Do I think that citing an organisational conflict based on personalities is a good example of poor training method

No, I do not

Just tell me which training methods you know England use that represent a weakness to the chances of the national team and we can end this conversation

do you think england would do better with wayne bennett coaching and bringing in his own backroom staff then barry m. i reckon he would certainly help us overcome our deficiancies.he did with nz

Then thats why you are a big a loser as your team.



You cant see why hitting the weights hard during a tournament is a bad thing?

The team should be working on set plays and studying the opposition not hitting the gym and pushing out 100 kilo sets. The sides strength training should have been completed a long time ago.

Aerobic fitness is the right way forward at this stage of things.


Consider this conversation ended.

the forwrd pack has Bennett written all over it, given the size of them. Some big and physical 3/4's and you'll be laughing.

so with briscoe and a second row in the centres we would be in with a shout.

If the backline consisted of Briscoe, Atkins, Shenton and Hall it would be pretty big and physical

Before people jump on me, I'm not saying they are the best three quarters that England / GB have ever had but they are all pretty good athletes

They are Dunbar, im certainly not Atkins' biggest fan as a rugby player but he is a true 'athlete'. Briscoe's a freak of a boy, Halls big enough and Shenton will be class. The problem with the latter for me is for 6'4 or whatever he is, i bet he's only about 14 stone, he should be bigger than he is.

The coach is our biggest problem, I just can't see him taking us forward in any way,I really hope I'm wrong but I fear for us big time.

He certainly doesn't appear capable of inspiring a team, not the most articulate person in the world. However, I personally believe our biggest weakness is the lack of intensity in the SL, our players just aren’t mentally strong enough to get anywhere near Australia. We have athletes that are more than capable of physically matching them, mentally we are weak and that won’t change until SL Players are used to competitive games every week.

i agree the coach doesnt fill me with confidence, and i have reservations about our lack of quality in the backs. but i think attitude is a factor as well.once saw an interview with mark little and he said that in australia only winning counts and they consider 2nd place merely means your the 1st loser and not 2nd best.in england we tend to applaud a gallant loser and i wonder if the english sporting attitude just doesnt have enough killer instinct and the "were not beat til its over" mentality that the aussies have.
dont know if the calibre of weekly opposition we face compared to them is as relevant because in nrl they still have weaker sides in their comp, relatively speaking

You havent got a clue what I know about the England RL training set up. Those on here that know me do however.

And using an online thesaurus combined with Wikipedia doesnt mean your post sounds any better




Now off you trot theres a good boy

I think Englands biggest weakness is not having the mental strangth to believe we can beat Australia. Every time we play the Kiwis (World Champions) we give them a game or beat them. When we play the aussies we don't concentrate, go in hard or stick to any kind of game plan. It's like two different teams.