Re: Sammut : Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:43 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I vote for selling Eastmond now rather than risking letting his contract run out. Spurs would interested if we could get David Moyes of Everton to say he would like to sign Kyle.

Another option is the Wire. Flog him there for £500,000 plus Myler and Harrison. They'd go for it, just for the opportunity to show off.

But what IMO is going to happen:

Kyle Eastmond -> Bath £200,000 Next month
Sean Long -> Saints Loan Next month. Wants to return closer to home, stop gap cover at Saints ideal
Jarrud Sammut -> Hull £50,000 Next month. Hull want him, but can't really sign him with Long on the payroll
NRL random -> Saints 2012.

Long is going nowhere. We are looking for back up halves, never mind loaning out our current ones. He has already returned closer to home, now leaves back in Wigan with his family and commutes.

Re: Sammut : Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:56 pm  

Dux wrote:

Kyle Eastmond is the most exciting product to come out of the Saints youth system for 17 years. Ben Sammutt is a talented lad but is essentially only ever going to be a Luke Dorn-esque journeyman. If he was anywhere near Eastmond's standard he'd still be in the NRL (and probably fielding offers from top RU clubs).

How about we chill out and see what happens?

Bingo.

Re: Sammut : Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:52 pm  

Can't believe people want Sammut to replace anybody, never mind Eastmond.

Re: Sammut : Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:55 am  

The Eclipse wrote:

You are right about Sammut (Jarrod)

The Panthers released him because he is probably the weakest defensive player playing top level RL, even worse than Tim Smith.
Most English fans wouldn't have seen much of him apart from his try up at Murrayfield last season, yes he can have flashy moments but he is way too inconsistent and way over rated by English fans on the basis of that try.

Came in to post pretty much the same as the above. Whenever I've seen him I've noticed his lack of defensive ability over anything else, he really is an awful tackler.

Re: Sammut : Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:17 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Sammut has two years left on his contract at Crusaders and the club have stated in the press that he isn't for sale. He's a great looking player though. Inconsistent, but amazing when on fire.

At the moment everything that isn't screwed down is for sale at Crusaders. They are in a financial mess.

Re: Sammut : Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:28 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I vote for selling Eastmond now rather than risking letting his contract run out. Spurs would interested if we could get David Moyes of Everton to say he would like to sign Kyle.

Another option is the Wire. Flog him there for £500,000 plus Myler and Harrison. They'd go for it, just for the opportunity to show off.

But what IMO is going to happen:

Kyle Eastmond -> Bath £200,000 Next month Union for definite
Sean Long -> Saints Loan Next month. Wants to return closer to home, stop gap cover at Saints idealId be very surprised considering he didn't like the 1 year offer he got before he left, also Hull are supposed to be exdending his contract this term.
Jarrud Sammut -> Hull £50,000 Next month. Hull want him, but can't really sign him with Long on the payrollHull can afford him with or without Long on the payroll, the problem is Crusaders might as well pack there bags if the are to sell all there best players. They've made that loud and clear.
NRL random -> Saints 2012.

All in all Sammut isn't going anywhere (not for now anyway), plus when/if he does come available im sure Hull will want first dibbs. Besides I think his playing style is all wrong for Saints. IMO of course.

Also a half baked RUMOUR is going around that should Eastmond depart then Saints are preparing an offer for Dobson.

Re: Sammut : Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:11 pm  

Like Sammut, Dobson isn't really Saints quality. I would imagine we'd be looking at an international half back for next year if Pryce goes and the new stadium arriving. I remember Millward and Mr Big talking about having a big signing to launch the new stadium but I guess that will depend if the stadium is built in time lol.

Re: Sammut : Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:17 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Like Sammut, Dobson isn't really Saints quality. I would imagine we'd be looking at an international half back for next year if Pryce goes and the new stadium arriving. I remember Millward and Mr Big talking about having a big signing to launch the new stadium but I guess that will depend if the stadium is built in time lol.

I agree, i wouldn't want any of them at saints.

Re: Sammut : Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Another option is the Wire. Flog him there for £500,000 plus Myler and Harrison. They'd go for it, just for the opportunity to show off.

You'll need to try harder than that

Re: Sammut : Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:11 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Like Sammut, Dobson isn't really Saints quality. I would imagine we'd be looking at an international half back for next year if Pryce goes and the new stadium arriving. I remember Millward and Mr Big talking about having a big signing to launch the new stadium but I guess that will depend if the stadium is built in time lol.

I don't know I think Dobson would do quite well at Saints, it would take a few games for him and Pryce to gel but I think the rest of the team would benefit from his kicking game. I know he doesn't attack the line like Eastmond or Long in his heyday but he is a strong leader and would marshall the team around the park (which IMO you may miss this season with KC's retirement).