Fantasy Aviva Premiership season 4

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Welcome to the 4th season of the fantasy aviva premiership game


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LV Anglo Welsh Cup Homepage

Transfer Homepage

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Unavailable Players

Waiting list for a team

1. Sam
2. pullthestrings
3. Bathite

Teams
Bath RFC
Manager:- 207bars

Exeter Chiefs
Manager:- RugbyDriver

Gloucester
Manager:- Anonmattyt

Harlequins
Manager:- Steve_sharks

Leicester Tigers
Manager:- LukeLovesLuka

London Irish
Manager:- stnick88

London Wasps
Manager:- Arry

Newcastle Falcons
Manager:- PoolyPunk

Northampton Saints
Manager:- Dammit_Chris

Sale Sharks
Manager:- SirJohnnyEnglish

Saracens
Manager:- LDCPete]

Worcester Warriors
Manager - Prop_Lyd

Guys got very busy with work at the moment - I also cant access this site in the office (annoyingly!) but I will try and get back online properly over the next few days...

About for a few squad tweaks

Guys

Does anyone here own a PS3? I'm currently a 360 man but just sold it to buy a PS3 can any one recommended somewhere what sells them on the cheap or does a good offer?

eBay......

Should have stick with your 360...

Im a 360 man Driver... You dont want to be messing around with the playstation now their network can be messed around with

I have both and never really play them. Prefer the PS3 just because it looks better. Black ops was really good as well.

Quite like the look of that LA noir game that was out. I am a sucker for gadgets and technology and buy anything when it comes out and then barely use it.

PS3 all the way...cant wait for the new EA rugby game

There's a new rugby game out soon. Hopefully its a good one.

Any got a link to it?

August 26th the RWC game is released.

Budgets with cash injections are up on the transfer page

anyone know anything about this ex All Black lock Evans that Irish have signed?

Is it bryn Evans nick?

I said gloucester were in for an Argie front row and they have signed him. Did nOt think it would be this guy but it solves our hooker depth.
Now need props http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/mobile/rugby_union/13521291.stm

yeh driver bryn evans from the hurricanes

He got two caps in 2009 when all their other locks were injured. Hopefully a decent signing but I shall reserve judgement until I've seen him a few times.

How do people rate Kelly Brown at 8?

I would Driver, he's not as strong as he is at 6 though.

A one for Matt....that work shy Sean O'Brien picking up European player of the year:

http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/25/sean-obrien-leinster-heineken-cup?cat=sport&type=article

Driver my budge was at £61m prior to the Heinken Cup Final - so whatever I get for finishing second there is what my budget is mate!

Also I'm working from home this afternoon so will be able to do some deals then.

Looks like Wasps are making some cracking signings, so pleased with the Wentzel one, at last we have a friggin lineout - can see us pushing for top 4 now, as we don't really lose anyone to the world cup - can't see Shaw going, and Flutey and Simpson are the other ones who could go.

Looks like we will have some more signings soon too - can see Sackey coming back, and Cipriani is being touted as our fullback again. Interesting signings there

Right people, I have the day off work and want to do some deals, so hit me with your offers!

I reckon today could finally be the day that some deals are done!!

pete I'm about too let me know if your interested in anyone.

Chris I dont think you will be able to challenge the top 4, think tigers, sarries, saints, bath will take some shifting. irish, glos, wasps, quins challenging for 5/6. I'm becoming less confident about the fourie deal for Irish.

How come this game is so much more active then the ERL?

Nothing happening over there, but here some action a plenty.

I'm on the waiting list for this game by the way, morning all

Morning Bathite

I don't know who's on the ERL but we have some good guys on here who have kept the game going since late 2008, and all want to win next season so there is loads of activity right now whilst people sort out their squads.

Bathite

usually it is the opposite, but we are at the point in thsi games where deals are flying around and the ERL is at the point where sides are getting settled so deals are less frequent

Bathite

Main reason I would say is the season has just finished, and this is a realsitic game as apposed to a fanatsy game, so transfer acticity is much higher than it was a month or two ago.

Fair enough, cheers guys, didn't realise it worked on real time, see that the squads are huge as well.

Maybe someone like Luke or Steven could summarise the difference + pro's/cons?

