Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:27 am  

Couldn't make the game tonight

Heard a few reports of Kyle and the Crowd not getting on at the end, what's gone on anyone confirm?

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:34 am  

Eastmond kept giving signs to the Saints crowd E.G sarcastic clapping, pointing and smirking. A few of the Saints players put a arm round him.

The Boo's was well deserved. When all the players came over the East clapper untill Eastmond came forward and then the whole stand let him know how they felt. He walked away doing all kinds of hand signals.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:35 am  

From what I could see some council house chav of a woman (Think of a Dingle, but with a foaming mouth) started shouting at Kyle because yet again our pathetic outside backs had messed up. Kyle seemed to point to the place they messed up and intimate that it wasn't his problem.

A few hundred then started booing him and I left. If anything happened after that I don't know, but I doubt it as most had left. Up to the last minute there had been very little booing or abuse of Kyle, but a growing impatience as he again didn't take the line on at all.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:08 am  

Mr. Messy wrote:

Heard a few reports of Kyle and the Crowd not getting on at the end, what's gone on anyone confirm?

I was there. There are allegations that he stuck two fingers up at the crowd in response to someone's comment but I didn't see that happen. There was sporadic shouting at him to start playing, sporadic booing (although some of that was towards the ref who was on a totally different planet) and some people were venting their frustration at the person who is supposed to be creating and organising the attack but who in fact took on the line only twice, couldn't kick to save his life, threw passes with red crosses on all evening and hung his inexperienced halfback partner out to dry.

But our pack was crap as well. Meli was awful even by his standards. We had no go forward. Jammer was pretending he was a halfback again instead of doing the job he should have. Roby passed to a Quins player and a try was scored.

It was dire across the park.

But Shenton, Gaskell and Lomax all worked their butts off.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:39 am  

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:21 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

I was there. There are allegations that he stuck two fingers up at the crowd in response to someone's comment but I didn't see that happen. There was sporadic shouting at him to start playing, sporadic booing (although some of that was towards the ref who was on a totally different planet) and some people were venting their frustration at the person who is supposed to be creating and organising the attack but who in fact took on the line only twice, couldn't kick to save his life, threw passes with red crosses on all evening and hung his inexperienced halfback partner out to dry.

But our pack was crap as well. Meli was awful even by his standards. We had no go forward. Jammer was pretending he was a halfback again instead of doing the job he should have. Roby passed to a Quins player and a try was scored.

It was dire across the park.

But Shenton, Gaskell and Lomax all worked their butts off.

Gaskell was awful. Partly due to eastmond been disgraceful but he was still awful.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:41 am  

Ashy wrote:

Gaskell was awful. Partly due to eastmond been disgraceful but he was still awful.

Gaskell has been thrown in at the deepend due to the lack of Pryce and the lack of investment by the club in a decent squad. However, he wasn't awful. He made three awful mistakes but the rest of the team should have covered his back by defending. Kyle Eastmond had Longy and then Pryce to help him blend into the team. In fact, I can't remember the last time we stuck a 20 year old in the halfback position without having an experienced partner beside him to guide him and cover for him.

I feel really sorry for Gaskell and I hope this season isn't runining his confidence. He tried really hard to change things around - was probably too anxious.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:58 am  

For the sake of 2011 season F**K OFF Kyle your mind is else where and we look rudderless out there without some one guideing us around

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:05 am  

Rommel wrote:

For the sake of 2011 season F**K OFF Kyle your mind is else where and we look rudderless out there without some one guideing us around

While I agree that Kyle should have gone about his move to union in a better way but also the club should never have let this carry on when the season started. It should have been put to bed before pre season.

Isn't it the same with jammer? He's not signed a new deal, he stayed behind in oz after the four nations to talk to a number of NRL clubs, he's keeping the club hanging on, he's also playing his worst rugby in a saints shirts but nobody booing him or calling for him to go.

At least Leon Pryce has ended speculation on his part that he wants to stay at saints until he retires and also roby ended speculation by signing pretty quick.

The club should have had all this done and dusted before the season started.

Re: Eastmond at FT : Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:06 am  

Gaskell worked hard in a team lacking cohesion. He tried to create some second phase attack but every time it broke down due to players mis reading the plays. Once Pyrce comes back into the team Gaskell should be 7 with Pyrce at 6.

If they want to check Kyle Eastmonds commitment, they should stick him at full back, that way he will be forced to take the line on. If he fails then Simmons should diiselect him.