Leicester Tigers

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The Squad (41/45):
 
* = NOT FOR SALE
 
Leicester Tigers
Manager – Sgt_Pooly
 

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Ben Youngs
02. Bismark du Plessis	10. Toby Flood
03. Martin Castrogiovani
04. Richie Gray	11. Christian Wade
05. Geoff Parling	12. Berrick Barnes
06. Willam Alberts	13. Manu Tuilagi
07. Sam Warburton (c)	14. James O’Connor
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Rob Kearney

16. Tom Youngs 17. Dan Cole 18. Marco Ayerza 19. Joe Launchbury 20. Maurie Fa’asalavu 21. Karl Dickson 22. Jordan Turner-Hall 23. Miles Benjamin
 
Tactics
 
 
Forwards:
 
HK Bismark Du Plessis (South Aftica)
HK Jamie George (England)
HK Tom Youngs (England)
 
PR Dan Cole (England)
PR Martin Castrogiovani (Italy)
PR Phil Swainston (Eng)
PR Aaron Jarvis (Wales)
 
PR Thomas Domingo (France)
PR Alex Corbisiero (England)
PR Luke Cowan-Dickie (England)
 
LK Richie Gray (Scotland)
LK Geoff Parling (England)
LK Luke Romano (New Zealand)
LK Ed Slater (England)
LK Joe Launchbury (England)
 
BS Willam Alberts (South Africa)
BS Dan Lydiate (Wales)
BS Maurie Fa'asalavu (Samoa)
BS Siya Kolisi (South Africa)

OS Liam Gill (Austrailia)
OS Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
OS Sam Warburton (Wales)
OS Luke Wallace (England)
 
N8 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
N8 Jacque Cronje (South Africa)
N8 Alex Gray (England)
 
SH Ben Youngs (England)
SH Karl Dickson (England)
SH Sam Harrison (England)
 
FH Toby Flood (England)
FH Ian Madigan (Ireland)
FH Owain Williams (Wales)
FH Danny Cipriani (England)
 
CE Berrick Barnes (England)
CE Matt Scott (Scotland)
CE Jordan Turner-Hall (England)
CE Manu Tuilagi (England)*
CE Matt Smith (England)
CE Andrew Forsyth (England)
 
WG James O'Connor (Austrailia)
WG Christian Wade (England)
WG Miles Benjamin (England)
WG Digby Ioane (Austrailia)
WG Marlon Yarde (England)
 
FB Rob Kearney (Ireland)
FB Niall Morris (Ireland)
 
 
 
The Academy (19): - TBC
 
HK Charlie Clare
PR Alex Hepburn
HK Nathan Morris
HK Jimmy Stevens
PR Fraser Balmain
PR Kyle Sinckler
PR Ryan Bower
LK Tom Price
FL Jacob Rowan
N8 Richard De Carpentier
 
FH George Ford
CE Dante Mama
CE Mitchell Tamiau
CE Liam Holder
CE Luke Bowler
WG Josh Bassett
WG Will Hurrell
WG Charlie Walker
WG Stephen Macauley
FB Alex Lewington
 
INJURIES:
 
Leicester
 
R15 – James O’Connor
R16 – Alex Corbisiero
R17 – Richie Gray
R18 – Willam Alberts
R19 – Ed Slater

Attwood NFS mate, building my EQ pack around him and Fearns

It's not just EQ players though mate. I've had it both ways, offered young EQ potential for foreign international and other manager wants more as his man is an international, and have offered foreign international for young EQ potential and other manager wants more as his man has potential and is English. (Different managers obviously).

I get the feeling that some Chiefs players are vastly underated by virtue of playing for the Chiefs. The Chiefs are above Sale, Irish, Gloucester, Bath, Worcester and Wasps in real life, yet I think people still rate players form those clubs more highly than their counterparts at Sandy Park, both in terms of transfers and predictions.

It's tough battling against that to be honest. Going to be along hard slog of a season.

Ah no danger of me not sticking with it mate, it will actually be interesting battling at the other end of the table to start with, as I've always been in the top 4 in the other game really.

Just hoping to get people seeing that some of these guys are good players is all.

matt smith?

no

What can I get from the Corner shop of Pooly for Servat?

Erm,, how about;

Servat + Hudson
=
Webber + Parling/Deacon + 36

Enq

Lol what do you suggest then?

Well, Webber would have to come to me.

But anyone really from;
Ayerza, Cole, Parling, Kitchener, Wallace, Flood, 36, Tait, Murphy, Lowe, Benjamin.

