Correct, Bateman at 3 and Davies at 4.

This isn't strictly how we play our outside backs numbered is it?

It isn't, but he still operated at left centre. Didn't stop him popping up on the right hand side for a set play however.



Just watched a youtube video of his Warrington tries - lovely stuff.

It was in 93-95, before squad numbers were invented. I only ever remember Jiffy on the left or at full-back when Bateman was playing.

Apologies, I’ve not read the full thread but surely it’s time you moved away from this type of signing?

Interesting you should say this as on Redvee this was said



"Let Wire sign him - you can prety much write the scipt already:-



Eastmond signs in a blaze of local publicity (the Warrington Gazette)

Wire fans will hail him as the new messiah and claim they're going to win everything

He'll score on his debut sending Wire fans into a frenzy and start a flurry of RL chatroom trolls gloating how they signed the best player ever

3 games later he'll get injured and will limp is way through the remaining 2-3 years of his contract keeping the treatment table warm."

Substitute "Luke Walsh" for " Eastmond" and "Saints" for "Wire" and I can see what you mean. But what if you substitute "Barba" for "Walsh"?

I'm not suggesting for one minute that Eastmond would be as successful as Barba, but that sometimes a risk will pay off. Don't forget Barba was anonymous last season.

Yeah sod it let's get Lilley, Drinkwater or Finn instead. Why gamble on quality when we could be guaranteed mediocrity instead. Stupid board with ambition.

What, big name signings? Like Morley, Matt King, the Monaghans, Daryl Clark, Ben Barba?

No no and thrice no. Ive heard Roberts is off back home at the end of the season as he cant settle in england but your club must resist this time of signing to appease the fans. I watch a lot of union and have seen a lot of eastmond. Well I say a lot, his injury record in union was just as bad as league and I just cannot believe a super league club would want him. Hes lost his pace and that jason robinson esq pace from a standing start due to bulking up so much over the past few years. He has zero bottle, which you can get away with in union but not in league. I am very surprised that a club on the up, such as yours would be interested!



Regards



King James

So much negativity.

He's a duel code international without a transfer. A 2 year deal with a 50% and 25% cap relief, in a £2m limit, provides a low risk acquisition. The facts completely out balance the what if's.

Strangely the more opposition fans say what a rubbish signing he will be the more I warm to the idea. Still it's nice of them to show such genuine concern for our Clubs' well being.

Exactly. It's not as if we don't have the cash either.



Imagine if he went to Wigan and tore it up. There would be angry comments on here as to why we didn't go for him.