Leicester Tigers 2012/13

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Injuries:

Brian Mujati - Returns AP 19 (Sold)
Jonny Wilkinson - Returns HC QF
Dominic Waldouck - Returns AP 20
Kurtley Beale - Returns AP 21
Andrew Sheridan - Returns HC SF
Francois Louw - Returns AP 22
Ugo Monye - Returns AP SF
Michael Claassens - Returns HC F (Sold)

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The Squad (40/40):

Forwards:

Front Row:
Andrew Sheridan (LH) (ENG)
Gethin Jenkins (LH) (WAL)
Yannick Forestier (LH) (FRA)

Stephen Moore (HK) (AUS)
Tom Youngs (HK) (ENG)
Sebastian Bruno (HK) (FRA)

Dan Cole (TH) (ENG)
Cencus Johnston (TH) (SAM)
Craig Mitchell (TH) (WAL)

Lock:
James Horwill (AUS)
Pascal Papé (FRA)
Geoff Parling (ENG)
Nathan Hines (SCO)
Simon Shaw (ENG)
Romain Taofifenua (FRA)

Back Row:
Sean O'Brien (BS/N8/OS) (IRE)
Francois Louw (BS/OS) (RSA)
Ernst Joubert (N8) (ENG)
Ryan Jones (N8/BS/LK) (WAL)
Steve Mafi (BS/LK) (TON)
Jacques Burger (OS/BS) (NAM)
Roger Wilson (N8) (IRE)
James Scaysbrook (OS/BS) (ENG)


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Dimitri Yachvili (FRA)
Eoin Reddan (IRE)
Micky Young (ENG)

Fly Half:
Jonny Wilkinson (ENG)
Frederic Michalak (FRA)
Rory Clegg (ENG)

Centre:
Brian O'Driscoll (OC) (IRE)
Maxime Mermoz (IC/OC) (FRA)
Billy Twelvetrees (IC/FH) (ENG)
Dominic Waldouck (OC/IC) (ENG)
Paul Jordaan (OC/IC/WG) (RSA)
Josh Matavesi (IC/FH/FB) (FIJ)

Back Three:
Kurtley Beale (FB/FH) (AUS)
Vincent Clerc (WG) (FRA)
Isa Nacewa (FB/WG/FH) (FIJ)
Ugo Monye (WG) (ENG)
Drew Mitchell (WG) (AUS)
Rene Ranger (WG/OC) (NZL)
Clement Poitrenaud (FB) (FRA)
Paul Sackey (WG) (ENG)

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The Academy (19/20):

HK Jimmy Stevens - 27/01/1991
PR Lee Imiolek - 21/09/1990
PR Jonny Harris - 15/01/1991
PR Ryan Bower - 25/02/1991
PR Jared Saunders - 18/09/1990
SR Romain Taofifenua - 14/09/1990
SR Tom Price - 22/01/1993
SR Rob Conquest - 09/09/1990
FL Matt Everard - 09/01/1991
FL Tom Armes - 19/09/1990
N8 Edwin Maka - 25/02/1993

FH Rory Lyn - 12/12/1992
CE Joe Cobden - 01/09/1991
CE Josh Matavesi - 05/10/1990
CE Francois Venter - 19/04/1991
CE Paul Jordaan -04/01/1992
WG Josh Bassett - 17/03/1992
FB Alex Lewington - 20/09/1991

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Transfers:

Pretorious + Hipkiss for Mears + Cusiter
Vermeulen for Barclay
Scaysbrook - £6m
Burger + Monye + Claasens for Poff + Ojo + Manoa + Hipkiss
Saunders - £2m
Fuimaono-Sapolu for Nalaga
Matavesi for Juazion
Ranger for Vermeulen
Mujati + Louw + Clegg for Franks + Fritz + Biggs
Shaw - £3m
du Toit - £10m
Shipperley - £10m
Hargreaves - £18m
Beale + O'Brien for Jane + Pocock
Venter - £10m
Jordaan - £10m
Taofifenua - £10m
Bassett - £15m
Maka - £8m
Hudson Tonga’uiha
Mermoz + Waldouck for Miller + Laulala + £5m
Michalak - £22m
Parling for Croft
Mafi + Wilson for Hargreaves + Crane + James
Sackey - £1m
Mitchell for Shipperley
Imiolek - £2m
PSDT - £12m
Pretorius - £1m
Forestier - £17.75m
Reddan + Mitchell for Claasens + Mujati
R.Jones for Waldom

Bruno, Youngs, Mears?

