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THE SENIOR SQUAD

Squad Size: 36/40

Front Row
Gethin Jenkins (LH) [ENG]
Tatafu Polota-Nau (HK) [AUS]
Euan Murray (TH) [SCO]
Leo Halavatau (TH) [TON]
Paulică Ion (TH) [ROM]
Faan Rautenbach (TH) [RSA]

Second Row
Tom Palmer (LK) [ENG]
Bryn Evans (LK) [NZL]
Simon Shaw (LK) [ENG]
Nick Kennedy (LK) [ENG]

Back Row
Liam Messam (FL) [NZL]
Jerome Kaino (FL) [NZL]
Declan Danaher (FL) [ENG]
David Pocock (FL) (AUS) (Captain)
Richard Thorpe (FL) [ENG]
Ally Hogg (N8) [SCO]
Tom Guest (N8) [ENG]
Imanol Harinordoquy (N8) [FRA]

Half Backs
Joe Simpson (SH) [ENG]
Darren Allinson (SH) [WAL]
Daniel Bowden (FH/IC) [NZL]
Quade Cooper (FH/IC/FB) [AUS]
Brock James (FH) [NZL]

Centres
Shontayne Hape (IC/OC) [ENG]
Regan King (OC) [NZL]
Jamie Noon (OC) [ENG]
Jonathan Spratt (IC/OC) [WAL]
Aurelien Rougerie (OC/WG) [FRA]
Ryan Shortland (OC/WG) [NZL]

Back Three
Paul Diggin (WG) [ENG]
Alesana Tuilagi [SAM]
Tom Homer (WG/FB) [ENG]
Sailosi Tagicakibau (WG) [SAM]
Delon Armitage (FB/WG/OC) [ENG]

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THE ACADEMY

Squad Size: 19/20

Rob Herring (HK) [RSA]
Tom Smallbone (TH/LH) [ENG]
Max Lahiff (LH) [ENG]
Kieren Low (LK) [ENG]
Gerard Ellis (FL) [WAL]
Jack Ramshaw (LK/FL) [ENG]
Ben Pritchard (FL) [ENG]
James Sanford (FL) [ENG]
Ed Shiggery (FL) [WAL]
David Sisi (N8) [ENG]
Freddie Clarke (N8) [ENG]
Jack Moates (SH) [ENG]
Ludi Hopkinson (FH) [ENG]
Guy Armitage (IC) [ENG]
Luke Peters (IC) [ENG]
Anthony Watson (WG) [ENG]
Marland Yarde (WG) [ENG]
Conner Gaston (WG) [IRE]
Sam Edgerley (FB) [ENG]

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INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS
AP 7 - G Jenkins
AP 8 - I Harinordoquy
AP 9 - N Kennedy

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what for ojo, armitage, shingler, evans ?

ojo, armitage, shingler
for
Brown, Varndell, Clegg

I would consider.

Johnson + Arscott + Camacho

for

Gibson + Yarde

Fair enough mate. How about Strauss straight up for Delon then?

I need cover at fullback and assume he will be behind Homer because of his goal kicking and Strauss is an improvement for you at hooker
Also is there anything that might be done for Gibson at all?

More inclined to do the 1 for 1 as Im only looking for Delon to cover Foden when hes away with England and Paice would only be bench for me but could maybe look to make it a gain each and do:

Cato + Strauss = Delon + Paice?

Fair enough mate, just do me one favour please, don't sell either of them to anyone else without giving me a chance to beat any offer that has been made. Ta.

tuilagi instead of varndell?

Fair enough mate if you consider letting him or Homer go give me a shout

Any chance of Yarde on loan until the end of the season?

Mercey + Palmer + Eves + Shortland + Diggin
=
Ion + Casey + Shingler + Ansbro + Thompstone

Something like that I'm guessing?

Couldn't do servat, unfortunately. I could chuck in May?

Palmer + May + Shortland + Diggin
=
Kennedy + Shingler + Ansbro + Thompstone

?

Anything for Corbs/Lahiff?

Any opinion on the above mate?

Very, very keen on Lahiff, Sisi and Watson mate. Talk to me.

