Its strange that he only told the players tonight. He and his agent were telling everyone else last week.

This Chris Ashton bit is just a smokescreen, Rogues is still distraught at Ricky Bibby choosing to go to Leigh instead of playing for Sheilas Wheels

Lee Gaskell is the answer. he will be a future England Star (RL)

What makes you think this? He has displayed only a basic level of ability so far. The odd nice touch, the odd nice kick. But he's also proven he's incredibly nervous and cannot handle a big game environment. He also looks very suspect under pressure, as he dropped everything in the second half against Wire.

People on here big up so many young players to a ridiculous level and few of them make it past 'solid squad member for a few years' status. The likes of Wheeler, Lomax and Gaskell are in this bracket and previous generations have included the Jonkers, Bennett's and Clough's of this world. Solid players but not the world class international players they were talked up to be.

Wouldn't it be better to have an established player on a two or three year deal and have him learn as first line support to the first team at 6 and 7 rather than being thrown in to drown?

I know it's now fashionable to call him, but Kyle Eastmond is the most talented back I've ever seen the club produce in 25 years. Eastmond to Gaskell is an enormous step towards mediocrity it seems?

Can we get Mason Ryan upfront aswell? Or Barri from Wales as I like to call him.

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Really? Really??

never going to watch saints while that bsad is playing. (sorry, I feel very sick) and the crap that he will give 100% makes me more sick !! .. taking a few years off !!!

Good post lad... and to the point !... Its going top be scary watching Saints this year.

Well according to 5live and BBC webiste, he has signed 3 year deal at Bath but will stay until the end of this season at Saints.

A couple of points:

Firstly, I was not one of the fans booing Eastmond last Friday and I never woulr boo one of our own while they were playing for the club in the first team. When a player crosses the white line, they need our support. End of.

Now this news seems to have broken, we need to think about the future of Saints. The future of Saints is not Eastmond as he is leaving, therefore if I were Royce, I would be thinking seriously about next season already. This season is going to be tough. Playing matches in a temporary home that does not feel right, a predictable style of play that will take some time to coach out of us and not much chance of winning anything. Get a young lad in the team now to give him game time and experience in readiness for next season. Dare I say it, do a 'Ferguson' and put Eastmond in the reserves for the rest of the season. And all the fans get behind the team, week in week out, and support the boys on the field.

Then we go into our new stadium with optimism and we can look forwards. I am not an Eastmond-hater, I think he is a terrific player but I, like many others, am massively disappointed with him for the way he has handled all this.

Let's use this season to blood the young 'uns and look forward to next season.

COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!

Let's look at this in another way. Kyle EA$tmond has only played 44 games and 16 as a sub yet were talking like like he's modern great! He's done nothing in the game that rewards at massive £200,000 a season. He's got great potential but until he proves his worth then potential is all he is.

He's not exactly set the world on fire in his 44 games and 16 as sub. Looking at this thread and me included it's totally over the top for a player that is potential! I'm first to admit he looked to have great future in the game but again he's proved nothing yet.

In the past we've had proven superstars turn down big money moves because of their love of the club, fans and Want to repay the club back that's looked after them.

At the end of the day he's no Sean long, KC, scully, wello, jammer or roby, he's a unproven kid with a big head.

Bye bye Kyle, I'm sure we will see you back in super league in two years time with a bottom of the table club but ey that bank balance will pull you thru