Smithy's 'favourites' not quite up to it against Catalans so far tonight I see?

Along with the rest of the team but carry on..

Quite correct - which is when/why you need a half back who can make a difference

No your wrong hes been totally crap an all 12 points France have scored are his fault.

Jeez get a grip.

His job is to create chances for us - he not really there for his defence so I don't know what you mean.

Smith should have gone at the end of the world cup he doesn't know what the best team is and the whole Myler decision has turned out to be a shocker would rather have Leon Pryce playing

I don't know which decision was worse picking sinfield or myler...this is a shamble even if we scrape a win things need to change or we will get humiliated next week & the week after.

Well it's all gone quiet on here!

Think the current scoreline is massively flattering us. Especially as you could argue both mylers potential double movement try, and the pass from Peacock for the next looked forward.

For my money France have looked by far the better team

The French collapsed completely in the 2nd Half.

Australia will not do this.
New Zealand will not do this.

Glad that wasn't Sam


Ouch!

That was a shocking collapse by France in the second half. Still all credit to them for their first half display, keep up the progress like that.

Great performance from France, they have only one professional team to supply players yet we have 12 and are only fractionally better.

Had France not collapsed we could have easily lost, one things for sure this game hasn't installed me with great confidence for the forthcoming matches.

What about some credit to Myler for turning the game round? or are you too biased to do that?

Trying to keep positive, credit to England for coming from behind to win comfortably. We need to step up big time for the next game though.

Anybody else notice that the England mascot looks like he's got a bin on his head.

Predictable, Myler did not turn the game around.

Five Live commentators said that Maguire was more or less anomynous and maybe both Myler & Tomkins should be in for next week's Big One.

Haha sure and if it was your lover Sam I bet you would say the same



Who did then?

Was it someone else who was willing to attack the French line?

Jesus mate, you don't know bugger all about me if you think i'm biased i've argued points and defended other teams and players plenty of times, and often at the expense of upsetting some of my own teams fellow fans.

He did well for his first, was in the right place at the right time supporting for his second (had the wits about him to edge the ball forwards when some players might have not even tried), and was unlucky to take a harsh high shot off Baille.

England were shocking as a team for large parts of the game, France as a team were great in the first half and even in some very short spells in the second.

But please, have a shot and call somebody biased for not mentioning Myler (either positively or negatively) when I wasn't even discussing individual players, should I go down and stroke him off as well? just so you're happy? Chip on your shoulder much?

I made a post about France's team performance, and it was against the backdrop of Englands team performance

I was especially disappointed with McGuire tonight. Neither half back showed they could boss a test match against the French - God help them next week.

I'll take 4-44 now.

What? Maguire annonymous? Never!



Myler's second try was a clear double movement, it should never have been allowed.

It will be interesting to see whether Smith puts Tomkins back in the team for next week given that neither Myler nor Maguire played anywhere near the standard needed.

From a Saints POV, I was glad to see Kyle come on and do the business - saved a try at one end and set up a try at the other. He's a one-man try machine that guy.

Fair do's just wanted a wigan fans thoughts on it.

Sam and Myler may have the job in the next match or maybe Myler will make way, Eastmond did his chances no harm very impressed with his spell on the field.

Chip on my shoulder? no mate but I do feel Myler has been hard done to by a number of Wigan due to the Smith/Wire link an would just like to see some praise given, it wasnt soley aimed a you. He didnt boss the game like he should of an DM did take control of the ball alot, maybe he needs to put himself in there more.

I wouldn't agree that myler's second was a [iclear[/i double movement i've seen them go either way before in the same situation, and credit to the lad for having the wits about him for putting the ball forward a bit (you could see from his facial expression he didn't know which was it was going to go) when a lot of players in the same situation would have done nowt - it actually show's some rugby smarts from the lad imo.

The halfbacks were a strange point for me, first half they were both worryingly anonymous for large periods, 2nd half Myler started to play while Maguire was still really quiet.

Across the backs in general though I thought we were largely very poor for big parts of the game.

I thought Kyle did some nice stuff when he came on, it was a lovely lovely kick through for Briscoes try for example

I have said all I need to say on the warrington board... go and read it if you wish and I will post back if you like.