We can't pay over the odds for Eastmond. He is a talent, for sure, however his injury record means that (as others have rightly already stated) he is also a gamble. Perhaps his injuries are causing him to consider yawnion now instead of a few years down the line or maybe he's seen how well Ashton has done, a guy who had done even less than Eastmond in league when he went. We can't afford to get drawn into a bidding war for him so it's probably going to be a case of seeing how much Bath or Sale are prepared to throw at him. It's going to be interesting to see how this one works out.

We won't need him when Thurston arrives in 2012

depending on where they plan to have him playing in union would the RFU help to fund his switch?? saying that though the current bath owner is by all accounts loaded and Bath have been making big signings so maybe they could make the deal on their own, but with a world cup in england coming up in 2015 RFU will perhaps be looking to build a team ready for that tournament. His build reminds me alot of Billy Whizz and we all know the impact he had in union.

Cash in on klye now and get thurstsn here for 2011

I'd be tempted to cash in and look for a replacement. Someone made of crusty bread rather than biscuit, for a start.

He's good, but not as crucial to our future as Jammer and Robes IMO, getting Jammer signed up for 4/5 years is much more important than keeping biscuit boy!

Kyle`s just trying to get the best deal he can for himself, you can`t blame him for examining every option. I hope he stays with Saints but i will wish him the best of luck if he goes to union.

Don't despair just yet folks I'm sure Warrington's accountants will be looking at ways of getting him under the salary cap. Where theres a will there's a way especially when the RFL are willing to turn blind eyes to certain clubs practices.

I think we were naive and slightly short-sighted to offer him a 2year dear which in effect was alway's only going to secure his services for another year. Sometimes you have to take a gamble and our board (probably correctly) wasn't ready to make the gamble.

We cannot have our cake and eat it - the modern player is more switched on and has to treat the whole thing like a business deal and that's the way it's going to go.
Bye Bye Eastmond

Yawnion is also subject to a salary cap which makes average earnings very similar to SL>

I'm not sure whether signing on fees are subject to the same cap limits but don't think they are.
Obviously Bath are using their sponsorship by McVities to fund this.

I wouldn't panic just yet. If Kyle's agent is hawking his name around then fair play. He's still a saints player and has a decent amount of time to prove his worth to us on the pitch . If we can't afford to keep him then we'll get someone else in, but the days of union throwing silly money at leaguies is long gone IMO.

Has he not been doing that for the majority of the last 2 years?