No disrespect to the lad mort BUT honestly Donlan has to play there!!!!!! why are we messing around!!!!

Morty has done nowt wrong and therefore no reason to drop the lad.

TBH I agree with you.. Because Ian Mort (Or Rudd, Maden, Nanyn,Alstead,Donlon,Higson or AN other) can then replace Tony Stewart in centre.

as long as donlan does not play stand off i don't care, come over quick mr williams, we're bloody desperate for a 6 to give poor ian watson a hand.

Didnt say drop him Matt .....
He`s done nothing wrong???? why because he kisses the badge and pumps hi fist (i love that by the way ) but he can do that at centre or wing.... his posistioning on defence is shocking and he has a lot to learn unfortunatley we are not good enough to give him that platform...
Donlan is wasted at any other posistion!!!

Donlan will continue to play for us for two years tops; Mort could stay with Leigh for the next 10 years, so give him the experience needed to become a top class full back and he'll manage it. Certainly doesn't do a young lad any good to be shifted about all over the place (I too love the Tim Henman style fist pumping and badge kissing btw).

I'm afraid Ian Mort has a long way to go before he can be relied upon at fullback. Fullback is your last line of defence, irrespective of attacking ability! A fullback has to be a sound tackler and be able to position himself to minimize the opposition attacking options, Mort is not improving in these areas! If Stuart Donlan is to add anything to this team we must, see him at fullback because, in the other positions he's played for us, he has not performed!

play donlan at fullback SIMPLES!!!

nothing against morty good prospect( for future)

paying a f/b to play wing/centre/standoff CRAZY. MAKING A POSITION TO JUSTIFY PAYMENT he is a full back honestly leythers where was he playing when sl clubs came in for him???????

He managed to give fev one of the softest trys of the season last night. I would also like to see Donlan given a run at full back with Mort on the wing as i dont think he should be dropped as he has been one of our better lads this year, i just think Donlan at 6 or centre is a waste of our major signing

Matt, I agree with your sentiments, but learn from the errors Widnes are making this season. Play your best FB at FB! Donlan is the best in this league in that position and Mort can learn off him - rotate if you like. But such a gifted player who is clearly uncomfotable at 6 is a waste.

Morty is a fullback end of and needs to learn his trade. He will be the long term full back at the club. The question needs to be asked can we afford for him to learn his trade in the first team at the expense of results? Maybe we should consider sending him out on loan to an NL2 club or other NL1 club.

Got to agree i'm afraid! Mort is making to many mistakes! if we were scoring plenty of points then maybe the odd mistake wouldn't be such a disaster but we are struggling to score so it is really costing us!!

He'll be a good un for the future but let him learn from Donlan, maybe rotate them for spells in a game!

Donlan at full back for sure, mort is not as good its as simple as that, the coach does not even have a hard descision

Agree with Matt.

Morty isn't the finished article yet but to make him the player he can be we need to persevere in the position we want him to develop in - dropping him or shunting him all over the park in favour of a relatively poorly performing SL has-been isn't a good youth policy in my book, and I thought that was what this season was supposed to be about.

He's also shown pride in the shirt and plenty of passion, so to favour somebody who may have gone further in the game at other clubs but is only here because it's convenient would be another poor signal to send to the younger players.

Totally agree about Mort i've said this before that Mort will be with us [HOPEFULLY] long after Donlan has gone so leave him at FB to gain the experience its better for the team in the long run, it did'nt stop me screaming at the tv though when he let them score but this will happen more if they take him from FB hence keep him there.