Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:56 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Short term pain for long term gain.
Im thinking 3 years down the line, not next season.
Also if you dont give the kids their chance, they stagnate and never reach their potential

I think we can afford to take a bit of a hit next season with the loss of Pryce, but be better for it in 2012 due to our young players being more mature and having more experieince.

That's assuming we can keep them on the field for a decent run. I'd not be too worried if we had (say) Eastmond 7 Lomax 6 and Wheeler 4 if not for the fact that the latter two barely managed a season between them last year. I'm not blaming them as players, but we need to find the route cuase and sort that out before we start making plans to cope without arguably our most dangerous player.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:19 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I don't wish to push it, old bean, but can you tell me why you're so sure about Eastmond to union? PM if necessary.

I don't have any exclusive news, just going off what people have said. Plus the fact that he only signed a 1 year deal. He was clearly worth well more than 1 year, so it must be him holding back on signing for longer, one would presume.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:29 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I don't have any exclusive news, just going off what people have said. Plus the fact that he only signed a 1 year deal. He was clearly worth well more than 1 year, so it must be him holding back on signing for longer, one would presume.

He signed 2 yrs, next year is the 2nd year.
When he signed it he'd only played about 7 games at scrumhalf, so a 5 yr deal would have been a huge gamble.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:40 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I don't have any exclusive news, just going off what people have said. Plus the fact that he only signed a 1 year deal. He was clearly worth well more than 1 year, so it must be him holding back on signing for longer, one would presume.

I always thought the 1 year extension was best allround.
It (should have) allowed him to play this year as the outright number seven to check that he could handle the position's responsibility. We knew about his talent, but most of what we had seen was out wide in the centre and filling in for injuries.
His contract extension meant that he'd go through this season without other clubs sniffing around him, prove his true all round ability and then renegotiate his deal around now for a longer term deal based on a more proven worth, meaning a better wage & long contract for him and less of a gamble for us.
That's what I read into it, anyways. I'm not saying union clubs wouldn't be interested, but I'm not sure many of them fancy the gamble these days.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:33 pm  

Union aren't stupid. Eastmond is basically Jason Robinson with ball skills AND he can kick. He'd be mouth wateringly good for them.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:39 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Union aren't stupid. Eastmond is basically Jason Robinson with ball skills AND he can kick. He'd be mouth wateringly good for them.

He is nothing like Jason Robinson.

For a start he isnt a winger, he is a half back.

Were would Eastmond play in Union?

Fullback, NO
Wing, NO
Centre, POSSIBLY
Halves. DEFINATELY NOT

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:45 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

He is nothing like Jason Robinson.

For a start he isnt a winger, he is a half back.

Were would Eastmond play in Union?

Fullback, NO
Wing, NO
Centre, POSSIBLY
Halves. DEFINATELY NOT

Im pretty sure jason robinson was a halfback but was placed on the wing as he couldn't get in at halfback.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:04 am  

anyway, back on topic. Joe Westerman has gone to Hull for a transfer fee of £150k - Pryce is worth more than Westerman, so think we are looking at Bradford stumping up £200k at least for him.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:09 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

He is nothing like Jason Robinson.

For a start he isnt a winger, he is a half back.

Were would Eastmond play in Union?

Fullback, NO
Wing, NO
Centre, POSSIBLY
Halves. DEFINATELY NOT

He is very like Jason Robinson. He'd play wherever Robinson played. He'd do the whole fullback standing and kicking thing very well.

Re: Leon Pryce Coming Home (How Much?) : Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:10 am  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

anyway, back on topic. Joe Westerman has gone to Hull for a transfer fee of £150k - Pryce is worth more than Westerman, so think we are looking at Bradford stumping up £200k at least for him.

which i seriously doubt they have let alone would be willing to spend! you could argue that although leon is better, he's alot older too, but he certanly isnt worth any less IMO
Leon for a final year here then Wheeler/Lomax step up or if they're not up to it, we go shopping
If the bulls somehow do find enough cash then god bless them, £150k ish for a 30 year old player in the final year of his deal is pretty good for us.