: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:19 pm  

Kosh wrote:

You telling me Fox is better because biased Rovers fans think so?

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:27 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

What does that make Fox then?

A winger who has more potential than any other English winger at the moment.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:27 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

:lol:

I think Kosh knows the craic!

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:53 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

A winger who has more potential than any other English winger at the moment.

agreed just needs to get over his nerves.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:22 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

A winger who has more potential than any other English winger at the moment.

True but this time last year It was penny but look was happened to him.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:51 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

A winger who has more potential than any other English winger at the moment.

Potentially a top winger i agree. I just find it laughable for some on here to knock Calderwood when he is a current international and was chosen in front of Fox. Fox will be a future international IMO.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:19 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

Potentially a top winger i agree. I just find it laughable for some on here to knock Calderwood when he is a current international and was chosen in front of Fox. Fox will be a future international IMO.

Get some perspective.

Calderwood was selected on the basis of his form at the time (good kick chase performance for Wigan in the play-offs).

Wellens & Gardner were selected, even Sykes was selected FFS (not to mention a few others) and the England team failed miserably (as they have done for a few years now) to a point were it was clear to many Smith's selection policy was a joke.

So imply that selection from a (so far) total failure of international coach holds much weight in terms one players ability over another is a flawed idea.

Fox is a better winger than Calderwood already and will prove so again this season.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:27 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

Get some perspective.

perspective is that Calderwood was one of only 4 or 5 players to come away from the tour and receive praise for their performances. I'll take that thanks.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:29 pm  

Topic = Shaun Briscoe.
Thanks.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:40 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

Get some perspective.

Calderwood was selected on the basis of his form at the time (good kick chase performance for Wigan in the play-offs).

Wellens & Gardner were selected, even Sykes was selected FFS (not to mention a few others) and the England team failed miserably (as they have done for a few years now) to a point were it was clear to many Smith's selection policy was a joke.

So imply that selection from a (so far) total failure of international coach holds much weight in terms one players ability over another is a flawed idea.

Fox is a better winger than Calderwood already and will prove so again this season.

It doesn't matter which players smith took to Oz, the result would have been the same. I think fox is a decent enough player but it's a sad indictment of the quality of GB's outside backs that him, calderwood and gardner are considered to be the only realistice options open to the GB/England coach. As you say, Raynor is head and shoulders above any other British winger. Shame he is so injury prone.

As for briscoe, a real 110% player who I admire for lots of reasons, but just think he's missing something extra which would make him an international class player