Leicester Tigers - ERL Season 4

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TEAM STATS

Current Position: 2nd
Recent Form: W W W W L
Top Try Scorers: I Dagg
Top Points Scorer: M Steyn

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THE SQUAD

Squad Size: 28

Hookers
HK Stephen Moore (AUS)
HK Saia Fainga'a (AUS)
HK/TH John Smit (RSA)

Props
LH Thomas Domingo (FRA)
LH/TH Paul James (WAL)
TH John Afoa (NZL)

Second Row
LK Brad Thorn (NZL)
LK Nathan Sharpe (AUS)
LK Rob Simmons (AUS)

Back Row
BS/N8 Julian Bonnaire (FRA)
BS/OS Tom Wood (ENG)
BS/OS Willem Alberts (RSA)
OS Richie McCaw (NZL) (Captain)
N8 Pierre Spies (RSA)
N8 Ben McCalman (AUS)

Half Backs
SH Luke Burgess (AUS)
SH/FH Peri Weepu (NZL)
FH/FB Morne Steyn (RSA)

Centres
IC/FH Luke McAlister (NZL)
IC Antony Allen (ENG)
IC Maxime Mermoz (FRA)
OS/WG Auerlian Rougerie (FRA)

Back Three
WG Sitiveni Sivivatu (NZL)
WG Joe Rokocoko (NZL)
FB/WG Israel Dagg (NZL)
FB/FH/IC Francois Steyn (RSA)

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INJURIES
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STRONGEST LINE UP


Kicker – Morne Steyn

----- 1. T. Domingo ------ 2. S. Moore -------------- 3. J. Afoa ----
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----------------- 4. B. Thorn --------- 5. N. Sharpe -----------------
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-- 6. W. Alberts ------------ 8. P. Spies ------------ 7. R. McCaw --
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------------------------------------ 9. L. Burgess -----------------
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----------------------------- 10. M. Steyn --------------------------
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--------------------- 12. M. Mermoz -------------------------------
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--------- 13. A. Rougerie ------------------------------------------
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-- 14. J. Rokocoko ------------------------------- 11. S. Sivivatu --
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-------------------------- 15. I. Dagg -----------------------------

Subs:
16. S. Fainga'a, 17. J. Smit, 18. R. Simmons, 19. B. McCalman, 20. P. Weepu, 21. L. McAlister, 22. F.Steyn

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BUDGET

Starting Budget: £45 mil

Transfers/Loans In: (£323.5 mil)
Transfers/Loans Out: £167.5 mil
Budget Bonus: £90 mil
Prediction Bonus: £66 mil
Winnings: £5 mil
Shop purchases: (£20 mil)

Current Budget: £30 mil

^^^ agreed

Yeah I know, all good quality as well! Got Bekker back, whoop!

Who are you after? I'd be looking at Castro Thorn probably

I see what your trying, but Hooper doesn't cut it mate, sorry.

As i said, Castro or Thorn and we are talking

Looks like we are a bit stuck then! Sorry

Take your point on Kub, but he is quality! Had a cracking season, definately on the way up! Was only 2places at most behind castro on rankings as well

Well i bought Kub on the back of the TH rankings everyone did. He featured around 6-8. Castro was around 3-6 i seem to remember.

Nallet for Roussow would have to be Thorn/Boric or Castro/Kub and im not 100% on either.

Yeh i'd be interested - but not with the 13 swap

no thanks mate, see maitland as at least an equal there

Rougerie & Mermoz & Sivivatu/Rokocoko
4
Hook & De Villiers & Guildford

Thanks

What is wrong with my deal, Hook to Rougerie doesn't have much between them at all Mermoz better than De Villiers, Guildford over Rokocoko.

Your deal, it's just because you put Hook in who seems to be ok in the ratings on here I don't want to let go yet, if it was.

De Villiers & Guildford
4
Mermoz/Rougerie & Rokocoko

I would do it, on current form Guildford is better than Rokocoko and Mermoz or Rougerie is better than De Villiers. Works out for me pullthestrings.

Roko > Guildford
Mermoz =< Hook

Not sure on those ratings I would rate them the opposite way around, I honestly think Mermoz has been the best 12 in all formats of Rugby Union this season.

Just wondering, I have a few thoughts what would you rate better.

10.Lambie
15.Hynes

10.O'Gara/Jones
15.Lambie

Inquiry time . . .

POD & DOC & Burgess & Strettle
for
Thorn & Russow & Genia & Siv/Rok


I have no idea why I am making this inquiry - - - think I am actually getting somewhere with my team now probably just interested to see what you think?

POD & DOC & Burgess & Strettle
for
Thorn & Russow & Genia & Siv/Rok

If I was pullthestrings I would sack you for making deals like that.

See what you think you even said.

You probably don't mean that deal, but still it's worth laughing out to

POC & DOC one of the best combo's not sure its laughable. Maybe the Strettle bit . .

For Thorn and Rossouw it is.

