Quite simply his potential makes him a guy we have to be in for.



Sam -FB

Mellor-6

Eastmond-7



Charnley, Mcilorum, Joel, Goulding, Mossop, Davies & Faz.



That's 10 players who in five or six years will be in their pomp, should all be England internationals and most importantly all playing in cherry and White. That's a scary thought and would guarantee us being in any trophy hunt.



Signing Eastmond would improve us, we'd get one over on Saints & keep him in RL.



What's bad about that.

I just think whatever offer Union have made would necessitate the off-loading of talent in order to accommodate him. It might be possible, it might not. The salary cap has focussed everyone's attention on getting value for money these days. If we were to offer even a realistic salary to Eastmond - say something like £170,000 (which probably wouldn't be enough) - I'd be worried about who we'd have to let go, and how much game time Eastmond would actually give us before he was injured again.



In a world without the salary cap, I'd be rooting for us to sign him. As things are, I'm a bit wary.

It will be difficult for any RL club wanting to Eastmond to sign him.

There is an rule in place that prevents clubs approaching players (or their agents) prior to 1st Sept each year.

The only reason they could approach the player is if the host club allowed them to make an approach or gave early notice of no new contract at the end of the existing cuurent deal.



He could be signed up by Union months before a RL club would have a chance. Unless of course Saints said he was open to bidders.

Hope he stays in RL but I do doubt it.

Worst of all he may only stay if he's injured and the Union clubs walk away.

That deadline is a joke, deals are agreed long before that is put into place. The main issue is from Union is not the deadline it is the fact that they are able to inflate his price and hence value against the cap to any league club looking to sign him.



My opinion is he would be a fool not to take a 2 year league deal prior to considering a move to union for his own development.

I agree



but it is easier said than done when the Rah Rahs are offering silly money and (no doubt) a fast track into the England setup, for very little extra effort.



It all depends what motivates the lad i suppose.



Also i really think he owes Saints a degree of loyalty in return for time on the sidelines, but (without wanting to sound dramatic) there is little loyalty when the cash prize is much greater.

we have a host of names off contract at the end of the year hoffman,carmont,deacon sure that would free up more than enough for eastmond

My theory on this:



Agent wants to get his player more wonga ensuing he in turn gets more wonga.

Picks a club local, known for throwing the money around and also the money bags other code, hoping saints pull out the cheque book and pressure them in to paying KE more money.



Now Eastmond for me when fit is a quality player (personally though think he should be a centre)

but over the last few days i have actually been thinking maybe he should go to union.



At first i thought it would be a shame to lose him but the more you look at him the more you think his he a complete biscuit ?



In union out on the wings he'll probably touch the ball about 4 times a match and then only tackled maybe once possibly twice a game.



He's not coming to Wire though, i'm sure of that.

As I have said before he will either go to the dark side or the NRL(I hope it's the latter).

How far do dire have to go over the cap before RFL realise theres issues ?

Everyone in RL knows there are payments going on yet nothings done,how come it was just us that got labelled or is it just that dires powers are a bit more shrewd or clever ?

I'm not.

If we had signed him, i might come around to your kind of thinking but the story is rubbish.