Potter says that Soliola will arrive for pre season training in mid December, while Potter himself should be back for the Four Nations final.

Also Kyle Eastmond says that he is hopefull he will sign a new deal in the next 2 weeks. Offiah is meeting Eamonn next week to discuss the new offer.

Offiah is officially brilliant. He has an offer on the table before the 4 Nations and they will discuss it afterwards. If Kyle just happens to do something special, scores a wonder try etc, that offer will soon look rather silly. If he doesn't he can just state that he's now an international player and needs a better offer.

I'll be glad when they're back. It's sooooooooooooooo quiet.

Saints need to keep hold of Eastmond at all costs because imo he will be one of the worlds best players within the next few years.

Ah, *Devil's Advocate mode* - would that be the "Club is bigger than the man" argument?

possibly, i think Eastmond may have it in his temperament to maybe want too much money in the end for any rugby league club to afford and could end up in union!! Is it just innevitable that he will? It seems to be the sad fact at the moment that a lot of our potentially world class backs are being hand picked by union. I don't think its fair, surely RL must be able to sort out some sort of rule?

the key word being potentially

Lee Smith - could in a few years have been a world class rl player

Chev Walker - Before he left Leeds was really starting to look the part and if he hadnt gone to RU i think he would be genuinly world class by now

Jason Robinson - Simply the best signing ru have ever made, and was 1 of the best wingers in world rugby league before he left

Iestyn Harris - was by far best player in SL before he left to play for Wales

Henry Paul - also one of the best players to ever play SL in his day

and im sorry to say that the next 1 will be Kyle Eastmond, if not this time it will be a couple of years down thw line.

Some people just cannot see the facts when theyre staring them in the face

Mark Gasnier , Sonny Bill Williams

say no more

you know nothing

Sonny Bill isn't a back

Gasnier wasn't potentially world class he was world class

Also I never knew Luke Rooney had moved to Union until last week