You think Sinield is a better player than Anthony Watmough ?

where have i said that??

I think both players have there strengths and weaknesses.

He scored a couple of good tries in the WC, one from stand off. I thought he played well myself

Well imo it does.

better RL player yes.....better 2nd rower battering ram...no


and did'nt watmough lead the league in missed tackles or something?? or errors or something like that??

no it doesn't i was simply stating that Watmough (if playing loose forward) is a totally different type to what sinfield is!

Just go back and read my comment properley before you start talking rubbish.

No where near as good as he's capable of, for whatever reason gleeson has been been low on form for over a year now. he used to have the best step of any english centre, now he doesnt.

gleeson has shown signs of class for wigan since he has signed, particularly against hull kr in the playoffs. his defence has really impressed me since he came to us, i never had him down as a big defender but the defensive work he has done for us has been awesome. id still of had him in the england squad as the opposite centre to shenton, hes performed on the international stage in the past and im sure he could perform again.

Gleeson's decline can be traced back to his last season at Warrington when he started playing closer to the middle of the park rather than out in the centres, almost as a stand-off/loose forward hybrid.

Took away his big advantages, which are one-on-one footwork and sleight of hand.

Nonsense. If you want to come out of retirement you talk to the Coach.

It more the case that they are the most inexperianced; time will tell whether they are the poorest.
I'd personally gone with experiance in the centres but we can't slag guys off wothout seeing them attmept to play at this level.

You rate sykes over smith and shenton?

Where is Sykes mentioned here?

Oooops OMG!!!
I remember now for some reason beyond me, Smithy included him in the squad!!
Is Tony Smith being paid by the convicts?

I am a big fan of KS; he destroyed us in the GF.
However, he is not good enough to play loose against the cons. Tony Smith is probably hoping he will plat his Leeds hybrid game as an extra stand off cum loose. If this goes wrong he will end up as a spare part and it will go very badly wrong.

My other fear is that TS will aks him to do some of the hooking which has been tried before under Nobby against the cons in 2002 in the infamous record defeat disaster "one off" mid season test in Ozland.

For what its worth I think Watmough is nothing to fear as Pritchard showed against him last week.

Apparentley we have the worst centres we've ever had, which considering sykes played last year is a pretty bold statement!

The biggest thing to fearabout Watmough is his line running.
Very good

Add turn of pace and direction too....can be mean in the tackle. Anyone who thinks Kevin Sinfield is anywhere near Watmough needs to watch SOO game 3.....Sinfield is a different player, but if he has ever had that much impact in one game I've missed it...and at SOO level??!! Quite a feat given the quality if the opposition...

super tom briscoe will be our hero
the criminals wont know whats hit em, just give him the ball and a blade of grass, he'll turn it in to points

You must be joking! Sinfield is a proven big match player at club level and i think he will eventually shut the doubters up over this series.

It seems some people want our team to fail so they can slag players from other clubs off! Why can't we all just get behind the lads and support them irrespective of which club they play for.

And if Sinfield doesn't perform again this series, will you change your opinion of his position in the Test squad?

Yes of course, I'm honest and no matter who doesn't look upto it i will admit, i just think people are shooting players down before they've even had a chance.

It wont just be Sinfield who'll look poor at the end of this game, it'll show,once again, the lack of quality players available to England! I have a feeling Sam Tomkins will enhance his reputation if nothing else

Good evening my Soap-Dodging friends,

Usually I make my appearances after we give you guys a resounding hiding, but, for once, I like the team England have announced. No more same old players that are totally out of their depths and have lost to the Kangaroos a million times already.

Good luck, hope you guys do well.

Cmon England get into them, i just want to see a good performance and see all the English lads up for it and ready to give it to the Aussies today.

McGuire & Sinfield anyone? That should definately be it now for McGuire I thought it was me that had a down on him however, walking away from the ground, I asked the best stand off I've seen what he thought of McGuire, he said; he cost us the game!

I'm happy now I thought it was just me who didn't rate!