am  

He has selected his squad to suit his tactics.
That's if he has any tactics!
Heaven knows what his training sessions are like.
Six players from Leeds who are 9th and 6 from Wigan and Warrington who are first and second.
Am I surprised? Not at all!
Clueless doesn't come close!

Anderson is a far better coach and this could be another bad night for England.
As someone has said, if he loses these two games he has to go!
I think it was Kear on B n A last night who said if England can't beat the Exiles then they've no chance v the Aussies or Kiwis.
McNamara is just not good enough.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:00 am  

Kevin Sinfield is never an International Stand Off. Jonny Lomax and Danny Brough should be in the halves and Goulding should definatley be at Right Centre instead of bloody Carl Ablett. McIlroum not being selected is a complete and utter joke too. McBanana should be sacked.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:04 am  

He's claiming the Huddersfield boys are tired having played on Monday but Crabtree is selected? He justifies his selections with bullshit excuses. Ask any SL coach bar McDermott and they'd say Mickey Mac and Goulding should be in that squad and that Brough deserves the 7 shirt. Ablett is only rated by Leeds fans and the Sky bumboys

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:06 am  

Father Ted wrote:

I think it was Kear on B n A last night who said if England can't beat the Exiles then they've no chance v the Aussies or Kiwis.

It was your exactly right. I have heard a rumour if McBanana doesnt win this series he WILL be out of a job!

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:21 am  

I have forked out £75 for tickets and looking at that team; I feel short changed. Picking a second row at centre and a loose forward at stand off in an international side begs belief. I am hoping that its an injury that is keeping Brough out otherwise there are bad signs for the future.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:21 am  

I have forked out £75 for tickets and looking at that team; I feel short changed. Picking a second row at centre and a loose forward at stand off in an international side begs belief. I am hoping that its an injury that is keeping Brough out otherwise there are bad signs for the future.

Re: England 17 named... : Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:23 am  

Exiles by 40.