Wilkin has also got a huge beef with Leeds and a lot of its players, following regular dry-humpings in big games where he's gone missing.

I'd take more notice of Eorl Crabtree giving style advice than I would anything Wilkin says about rugby league.

I think Wilkin has been quite impressive personally. Don't believe he has any bias againts teams either.

Would much rather hear his views than Noble's, which bore the pants off me.

I think its more likely it was a mistake on the graphic.

I have quite liked the BBC's pundit team. I've been a fan of Eorl Crabtree as a pundit for a while - he does a good job on Radio Leeds coverage and has a bit of personality. Wilkin isn't bad. I don't agree with dropping Hall, but don't chuck the baby out with the bath water. Peacock's been very good - for someone who used to suffer badly with nerves in front of the cameras he's looking very comfortable there now. And I also like Brian Noble.

I am not so keen on Jonathan Davies. Can't and the sound of his voice.

My wife who hates Eddie & Stevo with a passion has actually enjoyed watching & listening to the games shown on Premier when Andrew Voss has been commentating.
He's come over as a huge fan of this competition & has been particularly eloquent not to say gushing in his praise for our city & Headingley.

There's a petition on facebook somewhere to get Andrew Voss to do SL coverage. I signed it

When he learns a new bit of vernacular he is hilarious. So far I've had the pleasure of his use of 'scran' & 'mi duck'.

Is he from Nantwich by any chance?

Just a thought.

Rangi Chase dropped frpm squad for Saturday. Widdop to replace him.

It says dropped, but surely there is more to it.A half back combination he has stuck by through thick and thin for two years,and throughout this whole comp., even against the weaker teams when he could have checked out other combinations (Widdop) and now he drops one from the 19 a few days before our biggest game in almost 20 years!

If he it is true, and he is dropped, then its a real ballsy decision in such a big game.

Not really. He had a bad game on Saturday. He had played much better than people giving him credit for before that, but Saturday he was really bad.

Players in any team, should always be picked on form. IMO that is what McNamara is doing.

Strange one that .
Maybe a bit too maverick for the coach/captain can be a bit of a one man show at times

Oh,I agree with you.My call before the WC began was to play Sinfield/Widdop in the halves.

Just seems very strange and out of character of McNamara he seemed dead set on the Sinfield/Chase combo.Big game to do it when he had chances to change earlier and see if Widdop and Sinfield went better.

Not saying its the wrong call though