ROBINSON wrote:
I think Shenton's main problem is simply that he's just not very good.
I think that's an ignorant viewpoint based on the fact you beat us in the derbies this season. Shenton looked a great prospect at Castleford and played very well for England in his time there. His move to Saints hasn't worked out for one reason or another, but that can happen to players at certain clubs.
His introduction into the Saints side came at the worst possible time really, when we had moved from Knowsley Road to Widnes under a new coach. The team was already in free fall by then with only James Graham's presence preventing the club from struggling to make the play offs. So he's come into a team in transition and took time to bed into the system. Just as he was getting into some form he broke/dislocated his arm in the Grand Final, . So the first half of this season is also quiet as he's coming back from what was a very serious injury. You can still tell he's not 100% after that injury, whether that's physical or mental I'm not sure.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Shenton turn back into an international centre at his next club, whoever that might be. You might mock him, but Wigan could do worse, he's a lot better than Gelling and Goulding who seem to be the rather average future of Wigan at centre.