Not sure which of your locks start? I'm assuming it is Casey and Kennedy? I'm considering letting Shaw go as he is quite similar to Attwood

So,

Corbs + Mafi
4
Catt + Shaw
?

what for bowden and thompstone?

Servat + Palmer + Eves + Shortland + Diggin
=
Paice + Casey + Shingler + Ansbro + Thompstone

You happy with that then?

I could do with all the improvements I can get in the backs. I could change one to May if that helps? But stick on confirms when you're happy

Commented on my own page lol

for brown to go i would need armitage.
varndell could go as could tuilagi.
still interested in shingler and quite like ansbro.

see anything?

Ok, I could maybe stretch to Flatman, but it is a risk, as wouldn't be able to play Corbs for the next 5/6 games. If Donald/Bowden was in there, i'd obviously need another gain, Hari/Fearns or Taki

So

Flats + Shaw
4
Corbs + Mafi

or

Flats + Shaw + Donald
4
Corbs + Mafi + Bowden + Taki

Just enq for now, but there is potential i think

Would need to be the five part deal I think. I lose two strong components of my pack otherwise. Let me know though mate.

Cruden I could be tempted to sell, but would need Bowden to be included in the deal as well.

Cruden + Sturgess + (one of Foster, Jess, Sesteret or Phillips)

Bowden + Lahiff + Sisi + Yarde

You get a better 10 and 1 and a proven Prem performer.

I get a decent 10/12 and bags of potential.

Thoughts?

I was thinking that my two losses accumulate to your three losses. But if it's a four way deal it would need to be the centres for me

What for Corbs?

Ayerza + 36

Corbs + Gibson

Enq

Bloody hell, that's the nearest we've got then! I wouldn't look to improve on the above tbh, hit you with my best offer!

Sorry to confuse mate. Would it be alright swap Casey for Kennedy in the deal?

That's no problem buddy. I might comeback another time for him and Thompstone

Oh, shame that, good signing though. No interest in Servat / Franks mate, heard rumours that Servat might retire and not go to Toulon at all. Franks going to be a world beater for a very long time.

Is there anything still on the table?

Corbs + Taki + Bowden
4
Flatman + Biggs + Donald
?
Just a thought, really can't decide if i want to lose Donald, so integral to my tactics

Only Gibson mate

Not keen on losing Camacho at the moment, but if you were change him to any one of Foster, Jess, Sesteret or Phillips then I would deal on that.

Yeah i guess you're right, that is tilting in my favour. But with Corbs away, it doesn't really suit right now, so unfortunately seems we are not quite there yet.

Delon/Nacewa is a tough call, as I am a big fan of Delon, but it's a gamble with the way things are going for him these days.

I'm struggling here a bit with your offers mate as on eall of them I seem to be the one taking a gamble while you are getting the consistent performers. I need to have a think about it.

Any thoughts?

What for Hodgson mate?

Warburton isn't for sale and I don't want to lose Croft for Gibson

What for Lahiff

Different level...if someone else of his class is included then yer

I thought the original offer was pretty fair mate.

Im not sure what you mean by along the same lines when I can't do 2/3 of the offer lol?!?

Diggin + Stegmann
=
Hodgson + Thompstone

Enq?

Still up for;

Diggin
=
Hodgson

?

Fancy nailing something?

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Fancy nailing something?

Oo eer missus

Still need Corbs in that one mate.

I really can't let Croft go for Gibson, would be like letting Pocock go for Wallace

Thomp/Smith on top of that offer?

Smith is much better than Thompstone imo, I'm losing out twice in that offer.

Diggin + Hogg + Stegmann
=
Hodgson + Grey + Thompstone

Enq

Could drop the end part if you want mate

Fair enough, I've chased Gibson but you've also been interested in Twelvetrees. I think we'd both agree 36 is worth more so I'd obvioulsy need a tweak.

Just because I'm willing to lose him doesn't put his value down. I thought you were offering:

36 + Ayerza + Smith

Gibson + Corbs + Thompstone

Which again is probably fairish, possibly a little sided to you.

I doubt we're going to do a deal are we.

Did you see my offer above mate?

Anything for Kennedy or Hari?