Barring some almighty choking or freak run of results for Hudds, Wigan have already won the LLS regardless of the result with Wire.
You could argue the only friendly for England prior to the WC is far more important than a "meaningless" league fixture. So the combinations get one final tough game together and a better understanding of their games before the tournament starts.

Don't ask me that on the Monday though...

I don't know why we're bothering with an England squad. The attendance at the game will be down 14.26% on last year

Underestimate perhaps?

[uEngland V Exiles Attendances[/u
2011: 14,174
2012: 11,083 (down by 21.81% on previous fixture)
2012: 7,865 (down by 29.04% on previous fixture)
2013: ???

Free shirts and other massive discounts included in order to encourage folk to attend this pointless, low-intensity and meaningless fixture, but for how much longer?

This 'meaningless friendly' is the only practice the England squad get prior to the world cup so I would say that whoever McNamara wants in his squad at the end of the year should play if at all possible as it is now too late to be experimenting.

The whole sport seems to be pointless and meaningless to you. Why do you bother?

Waste of time. Hopefully Wane pulls the lot out of them out of it as this game cost us massively last year!

Typical self centred attitude.
No wonder International RL is in the doldrums.

If that happens, hopefully not a single Wigan player will be selected to play for England in the World Cup. Thus preventing all of them from being given the priviledge of appearing for their Nation, in what will probably be the most high profile, most viewed, games of their careers (except Sam Tomkins of course).

Every change of coach for England and GB we hear them say "I'll pick on form"
Everyone gets excited and hopeful then within two matches its same old story, out of form players picked on club and rep and nothing to do with form

The day England genuinely pick in form players in their correct position we might have a fighting chance

Till then ill go to watch, I'll be hopeful as hell, I'll leave disappointed

Is this still about Danny Brough? He doesn't usually get picked because he isn't usually in form at the end of the season.

Perhaps the coaches know more about him than you?. Perhaps there's reasons why a 30 year old has only been selected once to play for England. And it's not because he's Scottish.

Instead of directing your anger at Kevin Sinfield & Steve McNamara, why not question why Brian Noble & Tony Smith didn't select him either. Or since moving to Huddersfield has he improved dramatically?

A game against the Exiles is not "international" RL.