The main difference is this is realistic, whereas Pull's is fantasy. Main aim of Pull's is to get as many of the best players in the world into one team - on here you have to have 10 english players in your squad, it is more based on form, and you have to consider bedding players in, fatigue etc.

Both are fun leagues mate, just very different

I am off to the cinema. Those who I have offers with I will get back to you when I get back.

If I get an English player back I could sell Jauzion

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3824_6951231,00.html

Top players available:

Juan Smith
Tommy Bowe
Maxime Mermoz
Luke McAlister
Luke Fitzgerald
Maxime Medard
Rodrigo Roncero
Chris Cusiter

Barbarians: 15 Nicolas Jeanjean, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Benoit Baby, 12 Mathieu Bastareaud, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Fred Michalak, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Sergio Parisse (capt), 7 George Smith, 6 Joe van Niekerk, 5 Paul Tito, 4 Erik Lund, 3 Davit Kubriashvili, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Sebastien Bruno, 17 Carl Hayman, 18 Quintin Geldenhuys, 19 Martyn Williams, 20 Sebastien Tillous-Borde, 21 Willie Mason, 22 Seru Raben

Does Cusiter still count as a top player these days?

That is a serious Baa Baas lineup, this young England side could have its work cut out beating them.

Well the Jocks hope so mate as their other scrummies are garbage! Hopefully he'll come back firing like he was...

What jocks are these pooly. you always talk for the Jock nation. If i did a straw poll of the 2 in my office none of them want cussiter at 9 for them

We'll see in WC I guess. Surely want their captain to start. I work with about 15 jocks so trump yer

This should decide the argument

https://www.606v2.com/t5586-who-do-the-scots-want-as-there-9-at-the-rwc#124146

That definitely does not trump me. the less sweaties the better.

For me if all on form blair is their best by a distance. form wise lawson has been cracking all year.

That tackle of the year he did against Sarries he has been doing all year. Not seen anyone defend as well as scrum half since George Gregan and that is a very high compliment. great service as well.

Depends how they want to play the game. If they want a huge pack and to play like that then a sniping scrum half like cussiter is the way to go.

If they want to play a bit of rugby and tempo then you go for blair or LAwson. Cussiters service is quite slow and not very accurate. always struggled with his pass

I dont really rate Cusiter, havent seen him play that well for a long time, probably still better than Blair though.

Good call driver.

Blair before his injuries was favourite to captain the Lions and then went down like a stone.

his brother was a talented lad also. apparently given up the game to become a teacher

Think Cus service is tops, he lacks the form but has the calibre. I prefer Lawson to Blair.

Looking to build around Beale in a complete overhaul. Bids for players

Likes of Evans, FDP, Deacon need huge bids though (y)

Some big deals going down today!

Juan Smith
Tommy Bowe
Maxime Mermoz
Luke McAlister
Luke Fitzgerald
Maxime Medard
Rodrigo Roncero

English:
Topsy Ojo
Chris Robshaw
Dom Waldouck
Wigglesworth
Stankovich
Lindsay
Ben Woods
Charlie Hodgson

According to a mix of Steve Hanley, Mick Hogan (CEO of Sale) and a very knowledgeable Sale fans seem to think that Sale have just secured a great signing (possibly Hendrie Fourie) and Dimes is flying to France to secure another signing which people appear to think will be Gavin Henson although I am not convinced.

could well be Fourie, Leeds are being stubborn with Irish.
Henson is a liability.

Henson is a liability. Don't see what Sale could do to make him any more committed to the game than the WRU, Ospreys, Saracens or Toulon could have done.

Who do we think has done the best deals so far in the AP. I reckon its close between Bath, Leicester and Saints.

Bath have Louw, Hipkiss, Fearns, Attwood and Eastmond whereas Leicester have Brookes (phenominal player. So physical), Tait and Young. Saints have Cato, Lamb, Roberts, Pisi and PDJ.

I reckon Saints have just about signed the best set of players.

Interestingly, are we surprised that PDJ has moved to Saints where he will likely be behind Mujati in the pecking order. Seems an odd choice for his England aspirations.

and I've forgotten sarries who have Hodgson, Smit and Vunipola on the way. Them and Leicester have signed only a few players but I reckon they will be great signings.

Bath for me
Then Saints
Then Sarries

Sorry matt but Glos have done the worst so far, losing PDJ, azam, attwood, robinson.

irish have done ok think couple more back row signings and I'd be happy.