Quote: Albion "Our contract situation at saints does confuse me.
Why do we persist with the likes of Wellens and Laffranchi (when they probably will be here next season) but then get rid of Gardner? I don't understand the difference between those two situations and the opposite outcomes.
I'm not overstating Gardner's ability here, I just think he's as useful in his position as the two players referred to above are to their positions.
Why do we seem to have a different policy for different players? If anything, we have far more cover at prop/second row (laffranchi) and have more options at FB (Wellens) than we do have on the wing.'"
I'd guess at 2 things. At their peak, both players where a class above Gardner and now can cover a number of positions, Gardner can play wing.