Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:43 pm  

I'd hate to see a talented player go to Union. I hated it when Iestyn Harris, Walker and Lee Smith left Leeds. Thankfully for RL at least the last two were a failure and came back quickly.

I don't know how I'd react watching a player for Leeds who I know is going to leave to Union, because whilst I hear and understand the 'you'd do the same for the money' etc comments, I also believe these defections hurt my sport.

Anyway, I hope he stays and kicks on. Even if he does stay, he has a lot to learn to become a great scrum half - kicking game, passing gamke and timing his runs. In his favour, unlike so many he has the raw materials to make it though.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:29 am  

brook40 wrote:

Forget all the hype,forget all the talk over his potential/class/talent ect the bottom line is that if he isnt going to give 100% on the field then he is letting himself,the team and the fans down and doesnt deserve to be there

I don't get this and comments like it, when has Kyle ever given less than 100% ?

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:33 am  

Judging by the quotes, it looks as if he's going. The 'I'm contracted with Saints until the end of the season and I'm going to do my absolute best' says it all. I hope he's staying and that is just a comment to further push his negotiations with Saints, but I fear that we'll lose a great talent to another sport. Sad times.

I'd sooner him go to Wigan and that is saying something.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:27 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

I don't get this and comments like it, when has Kyle ever given less than 100% ?

your saying he gave 100% on saturday ? because the sky comentators didnt,the fans didnt,the press didnt.He should of been taken off,he was a passenger.Now be it because if injury or whatever but he was far far from 100%

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:31 am  

Kyle was poor on Saturday.
I was trying to decide whether it was lack of interest or lack of fitness. I'm tempted to go for the latter.

Lack of interest would have explained the first 65 minutes, but when we were well into the comeback, there were time when Kyle got the ball and Wigan were on the back foot - easy pickings for a player of Kyles pace and power, but he still chose to pass. Even if he wasn't that comitted, the circumstances would surely mean you'd give it a bash, wouldn't it?

Let's see what next week brings.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:43 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Kyle was poor on Saturday.
I was trying to decide whether it was lack of interest or lack of fitness. I'm tempted to go for the latter.

Well, if it was the former, he wouldn't have done things like that try-saving interception which he tracked to the line.

I don't understand the need to slate the lad after his first full match following what was serious injury. His surgeon advised only 30 minutes game time for the Huddersfield friendly and that was only just over a week ago. I am amazed that he managed the full 80 minutes considering he has had two operations and that all the signals coming from Saints were that he would likely miss the first couple of games.

Once he gets back up to speed we will see him take on the line more, kick with accuracy and pull off great passes. He was rusty on Saturday but the hit out will have done him good.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:56 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Well, if it was the former, he wouldn't have done things like that try-saving interception which he tracked to the line.

Quite, so perhaps people shouldn't be critisising his commitment.

I don't understand the need to slate the lad after his first full match following what was serious injury. His surgeon advised only 30 minutes game time for the Huddersfield friendly and that was only just over a week ago. I am amazed that he managed the full 80 minutes considering he has had two operations and that all the signals coming from Saints were that he would likely miss the first couple of games.

You're right, which is why I think it either a lack of fitness, or perhaps just confidence in his body. Two things are causing people to over react imo - a)We have high epectations of Kyle and b)people are over critical becuase of the talks of him leaving.

Once he gets back up to speed we will see him take on the line more, kick with accuracy and pull off great passes. He was rusty on Saturday but the hit out will have done him good.

I think you're right. Lets remember, he has probably had minimal preseason practice to get things right and half back is the toughest position in a lot of regards. Getting through a derby match against the champions in one piece would be enough to boost my confidence if I were him.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:50 pm  

Signing for bath in the morining

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:57 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Well, if it was the former, he wouldn't have done things like that try-saving interception which he tracked to the line.

I don't understand the need to slate the lad after his first full match following what was serious injury. His surgeon advised only 30 minutes game time for the Huddersfield friendly and that was only just over a week ago. I am amazed that he managed the full 80 minutes considering he has had two operations and that all the signals coming from Saints were that he would likely miss the first couple of games.

Once he gets back up to speed we will see him take on the line more, kick with accuracy and pull off great passes. He was rusty on Saturday but the hit out will have done him good.

Somebody call the chronicler of Super League because that's exactly right.

Re: Super Kyle Eastmond : Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:00 pm  

tommymartyn wrote:

Signing for bath in the morining

Did Offiah as his agent tell you that?