Shenton didn't like the move. The traveling used to wreck his head. That played a big part in his loss of form but poor ball outwide didn't help

His form picked up immediately when he agreed his return to Cas.
He's a player that is at his best when he can come from deep and hit the ball moving, but at the time we didn't have the fluidity in the backs to supply him.

I think you are right, good playing partnerships develop with playing a lot of minutes with each other. Brown shouldn,t be resting the backline based on the opposition, look at Long/Martyn Newlove/Sullivan Lyon/Gardner some of there plays were instinctive established over playing a full 80 mins.
We.ve done reasonably OK in attack this season but we have been nowhere near where we are capable of, Lomax,Swift, Percival,Turner and Miracleson all in top form playing consecutive games is a positive to a successful season.
I,m not really concerned about Turners temporary loss of form its Percival the missing jigsaw piece due to consistent injury.

He didn't get any quality service at all with Saints, often got a pass with defenders right on him, never had time and space, Saints put his game backwards.

We were lucky he didn't sing for Wigan. Maguire had just taken over and they were playing exactly the sort of rugby that would have suited Shenton, with sweeping moves for centres coming from deep. If he'd have gone there, he'd have looked exceptional.

Thank God they scrapped the Brigantes.

I agree. We were in need a of a centre to replace George Carmont (surely one of the most under rated players ever in Super League) and Shenton would have been a good fit. Another one we missed out on was Joel Moon who I rate as the best centre in Super League at present and a lot better than the much talked about Kallum Watkins.

Shenton publicly stated that he found the journey difficult to deal with. Looks like he's playing pretty well at Cas this season.

I don't understand that. Why didn't he just move? Renting a house for his family would been easily affordable and they could have gone home on his days off. Never understand why players put themselves through 4 hours of driving every day when they've got a job that relies so heavily on physical exertion.

His wife may have a good job which is better suited to living in Yorkshire, and him commuting rather than her.

I think he did stay over here some nights.

I know for a fact he found the traveling a pain. Playing Friday night wasn't good for him either as he went home after games.

He had a penthouse in Sunny Parr

Then like the rest of us in that situation they could have moved somewhere half way between. Issues like this irritate me, St Helens hasn't suddenly moved further away from Cas than it was before he signed so it can't really have come as a surprise.

No but to be fair to him you dont know till you try sometimes. It's not a commute I'd fancy and it's not like these guys are on silly money