Obviously recently Kyle has recieved a huge amount of criticism and I was just wondering whether it is justified or whether we may be being a bit harsh. The claims that he hasnt been trying over the last few weeks may not be truthful as we haveall said he is a fatastic prospect but isnt yet at the level he is capable of becoming and not yet made the 7 his own. So when he isnt hving a first class game is it due to lack of effort of lack of ability at the curent time??

However he is only 22 and still a young lad. He's still learning and some critcism may be harsh. Again when he said that 'Yawnion is a bigger game' dont believe he was being arrogant or stuck up towards the saints team and fans. In terms of TV coveage and revenue, fan base and international stages he is right. However i think it was a silly comment to make.

So does he really deserve the abuse or are we being a wee bit harsh???

Spot on.

I agree with all of that, bar the leaving with mostly well wishes, have you seen the comments on the clubs official facebook page? A lot of our fans appear to be knuckle dragging idiots.

I also think that the fact he has wanted to go, rather than us binning him, has had an impact on the reaction of fans to him.

FearTheVee has got it spot on

I also think having him around the club is having an affect on the other players. Clearly if he's not playing well in a pivotal role then the knock on effect is on the other players who rely on him once the forwards have done their work

I think thats just a case of a vocal minority

You obviously don't sit near me.

I think that Kyle has not done a great deal wrong*. If Leon had been playing this year then Kyle would have looked a lot better than he has. People are expecting him to suddenly become the pivot player for the team, which he never has been.

OK he has avoided getting tackled this year, but he did the same at the end of last year. He is simply trying to avoid injury while he getting back into playing first team rugby. If he gets squashed again the moronic "Eastmond Drogba" comments would be on here again.

On the other hand I think there is little point in him staying as we will just have to find a new half back combination next year. This will just make our transitional period a year longer. Better to get shut now and see what Gary, Jonny and Lee can do.

* Edit...on the field