: Wed May 13, 2009 1:36 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

No, it's not Eastmond that I was alluding to. That announcement will probably only come in July.

Wigan are really scouring the junior circuits at present to secure more good young talent.

Good!
All teams should be doing as wigan are with the quota rules really starting to bite in the next couple of years.

: Wed May 13, 2009 1:48 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

... Wigan are really scouring the junior circuits at present to secure more good young talent.

Is that because they can't grow their own

: Wed May 13, 2009 1:53 pm  

Tobias wrote:

Is that because they can't grow their own

Do you mean like Eastmond, Moore, Gardner, Wilkin and Bland (what's happened to him?)

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:07 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

No, it's not Eastmond that I was alluding to. That announcement will probably only come in July.

Wigan are really scouring the junior circuits at present to secure more good young talent.

Eastmond signed a contract extension last year didn't he?

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:30 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I was talking to a very eminent ex-Saints player last week, and his opinion of Eastmond was not favourable. He thinks Eastmond will be "moved on" in a couple of seasons.

As you know I've always championed him, but maybe he has an attitude problem, something I have NOT heard btw.

A spell out on loan may solve that (a la Moore), but then it may not (a la Bannister).

It's up to the club to address that, of course it could just be youthful arrogance that he grows out of.

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:35 pm  

I don't mind him being arrogant if he has the skills to back it up, but it has been suggested he is not happy to play in the reserves and wont put the effort in. Which is a concern.

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:39 pm  

Its got to be a rebuilding year next season, but a gradual process.

I suspect from the the senior players coming to the end of their contract ie KC, Gidley, Long and Cayless, two will resign for another season and two will be leaving to pastures new.

: Wed May 13, 2009 6:31 pm  

Morning Glory wrote:

I get the feeling either Potter or the club have already done that in some way. Personally I'm really surprised at the lack of game time he's had so far this season for Saints. I would have thought that Long and Eastmonds roles would be largely reversed this season with Long playing more cameo roles with Eastmond starting more.

That's because Eastmond is always injured.

: Wed May 13, 2009 6:52 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

That's because Eastmond is always injured.

Didn't realise he'd been out that long injured. Now that he's fit and with Long's apparent loss of form, according to most on here, then maybe there's enough left of the season for him to show what he's capable of then?
It's been good watching Eastmond and Sam Tomkins develop as kids but it would be better to see them face to face in SL.

: Wed May 13, 2009 7:11 pm  

Reading a report of the Wigan victory over Saints kids the other week, it mentioned Eastmond limped off at the end again.

Re: Long, I'd let him and KC go at the end of the season.