He's a great player and definitely not a failure.

Who cares if someone fails at RU anyway? It's a different game, so if they excel in league, move to union for the money, international honours or whatever then don't succeed and return to league where they then excel again then great.

People talk about the media reaction and in turn wider public opinion, but again, so what?

Not bothered about Eastmond to be honest.
Doesn't do it for me.

We've a lot of young props but we need a hardened pro in that position.

Eastmond would certainly fix that right edge up, vacated by Bridge no end, and he's just as comfortable on the left side, if not more so. So with Toby King on the cusp, Atkins would struggle for a new deal here come mid term 2017 should Eastmond be signed.

I was speaking to someone who's well connected with the club (well, seems to be), and I've heard

a) Eastmond done deal
b) We're signing a "proven" Aussie half, who will be the marquee signing
c) another prop signing
How we'll be under the cap (the rest of the English SL supporters will have a coronary), I'll never know
d) bye-bye Roy (awww, shucks)
e) bye-bye Atkins (awww, double shucks)

How much of this comes to fruition, we'll see.

That all sounds far too good to be true.

Nothing about Ratchford to Wigan? It keeps cropping up. Don't know where it's come from, whether it's just a Wigan "I'd like Ratchford from Wire" "yeah me too" and it's spread from there or whether there's something in it.

And when it does, it probably is.

Damn shame if so.

Has Wheeler been offered a stay?

Hang on a minute didn't you post the below a couple of weeks back ? Practise what you preach

karetaker↓
Re: SMITH MOVING ON ????
Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:57 pm
Bit my tongue long enough but this board is the worse by far regarding rumours, not a day goes by that we are signing xyz its gone beyond a joke.

The signings we've made already make me think wow, especially Sandow. But those above in addition to the ones we've would be...well, words can't describe how outrageously amazing it would be. You're a man to be trusted LG so I'm getting incredibly excited.

I can see us signing eastmond and another prop , not sure about 'proven' Aussie half back though unless it's someone already playing super league

If all those come to fruition I think our accountant will be the marquee signing...and worth every penny

This was posted on Twitter few weeks then reposted on these boards. And most members on here laughed at it.