Quote: jimlav "The stupidity of it all is that had he stayed put, and been willing to fight for his place, he would have played plenty of games for Wigan in the halves this season. Williams has missed 10 games this season (plus his first game back gregson played in the halves).Shorrocks has played a further 5 games from the bench. That is 16 games he would have featured for Wigan in the halves in. And another 4 games at the start of the season when Sam was injured, but Williams and Smith played would have been 4 games at FB.
20 games. Imagine if the guy just had a bit of fight in him!
Bad news for him is he has fallen behind Shorrocks in the pecking order.'"
He is not a halfback, as much as he wants to think he is. There is no way he would have survived 20 games in the halves as he's just not got it there I'm afraid and Wane wouldn't have let him stop there. We have 2 halfbacks on our coaching staff, which tells its own story that they have played a prop and a hooker there and left Hampshire on the sidelines as they haven't seen anything in him to suggest he has a future as a half. His best games have been on the wing lately, but his positional play in defence needs some working on, and his kick returns are nothing to shout about. The same goes for fullback. I only see a future in SL for him if he resigns himself to the 'utility back' roll within a squad as he has no position that he is good enough at to truly make his own, but he does have good speed and footwork and can follow the ball to back up well and sniff out an opportunity. Whether anybody can convince him of this is a different matter altogether. If he still is insistent that he wants to play in the halves then the Championship is where he will be doing it I think. I would keep him at Cas for his utility value, but not if a fee was involved. Would you consider a player swap for Joel Monaghan?!!
