Nah wants to stay & drag Saints down

It was a joke last night. Everything that went wrong was Eastmond fault and i mean everything. Meli run into touch and it was Eastmonds fault, how does that work?

Eastmond was no worse than anyone else last night, and no matter what happens everything will be his fault.

Eastmond must be given a certain degree of slack because he is still in the process of returning from serious injury. But he's too good a player for us not to expect significant improvement out of soon - regardless of how well the team is playing. Let's not forget that he made his name first and foremost on the back of breathtaking INDIVIDUAL play. Which means that even in a poor side he should be capable of shining when given opportunity.

Performance is one thing, making offensive gestures at the crowd (if this did indeed happen) is quite another. I've been all for a reasoned approach to the Eastmond situation, but he has to realise that his decision was always going to upset a certain proportion of our fans. He needs to man up and get on with it, instead of rising to the bait like a petulant child.

Spot on dont give the YOUNG LAD stick it's his first season and he's going to find it hard

I thought he was very good against wire

I totally agree, he needs to accept that not all fans understand why he went and he needs to handle himself in a much better way.

The only way he can silence to booing and jeering is by playing the rugby he can play. He now needs to prove to these so called fans that he still is committed to saints.

Don't forget, James Graham ain't signed a new deal and hasn't said he wants to stat either and Graham is playing his worst rugby in a saints shirt.

So what's the difference?

The Eastmond saga has dented team morale and cohesion in my opinion.

Does that mean the Graham saga has dented team morale as well?

The difference is Graham has paid his dues to Saints. Eastmond has yet to.

I fail to see the difference if he's paid his dues or not. This is our club captain we are talking about.

It's hardly eastmonds fault he's been injured for most of the last two years so he can't pay his dues.

The whole eastmond, Graham and Pryce saga is having sone effect on the team but to Pryce credit he's stated he wants to stay.

No. Why? Graham is/has...an established player within the Saints team, has won things with us, and has proven he is worthy of hype
...staying within the sport so could still play for England
...consistently shown PASSION and pride in the red vee he wears[/list

Yes, the players might be sad to see Graham go but he'd be going with their best wishes no doubt. Eastmond has done nothing substantial for the team, is turning his back on the sport, and is hardly well-known for his passionate performances. That'd pish me off as a player.

I fail to see what Graham has won, if he's established, or the fact he's staying in the sport has any bearing on him staying or going.

Graham will never be doubted about loving the club and the passion he shows in the saints shirt but I fail to see how what's he's done in the past is any different than eastmond.

Do you see .... anything at all?