Oh well, that's the main thing.

He is Curly to the other two's Larry and Moe.

The guy should be nowhere near the England coaching job. Still, if he's popular in Featherstone ...

He looks good in a flat cap.

The guy has done all that's been asked of him, making his team into by far the best in the league they are competing in. Both Powell and Millward have done good jobs over the last 2 years, Powell has done better, but guess which one gets the SL gig - that's right the one with the Aussie accent.

Whilst I agree with you fully about the other 2, don't fall into the trap of presuming that someone is a crap coach just because he has the wrong accent.

3 of us said the same thing, seeing those three sat together would have been funny if it wasn't so depressing. What's the point when your coaching team are simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH?

One thing's for sure, no-one at the RFL will give you an answer. As far as they're concerned, everything's hunky dory in the British RL garden.

not a great game so far, but watchin Briers complain about being impeded when the man impeding him was carrying the ball lol, comedy classic

I nearly choked on my pint when I heard that!

What a numpty! "You know, Eddie I always wonder whether I should just shut up instead of coming out half-baked statements all the time?"

An International RL game...........at the Leigh Sports Village....

Says it all really.

After today's game, McNamara came up with this assessment.

"I know Sam will get the headlines, but Kevin was very good," he said. "He's controlled the game, and the influence he has on the rest of the group is enormous."

Now I've don't have his piercing insight into the modern game, having never been a failed superleague coach or blagged my way into the national coaching job, but what f***ing game was he watching?

The problem is................Who else have we got to do it ?

Nice of you to speak of a Grand Final winning assistant that way.

I'm guessing the Yaaarkshire version of it.

But listen ... don't dis Kevin Sinfield. Remember, he's so far turned down at least three £1,000,000 offers to go to Rugby Union.

Jesus Wept the RFL cant win can they?
they stick an England game in the Heartland of the game in a brand new stadium that isnt too big so we dont complain about empty seats on the TV . and people still complain.

there is one thing wrong with International rugby league in fact one thing wrong with Rugby League the apathy of the fans.

It wasnt sold out in a town that borders Wigan Warrington and St Helens who can boast the biggest club crowds in the game...

views on Wembley then please....not in the heartlands?.... too big? .....to far away?...wrong time?...or cant be ar$ed watching a team that isnt your own club team.....?

the latter most probably...

There is an hilarious but all-too predictable combination of one-eyed Wigan tery and bitterness in this thread

Why does England need a full-time Coach anyway?

The Aussie coach has a full time day job with Wests and does his coaching for the Aussies when the team gets together.

I wonder what McNamara actually does Mon-Fri each week apart from going on expenses fuelled trips to watch RU and football games with Stuart Pearce.

Yep. Because in actual fact this is the best coaching team the England squad has ever had.

If you aren't actually on 'Desperation Island', something tells me you should be.

We don't need a fulltime coach IMO and the problem with us having one is we end up with 2nd best because good coaches want proper fulltime roles in superleague.

I'd go back to part time and give it to Nathan Brown.

Nathan brown the coach who cant win games at the tough end of the season.

Id give bluey a go before brown at least he can motivate a team.

In the end england won and no more can be asked. save the snipping till after the game next week.

Weve tried GB and OZ coaches from the top flight none have impressed in the last 30 years.

As for moaning about playing in Leigh. 10kfans would have looked rediculous anywhere else so they got it right.

and you would have which 3 coaches in charge ?

Smith and wane as his assistant

That World Cup with Tony Smith in charge was a disaster. He should never be allowed near an International team ever again!

Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Pluto would be something of an improvement.

just as i thought cruncher you've got no sensible reply
if you were being sensible then i apologize mate and i just hope that one of your 3 candidates isn't going to be after wane's job if things go pear shaped

It isn't my job to appoint an England coaching team that can compete on a world stage.

I wonder what the RFL's excuse is.