Perth were never in doubt for 2027, NRL wouldn't let that slip away. Considering blease has said he expects a decision from Arthur before Xmas, I suspect he waiting to see what happens with Perth

[quote="MjM":28z2iubs]Wane hasn't ever proven himself outside Wigan. He's been a failure as England coach, I really wouldn't want to take a gamble on him.[/quote:28z2iubs] So he didn't get England to the world cup final but apart from that he's done alright. You're a pretty tough judge.

[quote="Bullseye":rh9ltxm4]So he didn't get England to the world cup final but apart from that he's done alright. You're a pretty tough judge.[/quote:rh9ltxm4] He didn’t get them to that World Cup final when the draw was pretty much created to give them the easiest route to the final, it was a massive failure and a huge opportunity missed

[quote="christopher":3e10p7wk]He didn’t get them to that World Cup final when the draw was pretty much created to give them the easiest route to the final, it was a massive failure and a huge opportunity missed[/quote:3e10p7wk] Totally agree, the draw was rigged to give them a clear route to the final. He should have been sacked for squandering a huge chance for England to get to a WC final with all the potential that had for the wider sport. [quote="Bullseye":3e10p7wk][quote="MjM":3e10p7wk]Wane hasn't ever proven himself outside Wigan. He's been a failure as England coach, I really wouldn't want to take a gamble on him.[/quote:3e10p7wk] So he didn't get England to the world cup final but apart from that he's done alright. You're a pretty tough judge.[/quote:3e10p7wk]I will concede that I may be ill disposed towards Wane based on the last time he tried to ply his club trade outside the Wigan bubble.

I think you're indulging in a bit of British exceptionalism here. GB may not have had to play Aus or NZ on the way to the semi final but the game has moved on since the 1990s and now Samoa and to some degree Tonga are both capable of beating us as well as Australia and NZ. To lose to Samoa in a close semi final was disappointing bit shouldn't have been unexpected. They had some excellent players in the side.

wanes selections, picking his mates when they were obviously wrong choices is his biggest failing. I can't see it stopping