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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:12 pm  
It is a bit unfair to lay the blame solely on McNamara, we have had the same outcome in competitions against antipodean clubs for longer than i can remember.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:12 pm  
I disagree he is solely responsible. He ought to be accountable.
His record stinks.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:32 pm  
But he is just the latest in a long line who have failed to deliver .
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:27 pm  
At his disposal, he has the best generation of England players I can ever recall. Not only talented, but battle hardened through experience in the NRL and in our domestic game.

And he failed to get the best out of them, and to utilise the whole squad and bench not just the starting 13.

He's failed, by every single definition of the word, and not for the first time.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 3:11 pm  
I should imagine the loss of Sam Burgess has been a massive spanner in the works of McNamara's plans & maybe this best crop of players for a generation have made the difference to England not being trounced in every game as used to happen even when they carried the GB tag. I definitely think he missed a trick in not playing Cooper & Ratchford at least once though instead of persisting with his favourites. I think the next few years though could be very difficult for RL once the RU plans are up & running to introduce Union to every school in Britain & it makes you wonder where our game will end up ,both domestic & international, if it loses any more prospects to the dark side.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:07 pm  
I've not heard any excuse of SBW from NZ messing up their plans.
I've not read Tim Shields saying we lost against NZ because 23 players cried off!

How much notice does McNamara need? If Sam B had have cried off just before selection then you may have some small valid point.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:32 pm  
McNamarra's record is appalling and how the likes of Ratchford and the comps form back rower Elliot Whitehead haven't had a single minute on the pitch is a joke imo ..
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:06 pm  
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McNamarra's record is appalling and how the likes of Ratchford and the comps form back rower Elliot Whitehead haven't had a single minute on the pitch is a joke imo ..


Whitehead played yesterday.
I would have had Ratchford on the bench to allow Clark a rest, and move Smith to #9 for that period.

I'm not a Steve McNamara fan but think he's done reasonably well with such a young / inexperienced squad. If you want to look at abject failure go back to the 2008 World Cup. I was over there for the whole tour and it was the most embarrassing England / GB performance I have witnessed.

Anyone who was in the same hotel in Townsville as the players will tell you how bad the chemistry was between them.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:43 pm  
The game was the most important of the 3.
It was shat or bust.
Clark is young enough and fit enough to have played out the 80 at hooker.
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Re: Eng Vs. NZ : Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:47 pm  
morrisseyisawire wrote:
At his disposal, he has the best generation of England players I can ever recall. Not only talented, but battle hardened through experience in the NRL and in our domestic game.

And he failed to get the best out of them, and to utilise the whole squad and bench not just the starting 13.

He's failed, by every single definition of the word, and not for the first time.


The jury's out for me as far as joining in the McNamara bashing is concerned, do I think he's the best coach? No. Do I think he's the best available? I'm not sure, after all who is available and up for the job? Despite most of our fans hailing TS as a top drawer coach what, was is international record like in comparison? My disappointment with McNamara is probably based on his earlier work.

A, bit of club bias might have tempted me into given Ratchford a run somewhere, but, the major problem surely is that it's a 3 game series? The failure of England RU in the autumn series this weekend is not an issue as the teams are building towards a major tournament next year.

I think England's 4N has been ok perhaps the closeness of games may persuade Aus and NZ to fully engage with an international game. More exposure to top class sport as a team can only help and not only the coach whomever that is
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