Good grief Sinfield still at 6. Hope Atkins puts in a good performance, especially after that last tour.

This team at least shows there is some depth in England now. Add in Graham, Burgess, Ellis, Westwood, Widdop, Reed and a few others and there is a lot of competition for world cup places. That's what it's all about now. World cup or disband pretty much.

Where is 6 Chase, 7 Brough? Where is Tom Briscoe? And why is Kevin Sinfield, JJB, Peacock in the squad and why isn't Mossop starting? McNamara = [size=200MORON[/size And Goulding should be in there over Ablett IMO.

Atkins
Reed
Yeaman
Cudjoe
Goulding
Watkins
Welham
Bridge

Are all better centres than Ablett, and then Shenton and Turner when on form are too.

Challenge accepted.

Goulding
Watkins
Cudjoe
Welham
Yeaman
Shenton
Bridge
Josh jones (done more than Ablett at centre)
Leon pryce as a centre
Lee Gilmore
Turner

There is a few who are better centres, I'm sure there is loads more

Read my post again before jumping in will you. I'm not saying I would have picked Ablett over Goulding. In fact if you go back over my posts I have said I would have included Goulding, and only [ipossibly[/i Ablett. I've also said that breaking up the Charnley/Goulding partnership is daft. What I am saying is that Ablett is capable of playing well at centre.

Somehow, I'd convinced myself that McNamara wouldn't screw this one up.

All that was ruined 6 names into the team though. A ridiculous, joke of a decision.

It would indeed be a good game. however it would carry the added 'problem' of the Knights probably beating the 'first' team. which wouldnt go down well with the powers that be.

Goulding has been wearing strapping to his thigh for a number of weeks now.
Could be he's not fully fit.
Even so he's been far better than Ablett and breaking the partnership with Charnley is odd.
Why is it the RFL have every faith in McNamara when not a soul outside Red Hall thinks he's anywhere near good enough.
He was totally out of his depth at Bradford so they gave him the England job.
Like Smith before him, he was on his way out at Leeds so he got the England gig. What a disaster he was in the World Cup!
It's just such a mess!

unbelievable line up.

6 out of the 17 from the 9th best team in the competition. An average 2nd rower playing at centre, an average loose forward playing at half back. what is the point!??!??!!?

You really think the Knights would beat the main squad?

I'm sick of reading how good Ablett has been for Leeds this year. They've got a 50% win rate in SL and have looked downright awful at times. How they have got 6 players in this team I'll never know. McBanana has split up a young, in-form wing/centre partnership to play a 2nd rower there. The man's a joke and we will not win anything while he's in charge.