Il be honest I didn't think kyle could handle playing centre but he's done a very good job against some very good centres.

What Kyle offers in the centre is an attacking threat outwide.

For 90% of this year we've had no attack outwide but with Kyle and gidley in centres and meli playing well it looks much better.

That was over ten years ago when coaching tactics only existed at Saints, Bradford and Wigoon. Today he'd be bombed to death and exposed in the same manner in which Kevin Penny was.

I still think he could do a job there, but as you imply i would worry if he was 1 on 1 with ryan hall

I think he'd be wasted on the wing.

He's a scrumhalf and a very good 1 at that, so lets play him there.

He's slotted in to centre very good but I'd like to see potter switch pryce and eastmond for a spell during the game.

I think eastmond being moved to halfback for the last 10 mins of 1st half could pose problems for a tired pack.

Don't you think Kyle needs to be more involved than just stuck out on the wing?

He's show against Wigan and Warrington he can find gaps and make breaks down the middle against good sides

Just said same thing. He'd be wasted on the wing.

I'd like to see him get more ball than he does at mo.

Leave him in the Centres? Use Soliola as a forward?

He'll have to play 7 as we don't have anyone else apart from Moore who's been converted into a hooker. I think they will start Kyle at 7 and just use him wherever they think he'll do the most damage.

Eastmond will be our 7 next year.

I think soliola will start season off in 2nd row with wheeler playing centre.

Exciting times ahead... pace!

now u know how salford feel about offiah he is like a pit bull wont let go until the damage is done

That will add more pace but still think we will lack pace.

Our back 3 are very slow.

I agree though it looks exciting for 2010

If lomax gets more game time, we'll have 3 players with pace. Worrying times for saints

Both Wheeler and Lomax looked quite lacking in pace in the reserves games against Wigan.

You would say that and both just come back from injury.

Nice try auld rougue


You know as well as i do they're fairly pacey, not as fast as the young lad from leeds but fast enough, ala a young longy

If Wheeler and Lomax are pacey then Joe Mellor must be just behind Usain Bolt.

IF Kyle is going then it makes the decision to let Longy go look even more inept.
The least they should have done when deciding not to offer him a 2 year deal is to get Kyle on a 4 year deal first. Then there would be no need for this thread.

I really hope Eastmond stays in Rugby League. We shouldn't be losing good young players to Union, and a way has to be found to stop the moves.

I've always advocated some form of salary cap allowances for kids brought through a clubs academy system.

Let's say for example that Eastmond has been offered £100K p.a. to play Union.
then if Saints could pay him the same but only £50K count on the cap that would help (providing they can afford it)

But another big draw for Union now is the International set up and Heineken cup, which sadly we as a game cannot compete with.

Don't think the salary cap is that much of a problem given that the RL Cap is £1,600,000 for a squad of 25 = an average of £64,000 per player and in yawnion its £2,432,176 for a squad of 40 players = an average of £60,804 per player.
Longy has said himself he was on £100 p.a. nearly 10 years ago.

The problem I think is that the RFU are losing all their best players to the French who don't have a salary cap and come for ours to compensate, perhaps by offering them very long term contracts on players we consider unproven. In addition the RFU will cough up some loot as a "signing on fee" and later an England contract if they think they have Egland potential -somehow this mysteriously stays out of the ywnion club's salary cap computation.

You are right; if they can get into the Egland set up thats where the mega money is, and perhaps this is where the temptation s for those with egos to match. They could be saying "if you get to be an England regular, you could easy earn £250K p.a. combined

Perhaps the RFL should do the same. I think its done this before hasn't it?
After the cheek of taking all the playoff receipts and "re-distributing" them to all the clubs, they owe us!

I don't believe that's the answer; if a Union team offers more than a RL team can match for one of their junior products, then the SC has nothing to do with it.

The problem is, that player would [inot[/i qualify for the SC exemption at another RL club who [icould[/i match those wages.

That's a bit of an edge case, though.

Did you have a fixation on him though?

No, I was a top Super League scrum half for a few seasons though.

Eastmond is staying apparently.

Where have you heard that mate?