Superb.

Dodging all them mopeds will be doing wonders for the footwork skills.

Told me the other week his gran is Italian.

Great to see so many opinions from people who didn't see the game. It was a friendly and played as such, lots of messing about with players coming on/off and changing positions. There's lots to improve on but we will be a completely different team next Saturday in terms of intensity.

At least he is more Italian than Chase is English!!!!

Who knows maybe after a successful World Cup, Berlusconi might be watching and think why not set up a Super League franchise. I'm sure he would get on well with Nigel Wood and Brian Barwick. Could you imagine the intensity of those great European nights when the Wigan Brigantes go down to Milan and meet the Ultras, flares in the stadium, smoke bombs, everyone with scarves over their faces, it would be electric.

I think some of Wigan's women supporters would frighten the life out of any Utras & riot police.

And that's just the Wigan fans.

Something certainly frightened the Wire supporters at Old Trafford, a lot of empty seats at kick off, and thousands more with ten minutes left to full time.

Dropkick Murphy is salivating at the thought of it! FORZA WIRE n all that.

The England / ireland match at Hudds has now sold out apparently. And it looks as though other matches are filling up quickly. Looks like very good news for income, TV audiences, and RL publicity in general. www.examiner.co.uk/news/world-cu ... ut-6207595 If the world cup is a big success, perhaps it will nudge the Aussies into enlarging the WCC and getting TV rights sold internationally.

The England / ireland match at Hudds has now sold out apparently. And it looks as though other matches are filling up quickly. Looks like very good news for income, TV audiences, and RL publicity in general. www.examiner.co.uk/news/world-cu ... ut-6207595 If the world cup is a big success, perhaps it will nudge the Aussies into enlarging the WCC and getting TV rights sold internationally.

btw I was one of those at the England v Italy game yesterday.

Chris Hill had a decent game when he came on, one of a very few who could be pleased with his performance.

very true...add to that its the 1st game of the tournament nerves a plenty will be on show....we`ll still get thrashed....

Perhaps the hot weather training in South Africa didn't prepare them well for a thunderstorm in Salford. Just a thought.

It reminded me of us stepping off the flight from Sydney and getting straight on the bus to Hull in -10 degrees conditions two years ago. It may seem bizare to the layman but there is certainly a reason behind why most clubs elect to go on a hot weather training camp just before the start of their respective campaigns.

McNamara's team selection remains a joke, and he has boxed himself in with his squad selection.

I'm clinging to the forlorn hope that this might make him see what week-in-week-out SL form, and failed England performances haven't.

Carl Ablett is not, and never will be a centre. Not at SL level, not at international level, not at Sunday pub level.
Sinfield is not a stand-off. You can put him in a 6 shirt & call him John Woods if you like, but it won't change a thing.

Still, the English press love to laugh at the countries failing at international sport (which are frequent and often spectacular) so it should be good publicity. Especially in Queensland & NSW.