Apparently,Kevin Brown has now been called into the England squad against Samoa.

Should make for an interesting game on Friday & a cricket score for Saints. We could be very short on numbers if Gidley, Clark & Westerman are unavailable.

Thanks Bennett you've done us a huge favour.. !
Seriously though what state is the British game in if Brown is being picked at half back for the test side ??

WTF???

Just highlights the sorry state of RL in England if Brown is the best choice to replace Williams......unbelievable

And to think Bennett was being touted as a replacement for Smith.

After watching him last game this can only be a good thing for you because he offered you nothing.

Haha, fair point!

Id be more worried if we lost Patton. I'd be disappointed if I was O'Brien however.

Patton is not the answer for us I don't think. He was poor against Hull in general.

We've not got a decent halfback at the club....a new one or two is an absolute must for next season

Does anyone seriously believe Williams is injured?

Brilliant news.

Hopefully, he'll lose his passport whilst over there, and we're deprived of his "services" for the remainder of his contract

I think it's a bit harsh for Brown to shoulder all the responsibility for our current plight. We have been crap both with him in and out of the side. If we working on attacking drills in training, having 2nd rowers running good lines, creating doubt in the defence, he would execute well in my opinion. I think the problem is that we apparently "play what we see" which usually means we get a random pass from Hill that bounces 5m behind the receiver and a grubber kick from Hughes*. If the ball does get to Ratchford we look a bit better mind.

*As seen against Hull in the first half.

Support play and running lines seem asbsolutely non-existent this season. We'd make Thurston look crap at the minute to be fair

Patton has been lost since his man of the match performance against Leeds.

Bang average.

I wouldn't be surprised if Williams had a miraculous recovery before Wigan play Salford ,in fact probably just as the plane takes off.