I can see 2 outcomes of him coming back to League.



2 years in SL, he's great and then off the the NRL for the big bucks.

Back in SL but slower and not as sharp. Flatters to deceive.



If we could be certain of option one then that would be fab, but we would need a more up front honest approach from the club and Kyle, that we are to be a spring board to bigger money.



The issue last time was the will he won't he game. If he had come out and said I'm going to union, then we could have shipped him out for a fee a year earlier or had more chance to plan ahead.



The danger is the Harris scenario where you get a bit of a pudding back.



If he was coming back I'd expect us to be in the mix, in the end money talks regardless of circumstances previously. If Brown was doing all the dealing it could be seen as a fresh start from both sides.



But it's a lot to read into one rumor.

The fact he's not been great in union has no bearing on how he would be in league. Kyle eastmond was the most talented player we'd produced since KC. He had everything to be a league great but took the money.



McManus knew how good Kyle was going to be and did everything to keep him. McManus felt very let down by Kyle when he left.

he didn't even do bad in union haha. The bath fans are worried and he has got 2 caps for england he has hardly failed. Bath Style of rugby is terrible this season and the backs just dont get given the ball.

Totally agree!



Any team in super league would be crazy not to want him. He's pure talent.

I can see him at Salford, purely because they're linked with everyone, or Hull, because they need a halfback.

Kyle acted like a total mammary gland at the end of his Saints career, but I'd have him back at the club in a heartbeat. He's probably in the top 2 or 3 most exciting prospects to come out of our academy in the 20 years I've been watching. If we signed him and gave him the 6 shirt I think we'd become title favourites overnight.



The only thing that would make me think twice would be his injury record, but I believe that has improved with age.

a big plus for signing eastmond would be not worrying if he is going to be tapped up by union. Just the NRL to worry about haha. Also i think he is over the worse of the injuries

Spot on

And we don't?

I would certainly have him back, I honestly believe he was ill advised about his future and someone got inside his head.

He could have been playing half back in league for England in the world cup if his head was screwed on the right way.

As mentioned he would have to convince Eamon McManus that he is now mature, reliable and dedicated to a future with the club.



Do you think Kyle has been watching the Rugby League World Cup and has realised a fat pay cheque is no substitute for the game he was really developed for.

I personally think Kyle realised very soon that he wasn't going to adapt to Union. His Twitter postings initially were all about the League he was watching whilst injured. Then there was a spell where you could tell he was trying to fit in, asking where the best pubs/restaurants/shops were in Bath etc. Then there was a lot of moaning from the Bath management about his physical condition and there was obviously friction there. But all along there was an undertone that he wasn't enjoying the sport itself or adapting well on a personal level. A lot of his interviews mentioned that he was the butt of all the jokes from the public school boy brigade at Bath and it seemed whenever he wasn't playing he was spending his time in Oldham rather than Bath. It could all be down to the fact that he's getting no ball at all in the backs at Bath and realises he's unlikely to make the Union World Cup squad. If he's out of that and the big money being an international brings, whats the point suffering the hassle of playing the club game? I'm pretty sure SBW feels this too, if they would allow him to play NRL and international Union for the All Blacks, I'm convinced that is what he would do.

What on earth does 'burnt his bridges' really mean? It's all in the past, we've all got over it and if he comes back and repays us it'll all be forgotten.



Anyone not wanting to take the risk on him is daft, especially with how desperate we are. He'd compliment Walsh superbly too.