: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:03 pm  

Next year he could be ready for the World Cup, but first he needs some international experience against the Kiwis this year. Let him show his weaknesses, if he has any, against the Kiwis this year. Then we will have enough time so Tony Smith can try to rectify them before the World Cup.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:05 pm  

AlbertRosenfeld wrote:

Then we will have enough time so Tony Smith can try to rectify them before the World Cup.

Rectifying weaknesses in a player's game isn't (and shouldn't be) the job of an international coach who will see him for maybe four to six weeks out of the year.

That sort of thing rests squarely with the club coaching staff and the player himself.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:10 pm  

I tell you what. When he played vs Leeds and scored the two tries but had that ball strip from Maguire which let Leeds in, it could have gone either way. To his credit, he has put that firmly behind him and until this last Sunday there has not been another obvious mistake. This Sunday he let the ball bounce into touch from a goal line drop out. Yes, he's not Nathan Hindmarsh defensively (so what), but he's a bloody exciting runner and I'm loving watching him. I don't really care if he plays for GB this year - I just want to watch him keep scoring tries for Warrington.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:17 pm  

if you played him outside senior he wouldnt get the ball, senior cant, or wont pass!

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:21 pm  

livin the dream! wrote:

if you played him outside senior he wouldnt get the ball, senior cant, or wont pass!

Francis Cummins, Karl Pratt, Marcus Bai.

None of them world beaters, all of them scored a significant number of tries playing outside Senior for Leeds.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:48 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Francis Cummins, Karl Pratt, Marcus Bai.

None of them world beaters, all of them scored a significant number of tries playing outside Senior for Leeds.

i would suggest that's got something to do with wingers coming in to help tackle the brute, leaving space outside. Never liked Senior....don't know why, but I wouldn't mind seeing him in Harlequins colours.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:35 pm  

Penny is the best thing in British rugby league for a long time and I so glad he plays for the Wire. He will be a GB/ England international and he will get selected for the World Cup next year where he will score the match winning try to win the World Cup and be hailed the player of the tourament. youve heard it here first.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:17 pm  

star wars wire wrote:

Penny is the best thing in British rugby league for a long time and I so glad he plays for the Wire. He will be a GB/ England international and he will get selected for the World Cup next year where he will score the match winning try to win the World Cup and be hailed the player of the tourament. youve heard it here first.

To far

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:01 pm  

star wars wire wrote:

Penny is the best thing in British rugby league for a long time and I am so very, very, very glad he plays for the Wire. He will be a GB/ England international and he will get selected for the World Cup next year where he will score the match winning try to win the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. After that he will be hailed by the Australian press as the English player of the tournament, and a candidate for official player of the tournament. You've heard it here first.

What you have predicted above is possible, especially when you reread the post carefully.

However I don't think that Kevin will perform so well in the World Cup final, despite all the newspaper hype in the leadup. That is because he will be playing opposite Younes Khattabi, who will be himself competing in that match with team mates Maxime Greseque, Amar Sabri, Cyric Stacul and Constant Villegas for the title of "player of the tournament."

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:14 pm  

AlbertRosenfeld wrote:

Next year he could be ready for the World Cup, but first he needs some international experience against the Kiwis this year. Let him show his weaknesses, if he has any, against the Kiwis this year. Then we will have enough time so Tony Smith can try to rectify them before the World Cup.

He, first of all, needs to show that he can handle big game pressure and has the right mentality to perform when it really counts. He will need to impress in the play-offs before he is even considered for the games against the Kiwi's.