At 19, Sean Long was very special. I saw him play for Wigan's first team several to cover for injuries and he was brilliant.

Eastmond? Nah.

Would be great if Kyle made you look very silly tomorrow, but it would seem the weather gods have decided they want a forward slogathon (which Wigan will undoubtedly win looking at our bench).

Excuses excuses. Go on, get them in early.

I saw him play too and he didnt look that special tbh - he looked very much like Eastmond does atm - he showed alot of potential

And wigan let him go because??

Hindsight is wonderful.

Anyway, he was let go because he was a troublemaker, allegedly, and less than professional, also allegedly.

Wow, talk about missing the point. He didnt say he would be as good as long, he meant Eastmond will be the next saints number 7. But then I wouldnt expect a wigan schooled idiot to be able to read and comprehend anyway.

Idiot? Takes one to know one, I presume.

Does the hook hurt?

The banter is cranking up a notch, fight, fight, fight!!!

If i could pick a player to play against Wigan tomorrow, i would, without a doubt, pick Long before Eastmond. Although, i have confidence in Eastmond, especially the way hes played recently.

Stroll on.

you were better when you were on holiday.

Most clueless poster?

Hope you didn't cry when Kyle proved you wrong

Straight out of the cadoo book of posting. I make mistake so pretend I was trolling.

You werent trolling, you're just an idiot who cant read and comprehend what people write.

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You are under-estimating the overall cost to the club of youth development. You seem to only equate the youngsters' cost as their impact on the salary cap. That is very short sighted.

Every youngster that comes through demands a massive investment cost over years. You cannot dismiss this as just an ongoing overhead as the club has invested extra, over and above the norm, in this area.

I think it is no coincidence that Saints have one of the highest 'back room' costs in the league (only lower than Leeds), and the fact that these two teams are consistently top.

It does not necesarily follow that bringing youngsters through is always the cheaper option. It only saves money on the salary cap, but transfers massive costs to support staff.