Re: Shenton v Turner : Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:09 pm  

I had reservations when we signed him and I still do now.

Shenton is solid and dependable but doesn't offer much when we have the ball. He has been a disappointment for a 'marquee' player on a good wage. What he gives us is good work rate and doesn't miss that many tackles, especially the important ones. The worry I have is that Turner is going to end up to be much worse, especially defensively and his work rate. His work rate will have to be high and his pace and side step will need to be utilised otherwise we might all be disappointed.

Re: Shenton v Turner : Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:38 pm  

I thought we signed Turner as a "Work in Progress" player, some fans on here are pre judging him as though he is the finished article.
Don,t forget quite a few years we took a gamble on signing a "Work in Progress" bloke to develop as a classy half back.......that bloke was Sean Long.

Re: Shenton v Turner : Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:44 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

I thought we signed Turner as a "Work in Progress" player, some fans on here are pre judging him as though he is the finished article.
Don,t forget quite a few years we took a gamble on signing a "Work in Progress" bloke to develop as a classy half back.......that bloke was Sean Long.

No problem signing a "Work in progress" if he has good experience around him. His Centre partner is likely to be another kid in Josh Jones and his winger will probably be Tommy Makinson. Realistically we'll need more than a "work in progress".

Re: Shenton v Turner : Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:43 pm  

(Saint) wrote:

I'm still very, very happy with this bit of business.

Hull fans are queuing up to tell us how poor Turner is in D, but that stuff can be worked on, the crucial thing is he's a fantastic athlete with a load of raw potential and that's what we want from Saints threequarters. Shenton, as much as I like him and want him to succeed, is never going to have that bit of X-Factor needed. He can't bust a tackle or hurt someone in defence. The only thing he CAN do is potentially outrun the defence if someone puts him through a gap - which Turner can do as evidenced by outstripping our entire team (inc. Shenton) at Langtree Park earlier this season.

It's no contest tbh. Especially if, as people keep saying, Turner is on substantially less money.

Quite possibly, but after 3 years with us he is still making the same mistakes, so it looks like he either isn't working on them for one reason or another, or just doesn't have the improvement in him.

In all seriousness, you've signed one belter from us and one duffer.

Re: Shenton v Turner : Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:46 am  

What's happened to Wheeler? Has his right leg fallen off?

Re: Shenton v Turner : Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:34 am  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

What's happened to Wheeler? Has his right leg fallen off?

I guess its just easier to rely on Josh Jones every week than to gamble on Wheeler being available. Also, since Royce has gone, there's no back on the bench which was giving a lot of action to the likes of Wheeler.

Re: Shenton v Turner : Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:08 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

What's happened to Wheeler? Has his right leg fallen off?

Didn't play for the reserves against Hudds so it's a possibility!