: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:53 am  

El Diablo wrote:

No such actual activity is required for jerking knees to start hitting tables in RL land. This flap happens on message boards every time a player is linked with a move to RU. I mean, when Walker and Ashton left Doomsday was upon us. There is, in fact, a disturbing parallel between this mind set and the "21st December 2102" thread...

I don't want to take everyone's attention away from the mass exodus of players to Union or even G1's impending nervous breakdown.... but there's a little typo there and the fateful day is actually in 2012 not 2102....

As you were.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:57 am  

G1 wrote:

Because its' mine...........it is.

Really?

That explains a lot.

Have you seen a psychiatrist lately?

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:07 pm  

Mr Scruff wrote:

Have you seen a psychiatrist lately?

Which one?

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:19 pm  

G1 wrote:

Which one?

You tell me.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:24 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

could someone enlighten me ...who are all these young RL nutured players that are leaving the game in droves....???

Erm.......Lee Smith and erm.....Lee Smith this year.

Chris Ashton, Chev Walker, Iestyn Harris, Stephen Myler in other years although how far back do we go. Harris was ages ago. Walker nearly 4 years.

Cant think of anymore off the top of my head but there arent all that many. Certainly not enough for the massive over reaction on here.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:45 pm  

If Lee Smith wants to go at the end of his contract then he will do and good luck to him.

The only question appears to be whether Leeds should release him early to have a pre season elsewhere.

I guess that depends on the compensation that is offered for the remainder of his Leeds contract.

Despite anything that emanates from Leeds that will be the bottom line.

I don't believe in 'club England' payments being introduced by the RFL as all it will do is inflate wages generally within the game when the salary cap is actually producing a more level game overall albeit at the expense of some quality, but that could be a price worth paying.

A small percentage disregard within the cap for Academy produced players would be something I'd look towards though, at say 5%.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:14 pm  

King Monkey wrote:

Erm.......Lee Smith and erm.....Lee Smith this year.

Chris Ashton, Chev Walker, Iestyn Harris, Stephen Myler in other years although how far back do we go. Harris was ages ago. Walker nearly 4 years.

Cant think of anymore off the top of my head but there arent all that many. Certainly not enough for the massive over reaction on here.

Forgot about him, how's he getting on in RU does anyone know ?

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:21 pm  

rpw wrote:

Forgot about him, how's he getting on in RU does anyone know ?

Been pretty much a regular on the wing at Northampton, 11 tries in 17 games this season in all competitions. 39 tries in the league last season when they were head and shoulders above everyone else in National One.

The one getting all the plaudits at Northampton is Myler, who has swapped around between fly-half, centre and full-back a bit this year with 232 points in 24 games.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:23 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Been pretty much a regular on the wing at Northampton, 11 tries in 17 games this season in all competitions. 39 tries in the league last season when they were head and shoulders above everyone else in National One.

The one getting all the plaudits at Northampton is Myler, who has swapped around between fly-half, centre and full-back a bit this year with 232 points in 24 games.

True ewnough. I don't recall anyone being all that excited about him in RL. I think he may be genuinely just better suited to the other code.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:30 pm  

Didn't he (Myler) unseat Carlos Spencer there as well?