Nope, I never heard the interview, care to post a link instead of your usual vitriol?

If you think what I posted counts as vitriol you have a poor understanding of the word.

It was an interview on Sports Talk. I guess you could hear it again on iPlayer. To summarise:

Shaul has had just 2 weeks of training since the injury that kept him out for all but the first York game this season.
While he had a very good debut you have to be careful how you handle youngsters.
McDonnell was playing very well and 'did nothing wrong' before his injury.
The players vote for a Player of the Month. McDonnell won the first two. Horne won the third BTW.

In short, McDonnell is the better player right now and was in good enough form prior to his injury to justify selection ahead of a talented youngster with only two weeks of training and one SL game under his belt. But if McDonnell isn't 100% fit then Gentle has no qualms about Shaul stepping in again.

Sorry, but I completely understand the idea that "I am Kosh, therefore I am right"

You just killed my last Irony-O-Meter.

I just cannot believe Gentle didn’t phone you, before he made the decision.

good, maybe you'll stop harping on about it.

anyway, I'll leave this here, it seems it's no longer a discussion forum.

Good job we all dont go when we dont agree with one of our better players being picked, absol crazy excuse not to go, but then again you would find some reason,

For me its a no brainer if Mcdonnells fit he plays eventhough Shaul had a very good debut he is not a
t the level of Mcdonnel yett!

It's called an opinion, idiot.

We really do have some short of thinking fans.

Yes Standee, we really do.

No axe to grind here with you standee but just an explanation of your opinion.

you're not going to the game because a youngster who had a good debut is possibly not chosen over a first team regular who up until injury had been playing well?

Have I missed something?
Personally and just my opinion, McDonnell should be picked. Shaul will understand I'm sure, hopefully be spurned on for further SL action and McDonnell knows he can't rest on his laurels. It's how sport works.
You always pick your strongest team regardless.

Well your opinion counts for nothing with me. I'm still waiting for you to say something positive about the club and if you can't take a little banter that's a real shame.

And Heremaia is a hooker but he'll play at 7 , why not give Shaul another go and experiment with McDonnel at 6 , Horne at 7 and Heremaia at 9 with Houghton on the bench? We're not going to win anything this year anyway so why not try these youngsters out and give Houghton a chance to get his breath and perhaps improve on what's been a poor although hard working season for him to date? You can always change it around if it doesn't work but not if Shaul isn't in the 17.

Has McDonnell ever played in the halves? More importantly, have we ever trained with him in the halves?

And we have tried 'these youngsters' out.