Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:29 am  

Twentyman wrote:

I'd love to see Kevin Brown play alongside Matty Smith for England. I know he plays for a team that finished in the bottom 4, but Widnes are so impotent without him. He makes things happen and defenders don't have a clue how to cope with him. If he had the quality of the players for England around him, he could cause so many problems. He brings out the best in the runners around him.

I'm think Kevin Brown struggles against the better teams and not good enough for international rugby

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:18 pm  

Nobody agrees with anything I say, it's like my marriage this!!!!!!

*goes and sulks in shed*

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:45 pm  

I agree with you, he would flourish with better quality players either side, or rather they would.

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:11 pm  

Twentyman wrote:

Nobody agrees with anything I say, it's like my marriage this!!!!!!

*goes and sulks in shed*

It's not your fault. Your just misunderstood

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Mon Dec 21, 2015 4:29 pm  

Just watched a review of the 2015 season and the player that stands out head and shoulders above every other half back is Kevin Brown. Sheer class. Without him, Widnes would be scrapping with Bradford and Leigh in 2016.

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:04 pm  

Only just seen this thread, and interesting to compare it to the one on the Wigan board! If anything, the sentiment here seems slightly more pro-Smith, I'd say.

He had a poor start to the season for us (and wasn't the only one by any means). He did steadily improve as the season went on, culminating in that good England performance discussed above. I do think that he and George Williams are a good fit together, and I agree that this is the kind of partnership England should be looking for too, if not with the same personnel necessarily. He'll never set the world on fire, but he's a good solid pro who comes across as a decent bloke as well.

I agree with youse guys about Widdop too. I went from being delighted that England have a highly-rated NRL half in the team, to being perturbed by his sideways crabbing and lack of direction. Good goal-kicker, though (and better than Smith). In the apt words of a Wigan board poster (discussing Stefan Ratchford, IIRC), he seems more sizzle than steak!

Re: Matty Smith - Best English halfback in Super League : Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:12 pm  

Also agree that Brown and Gale can consider themselves a tad unlucky not to have been given a shot at an England shirt in the last year, but the real culprit there is the chronic lack of international footy, a situation for which the ARL/NRL must take most of the blame.