Ashton was good, and was missed.



Everyone has reasons why they don't produce young stars - at least, the clubs who don't produce them do. I'd guess most other SL clubs who fail at this task would argue they also lack the cash. But that doesn't solve SL's essential problem that there aren't enough youngsters being brought into the game - especially when some of the clubs concerned then go and spend a fortune on the likes of Gleeson, Morley, King, Carvell, etc.



I'm guessing you don't see the irony in this paragraph?



A classic contradiction in terms. The second half of the sentence basically cancels out the first.

As far as i understand Phil has been waiting until his son was old enough to make his own decisions in life before moving to OZ and im led to believe he is staying at Wigan beause he wants to.

Still has a lot to do with his dad tho

I will make a prediction now.....IF he does go he will not be there long, a season or 2 and he will be back, he is not the Jason Robinson that the Union boys are so desperate to find in League again, and due to his physical size limitations in my opinion he will really struggle in the outside backs in Union.

If he is getting the right advice he will be playing League in and aboud the ruck/halves for all his career where he can use his natural ability and gifts to the greatest effect.

I can see him ending up on the wing.

He will be played there but i personally do not think he will perform to the levels they hope, although there is nothing he can do about it he will be a huge target for the taller outside union backs.

It makes me glad that Sam is an awkward, scrawny type character who doesn't really have a natural role in Union. At least, I hope he doesn't.

That said, if Eastmond goes - and he's clearly a young man with a big future - I hope the RFL wake up to this threat, and try to take some action. Even if he's only gone a few short years, RU could still ruin him - a la Iestyn Harris.

We don't produce anything like enough good halfbacks in GB. We can ill afford to lose someone like Eastmond.

Sorry to bring his name up again people but we've been linked with Griffin in today's Express as well as Ryan Boyle from cas. Must admit first time I've seen it make it into the papers hopefully it wont be true, as for Boyle don't really know much about the kid other than cas fans really rate him.

I'd take Boyle.

He's always seemed like a decent player although a little clumbsy.

Best of all, he's only 21.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/115 ... -Crabtree-

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/115 ... -Crabtree-