Sean is heading down the Scully route at the moment, playing on despite the best years being behind him and struggling for form with injuries.

2 years is too long and should be halved or be let go by the club, as Ski said the sentiment has to finish soon. We are second to Leeds who have younger players in the same positions. If we want to gain the SL back then we have to start phasing out KC and Long.

thats my point, the allowance doesn't help us retain long if we can use it on another player, as we would use it if he stayed or not.

Joynty would of happily stayed on another year cockle.

I get the feeling either Potter or the club have already done that in some way. Personally I'm really surprised at the lack of game time he's had so far this season for Saints. I would have thought that Long and Eastmonds roles would be largely reversed this season with Long playing more cameo roles with Eastmond starting more.

I was talking to a very eminent ex-Saints player last week, and his opinion of Eastmond was not favourable. He thinks Eastmond will be "moved on" in a couple of seasons.

As you know I've always championed him, but maybe he has an attitude problem, something I have NOT heard btw.

Something I have though.

I get the funny feeling he will end up a Danny Brough, needs to be the big fish in a small pond.

Allegedly there is always a large "posse" around RD and KR on a matchday when he features.

Could he be the youngster that our chairman is so unhappy having lost to you lot?

Eh?

No, Wigan signed a crop of youngsters including one Saints had an eye on.

Old Rogue has implied for a while that Wigan have signed one of our kids, i obviously dont know any details and have never professed to. Hence i asked the question.

No, it's not Eastmond that I was alluding to. That announcement will probably only come in July.

Wigan are really scouring the junior circuits at present to secure more good young talent.

Good!
All teams should be doing as wigan are with the quota rules really starting to bite in the next couple of years.

Is that because they can't grow their own

Eastmond signed a contract extension last year didn't he?

A spell out on loan may solve that (a la Moore), but then it may not (a la Bannister).

It's up to the club to address that, of course it could just be youthful arrogance that he grows out of.