[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:43 am  

The Speculator wrote:

If the idea was to give England a proper, competitive hit-out, why not arrange a game against one of the other home nations, rather than have them play a scratch side that seems like it's being put together at just a few hours' notice?

you've answered your own question there mr speculator

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:47 am  

The Speculator wrote:

If the idea was to give England a proper, competitive hit-out, why not arrange a game against one of the other home nations, rather than have them play a scratch side that seems like it's being put together at just a few hours' notice?

Huh?
Ok, which other home nation would you recommend is going to be a better test of England ahead of the World Cup?

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:59 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

The clubs should never have agreed to this in the first instance.

Whether or not you consider this fixture to be important - this is what I can't understand. The clubs knew that this fixture was in place and that two teams of 17, plus a couple of reserves each, would need to be drawn from the 12 SL clubs. That's an average of 3.16 first choice players per club, more like 3.5 when you consider that Leigh are unlikely to be asked to release anyone.

It didn't take the foresight of Cassandra to know that clubs were going to be without their best players for this weekend. Why on earth did they agree to hold a round of SL fixtures?

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:18 pm  

I love this idea that England need more games against home nations/France/All Stars because a "hit out" will somehow improve them and stop them falling short in semis/finals against superior teams.

Does the same logic work for Warrington?
Wire have about 30 "hit outs" a season before they play playoffs/finals against Wigan, Leeds or Saints and still lose.

I wonder if Wire played an extra fixture mid season against an international team like France if it might help prepare them for the cauldron of the big end of season games.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:09 pm  

Sally! Sally!! Sally!!! A little bit beneath you IMO can't see you catching anything with this bait

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:53 pm  

St Helens Wolf wrote: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57561652 It makes the point that the dates of the England fixture was known before all of the clubs signed up to the revised SL fixture list. Maybe they were in too much of a rush to take the Sky shilling, and read the detail sometime afterwards.

St Helens Wolf wrote: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57561652 It makes the point that the dates of the England fixture was known before all of the clubs signed up to the revised SL fixture list. Maybe they were in too much of a rush to take the Sky shilling, and read the detail sometime afterwards.

Re: Perspective is All : Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:04 pm  

Uncle Rico wrote:

Sally! Sally!! Sally!!! A little bit beneath you IMO can't see you catching anything with this bait

Hmmmm far be it for me to comment but I think someone’s grades may be revised