Dux wrote:
So are you suggesting we should just stick with being 6 short?
No, I just think having Shenton around might not be a bad idea. He's not a bad player by any means. Turner looks a decent player, but in reality he's not proven himself to be any better than Shenton. A lot of Saints fans are judging him on his gallop against us and he hasn't been getting positive reviews for his performances until this season and his defense seems to be a major issue.
We'll go into next season with Wellens at fullback no doubt. The club has shown no willingness to move him so far, so unless Brown has stated his desire to move him out, he'll be at fullback. Makinson, decent player though he is, doesn't score enough or do enough individually, nor do Josh Jones or Gary Wheeler who look set for the other centre spot (Jones no doubt winning that battle quite easily). We'll also be stuck with the same halves we have this season, unless the club can pull something out of the bag with Lance's P45.
It's not a 'bad' backline, but compared to the likes of Leeds, Wigan, Wire and Huddersfield it's definitely lacking.