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

lose out in both positions there

Don't really want to loose either of them as they will be the Aus centres at the RWC with Barnes set to retire.

He's keeps getting major concussions and there really fearing for him in both the short and the long term. When he went off against the Highlanders they quizzed him on who he plays for and what year it was and he couldn't answer them.

Crane & Sivivatu
4
Collins & R.Davies & Visser

Thanks

Croft & Allen & Rougerie/Sivivatu
4
Thomson & Donald & Hook/Guildford

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no worries mate, dont mind helping out with scores and stuff, doesnt take long and helps you out.

happy to do media/transfers, but like you im tres busy with work, away all week in london on a conference, so will have a crack over weekend most likely

Lawes + Palmer + Wilko + Steyn
=
Thorn + Russouw + Flood + Dagg

Enq

Totally forgot about him, cheers

No gain there mate, sorry.

Hi mate, im just cracking on with predo's but have a couple of questions.

Firstly, are the european games this week? thought you said week 11

Also, when are the next set of injuries? Im thinking about saving my cash for them, as i have missed out on my foreign target

Thion - £14 mil
Pierre - £10 mil

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Are these bids from you?

If so, i would be looking for

Thion - £16 mil
Pierre - £14 mil

Pierre is better lol

is he hell - Thion is better than PIerre!! imo

Glad we cleared that up fellas! Thanks!

Who can I sign with cash

You still keen on cash bids for pape pierre thion? Bid away and I'll have a think. Looking to raise cash for signings anyways

I'd seriously consider Rossouw at 8 and be looking for a new lock. Thorn is the nuts, but not too sure about Danie there and Hooper is obviously a weakness. Elsewhere, im not convinced by Rockocoko atm, but sure he will be fine

Week in week out? Really? Thought he was at 6 and 8 quite recently, could be wrong though.

I really like Roussow and rate him higher then Spies to be honest. Thats the thinking behind the move to 8.

Wouldn't be parting with Nallet mate, no chance!

Maybe you should go for Attwood? Or release Watson (rossouw to cover back row) and spend a bit more on someone like Mumm or Sykes or Muller?

Was just thinking about media page, what do i need to do?

Potential questions.........

Who are the unluckiest players not to go to WC? XV perhaps?
Who are your bolters for WC squads?
Who will win the Tri Nations?
Anything impressed you in the Churchill Cup?

Media page is done! Had to start a new one, but now im able to edit each week. Don't expect everyone to answer every question, but couldn't leave any out!

Improvement at BS, TH and the centres would be best. I admit I have nothing for your combo in midfield. So for the mo

Du Preez + Bonnaire + Cole + McCalman
=
Genia + Croft + Castro + Spies

Perhaps? Could drop the Castro part if you want

Dusatoir + Beast

Brussow + Domingo

Enq

I'll leave it, rate Alberts & Vermeulen above Spies and Read as best 8 about, huge gap there.

The original offer was fair in my opinion, no probs.

Are you still on for

Bonnaire + Steyn
=
Croft + £15m

I would deal on it

Wood + £10m for Croft?

hmmmm . . . it's francois steyn is it?

Wood + Rodrigez for Dagg?

Could play Frans at 15?

£17m and I will add the £9m and £6m too

ooop sorry yeah posted on teh wrong wall

one of those FB's are of international standard, which is pretty neccesary in this league. Sure, let me know.

err Traille is - Abendanon is a saxon an d pushing fo rhte eilte squad, SLade is an all balck and half penny welsh international - so they are all internional standard?

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its true liveramont is a nut job - but traille is quality, although its likely he will play 12/15

i do agree with what your saying let me consider it . . .

ooo and i do belive that on current form

Foden > Bendy > armitage

am thinking about a couple of other offers as well mate

still waiting on a possible ashton deal mate will let you know.

I do have to say it does annoy me how consistently good Abendanon is year in year out and he doesn't get the recognition.

Also shame not to see Marler in there.

Hari > Spies is the biggest gain. Steyn is not really a player that interests me as he wouldn't start so not losing starters for him

Ignoring them two the deal is all starters and I lose out

might leave it for a bit thanks - POC can't be parted from DOC it would be cruel . .

AWJ + Delon
For
Hooper + Steyn?

No thanks mate

Didn't realise you had Steyn..been after him for ages now!

Anything for him? Got 18m, Barritt, Hape and others, but not NALLET!!

Tempting. I think i'd need you to include Weepu for Oelschig

It's weird, I seem to remember saying not nallet??

Looking for steyn as cover, not for ice man, who is a better fb imo

Ok, im doing injuries now. Im copying the squad list into the list randomizer on random.org, then randomising twice. The first four names at the top of the list will be the injuries, week 14-17. Hope that you agree with that process, can't see anything wrong with it, completely random

I have just pm'd you the injuries. Want to have a look and let me know? Some teams been hit much harder then others. A lot less average players in squads these days, thats why i think

alright pull- i have put a bid in releases to cover injuries when you get the chance mate - cheers

Ok, I'd be up for that deal. 4 weeks, for the duration of the thorn injury I guess?

Ok, I'll deal at 10m, but will have to be Pierre+Thion

Unless, you want to do

Pierre+Pape
4
Thorn?

"Pierre or Thion

LOAN for 3 weeks for £5m?"

That was what my offer was, so your deal is below that. Im willing to negotiate a bit and have dropped from 12m to 10m already to be fair.

I tell you what, how about 11m for Pierre + Pape? Confirm if your keen