"Someone like Lee Smith has done all there is to do in rugby league so now he wants a new challenge somewhere else and perhaps he can earn more money out of it. That's the ideal way to do it."









Lee Smith has hardly done all there is to do in RL.

To be perfectly honest I found that reassuring more than anything. The implication is that all parties want him to stay in RL and at Saints. It's just a part of the negotiation process. I'll be very surprised if Saints don't have an attractive offer ready for Kyle in the not too distant.

For a lad so young the only dream left for him is an outing at Wembley. Unless he ever thought he would be an international regular?

We can only put Eastmond in the 'potential' bracket for so long. He had a good Grand Final on a big stage. He's had another England call up and if he performs well on that international stage then his bargaining position will shoot up.



Maybe Saints should have tied him up 3 months ago when they had the chance, at a lower rate than he can negotiate now.

He's won 3 super league titles, won the harry sunderland, won the WCC and LLS.



Played for england on the biggest stage, and done alright.



Pretty much the only thing he hasn't done is won the CC.

Hopefully not the kind of outing that Jason Donovan was (falsely) subjected to

How many 4 nations and World cups does he have? How many young player of the year? How many Man of Steel awards? How many top scorer awards?

How many Mr Gay Yorkshire awards?

Id take a guess at 4 ?

dont forget turning his back on the team that got him where he is, not putting a couple of years back into the club

doing the dirty on his fans for a big bag of money



what he maight want to do is melt his medals and rings down and stick them up his to form somthing that looks like a back bone

You need to remember that Rugby is a job for these guys and they dont get paid that well in league compared to union and most players are washed up by the time their 31-32 ish. Players need to be able to set themselves up for when they retire.

yeah i know fair dos but cunningham says no and few yeras take paycut to stay with this..im not saying anyone should do that, i wouldnt



but the first team that come sniffing around your more than happy to leave your home town team having not ticked all the boxes in your own sport ....blaw

its a reality in the game now - salary cap, wage structures, Leeds have seen it before with the calderwood and chevs of the world, life goes on.



the awkward thing for you lot is the transitional juncture your club is at,so many amazing players finishing / leaving over the last few years, and KC next year - how much faith and cash do you punt on the young man