Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:52 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

England very poor first half, Gale looked a bit out of sorts with 2 shocking balls, which were spilled.
Wiliams went very well, especially in the second half and I though the Burgess boys made good yards down the middle.

We never tried to set a platform in the first 40 and were probably guilty of thinking that it would be an easy game.
Credit Scotland for getting stuck in.

A fair result in the end but, I cant see us making the final.

The Kiwis would need to smash Aus and then we would have to do the same next week.
It aint going to happen so it's a rehearsal fo the final coming up

not for one minute do i believe we can beat Australia but if NZ just get a win tonight then its a straight shoot out with us and OZ next week.If the Aussies win tonight we need it to be a big one to make the NZ side way back on points difference.

basically, a close Australia win tonight leaves us all but out.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:54 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

England very poor first half, Gale looked a bit out of sorts with 2 shocking balls, which were spilled.
Wiliams went very well, especially in the second half and I though the Burgess boys made good yards down the middle.

We never tried to set a platform in the first 40 and were probably guilty of thinking that it would be an easy game.
Credit Scotland for getting stuck in.

A fair result in the end but, I cant see us making the final.

The Kiwis would need to smash Aus and then we would have to do the same next week.
It aint going to happen so it's a rehearsal fo the final coming up

I agree it won't happen but if nz beat Australia tonight and we beat them next week it wouldn't matter what the scores were

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:02 pm  

Legends and Icons wrote:

I agree it won't happen but if nz beat Australia tonight and we beat them next week it wouldn't matter what the scores were

If Cronk JT and Smith all pull hamstrings tonight then we may just have a chance

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:22 pm  

William Eve wrote:

On a positive note, I doubt any games will be staged in Coventry again.

Stupid idea in the first place.

Stupid idea to play it at tea time on Bonfire night. Absolutely no development potential - all the kids will have been looking forward to the fireworks for weeks. If the RFL tried they couldn't have made a worse decision than this. Maybe next time play during Quuens Sppech on Christmas day on the Isle of Skye?

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:25 pm  

William Eve wrote:

On a positive note, I doubt any games will be staged in Coventry again.

Stupid idea in the first place.

Atmosphere is like a morgue for this second game, back in 2011 they got 12k for Aus-NZ at Warrington, with 10k watching England play Wales at Leigh, so 22k which id guess is about the level there tonight, so no progress made.

Would have been better to have had this event at Olympic Stadium in the daytime, and then stage England-Australia at the Etihad or Elland Road.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:44 pm  

NZ with an off colour Johnson is basically England.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:51 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

NZ with an off colour Johnson is basically England.

They need Kieran Foran back.

Thomas Leuluai won't let the side down but he's limited at six.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:52 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

NZ with an off colour Johnson is basically England.

This is the best I have seen NZ play in a while. Australia are very good - best we've seen over here in a long time.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:53 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

NZ with an off colour Johnson is basically England.

Exactly what I'm thinking. Similar to the last time these 2 met before the 4 nations. he was poor. Could change it round in the 2nd half mind.

Re: Team to face Scotland : Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:53 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Atmosphere is like a morgue for this second game, back in 2011 they got 12k for Aus-NZ at Warrington, with 10k watching England play Wales at Leigh, so 22k which id guess is about the level there tonight, so no progress made.

Would have been better to have had this event at Olympic Stadium in the daytime, and then stage England-Australia at the Etihad or Elland Road.

The whole expansion policy is a nonsense. We have a team who plays in manchester who are regularly getting less than 3000 in attendance. Surely putting internationals in Manchester could actually be beneficial for SL.

Whats the point of putting a game in Coventry? If some locals go see it and really like it are we expecting them to drive to Warrington every Weekend?