Re: Michael Shenton : Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:13 pm  

double post

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:05 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

We aint signed him yet. Could all look a bit silly in a couple of months,

Well Shenton himself was telling the England players he's signed for Saints so I think he has.

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:45 pm  

Told by a good source he may well be on his way to the NRL, an approach was made by the same club at the end of last year which Cas rejected.

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:36 pm  

He's signed for saints. Be told!

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:39 pm  

Chief Scout wrote:

He's signed for saints. Be told!

It's not so often you are correct, but this time you are.

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:25 pm  

Technically he cannot have done so. Legally, all contracts must have a specified date on which they are signed. If he has signed a contract St Helens would be guilty of approaching a player under contract before the official anti-tampering deadline has passed.
Shenton may well have agreed a deal in principle, but it will not be signed and sealed legally until it is actually signed, which cannot happen until after September 1st if I remember right.

Re: Michael Shenton : Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:26 pm  

nottinghamtiger wrote:

Technically he cannot have done so. Legally, all contracts must have a specified date on which they are signed. If he has signed a contract St Helens would be guilty of approaching a player under contract before the official anti-tampering deadline has passed.
Shenton may well have agreed a deal in principle, but it will not be signed and sealed legally until it is actually signed, which cannot happen until after September 1st if I remember right.

Unless Cas let him

Re: Michael Shenton : Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:20 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

He's a better player than Gleeson was when we signed him IMO.

hes 3 years older though than Gleeson was, also I dont think hes good enough for Saints

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Michael Shenton : Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:21 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I've been a big fan of Bridge whenever I've ssen him play centre, he seems to be able to make that run to threaten the outside of his marker and has a good step to come back on.

I think I'm a bit negetive on Atkins, I've seen him be pretty gash a couple of time in positional defence and it totally skews my opinion of him.

your basing that on the wakey version of ryan atkins, where he was appalling in defence, couldn't tackle to save his life etc.

and to be honest as a wire fan, i thought this as well when we announced we'd signed him.

HOWEVER

the difference between that ryan atkins and the one we've got is ridiculous, he's like a different player and from the start of the season has been defending like a mofo and tackling hard as well for a 3/4.

He's a totally different players, both him and bridge have been up there with the form centres in the league this year.

Re: Michael Shenton : Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:56 pm  

Catpiss #2 wrote:

your basing that on the wakey version of ryan atkins, where he was appalling in defence, couldn't tackle to save his life etc.

and to be honest as a wire fan, i thought this as well when we announced we'd signed him.

HOWEVER

the difference between that ryan atkins and the one we've got is ridiculous, he's like a different player and from the start of the season has been defending like a mofo and tackling hard as well for a 3/4.

He's a totally different players, both him and bridge have been up there with the form centres in the league this year.

I thought I had posted on this thread yesterday but it doesn't appear anywhere? Anyway, what I would have posted is similar to the above, give me Atkins over Shenton any day. Good all-round player.

He's freakishly strong for his size according to an SL forward I know, I made a point of watching him in the Hull KR game recently and he was completely dominant in the collision, his speed from being tackled to playing the ball is immense.