Can't make the game on Saturday, so we have an awful decsion to make too: whether to watch on Sky with Eddie & Stevo or the BBC with Nobby and Boyo....Which is the lesser of two evils?

Which is exactly why a good spanking off Australia and New Zealand would benefit us in the long run, it would make the RFL wake up and smell the coffee, whether people like it or not we need an Australian coach.

We did have a quality Aussie coach in Tony Smith, the RFL should allow their coach to work at both club and international level like Stephen Kearney and Tim Sheens. Otherwise we will struggle to appoint a quality coach who would work purely for England.

Correct.

Don't talk wet lad. We've been getting spanked for nigh on 40 years, so tell how that has benefited the international game?

Good coaching can drastically improve a Rugby League team, Wigan is a prime example of that under Michael Maguire's reign and the same applies to Warrington and the influence of Tony Smith.

Tell me im wrong.......

If im 100% honest with you "lad" I couldnt care less about the international game, but for those that do, Mcnamara is the worst coach England has had for years and the only way he'll get the elbow is if England get a real good hiding, thats what I meant.

You're right, but it's just not a great attitude. If we can get 40,000 on Saturday then that would still be a good crowd, just going to look daft in a 90,000 seater stadium.

I'm still going on Saturday, expecting us to lose but International RL is never going to improve if people have this attitude towards it.

Its a realistic attitude, il hold my hands up and admit that im not bothered about the international game, same with football. England are that far bhind Australia now I genuinley cannot see how it will ever improve, in fact it will get worse, *cough Salary cap cough*