Things are quiet this week. Am I the only one who has heard we have signed Russell on a 3 year deal to be announced after his loan spell ends? This is from a good source, a good friend of a player. If true he must have been training the house down I recon. Yes he played well against Leeds but a 3 year deal on the back of one game!?
Then I thought about it and apart from Whiting, its looking like we will only have 'old man' Horne as a full back next year! Good cover / a long term replacement maybe? Hope its true, won't be on rock star wages, English and will @iss Clarky off I recon, nicking a Wigan player!
Generally the Wigan fans seam to think the kids go forward has the potential to be top draw, mixed reports about his positional play / 1 on 1 defence though.

Last 2 weeks he has gone for intercepts and they haven't come off, resulting in a repeat set of six, from which points have been conceded. As I said, they were both high risk plays, late in the tackle count, which if he had held his ground, we would hopefully have defended out.
I'm not knocking the kid cos he's (allegedly) leaving, I just want him to stop going for the glamour play, when we are not in a position to risk it.

I like what I have seen of McDonnell and you can't have internationals in every position. I don't think he has missed a game all season either

didnt Mcrae say absolutely no truth in mcdonnell link?

He did and I hope he was telling the truth as well.

Not much out there any better at the minute though, as some of his early critics at Rovers are starting to realise now we have to replace him.