And he would have been replaced by who?


Correct Cruncher, Wane has got a massive job still to do at Wigan,He has had a bit of a revolving door to contend with tbh player wise and has still won some silverware, so its a very good start so far for him thus far, although as he inherits his own squad of players rather than the remnants of Madge's side then IMO his big task is to dominate SL and to actually win "back to back Grand Finals, which is something Wigan haven't been able to do

IMO the next England coach will be Brian McDermott anyway

Regarding Sundays game v the Ozzies
The major change i would make is that i would play Hardaker at Full Back rather than Sam as he doesn't ever appear to ever get near a high kick?
i would shift Hall to Right Wing and Bring Budgie in on the left wing
My concerns are the Back row as i don't believe that we have the answers either in attack or in defense should we stick with last weeks incumbents, We will however be much stronger if our International captain plays and is actually fit,but is he and will he?

I reckon that a 20 point drubbing is on the cards

I can't believe the criticism that Widdop is attracting. If people can't see the improvement since Rangi Chase has been replaced then they are blind.

However it's always been my view that Sam Tomkins is England's best half back. For next year's games I'd like to see Sam in at SO or SH with Lomax or Ratchford in at full back.

A lot of people on here have said the same regarding Sam, Armchair coaches, and I'm including myself in that. The fact is though, he's not played halfback since halfway through the 2010 season.

Brian Noble was reportedly trying switch him to Fullback, Madge played him at FB, Wane, McNamara, Elliott & McFadden all see him as a fullback. They can't all be wrong can they?

No definitely not wrong. Agreed.

Full back was the right move at that stage of his career. Moving back to the halves just like Darren Lockyer did is the right move at this stage. It will prolong his career anyway. Getting mullered at Full back in the NRL week after week and hardly getting a decent pass worth the name off Johnson, can't be much fun. Time to come home Sam - just like Joel and Lee.

I'm not so sure. I was of that opinion and i have been of that opinion regarding Hampshire but I think it's because of the 'old' way of playing RL with a traditional 6 and 7. It seems that most teams play quite structured with the full back being a more off the cuff linking/running player. A traditional 6...

I think at the end of the day you want your best players on the ball as much as possible but you also want them out of the firing line defensively. I see fullback as that compromise now

I think moving Tomkins to 6 would actually benefit our attack because having a genuine running threat in the midfield causes doubt in the defence and frees up space for the centres and the FB linking into the line around the back. At the moment Smith and Widdop offer no running threat, and our 2nd row lacks the punch to attract defenders so the opposition defenders can concentrate on marking Tomkins and the England centres because they know that's where the attack will go. I also don't think Tomkins returns the ball that well from FB these days, the more I see him the more I think he's a HB.