smileysaint wrote:We will never win anything with the likes of McGuire and Burrow as half backs. We need to take the plunge Identify up and coming half back talent that is breaking through (e.g. Eastmond, Smith, Wheeler at saints to name but 3) and put them in the England squad. We will be embarassed anyway but why not use that embarassment to build for the future. Look at what it has done for Roby and Graham, they are up there with the best at an early age and IMHO it was throwing them in the deep end that helped their progression.
Finally Peacock never will be a good captain in my opinion. He is a workhorse and not a leader. You need to delegate as a leader and when things get tough Peakcock only know one way and thats to take it head on himself, unfortunatly sport and life rarely work like the movies.
Kyle Eastmond is too soft to play at international level, he struggles in superleague with with physical side of it, he has no chance of tackling Kite, Bailey, Blair, Vatuvai but it would be quite funny watching it
I can imagine Vatuvai running through him and after he has scored picking the splattered Eastmond off the palm of his had like a splattered fly on a windscreen
Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid. Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal. Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.
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smileysaint wrote:We will never win anything with the likes of McGuire and Burrow as half backs. We need to take the plunge Identify up and coming half back talent that is breaking through (e.g. Eastmond, Smith, Wheeler at saints to name but 3) and put them in the England squad. We will be embarassed anyway but why not use that embarassment to build for the future. Look at what it has done for Roby and Graham, they are up there with the best at an early age and IMHO it was throwing them in the deep end that helped their progression.
Finally Peacock never will be a good captain in my opinion. He is a workhorse and not a leader. You need to delegate as a leader and when things get tough Peakcock only know one way and thats to take it head on himself, unfortunatly sport and life rarely work like the movies.
Peacock is by far the best captain we have he leads by example and has the respect of the other players. Out of interest who you put at captain?
when the score got to 50 we shouted for more, up popped brad davis went over for four.....
......and its no nay never no nay never no more will we face religation......
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Opta's England team: P Wellens (St Helens)
D Hodgson (Huddersfield)
M Gleeson (Wigan)
M Shenton (Castleford)
R Hall (Leeds),
L Pryce (St Helens)
L Robinson (Huddersfield)
J Graham (St Helens)
J Roby (St Helens)
J Peacock (Leeds)
G Hock (Wigan)
J Wilkin (St Helens)
S O'Loughlin (Wigan)
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E Dowes (Hull)
K Sinfield (Leeds)
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19 man England squad for game against France
Ryan Atkins Sam Burgess Shaun Briscoe Tony Clubb Eorl Crabtree
Peter Fox James Graham Ryan Hall Gareth Hock Danny McGuire
Scott Moore Adrian Morley Richard Myler Sean O’Loughlin Jamie Peacock
James Roby Michael Shenton Sam Tomkins Ben Westwood
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