I want to see Sam involved with this squad hopefully, for experience more than anything else.

Well, you do spend a lot of time on this board. Not that I could blame anyone for spending so much time on a Wigan fans' message board, how could anyone resist talking about the greatest RL club in the world

Indeed, and Dobson isn't that great either, he just does the basics well for the most part.

A problem that's pretty much solely down to the poor youth development in place at most clubs for the past decade IMO. It's been too easy to buy in overseas players.

Hopefully we're seeing the first signs of recovery in the likes of Tomkins and Myler and it's not before time.

Watching some of our halfs/dummy halfs in recent years both in superleague and in tests trying to play a simple pass is nothing short of embarrasing! They simply can't do the basics that a player like Dobson does with ease.

The basic skill levels have to lift massively.

Its embarrassing how much you hate Wigan, iv seen you slagging us on about 4 topics and iv only just logged in. Grow up.

For those of you have put Carvell in the team, i am told he is Welsh

He's played for them in the past but would choose to play for England if selected i'm sure.

Ridiculous as it is
Scotland world cup international Danny Brough has made himself available for England.

Don't see what having the home nations compete on their own has to do with it. It's just a convenient excuse for players and some fans.
The money from Sport England is more than welcome, but players like Danny Brough shouldn't be allowed to switch allegiances. Once you play for a country that's it.


See no reason why we can't have both the individual nations and GB, as in union.

And I believe that's how it's going to work - problem being that we have so many fewer tours when compared to the rah rah's.

That'll be down to fewer playing nations.
I know for a fact that Catalonia are making great strides to get on the international ladder. They play the Czech Rep. in Barcelona on June 20th and ideally they'd like to take part in one of the European tournaments in 2010.

IMO you should play for the country you've lived in the longest, with the option to swap once if you go on to live in another country longer. No quick, easy way round that.