Pretorious could potentially leave in something?

Which players of yours would you be willing to swap for Claassens?

Not interested in those two...how much cash are you willing to give me for him?

I'm looking for around £8m for him mate

36 available

Fair offer mate, prob go for that. Confirm?

(Mears isn't retiring or anything is he? lol)

sorry mate, but not looking to sell Halfpenny he's one of my favourite players. In the summer I'm only looking to bring in one or two players for my squad as by and large pretty happy with it.

Manoa?

Matavista + ????

for

Manoa

Not really interested in Tuilagi , Lualala or Rodney


Alexander is available though

Downey isn't for sale mate , i'v spent the last 2 years chasing him lol

Only really Nalanga interests me from them players.

How about

Alexander + Matavista + Shawsy

for

Manoa + Nalaga

No interest poitrenaud especially not for Albert

Cole, Pocock, 36, Barclay, Horwill....

Not interested in either of those players mate.

Claassens + Burger
for
Poff + ?

Kennedy who mate?

Almost nailed my 40 yes you are right about me being heavy in flankers will have to sell players like AJ who I really don't want to lose. Also going to release mils. I have may and dagg as fb options so a little light but sharples can play there

JOC would take a mental offer mate, not worth going there.

Would need something back on Barclay/Brown trade...

I'll leave Barclay mate

Taking out Cole & Pocock....prob 36, Franks

I'll leave it mate, I don't think we're getting anywhere lol

Not really interested in any of the players you've offered me there apart from Manoa.

I'm interested in Youngs, Manoa, Croft, Waldrom, Poff, O'Driscoll, Nacewa and Ojo.

Not interested in Crane or Nalaga mate.

Botha not for sale either.

36?

Not interested in Barclay mate, don't really want to let Tuohy go. Would rather let Chisholm go. Any chance of including Waldrom?

36 and Crane

for

Faainga and Louw

Poff + Ojo + Manoa + Waldrom
for
Burger + Monye + Claassens + Chisholm

You're getting one of the AP's best opensides and an international enforcer back though as well as Monye who is a quality winger.

36 and Hines

for

Louw and Contepomi

Very close now mate.

If I include Tuohy would you include Waldrom?

I will have too many second rows if I do the deal as it stands at the moment...

Argh we're so close! What do I need to add to get Waldrom?

sorry mate no deal dont want to sell either

Twelvetrees and Miller

for

Lowe and Louw?

Enquiry for now to see what you thought

How about if I add Rory Clegg?

Can't manage that. Realisation that half of who I thought would be my academy players don't actually qualify for the academy has left me with a very full squad.

I don't rate Nalaga though. I love Miller but 15 is a position where I have one of the best in the world already here so I am unsure as to how valuable he would be to me.

Problem with Nalaga is he is lazy and is likely to become a journeyman if he hasn't already plus he can't be played in the wet conditions. Hynes is top when he is fit (if he ever gets fit again) and Huget is a very good winger hopefully past his ban stage.

Chisholm is an academy wing.

Fair offer mate, deal

What for Miller mate?

Miller + Nacewa + Jane + Ojo + Clerc interest me

Had a feeling that was coming. Rate them so high young and both I'd put as the best player in the world in their position (North more arguable but counts as Academy

I'd probably need Pocock/Cole/Croft and even then it'd be a serious think

Given him a little rest before the final. Played in the semi, for the end of season switched focus from league to Amlin

We're very close but I'm still unsure on the Monye for Ojo part.

Hmmm...still keen on Waldrom. How can we get him involved?

I lose out twice there I think

Ok mate, fair enough, I'll get back to you later on just need to think it over.

Think North is just as good and counts as academy which is big, means I don't have to drop another player.

Beale is the best in the world and Miller isn't even in the England squad. That is not happening

Well do they have to include Beale/North

Stick it on confirms then mate.

Not interested in Crane, would you throw in Hipkiss instead?

Matavista is yours form £6m if you still want him?