Looking at it from the outside last year it seemed that Lunt was waiting for Leeds to sign him but it didn't happen (due to size of fee or whatever?). In the absence of that and no doubt with assurances from Anderson that he wouldn't mess him around like Brown had done he refocussed and went back to Huddersfield.
At the time we were trying to persuade Leeds to part with McShane, but Hetherington wouldn't entertain it (now I dont know what we were offering and it maybe we wanted him for nothing, all that I know is that we definitely tried to get him).
So I guess in the end the winners were Huddersfield, who got their player back on board and had a great season. McShane always seemed an outsider to McDermott's plans. Maybe he just cannot play the game McDermott wants him to. You don't get the impression that Mr McDermott goes in for compromise too much!
There are plenty of fans on our own site calling for us to go for him again, but I would be surprised if that happened now as we have picked up a lad called Carberry who was ahead of Logan Tomkins in the Wigan pecking order until he had a bad injury (broken leg I think), so I am sure we will want to see if he can recapture his previous form.
Quote="Rogues Gallery"I did tell you on here about four years (it maybe five) that McShane would never make it. Then there was the other one, Kettlewell.
I see he is ripping it up as well.
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World Club Challenge winner and still only 23, Not bad for a player who "would never make it".
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