Eastmond not coming back

[MaverickX111]

Kyle eastmond has renewed his deal with bath

I have a contact who tells me his advisors were speaking to three rugby league clubs

But we are better places putting £300,000 a year into youth development

[Saint Toppy]

Not surprised he's staying in union. It would have been a big gamble for a club to bring him back as their marquee player given he would still be costing them £175K of cap space. Saints may have been an option as he would only cost them £100K of cap space but they may have decided he just wasn't worth the £300K plus they would have to pay him, especially as he hadn't exactly set the game alight before he left and he hasn't really fulfilled any of that promise in union yet either.

[chuffer]

ho hum....

[Rioman]

Will the game ever recover from this setback?

[Ant]

Kyle who?

[The Daddy]

Rugby League is dead......mourn.

[MaverickX111]

Rugby League is dead......mourn.

Potential lost but we are on the brink of a great season

[CiderWire]

Totally agree with the comments stating that the money would be better spent developing and investing in young Rugby League players.

Also, I have beef with the fact that we should be expected to consider any union players coming to our game as marquee signings. They are not. I truly believe Eastmond would struggle to replicate his past League form.........which wasn't that great, as Toppy rightly suggested.

[The Future is League]

Very good news he's not coming back

[Wolford6]

If he can't get in the England RU team and he's still getting £300,000 a year, good luck to him.

[EastLondonMike]

Would have liked to have seen him come back. Always good good to have as many talented players in our game as possible. Its debatable whether he would have come back better or worse than when he left, but he would have been a decent addition to any team.

If he see's his future in RU, best of luck to him. 

[JoneslessBishop]

I think it's a shame. Tremendous potential and showed he could deliver in Grand Finals. We haven't been that top heavy with quality English half-backs but hopefully that is looking like it might change.

Would have been a high-profile move for RL and another kick in the teeth to Mike Fords intent to use RL as a feeder sport for Bath RU after Sams return. But if he can get back in the England RU team now Sam has gone, good for perception of RL I suppose.

As many have stated though, lots to be positive about as we head into the 2016 season, and 300k better spent elsewhere

[bamfordsbeans]

He was over rated as a league player.After the gap in union I doubt he would have a major impact and certainly not worth anywhere near £300k.

[GeordieSaint]

Wasted potential but wouldn't be worth the money he'd expect if he came back to RL.

[Saint Toppy]

Tremendous potential and showed he could deliver in Grand Finals.

When did he deliver in a grand final ?

He played at centre in a losing GF team and never really did much in that game.

[EastLondonMike]

Didn't he score all of Saints points in that GF?.. 

 

Guess we'll never know if he could have come back and reached a level he was definitely capable of achieving. He had a number of issues including injuries and a bit of an attitude, but he had ability.

Personally think he would have become a star if he had of come back, but.. such is life. If things don't go to plan for him i wouldn't be surprised to see his name being linked with a return once more.

[Manx RL]

Another story that will rock the sport

[Allora]

Didn't he score all of Saints points in that GF?.. 

 

Guess we'll never know if he could have come back and reached a level he was definitely capable of achieving. He had a number of issues including injuries and a bit of an attitude, but he had ability.

Personally think he would have become a star if he had of come back, but.. such is life. If things don't go to plan for him i wouldn't be surprised to see his name being linked with a return once more.

 

 

Which year was that?

[EastLondonMike]

2009 i believe.

[Allora]

2009 i believe.

You are correct

1 Try and 3 Goals.

Rhinos won 18-10

Good stuff

[MaverickX111]

Another story that will rock the sport

Short term deal keeping his options open I'm guessing

Has he not made the england union squad- sorry I don't know as I don't follow union

[EastLondonMike]

but you know an England squad has been picked?.. your powers are impressive..

[MaverickX111]

but you know an England squad has been picked?.. your powers are impressive..

Thanks

I do try

[Exiled Wiganer]

I would like us to be in a position in the not too distant future where people actively want to stay in/come back to our game, because of the prospect of playing in great world cups etc. Maybe after a triumphant World Cup next year...

[CrushersForever]

We haven't been that top heavy with quality English half-backs but hopefully that is looking like it might change.

I very much doubt he would have been signed to play halfback anyway. Even before he left, he was a stepper, but never an organiser. I suspect he was bracketed as a halfback because of his size more than anything else!