Lee Smith? Rumoured to have handed in a transfer request at Leeds.

Whatever.

We tried him as a regular full back in SL - he's not good enough.

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That's fair enough, and whilst I agree with the principle of what you're saying, my opinion is that we need to look further ahead. Therefore IF, and only IF, the plan is to play Hall at FB next season then we should start playing him there now rather than him playing there for the first time next season. If the plan isn't to play Hall at FB, then of course Shannon should stay there.

I don't have any real issues with him signing for FC, as i said, good luck to him and well done for earning a better contract.

No way should we drop or boo him. He's a professional, fulfilling his contract professionally. Next year we'll have a new fb to support, for now it remains SM.

As for bringing Cockayne back - just 'no' on so many levels. I don't get the obsession with him at all, even setting aside his regular lengthy club suspensions. Why not Jon Goddard? Liked Jon Goddard, me.

Are you saying he's not aging? L'Oreal should get him doing adverts.

A 25 year old reserve grader in Sydney can claim the old age pension.

Gary Brown?



You read it here first.

when i first saw him thought he was very average,but been impressed the few times have seen him since, not many good fb kicking around and he looks one of them,

I have now reverted to my first impressions of him and have decided he is rubbish.

All the positive comments I have made over the last few weeks were lies.

One thing you do not do is sign for Hull if we want to keep you.

He's dead to me.

I know fans are fickle and we get annoyed/frustrated when things like this occur but, Mcdonnell has definitely not been largely disappointing by any stretch of the imagination. Also there is still a long way to go this season so what exactly would be achieved by "binning off" McDonnell. He's still a rovers player at the minute and should be supported as such.

It's not a stretch of my imagination, it's my opinion that he's an average full-back who has in recent weeks started playing better. I'm also not annoyed or frustrated that he's moving on for that exact reason, as I said, good luck to him. I certainly won't be booing him and whilst he wears a Rovers shirt I will also support him, however I feel it's in the best interests of the team that IF we have plans in place to play someone who is already in the squad at FB next season, that player should play there from now on. That way they (and therefore the team) will be in far better position come the start of the season. IF the plan is to bring in another fresh signing at FB then fair enough, Shannon should clearly remain there. Just seems to make obvious sense to me.