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Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:46 pm
by ancientnloyal
how to dostinguish who is the best?

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:09 pm
by Kittwazzer
ancientnloyal wrote:how to dostinguish who is the best?
Don't think he had really thought it through! :lol:

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:27 pm
by jobo
Kittwazzer wrote:Couldn't lace Robinson's boots. And definitely not worth 200K pa!
Disagree here Kitt, he is a good un and compared to what some of the union guys are getting paid, he's probably worth twice that.

Just hope he's not lost to RL. Hopefully the RL will look at all of our young players and get them tied into the sort of contract offered in the past to Radders and Cunnigham to stop the talent drain.

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:07 pm
by exile in Tiger country
jobo wrote:
Kittwazzer wrote:Couldn't lace Robinson's boots. And definitely not worth 200K pa!
Disagree here Kitt, he is a good un and compared to what some of the union guys are getting paid, he's probably worth twice that.

Just hope he's not lost to RL. Hopefully the RL will look at all of our young players and get them tied into the sort of contract offered in the past to Radders and Cunnigham to stop the talent drain.
The RFL had nothing to do with these, the clubs increased the salaries, with no help from the RFL.

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:21 pm
by Kittwazzer
I have a vague recollection of RL involvement when KFC and Rad were targeted! :blush:

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:47 pm
by yoda warrior
they called the 'club gb' contracts. have no idea how much extra they got or where it actually came from though.

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:15 pm
by Kittwazzer
Knew I hadn't dreamt it!

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:13 am
by Panchitta Marra
jobo wrote:
Kittwazzer wrote:Couldn't lace Robinson's boots. And definitely not worth 200K pa!
Disagree here Kitt, he is a good un and compared to what some of the union guys are getting paid, he's probably worth twice that.
Just hope he's not lost to RL. Hopefully the RL will look at all of our young players and get them tied into the sort of contract offered in the past to Radders and Cunnigham to stop the talent drain.
At Wigan, Jason Robinson was 5 yards faster than Eastmond, more skillful with the ball in hand, but more importantly had a big heart to play (either game), and wasnt injury prone.
No comparisson IMO.

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:21 pm
by jobo
exile in Tiger country wrote:
jobo wrote:
Kittwazzer wrote:Couldn't lace Robinson's boots. And definitely not worth 200K pa!
Disagree here Kitt, he is a good un and compared to what some of the union guys are getting paid, he's probably worth twice that.

Just hope he's not lost to RL. Hopefully the RL will look at all of our young players and get them tied into the sort of contract offered in the past to Radders and Cunnigham to stop the talent drain.
The RFL had nothing to do with these, the clubs increased the salaries, with no help from the RFL.
The RFL did give financial support. It's even mentioned by Radders himself in his book.

Check it out.

Re: Eastmond offered 200k p/a to switch

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:27 pm
by jobo
Panchitta Marra wrote:
jobo wrote:
Kittwazzer wrote:Couldn't lace Robinson's boots. And definitely not worth 200K pa!
Disagree here Kitt, he is a good un and compared to what some of the union guys are getting paid, he's probably worth twice that.
Just hope he's not lost to RL. Hopefully the RL will look at all of our young players and get them tied into the sort of contract offered in the past to Radders and Cunnigham to stop the talent drain.
At Wigan, Jason Robinson was 5 yards faster than Eastmond, more skillful with the ball in hand, but more importantly had a big heart to play (either game), and wasnt injury prone.
No comparisson IMO.
Sorry PM, not comparing him to Jason, I agree with most of what you say. Do think though that Eastmond is a better scrum half than Jason was.

My point is that Eastmond would be worth at least £200k pa to the RU. He is explosive, less so than JR and I think would be a big star for RU and a big loss for RL in general.