Beverley red wrote:
Agree 100% all changing coach would do is bring in another unproven person who may or may not be better, who may or may not choose different players who may or may not gel or be any better than the current crop. We can all differ in our choice of selection for me I cant see why Joel Tomkins was in the squad let allone on the field? but I saw a vast improvement over previous tours & though disapointed with the results it was close & could have been so diferent but for the one video descision. As I have said they will get better lets get past the next world cup then sit down & study the outcome. For me we change things to often & dont give anyone a fair chance.
The reason joel tomkins was playing was because the coach chose him instead of elliot whitehead,who most people thought he was the best 2nd row in s/l, mcnamara didnt.Have you also forgotten that because mcnamara has issues with danny brough,which is why brough went to play for scotland,when he was man of steel and should be playing for us. The point I feel you are missing is that we have the best squad in the competition and have failed to qualify,12-4 up v the aussies by attacking them,so in the 2nd half we change tactics till we get behind,and had that dodgy "try" disallowed.If we attack them we win and the aussies would have been out.
Three years at bradford who had never been out of the top6 till he went there,finished 10th all 3 years and finished with a flourish 13 sucessive losses,gets the sack from bradford and gets the england job,seems about right.The only saving grace is he was close to taking the head coach job with us,so lets be grateful for small mercies.