Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:27 pm  

Pure speculation on my part, but with Bath losing one of their centres for the rest of the season, and with Kyle being seen as fitting in at centre in union, could they now try to bring him in earlier, to provide cover at centre? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/9415790.stm

Pure speculation on my part, but with Bath losing one of their centres for the rest of the season, and with Kyle being seen as fitting in at centre in union, could they now try to bring him in earlier, to provide cover at centre? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/9415790.stm

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 1:03 am  

They've got no cap room so I doubt it.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:08 am  

By the time Kyle has learnt how to play the game the union season will be over.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:30 am  

but on the other side if he goes in november, it'll be half way through next RU season before hes picked it up properly

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:37 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

but on the other side if he goes in november, it'll be half way through next RU season before hes picked it up properly

Aww shame.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:40 am  

Saddened! wrote:

They've got no cap room so I doubt it.

Do you think the SC is stringently policed in RU?

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:57 pm  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

Do you think the SC is stringently policed in RU?

I dunno, but that was their reasoning on one of the Bath forums I was trolling on in light of his betrayal.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:57 pm  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

Do you think the SC is stringently policed in RU?

No, it isn't even audited proprly (its a "self audit). Wasps and Saracens have both complained that certain clubs are totally ignoring it.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:52 am  

I wouldn't lose any sleep if he went early. I'd rather we didn't go through some protracted season-long farewell as Wigan did with Chris Ashton. His form and commitment to the cause didn't do the Pies (as well as his reputation) any favours and given our current difficulties a repeat of such could prove catastrophic.

Sure, we're likely to take a hit in terms of results as Kyle (when fit) is a game winner. But I'd rather we struggled to the finish line as one harmonious group - eagerly anticipating the challenge of what may be the most important season in the club's history - than a fractured, disjointed and disillusioned bunch of individuals each pointing fingers at each other.

Re: Could Bath want Kyle sooner than we thought? : Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:40 am  

I just can't see how bath wouldnt want him early, our season finishes in late october, after unions has started. Any player would need at least a month off after a long season before starting training, but kyle isnt the toughest of cookies to start with. Then he'll basically have to go to an intensive Union school, to learn the game, its harder than it looks to remember all the technicallities when you're in the heat of battle. I cant see how he'll be anywhere near ready for first team before march or april next year?! So bath will be paying a player for basically a whole season before he can start to play properly for them. That doesnt make much sense to me but hey ho.