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I get the feeling Bennett is aware of the criticism of him and is trying to get himself fired. Also wouldn't surprise me if that fool Sinfield has already renewed Bennett's deal and just hasn't announced it. Picking the same squad, when you've got players there who have trained all tour and not played and given the performance of those players throughout the series, is just ridiculous.

Calling up Ash Handley then not playing him in favour of Blake Austin on the wing is perhaps one of the oddest decisions I've ever come across in professional sport. Mind blowing really. I think someone should @ Greta Thunberg on Twitter and get her to demand Bennett's resignation.

Is anyone really going to buy tickets for the England v Australia games next season if that fool is still in charge?

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Quote: Saddened! "I get the feeling Bennett is aware of the criticism of him and is trying to get himself fired. Also wouldn't surprise me if that fool Sinfield has already renewed Bennett's deal and just hasn't announced it. Picking the same squad, when you've got players there who have trained all tour and not played and given the performance of those players throughout the series, is just ridiculous.

Calling up Ash Handley then not playing him in favour of Blake Austin on the wing is perhaps one of the oddest decisions I've ever come across in professional sport. Mind blowing really. I think someone should @ Greta Thunberg on Twitter and get her to demand Bennett's resignation.

Is anyone really going to buy tickets for the England v Australia games next season if that fool is still in charge?'"


To a daft bloke like me, I t seems that Austin should have been playing in the halves (probably at the expense of Widdop) and having flown Handley halfway round the world, he should have been playing on the wing.

One thing severely lacking in the GB side is pace and whatever other shortcomings Handley may have, he's pretty quick.

Although PNG should be much easier to get past than the Kiwis or Tonga, we're not helping ourselves.
Austin on the wing is just ridiculous. d040.gif

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Bennett is clearly way past his sell-by date.

It’s just embarrassing

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Bennett totally lost the plot (that's if we ever had one to start with).

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Quote: Saddened! "I get the feeling Bennett is aware of the criticism of him and is trying to get himself fired. Also wouldn't surprise me if that fool Sinfield has already renewed Bennett's deal and just hasn't announced it. Picking the same squad, when you've got players there who have trained all tour and not played and given the performance of those players throughout the series, is just ridiculous.

Calling up Ash Handley then not playing him in favour of Blake Austin on the wing is perhaps one of the oddest decisions I've ever come across in professional sport. Mind blowing really. I think someone should @ Greta Thunberg on Twitter and get her to demand Bennett's resignation.

Is anyone really going to buy tickets for the England v Australia games next season if that fool is still in charge?'"


What has Sinfield done to warrant "That fool"?

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Who is this Josh Handley that bennett keeps going on about?

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Quote: Steph Curry "Who is this Josh Handley that bennett keeps going on about?'"


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Quote: Big Jim Slade "What has Sinfield done to warrant "That fool"?'"


What has he done to warrant the positions he's currently occupying? He was a very good top level player. But we've seen so many times in professional sport that a quality player doesn't always make a quality coach or administrator. He's done nothing to warrant the positions he holds at Leeds and the RFL/England/GB and looks completely out of his depth in each of them.

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Quote: Saddened! " the positions he holds at Leeds and the RFL/England/GB and looks completely out of his depth in each of them.'"



What are you basing this on?, you have literally no idea what he does day to day in these roles.

I bet you thought he was overrated as a player too didn't you?

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Quote: christopher "What are you basing this on?, you have literally no idea what he does day to day in these roles.

I bet you thought he was overrated as a player too didn't you?'"


To be fair, he sacked the most successful coach in the SL era, took over himself but appointed an assistant to act as head coach. Appointed a high cost replacement with a big reputation, then sacked him. The appointed the head of youth as an interim replacement, but appointed the interim full time dispute a poor record.

He has also oversaw the worst GB tour of a generation, is the Director of a failing super league brand and has just sacked the GB coach, who is also the England coach, during the period designated to prepare for a World Cup, for which he will probably have to sack the same guy and appoint a replacement, 12 months into a 4 year plan.


In summary, it’s not going well.

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Quote: Barbed Wire "To be fair, he sacked the most successful coach in the SL era, took over himself but appointed an assistant to act as head coach. Appointed a high cost replacement with a big reputation, then sacked him. The appointed the head of youth as an interim replacement, but appointed the interim full time dispute a poor record.

He has also oversaw the worst GB tour of a generation, is the Director of a failing super league brand and has just sacked the GB coach, who is also the England coach, during the period designated to prepare for a World Cup, for which he will probably have to sack the same guy and appoint a replacement, 12 months into a 4 year plan.


In summary, it’s not going well.'"


Can you explain how Sinfield sacked McDermott when he didn’t even work for Leeds at that time?

The rest of your post is about as accurate as your first point.

Director of a failing SL brand?

In summary, I don’t think you know what you’re talking about

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Quote: christopher "Can you explain how Sinfield sacked McDermott when he didn’t even work for Leeds at that time?

The rest of your post is about as accurate as your first point.

Director of a failing SL brand?

In summary, I don’t think you know what you’re talking about'"

Like many contributors to social media, makes you question whether the democratic vote is a good thing.

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You’d be a bit annoyed to travel half way around the world, then not to be picked!

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Quote: christopher "Can you explain how Sinfield sacked McDermott when he didn’t even work for Leeds at that time?

The rest of your post is about as accurate as your first point.

Director of a failing SL brand?

In summary, I don’t think you know what you’re talking about'"


In summary, you're being the class bore on this one. Seriously man do you actually think Sinfield has actually done anything to deserve his current status! You can nitpick all you like but the guys is clearly out of his depth of the RL pitch that is clear to anyone except for you and your fellow fan club members. Where is the learning curve between the player to a top executive? I'll be damned if I can see it, all I see is a job for the boys. a046.gif

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Quote: Saddened! "What has he done to warrant the positions he's currently occupying? He was a very good top level player. But we've seen so many times in professional sport that a quality player doesn't always make a quality coach or administrator. He's done nothing to warrant the positions he holds at Leeds and the RFL/England/GB and looks completely out of his depth in each of them.'"


Couldn't agree more. I bet Bennet loves taking instructions from someone who's coaching record is woeful and has yet to prove his worth in RL Management.

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