The Future is League Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/50328871 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Should have been Grace but he’s not English, so he was never getting a look in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Should have been Grace but he’s not English, so he was never getting a look in. Agree Grace would have been my selection. But it’s ridiculous (and a pretty serious allegation) to suggest someone won’t be picked because they are from Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mushy said: Agree Grace would have been my selection. But it’s ridiculous (and a pretty serious allegation) to suggest someone won’t be picked because they are from Wales. Read Bennett’s comments that he’s experimenting for next year’s England games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 22 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Should have been Grace but he’s not English, so he was never getting a look in. Possibly chosen over Grace as Handley has more size him to him and the PNG side will be very physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 will he be putting him at prop? see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 A good choice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limmertime Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 38 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Read Bennett’s comments that he’s experimenting for next year’s England games. If that's the case then that is totally the wrong way to go about it, Bennett should not be using GB as a 'experiement' for England, players should be picked on merit, although he seems to forget that with a few inclusions and the omissions of Percival, Watts etc So what if Grace is Welsh...its GB! Coote isn't eligible for England but still in squad! Im not shooting the messenger btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP London Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 29 minutes ago, Limmertime said: If that's the case then that is totally the wrong way to go about it, Bennett should not be using GB as a 'experiement' for England, players should be picked on merit, although he seems to forget that with a few inclusions and the omissions of Percival, Watts etc So what if Grace is Welsh...its GB! Coote isn't eligible for England but still in squad! Im not shooting the messenger btw on one of the other threads there is an article from the mirror where he specifically talks about experimenting with the half backs to make sure England had a settled pair for next year and the world cup... Handley is a good call, and there is an argument he was ahead of Grace so maybe 50-50 but if the only thing tipping it is his nationality then he has gone the wrong way IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, Limmertime said: If that's the case then that is totally the wrong way to go about it, Bennett should not be using GB as a 'experiement' for England, players should be picked on merit, although he seems to forget that with a few inclusions and the omissions of Percival, Watts etc So what if Grace is Welsh...its GB! Coote isn't eligible for England but still in squad! Im not shooting the messenger btw https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/wayne-bennett-lifts-lid-controversial-20819697.amp#click=https://t.co/Dx7BnMwOI1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Wrong choice for me, he should be picking another half like Myler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I had a quick check and Ash has played 11 games for Fev over the past 3/4 years. Always looked class. Good luck lad. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limmertime Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/wayne-bennett-lifts-lid-controversial-20819697.amp#click=https://t.co/Dx7BnMwOI1 Id like to see a new coach for 2020/21 - Powell/Wane for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 What did I tell you? I knew that McManus fine was being used to pay for Handley's air ticket over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Get well soon Makinson , Johnstone and Manfredi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I take it Regan Grace has already gone on holiday and unavailable, no way Handley would be picked ahead of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havenwarrior Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 If folk read the article and didn’t jump on the bandwagon, you would see why Handley has been chosen. HW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, Saint 1 said: Handley is picked because he has the correct vaccinations to go to PNG at short notice (from playing there last year for England Knights). Yeh that sounded a ringing endorsement didn’t it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Read Bennett’s comments that he’s experimenting for next year’s England games. Is he not gonna be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushy Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Read Bennett’s comments that he’s experimenting for next year’s England games. Actually it doesn’t suggest that a Welsh winger wouldn’t get a look in. I think all the half options are English anyway so it’s not as though any Celtic ball players missed out - Coote in fact proving the opposite. However it doesn’t look good for the GB coach to be talking the whole he was about trying to boost England’s 2021chances, even if just by having a tour with inevitably mostly English players would help that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Read Bennett’s comments that he’s experimenting for next year’s England games. Does this mean that the Aussie fossil has been given the nod that he will still be in charge next season? God help us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: Does this mean that the Aussie fossil has been given the nod that he will still be in charge next season? God help us. Not necessarily. He wants to stay though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Some fans have short memories this time 2 years ago we were an ankle tap away from winning a world cup (or at least as being as close to as we have for decades) and this time last year we were walloping the Kiwis in a test series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 16 hours ago, scotchy1 said: Im not sure why people have such a problem with Handley, yeah he is no peak Ryan Hall but he is a decent player who has done well in a struggling team and scored a lot of tries in a team which hasnt scored many. Yep, plus defensively he is sound and normally good under the high ball. As well as bringing the ball out of defence, all-be-it not as "weighty as Hall" but he does a solid job bringing it out of defence when the team is being pressured in last 10yards - better than Grace does in that aspect of the role. As his try scoring shows he can finish even with a centre that isn't so good at passing.. a better centre and he would be much higher try scoring stats. He also has reasonable speed, scoring a few breakouts outpacing the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 13 hours ago, Chrispmartha said: Some fans have short memories this time 2 years ago we were an ankle tap away from winning a world cup (or at least as being as close to as we have for decades) and this time last year we were walloping the Kiwis in a test series. If ever a Team needed motivation, they just have to read all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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