Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:44 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

But there's only four months of the Rugby Union season left and Eastmond is injured (not expected back until mid Feb)
No sensible RU club is going to pay out a fee for two and half months, assuming no further injuries, when they can wait, see how his fitness progresses and get him for nothing in October.

Depends whether they want to make sure they sign him, rather than getting into a bidding war later on.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:48 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

But there's only four months of the Rugby Union season left and Eastmond is injured (not expected back until mid Feb)
No sensible RU club is going to pay out a fee for two and half months, assuming no further injuries, when they can wait, see how his fitness progresses and get him for nothing in October.

No sensible RU club would sign him during the RU season and play him straight away. Now would be the ideal time to sign him, he would have a good long pre-season to learn the games basics.

With sale, bath, Warrington all linked with Kyle and saints will offer him a deal to stay, if a club like bath want him so much they can pay for him now without being caught up in a bidding war.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:51 pm  

We can't pay over the odds for Eastmond. He is a talent, for sure, however his injury record means that (as others have rightly already stated) he is also a gamble. Perhaps his injuries are causing him to consider yawnion now instead of a few years down the line or maybe he's seen how well Ashton has done, a guy who had done even less than Eastmond in league when he went. We can't afford to get drawn into a bidding war for him so it's probably going to be a case of seeing how much Bath or Sale are prepared to throw at him. It's going to be interesting to see how this one works out.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:52 pm  

We won't need him when Thurston arrives in 2012

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:58 pm  

depending on where they plan to have him playing in union would the RFU help to fund his switch?? saying that though the current bath owner is by all accounts loaded and Bath have been making big signings so maybe they could make the deal on their own, but with a world cup in england coming up in 2015 RFU will perhaps be looking to build a team ready for that tournament. His build reminds me alot of Billy Whizz and we all know the impact he had in union.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:01 pm  

Mr. Messy wrote:

We won't need him when Thurston arrives in 2012

Cash in on klye now and get thurstsn here for 2011

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:30 pm  

I'd be tempted to cash in and look for a replacement. Someone made of crusty bread rather than biscuit, for a start.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:36 pm  

He's good, but not as crucial to our future as Jammer and Robes IMO, getting Jammer signed up for 4/5 years is much more important than keeping biscuit boy!

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:46 pm  

Kyle`s just trying to get the best deal he can for himself, you can`t blame him for examining every option. I hope he stays with Saints but i will wish him the best of luck if he goes to union.

Re: EASTMOND TO UNION : Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:39 pm  

Don't despair just yet folks I'm sure Warrington's accountants will be looking at ways of getting him under the salary cap. Where theres a will there's a way especially when the RFL are willing to turn blind eyes to certain clubs practices.