POC & DOC & Burgess & Strettle
for
Thorn & Russow & Genia & Siv/Rok

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IMO,

Thorn > POC
Russouw > DOC
Genia > Burgess
Siv/Roko >> Strettle

Weepu & Flood & Rougerie & Mermoz
4
Kelleher & Lambie & Hook & De Villiers

Kelleher > Weepu(Kelleher rated better, Cowan ahead of Weepu for All Blacks and has been injured)

Flood => Lambie(Lambie is a talent, Flood good player don't know which way I see that)

Hook > Rougerie(Hook seemed to be rated slightly better than Rougerie, you even say Hook => over Mermoz)

Mermoz > De Villiers(Good thing about De Villiers is he can play wing aswell, but Mermoz is class and has been excellent this season)

Better possibly?

thought you would like the combo! considering how much you were chasing POC earlier!

No its laughable banafan-aka-hon, very laughable.

Thorn for O'Connell is a joke
Rossouw who is now starting for Bulls and on form for O'Callaghan is a joke.

That's before I get to Strettle 4 Sivivatu/Rokocoko I cringed.

Genia is way better than Burgess aswell, if you think that deal was ok for a 36 year old I would find it slightly strange.

Weepu is higher than Cowan IMO, if he hadn;t gotten injured would easily be NZL number SH

But on ratings Kelleher seems higher rated than Weepu, Cowan is a good player fluxy I honestly think that he could of pipped Weepu to the 9 shirt even if he wasn't injured.

Cowan and Weepu for the 9 shirt is a quality battle.

whats age got to do with it you nobber? You sound more and more like Blogs everyday!

POC is one of the top locks in the world, some would say better than Thorn - but its opinon. DOC & POC are a very very good combo.

So its not laughable for the locks - strettle I give you.

Pull;

Palmer + Lawes + Steyn + Du Preez
=
Thorn + Russouw + Dagg + Genia

Enq

Oh dear it is laughable, Pullthestrings even thinks it is aswell by saying all of his players are better.

Thorn is World Class, while Rossouw is getting into the Bulls side and showing form.

Don't see what is so c r a p about my comments towards O'Connel and O'Callaghan, very good partnership but the fact you put them forward for Thorn and Rossouw makes it laughable.

Deal with it, it was the worst deal I have ever seen in my 3-4 week's on this game.

ok if its laughable what about fluxys offer of lawes and palmer?? Thats no differnt?

I didn't say Thorn wasn't world class but so it DOC & POC - muppet. Lions etc. . .

i give up on you.

I don't care it's still Thorn, Brad Thorn a World Class lock one of the best in the World with Matfield, Botha and Sharpe.

Couldn't give a monkeys about Lions, the quality of Thorn and Rossouw is too good for Pullthestrings to let go.

Fluxy deal isn't that good either, exactly the same, but at least he has put Du Preez 4 Genia, so actually Pullthestrings gains once.

shapre - you put sharpe up there ahead of O'Connell - I can't take you seriously Blogs - sorry.

Look at the ratings banafan-aka-hon.

Sharpe is above O'Connell on every single one.

What does that tell you banafan-aka-hon, that Sharpe is better?

I think so don't you

no it tells me people like you don't know what they are on about - I would take O'Connell above Sharpe everyday . . .

Blogs your just painful . . . .

I'd have Sharpe above POC..

You don't know what your on about, just ask around and look at ratings to know Sharpe is better than O'Connell.

Sharpe was top five, O'Connell around 9-10.

Are you going to get back on anything pullthestrings?

Didn't say please at the end of that above comment, sorry about that

I'd have Sharpe above POC..

Told you!

2 down, 9 managers to go.

Sharpe will get another 9 better ratings, meaning you will look a bit blushed and stupid by the end of it.

don't care mate - I still personally think POC is better than Sharpe. POC is far more consistant than Sharpe. Don't get me wrong Sharpe is a top lock.

Alright Blogs, no need to rub it in. It's mainly because Sharpe has been outstanding and POC has been injured. Both world class.

For me,

1. Matfield
2. Thorn
3. Botha
4. Sharpe
5. POC

Anyway, no deal to both

you see Botha as good as he is can be a liability. I would have him below POC and Sharpe purely on his mental stability . . .



no doubting the king though Mr Matfield - will be a shame to see him retire.

Matfield
Sharpe
Bakkies
Thorn
Nallet
POC
Whitelock
--
Bekker
Lawes
Davies

etc etc

Alright, my deal was better though right?

you see Botha as good as he is can be a liability. I would have him below POC and Sharpe purely on his mental stability . . .



That is hilarious, good I wasn't drinking then or my keyboard would be broken.

ok who d people rate as the best 4 & 5 combo's then?

1. Matfield & Botha

1. Matfield
2. Thorn
3. Botha
4. Sharpe


Matfield
Sharpe
Bakkies

lala allalalala lalalallala lalalala not listening lallallalalallal alal al allala not listening

Loads of comments on that page, how many people have actually put try scorers down I can only see you so far?

Mermoz & Dagg
4
Hook & Poitrenaud

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Louw, Burgess
for
Sivs, Genia

inquiry

Mermoz/Rougerie & Dagg
4
Hook & Poitrenaud

nah not a typo - thought you might like a quality backrower you have to get rid of Watson soon mate and you said you sometime prefer Burgess to Genia . . .

it was just a thought

hmhmhmh

O'Connell, Burgess, Louw
for
Sivs, Genia & Russouow


or is that even worse?

Haven't I replied to this?

What can I do for Croft mate?

Mermoz/Rougerie & Dagg
4
Hook & Poitrenaud

?

Wilkinson + McCalman + Bonnaire
=
Flood + Spies + Croft

enq