Scottish Highlanders

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Mario Ledesma
Kevin Mealamu

Carl Hayman
Tony Woodcock
Alex Corbisiero
Martin Sclezo
Kevin Tkachuk

George Skivington
Courtney Lawes
Sam Whitelock
Juandre Kruger

Imanol Harindorquay
Tom Croft
Rob Harley
Francois Louw
John Barclay

Sarel Pretorious
Fourie Du Preez

Ruaridh Jackson
Toby Flood
Quade Cooper

Nick De Luca
Berrick Barnes
James Hook

Cory Jane
Pat McCabe
Rudi Wulf
Zack Guildford

Chris Patterson
Kurtley Beale

Budget: £20.5m

Transfers: Cole + Skivington 4 Low + Kellock
Berrick Barnes £25m
Quade Cooper £24m
Cory Jane £24m
Fergus Thomson £4m
Jon Welsh £2.5m
Alan MacDonald £3.5m
Ross Rennie £3.5m
Phil Godman £7.5m
Jim Thompson £2 m
Andrew Turnbull £2.5m
Simon Webster 6.5m
Craig Hamilton £3m
Scott Macleod £4.5m
Jerome Kaino £23.5m
Williams 4 Blair + Cross
Graeme Morrison £15m
Beale + Hayman + Samson 4 Gray + Evans + Cole
Bradley Davies £22.5m
Christopher Samson £4m
Sam Whitelock £23m
Ben Cairns ?5m
David Marty £20m
Richie Vernon 15m
Andrew Sheridan £23m
Dougie Hall £6m
TPN £27m
DTH Van Der Merwe £13m
Dan Lydiate £20m
Corbs + Wulf 4 Visser + Jacobsen
Ashton + Ledesma + Sclezo 4 Corbs + Williams + Ford + £15m
Halfpenny + Hari 4 Ashton + Beattie
£14m Estaban Lozada
Croft, Woodcock, Mealamu, FDP, Whitelock, Hook 4 Kaino, Sheridan, Burgess, TPN, Lawes, Marty
Louw + Whitelock 4 Davies + Lydiate
Pretotious + Guildford 4 1/2p + Cuss
Pat McCabe £18.5m

Don't like him my opinions always stick.

Oh, i thought it was exactly the same. Your squad certainly looks better for it. Blogs doesn't seem to work out that cash isnt that important this late in the game when the quality has already been snapped up!

Whitelock/Davies + Lydiate + (Marty)

for

Kruger + Thomson + (Mapasua)

Clermont

tempting mate - but I have too many tight heads already, let me think on it.

Hello inthefastlane

Polota-Nau & Whitelock
4
Mealamu & Williams or Jack

2nd deal
Kaino & Lydiate
4
McCalman & Ouedraego

Thank you

Lobbe + Bonnaire
=
Beattie + Kaino

Enq

Polota Nau better than Mealamu are you crazy

Whitelock & Cusiter
4
Williams & Kelleher

Offer 2
Kaino & Hayman & Cusiter
4
McCalman & WP Nel & Kelleher

Offer 3
Jane & Whitelock & Wulf & Poloto-Nau
4
Guildford & Jack & Visser & Mealamu

What about them, by ratings Mealamu is better than Poloto-Nau, he had a good start to the season but has faded, Mealamu experienced and a seasonal veteran who is one of the best hookers around.

Thought so. You made a pretty good offer to two people yesterday would it be better if you started something?

Interested in Whitelock and Kaino

Willing to sell Deacon, Jack, Williams, McCalman, Brown and Ouedraego for them.

You can add something elsewhere if you want, but I want something involving Whitelock or Kaino if possible.

Thank you inthefastlane.

Just saw your MOTM, thanks. Just out of interest, what were the stinkers?

Why didn't you advise me then mate!!! Never mind, all part of the learning process, now I know who you lot rate it's a lot easier. Really happy with the deals this month, got some big names in each area now.

Hello in thefastlane back again.

Whitelock & Kaino
4
Albacete & McCalman

2nd deal
Whitelock & Jane
4
Albacete & Guildford & 7 million

Thank you

Deal number 1, the gap between Alba + whitelock is tiny. By the end of the season it will be reversed IMO

Deal number 2, everyone knows how much I rate Jane. I'm not a fan of money

Ok it doesn't matter, it seems I don't have Albacete anymore but I thought those deals as a whole might of worked but I guess I was wrong.

Won't be giving up though lol

I accept your views but Bathite has been a huge help directing me to last season's prices and top 10 ratings.

On a top 25 lock topic on the actual 606, I see Albacete ahead of Sam Whitelock in everyone's lists who took part. I honestly think most people would prefer Albacete to Whitelock on here, of course im not under estimating Whitelock's qualities I just wanted to propose something as part of my task.

Also I know Kaino is a 6 but you can play Lydiate there, McCalman is one hot property in Rugby and I take it most guys on here would snatch at the opportunity to have him even if they are losing a good player.

If you think otherwise I accept your views, but if you can see something with the players I have from Rowleyfox's deal if that is allowed to stand with Albacete, Kearney and McAlister in my team could you see a possible deal on the following players.

Hayman, Whitelock, Kaino, Jane and Beale. It could be very hard getting Jane and Beale off of you but Kurtley is currently my favourite player in Rugby and I would love to have him.

If you can propose something I would appreciate it, like I said last night at least you tried even though it may be pants.

So I won't get any New Zealand players off of you then, im trying to ditch Nel and I have two players in mind, you might well guess who they are.

Thought you wouldn't deal on Jane or Beale sadly. McCalman honestly wouldn't start for you I am a bit shocked by that, only left with Whitelock then.

