Agreed. Looks a great talent, but Shannon for me. For now.

I no shaul has had 2 great games for us and were excited about his future with us hopefully. But it's still only 2 games at this level, 1 being against a championship 1 team.

I'm not hating on him, but to say replace him with McDonnell at this time is pretty stupid.
Shaul has all the making to be a top class full back and hope he stays, but McDonnell upto now has been one of our best players and Shaul would be better going out on loan for a season and returning to us for the FB role.

Shaul - played against Wakefield and crusaders and was a bricky 2 years ago

Mcdonnell - Super league player for 3 years and played Nrl.

Its not even up for debate really. Shaul has done well in the games hes played but mcdonnell has being one of our best players so far. Imo get him signed up on a 2-3 year deal and loan him out for a year to test him and see how he goes.

mcdonnel is lazy lazy lazy, regularly gets himself out of position when we defending our last 10m which was really evident against giants away ( how can you tackle someone attacking your line if your stood 5 metres ingoal)

and so slow at getting to a kicked ball ie friday lazy ,hes the only full back ive seen who trys to catch a high bomb by being almost on one knee? !

i dont see what all the hype is about mcdonnell i seriously think some fans only like him because they can fit a chant around his name and so dont see errors and the knots he ties himself in.

shaul has pace to burn and gaining more and more confident class like ben crooks if your good enough your old enough .

while im ranting ,briscoe and yeaman defending against wigan lads youll never tackle anyone running backwards looking over your shoulder ???? ex internationals and you can see why!

mcdonnell = chris thorman (also ex nrl!!!!!)


shaul = could be the next gary kemble/shaun briscoe


the choice is yours or i wish it was mine

are you for real

Wow very impressed by your post could not agree with you less - you lost me when you = Mcdonnell against Thorman and Shaul against GK and SB. Roll on the day you know what you are talking about.

Mcdonnell isn't lazy he's careful, it was p1ssing it down on Friday and he wasn't risking knocking on from the kick.

Edited. No need for that. AUP 2.1 applies, and putting it in bold suggests its not just a "reaction"

Chris

oh well done it must of taken you ages to come up with that witty counter argument!
i hope im proved wrong about macdonnell but im not holding my breath

You already have been. MASSIVELY. But you'll never see it because your blinded.

tbh though. I disagree with everything you said about McDonnell as he's been one of our best players this season and is a decent full back that we've been needing for a while. He offers attacking options and is fairly good at the back also.

I agree shaul is the next best thing to come up from the academy but i think you maybe praising him a little to much because He's Only Played 2 Games.One against Wakey, other against championship 1 side. Yes sign him up to a big contract but for the first season loan him out. Then come back fitter, greater knowledge of his role and when McDonnell's contract runs out, prove his case.

IMO, but If shaul had a nightmare in his next game he played, would you be saying the same stuff??

still holding my breath? mcdonnell twice has gone for interception instead of tackling man with ball and looked silly both times ,once v cas and again tonight against wakey the guys useless

Garbage.

Poor error last night but he's been one of our best players this season and a good signing.

This is one of the worst cases of having it in for someone. Can't believe you've waited all this time. Drops a ball, and here you are. Been consistently one of the best. Even though has nothing to work with at the moment.
Even last week v cas he made more metres than anyone on the field.
Shaul had 2awful games for York n hasn't played since. How do you rate that against Shannon m?

He's probably the idiot that was on Radio last night calling for Shaul to come in based on a challenge cup game and one SL game.
Shaul's attitude is all wrong, just ask his dual reg club.

McDonnell will be gutted this morning after that error but he is a million miles away from our worst performer. Seems to regularly receive hospital passes these days or watch the ball fly 5 yards behind him.

Why on earth was he the player taking in the first hitup against a set defensive line with less than 2 minutes on the clock anyway? More evidence of how dumb we are as a team at times. I blame Houghton just as much for passing it to him and the forwards for not putting there hand up for the first drive.

Showed that with his retweet last night.

Do tell for us none teratti?

Saw that. Bit poor I thought

If he's tweeted something inappropriate after knowing what went on earlier this season I'd be showing him the door this morning.

Your not wrong. I was talking to him and a few other players and he clearly said McDonnell was a f***ing w****r which i think was bsed just on the fact that he was the full back and Shaul isnt

‏@Stu_J_Smith @jamieshaul you'll be in your testimonial year and you'll still be one for the future pal. Never seen a game.

jamie shaul ‏@Stu_J_Smith haha not as famous as you yet pal haha

@jamieshaul mention on sky for you pal. You're nearly as famous as me. But like me, you'll never play.

RT @Stu_J_Smith: @jamieshaul you'll be in your testimonial year and you'll still be one for the future pal. Never seen a game.

Needs to learn to wait and be patient with some class, like Crooks, Green, Lineham etc all have.