I've heard that levelled at Briers before.

I thought Eastmond was a good player when he was in league, his build and playing style is/was very unique, he had an outstanding skillset and I always felt it would be a matter of 'when' rather than 'if' he'd become great.

If Smith wanted him then I'd be delighted because Smith wouldn't sign anybody with his rep if there wasn't potential to change. If he comes back to league and we don't go for him then we all probably know why.

Be careful what you wish for folks as sometimes it comes true

If he was available I would hope we would go for him. Exciting player and still young, worth a shot

Good heavens, no. He is his own greatest admirer and if he had the talent he, and bafflingly some others believe he has, then he's be a England (not Saxon) RU regular and clubs would be falling over themselves to persuade him to stay. The kind of persuasion that has a watermark and a picture of the queen on it would suffice.

Quite how people think someone who has spent most of his RU career on the wing or centre is suddenly going to step back into SL, take over the playmaker role and reduce Ratch & Myler to bit-parts is both laughable and worrying in equal parts.

Also nice to see the "Lee Briers was not a great, loyal team player, he's a very naughty boy" backlash has kicked in.

Shameful.

He has the talent to win a game on his own, not many can do that and we just lost someone who did it for years.

Thurston or Inglis.

It pays to aim high. We got Langer, Johns and Morley here and that was before we were a trophy winning team coached by the best coach in the northern hemisphere.

If TS wasn't interested in Rangi Chase because of his 'lifestyle choices' then Eastmonds unprofessional antics will exclude him without a seconds thought.
Plenty of talent but as brainless as Gareth Hock.

Whilst I might agree, don't you think that the comparison to our lack of interset in Chase and Hock are a little unfair? Not only are their 'lifestyle choices' different, but, so are their ages, backgrounds and I suppose ultimately their costs.

From a different angle we are gambling with Penny and to some extent Russell, but, it's a gamble based on cost and a lack of competition driving up the price, therefor the perceptions are that it's a no brainer and a shrewd bit of business on both accounts.

Eastmond will undoubtedly attract attention if he comes back to SL, but, in reality what are his options, Wigan Saints Salford Wire Leeds and Hull? TS's interest might just be tempered by who he is up against on the bidding front rather than a lack of self belief that he can straighten the guy out assuming of course that he rates him

I read a few months back that the RU Premiership salary cap was £4.2M. www.premiershiprugby.com/premier ... /index.php So RU clubs will be paying players a lot more than SL, and he would presumably have to take a salary haircut to come back to RL. Even if he did, Wigan will have both the money and salary cap to lure him away (should they wish), not to mention Salford. And then there is the issue of whether TS views him as 'salvageable'. ?????????

I read a few months back that the RU Premiership salary cap was £4.2M. www.premiershiprugby.com/premier ... /index.php So RU clubs will be paying players a lot more than SL, and he would presumably have to take a salary haircut to come back to RL. Even if he did, Wigan will have both the money and salary cap to lure him away (should they wish), not to mention Salford. And then there is the issue of whether TS views him as 'salvageable'. ?????????

From memory, Eastmond left our game under a bit of a cloud, too.

He was subjected to a lot of booing from Stains fans, not for leaving them, but for perceived "lack of effort" and generally wandering round with his thumb up his bottom, during the games when he was "in limbo".

Methinks he might have painted himself into a corner. He wont be popular at Baaarrth, and league clubs could be reluctant to take him on. Interesting times ahead for. him

Gary Barlow has confirmed that Take That are to announce a reunion in January. Mmm. More money for Mr Moran to possibly spend on someone?