Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:39 am  

St pete wrote:

Shenton didn't like the move. The traveling used to wreck his head. That played a big part in his loss of form but poor ball outwide didn't help

His form picked up immediately when he agreed his return to Cas.
He's a player that is at his best when he can come from deep and hit the ball moving, but at the time we didn't have the fluidity in the backs to supply him.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:52 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

One thing that (with a notable exception in 2005) annoys me at Saints is we dont put teams to the sword. Wigan racked up a massive score v Bradford, but you can guarantee we'll either field a weaker team or if we start winning comfortable, we'll pull lots of stars off and cruise home.
I can of course see the benefit of resting players, even half way through a game, but every now and then i'd love to rack up a massive score

I think you are right, good playing partnerships develop with playing a lot of minutes with each other. Brown shouldn,t be resting the backline based on the opposition, look at Long/Martyn Newlove/Sullivan Lyon/Gardner some of there plays were instinctive established over playing a full 80 mins.
We.ve done reasonably OK in attack this season but we have been nowhere near where we are capable of, Lomax,Swift, Percival,Turner and Miracleson all in top form playing consecutive games is a positive to a successful season.
I,m not really concerned about Turners temporary loss of form its Percival the missing jigsaw piece due to consistent injury.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:55 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

His form picked up immediately when he agreed his return to Cas.
He's a player that is at his best when he can come from deep and hit the ball moving, but at the time we didn't have the fluidity in the backs to supply him.

He didn't get any quality service at all with Saints, often got a pass with defenders right on him, never had time and space, Saints put his game backwards.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:15 am  

Judder Man wrote:

He didn't get any quality service at all with Saints, often got a pass with defenders right on him, never had time and space, Saints put his game backwards.

We were lucky he didn't sing for Wigan. Maguire had just taken over and they were playing exactly the sort of rugby that would have suited Shenton, with sweeping moves for centres coming from deep. If he'd have gone there, he'd have looked exceptional.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:35 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

We were lucky he didn't sing for Wigan. Maguire had just taken over and they were playing exactly the sort of rugby that would have suited Shenton, with sweeping moves for centres coming from deep. If he'd have gone there, he'd have looked exceptional.

Thank God they scrapped the Brigantes.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:15 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

We were lucky he didn't sing for Wigan. Maguire had just taken over and they were playing exactly the sort of rugby that would have suited Shenton, with sweeping moves for centres coming from deep. If he'd have gone there, he'd have looked exceptional.

I agree. We were in need a of a centre to replace George Carmont (surely one of the most under rated players ever in Super League) and Shenton would have been a good fit. Another one we missed out on was Joel Moon who I rate as the best centre in Super League at present and a lot better than the much talked about Kallum Watkins.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:51 am  

Shenton publicly stated that he found the journey difficult to deal with. Looks like he's playing pretty well at Cas this season.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:56 pm  

Tez the Saint wrote:

Shenton publicly stated that he found the journey difficult to deal with. Looks like he's playing pretty well at Cas this season.

I don't understand that. Why didn't he just move? Renting a house for his family would been easily affordable and they could have gone home on his days off. Never understand why players put themselves through 4 hours of driving every day when they've got a job that relies so heavily on physical exertion.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I don't understand that. Why didn't he just move? Renting a house for his family would been easily affordable and they could have gone home on his days off. Never understand why players put themselves through 4 hours of driving every day when they've got a job that relies so heavily on physical exertion.

His wife may have a good job which is better suited to living in Yorkshire, and him commuting rather than her.

Re: Jordan Turner : Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:04 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I don't understand that. Why didn't he just move? Renting a house for his family would been easily affordable and they could have gone home on his days off. Never understand why players put themselves through 4 hours of driving every day when they've got a job that relies so heavily on physical exertion.

I think he did stay over here some nights.