Quote: Carlos Alberto "We should'nt make him one of the top earners until he has shown he can move the team around the park for a full season. If Offiah has brainwashed him into thinking he deserves Long's wage, then he's going to be in for a big shock as well as a possible transfer.
If, come this time next year, he's played the full season at 7 and done what is asked of him, then the upgrade in the contract will come. Anything before that is ridiculous if you ask me.'"
Agreed.
Did’nt Maurice Bamford once say the forwards are the piano that the half backs play?
Too often Eastomd has played Chopsticks as opposed to Chopan. There is little doubt he has talent and is a really excisitng prospect. Equally true is that he offers a remedy to the one deficiency in our back line which is pace.
Yet, until he can dominate the opposition for 80 minutes at half back and do this on a consistent basis, then it would be folly to offer him anything near what Longy in his prime was getting.