I was really impressed with Clubb last sunday actually. Still reckon he'll become a second rower though but he's huge for a centre.

What the **** does any of that mean!

Listen up geezer. there's a couple of Likely lads from down our manor who are right ready to rip you crim to55ers a new one in the fwar nations. Once we've seen to the snail eating white flag waving surrender monkeys, you'll get yours!

All I got out of that was a clear cut reference to France!

Quote ="Durham Giant"Probably. Train on squad here the Wire players will all be in the final squad www.therfl.co.uk/international/n ... p?id=15353 Morley, Higham, Carvell, Westwood, Myler. Will Smith mess it up again.'" I'll be amazed if Higham is in the final squad. Moore, Roby, Godwin and Diskin ahead of scoot scoot for me. Surely we can find someone beter than Benny Westwood.

Quote ="Durham Giant"Probably. Train on squad here the Wire players will all be in the final squad www.therfl.co.uk/international/n ... p?id=15353 Morley, Higham, Carvell, Westwood, Myler. Will Smith mess it up again.'" I'll be amazed if Higham is in the final squad. Moore, Roby, Godwin and Diskin ahead of scoot scoot for me. Surely we can find someone beter than Benny Westwood.

Inevitable with a club coach also national coach.

Tony Smith to make a balls of it again by picking favourites and not form.

I'm clinging to the hope that he's waiting for the playoffs to pick his 'real' squad.

Out of those 5 I think Morley and perhaps Myler & Carvell will get into the squad, the other 2 shouldn't be anywhere near.

What would your team be?

I would have no problem with that. Altghough i think the balance of props between workhorse and impact players may see carvell move down the order a bit.

I think it's safe to say alot of those names won't be troubling the actual 24 man squad

Morley, Graham, Peacock, Carvell and Burgess.
Four from those five for me.

Then why name em?

Because it's the 40-man train on squad. It will be whittled down to 24 for the Four Nations.

all 5 of those players are top players to no complaints from me

the props will be strong

morley
crabtree
peacock
graham
carvell

hopefully!

Why would you have Crabtree over say Burgess?

dont see what all the fuss is about Roby to be frank. Higham's just as good. Both of their games involves running at a tired defense from dummy half

Burgess will probably appear in the back row

Ant Lunt is better than both of them

Sad to be cheered by injuries but...

New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney today ruled eight players out of his squad for the Gillette Four Nations series.

Melbourne forward Sika Manu, already out with an ankle injury, has been joined on the sidelines by South Sydney prop Roy Asotasi, Newcastle back rower Zeb Taia, Wests Tigers winger Taniela Tuiaki and the New Zealand Warriors quartet of Simon Mannering, Sam Rapira, Jerome Ropati and Manu Vatuvei.

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Morley is a cert.

I'd also have Carvell in my 17 and Myler and Westwood in the squad of 23(or whatever number it is).

He seems to have quieted down a bit since the 06 tri-series and the first half of the 07 SL season when he looked unstoppable. Still one of our best hookers though.

There goes an excuse for shocking defence on the righthand side!

The guy got made out to be a superstar against England in the world cup because he was allowed to put the ball down over the line without being touched numerous times.

Sticking Sykes on the wing to mark him wasn't the masterstroke we all hoped

Stanley gene was made out to be a superstar against England in the World Cup and he played a large part of the game at half back