Would you just do Albacete 4 Whitelock lol?

Yes New Zealand front five hopefully, back row will try my damn hardest but I think I won't succeed. Kaino off of you seems very unlikely now, McCaw I haven't got a cat's hell of a chance.

Whitelock 4 Albacete if I do have Albacete is still there if you want it, he is the better player at the minute and would be an improvement, while I want a New Zealand second row, as some of you said Jack with Williams wouldn't look good.

So I needed Thorn, Whitelock or Donnolly and Albacete would be decent bait. Just have to play around a bit and see what I can do.

Just want New Zealand players, don't care if they are in the international side or not, I want them to be good of course and I wouldn't buy players like Jason Shoemark and Jimmy Gopperth lol.

I have plans, I have a front five near enough and Kelleher, Donald and Guildford.

That is 8/15 I may have. I could get some New Zealand players off of Clermont if the deal was right, but that whole sitution is a mess now, Ben Franks could be possible as Owen is much better, Bathite has a whole host of New Zealand players but will be very hard to get them, unless I improve my side by not concentrating on New Zealand based players.

Not giving up though inthefastlane not giving up at all.

Patterson + Whitelock + Cussiter
=
Genia + Russouw + Hamilton

Enq.

Alright dude;

Whitelock + Sheridan + Beattie + Kaino
=
Lawes + Jenkins + Lobbe + Bonnaire

Enq

I would've thought you'd have Lawes = to Whitelock and Jenkins at least over on Sheridan.

Would you consider Roberts for Marty instead?

I would agree, but people seem unconvinced by AWJ on here. Still a starting int and a lion, so can't be that bad for goodness sake!

err you are having a laugh are you not?

Offfer to take place on Thursday!
Franks/Hari + ???????
4
Hayman/Barclay + Lydiate
ENQ

Could add cash depending how good ????? is

Franks > Haymans
Hari >>> Barclay or >> Lydiate and you want cash sorry bud think you have been in the sun too long

ah ok I see got the wrong end of the stick with the csh bit = however I don't really want to loose Franks or Hari.

I may do the moooj?

oh yeah I don't deny Haymans is be better, but not by a massive distance Mooj is rated but I wouldn't expect a straight swap, more of a deal with someone eelse

Franks + ?????
4
Hayman + Lydiate
add maybe cash

Yeah I don't want to weaken my front row either, don't really see much point for either of us in the deal and I don't think I need any backrow players.

cheers though.

how does Lydiate improve my back row?
he would be on the bench?

not sure I and a few others on here would agree with that? but suppose it personal preference!

not really mate, worked hard to get my out and out 7 in warburton

Oh, I understand you know. Yeah, could be up for that.

Just looking at your team and the two targets i want are Ashton and Ledesma! Thought stupid stupid rowley got rid of them! What a Boobie

Would be looking at Hayman for that deal i reckon

Hayman+Lydiate
4
Vermeulen+Alexander

Don't see Lydiate as a gain on Vermuelen

Wouldn't have him any better then any of my back rowers and the starting lineup is

Thomson-V.Niekerk-Warburton.

Personally saw him > Thomson and definitely > Vermuelen

Its a lot easier to get into the welsh backrow then ahead of Kaino and Spies (which might well happen anyways)

De Luca + Sclezo 4 Jacobsen + JD

That offer is dull, De Luca

Thanks for the approach, but don't know much about him, so not that fussed. Going for more familiar targets.

Lawes + Palmer + Lobbe + Bonnaire
=
Whitelock + Davies + Beattie + Kaino

Just putting something out there

Ha! Well i would rather be honest, rather then blag it with wiki/planet rugby a la blogs! the Top 14 is my weakness in terms of player knowledge. Much more au fait with aviva,magners,super rugby.

Sure that scelzo is an ok player, but not worth my losing out elsewhere. Not urgent to get another prop, just tweaking my back ups

What about if I added Jenkins for Sheridan?
Think I may have asked this before though

Marty for Roberts?

Any other ideas. Hayman for Cole, England props?

Not McCaw, trying to unite Kaino.

I would of thought;
TP + CL > SW + BD
Lobbe > Beattie
Kaino >> Bonnaire

Could add Heymans for Paterson, improve back up?

yeah see census is at toulouse now, missed him there?
Humaan not rated here then?

Johnstone should be rated here, he was when I had him in my team a few seasons back? he's a quality prop - certainly for back up.

Afoa would be better than slipper, somerville and scelzo - who I don't hink is as good as slipper/somerville.

but again its down to personal pref I suppose . . .

Johnstone is a very good prop. Afoa does hooker as well, didn't know that - that makes him very good.

The other good prop at Biarritz is Coetze - he's a real handful!!

but for humaan, coetzee and johnstone, if the guys don't watch top14 they wont know how good these guys can be!

they're a good side mate

You will probably 99% say no to this but it's worth a punt.

Cooper
4
Lambie & Davies & 10m

How strange! Just when he was getting back to form! Once Weepu came back, the hurricanes backline looks as good as it should be on paper!

Just thinking, surely this increases the chances of Nonu coming to NH post world cup! There was a very strong rumour of Munster a while back, but assume it will be to France! Stade or Racing maybe?

Cusiter & B.Davies & Marty/Barnes
4
Kelleher & Chisholm & Hook

Thanks

Is there any chance of a small negotiation??

What do you mean small try me, if it's one of those boring deals for mediocre players you can forget it. If it includes Beale then I will do it.

Marty & Lydiate
4
Hook & Haskell/Smith

?

Genia + Russouw
=
Whitelock + Cussiter

Enq.