mossop due 3 ops (shoulder,knee+thumb)alledgedly, so doubt we'll see him in knights

1. Sam Tomkins
2. Ben Jones Bishop
3. Jack Reed
4. Kirk Yeaman
5. Ryan Hall
6. Gareth Widdop
7. Jonny Lomax
8. James Graham
9. James Roby
10. Adrian Morley
11. Ben Westwood
12. Gareth Ellis
13. Chris Heightington

14. Kevin Sinfield
15. Jamie Peacock
15. Rangi Chase
17. Gareth Carvell

Carl Ablett, JJB, Jon Wilkin, Ryan Bailey and Micky McIlorum Should be nowhere near that squad. The first 17 isnt so bad. If we get any injuries it will be a complete and utter disaster.

The aussies must cacking themselves looking at this announcment, lets hope for -20 temperatures as its the only thing the aussies and kiwis will be concerned about

Personally I'm hoping Ryan Bailey gets a game against the Aussies, and then firm planted on his backside!

Shame there is no Mason to a "Fielden" on him in!

friggin hell you grumpy git lol just what we need ancient and LOYAL fans

you miserable buggers you doom and gloomy pies.ablett dodgy choice ,bailey everybody agrees is bad but cmon bright spark pies what other exceptional brimming English talent lies out in the mythical fields of Elysium?that would be automatic choices over Mcnamara's......waiting?????

Im just glad there are only two Wigan players in this squad, minimum damage to our pre season. Lockers can come back fit and fresh. Hasnt the England Knights game been cancelled anyway? So Mossop, Charnley, Farrell will have nothing to do anyway? Complete waste of time.

Yeah thats 2 positions(shenton over atkins till he got injured but yeah atkins over ablett/Bailey anybody over him)what about the rest?The squad picked is more or less good ARE THERE NO POSITIVES IN THIS SQUAD FOR ANYBODY WHOS POSTED ON THIS THREAD?.Even if mcnamara wasnt in charge would the team be so incomprehensivley different from this one?

Too many Yorkshire men in there - 15??

Agreed on the players who should not be in the squad. Mcnamara is not good enough for SL as a coach nevermind England. Give the job back to Tony Smith. Full time coach is not needed and another waste of money by the Pillocks RFL.

Why play the likes of Sinfield/JJB etc etc when we know they aren't good enough, and they weren't/arent young enough that they are going to improve?

I can think of 3 or 4 young, talented English second rowers knocking around the league.

Put it this way, I think the Knights team (props excluded) would give the first team a run for their money, and those players are much younger ones, with all the potential.

Sam
Hall
Reed
Yeaman
Briscoe
Chase
Widdop
Graham
Roby
Morley
Ellis
Westwood
Heighington

Carvell
Peacock
Wilkin/JJB (thought we were strong in the forwards!?)
Sinfield/McIlorum/Lomax (maybe Chase could spell at hooker?)

Tomkins
Briscoe widdup Reed Hall
Chase Lomax
Graham Roby Carvell
Westwood Ellis
Sinfield

McIlorum, Morley, Heighington, Peacock

There ya go whats up with that?Atkins was cack last year although id like to have seen him in there but give or take a tweak not bad at all imo