Two losses just to get Wade..no thanks
Mullan + Percival 4 Parling + Ayerza

Which is why we are never gonna get a deal for Mullan done

I'd rate them at the same level in terms of quality atm but Mullan is young and EQ definitely a gain.

Ayerza doesn't look as good in 6N when he's not with castro/Cole

stankovich?

Interested in Ayerza, Grindal and murphy

brutal

There is definitely something there, close.

I'll have a ponder and come back to you, but likelihood is it'll need someone big to take one of my few internationals and my brightest star.

For 36, would you be interested in Hape, Noon, Geraghty, Spratt or only Gibson?

Alright mate just a quick enquiry:
Strauss + Downey = Tait + 36??

Not sure mate.

Croft + Warburton + Ayerza
=
Pocock + Gibson + Corbs

enq.

Strauss and ??
=
Tait and 36??

Anything along those lines?

Parling + Waldrom + Benjamin/Wade 4 Garvey + Morgan + Percival

ENQ

Hi mate, forgot to say this, but my laptop broke last night, nightmare. I'll try my hardest tomorrow with tactics and predictions, but it is almost impossible to do at work. Just a heads up, you know I'm normally one of the reliable ones.

Yeah, I really would be looking at getting in Croft though with a sweetener coming your way.

36 would be nice, but I have Hape, Bowden, Geraghty who can play 12. What would you be looking at:

36 + ?
=
Gibson + ?

you know how high I rate Morgan

That's because you also over rate your players

Gibson + Corbs
=
36 + Ayerza

is the obvious one, which you've offered before. If Corbs HAS to be involved, it's not worth it for me. Thompstone/Smith?

No, basically,

36 + Thomstone
=
Smith + Gibson

enq.

If everyone is fit Parling is at best a Saxons player
Morgan should be England starter..will be one of best in world IMO
Waldrom shouldn't be in Saxons IMO
Worcester fans prefer Garvey

Ah.

It's difficult, I've never come looking to lose Gibson - it's you who clearly wants him. You've come offering 36 but then want a gain on top, there's just not the incentive for me.

No interest in Newby at all

Isn't White banned for your game mate?

Nice try, want a lock to partner attwood, I know how badly you want him!

Struggling to be honest mate, BDP is a massive player for me and I think I need to keep the two World Class players that I have in my pack if I am going to stay off the bottom this season.

Am very interested in Luke Wallace though if you can see anything that doesn't involve me losing BDP or Horwill.

He looks a very good prospect to be fair. he was doing a Q & A on twitter last night and said that he sees his biggest strength as winning quick ball for his side. Proper 7.

Would love to see England take a look at him in the summer, as watching him live against London Irish last week, the kid is very very good.

I missed it on Sunday as I was away, Jeff Probyn normally talks a lot of sense on there. Baxter is right though, some of the Chiefs boys have been putting in some real big performances, although if they are to gain international honours they need to keep doing it for a prolonged period.

What are you pondering mate?

Not sure what we could do there mate, would be interested in some of your players like 36 etc

Could even chuck in Wilson or Mercey, as White is bit aged and not quite reliable enough when Cole and Castro are away.

Not quite sure lol, anyone you'd be actually willing to listen to offers on?

To be honest mate, I rate both of mine higher there. I like my wingers with some sort of turn of pace, Agulla doesn't reallt have that IMO!

Haha I know strange...

Yeah, too many! I'll have a think mate, quite a few options I reckon, Ayerza being #1 target.

Got my lineout lock, Muller! Yipee!

Lahiff, Watson?

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Could you do a deal including Cole? Obviously I'd stump up a bit, just wondering if there's scope.

Alternatively, still keen on 36 and Smith.

Smith for the pair?! Behave.

Lahiff, Watson + ?
=
Smith, 36?

Gibson + Lahiff

Twelvetrees + ?

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We've been through this before haven't we?

I don't know mate.. I need to improve at 6 and 3 I reckon so would be looking at that to lose Corbs, Lahiff, Gibson etc..

That would be Croft/Cole/Castro. They're all worldly players so I don't think we'll sort a deal out..

Lahiff + Watson + Gibson

Twelvetrees + Newby + Cole (on loan for season)

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No thanks mate. Three big prospects. Surely there's only 5 odd games left of the season - would need to be Cole permanently.

Lahiff + Watson + Gibson

Twelvetrees + Newby + Cole (on loan for season)

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Given new players should be bedded in over a few weeks, the season will be over, meaning having Cole on loan will be pointless. It needs to be perm.

I know.. I was just reminding you of the reasons for my rejection, allowing you to make a counter offer.