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INFORMATION
Old Site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A84388378
Head Coach: Bathite
Forwards Coach: Danny Grewcock
Backs Coach: Mike Catt

FIXTURES

Heineken: Finished 2nd in Group
1. Ospreys (A) 25-18 (L)
2. Clermont (H) 29-20 (W)
2nd in Group - Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup: Winner
Semi-Final: Leinster (N) 30-31 (W)
Final: Stade Francais (N) 21-30 (W)

Knockout Cup: 1st Round Loss
1st Round. Highlanders (A) 25-22 (L)

League: 4th
Record: P22 W13 D3 L6
1. Leinster (A) 26-19 (L)
2. Northampton (H) 23-22 (W)
3. Ospreys (A) 32-19 (L)
4. Toulouse (A) 30-16 (L)
5. Highlanders (H) 22-24 (L) LBP
6. Stade (A) 22-22 (D)
7. Toulon (H) 28-17 (W)
8. Bath (A) 28-26 (W)
9. Biarritz (H) 31-23 (W) WBP
10. Clermont (A) 19-31 (W) WBP
11. Leicester (H) 27-20 (W)
12. Leinster (H) 30-22 (W) WBP
13. Northampton (A) 33-20 (W) WBP
14. Ospreys (H) 29-29 (D)
15. Toulouse (H) 25-28 (L) LBP
16. Highlanders (A) 27-25 (L) LBP
17. Stade (H) 31-22 (W) WBP
18. Toulon (A) 19-33 (W) WBP
19. Bath (H) 32-22 (W) WBP
20. Biarritz (A) 21-27 (W)
21. Clermont (H) 20-0 (W)
22. Leicester (A) 23-23 (D)



MATCHDAY

Position	Strongest Squad
1	S.Tonga'uia
2	B.Du Plessis
3	O.Franks
4	L.Nallet
5	P.Albacete
6	R.Elsom
7	S.Burger
8	S.Parisse
9	J.Cowan
10	N.Evans
11	H.Gear
12	M.Nonu
13	J.Fourie
14	D.Mitchell
15	I.Toeava
16	R.Roncero
17	P.Dixon
18	R.M-Chluski
19	M.Bergamasco
20	R.Wigglesworth
21	B.James
22	C.Heymans

FIRST TEAM SQUAD

Hookers: 2
Props: 5
Lock: 4
Back Row: 7
Half Backs: 4
Centres: 3
Back Three: 5
Squad Size: 29 (29 Available)

Forwards

Name	Position	Nationality	Squad Status	Value
Soane Tonga'uia	LH	Tonga	Key Player
Rodrigo Roncero	LH	Arg	First Team
Wyatt Crockett	LH	NZ	First Team
Owen Franks	TH/LH	NZ	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Matt Stevens	TH/LH	Eng	First Team	INJ
Bismarck Du Plessis	HK	SA	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Pieter Dixon	HK	Zimb	Back Up	£10m
Lionel Nallet	LK	France	Key Player
Patricio Albacete	LK	Argentina	Key Player
Romain Millo-Chluski	LK	France	First Team
Julien Pierre	LK	France	Rotation
Rocky Elsom	BS/N8	Australia	Invaluable
Schalk Burger	OS/BS/N8	SA	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Sergio Parisse	N8	Italy	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Mirco Bergamasco	OS/BS	Italy	First Team
Wycliff Palu	N8/BS	Australia	First Team
Thomas Waldrom	N8/BS	NZ	Rotation	£18m
Matt Todd	OS/BS	NZ	Rotation

Backs

Name	Position	Nationality	Squad Status	Value
Jimmy Cowan	SH	NZ	Key Player
Richard Wigglesworth	SH	England	First Team	£14m
Nick Evans	FH	NZ	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Butch James	FH/IC	SA	Rotation
Ma'a Nonu	IC/OC/WG	NZ	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Jacque Fourie	OC/IC/WG	SA	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Brad Barritt	IC	England	Rotation
Hosea Gear	WG	NZ	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Drew Mitchell	WG/FB	Aus	Invaluable	Not For Sale
Isaia Toeava	FB/WG/OC	NZ	Key Player
Cedric Heymans	WG/FB	France	First Team
Ben Smith	FB/WG	NZ	First Team

INJURIES
Ma'a Nonu HEALED
Rocky Elsom HEALED
Matt Stevens

FINANCES
Budget: £5m

well I am still going for easter as I wont haev any LK or back row on the bench otherwise! so its needed

cheers for teh deal though bud

What fot AWJ?

The obvious offer would be:

Boric + AWJ
=
Russouw + Hooper

Gives you a french and SA partnership in the engine room

I'd need another gain to lose AAC mate, one of my fav players

Would need Nallet + a gain for Thorn. Not much chance of Castro with Kub as a replacement

I'll leave it bud. AWJ isn't good enough to lose a world class player over

'Was only 2places at most behind castro on rankings as well.'

Not sure about that. Castro is streets ahead of Kub.

What would you need for:

Russouw + ?
=
Nallet + ?

Steyn + Ansbro
=
Toeava + Kahui

Enq

Nallet + Maitland
=
Rokococko + Russouw

enq

I take it you've that Stephen Donald (Duck) has joined Bath. I'm even more tempted to get a season ticket next year considering some of the signings they made.

dude I didn't quote you - think you meant that for blogs . . . . sorry bear

t's the best bench in the league by miles. But will it win games?
---------------------

I would hope people take the bench into account - I do. If a team has a weaker bench than the opposition then it certainly has an effect on the match for me.

I have a rather long process for working out results:
1. Home side gets points for home advantage
2. each player is marked against each other, 0-0 for matching players, 1-0 for a better player and 2 - 0 for a complete mismatch ie. Christian Day v Victor Matfield.
3. each combo position gets a score, similar to the players score, positions being 1,2,3 - 4,5 - 6,7,8 - 9,10 - 11,12,13,14,15 - a good combo will beat two good players. For example Thion & Nallet as a combo will get a point but they might loose out on points against their opposition as individual players.
4. The pack as a unit and the backs as a unit then get separate points.
5. AND finally the bench. points for a full bench, points for cover in all positions and then each sub is given a point if they are imo an impact player.

wooooooot there you go - I don't just sit around and make stuff up - of course the results are still down to my personal opinion but its a good system that works for me, its also why sometimes people may think why did that team loose to that team!!

so in answer, I hope my subs make a difference, think all my subs are imapct players

blimey I just read that back, did any of it make sense

hmmmm maybe I have too much tim eon my hands . . . right am going out!!! into the real world . . . time to face my agrophobia . . .

oo enjoy Holland . . . work or pleasure?

AAC + Pape + Pierre + Delon + Zirakashvilli
for
Kahui + Boric + AWJ + Toeava + Parr?

AAC + Pape + Pierre
for
Kahui + Boric + AWJ

Ok, I could do that

should we start looking for a new manager - don't think you will be coming back alive!

How about

Stevens + AAC

for

Franks + Hape

AAC
=
Steyn

Enq

No problem

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ok chap - might be up for an aac - hari type deal if your on for it?

Hari/Easter & Strettle/Henson/Bendy
for
AAC & Waldrom/Thion/stevens

don't know what do you think?

they left their passport - what a nobber! hope its not the start of things to come for the trip

er nah not doing halfpenny, everyone is going on about how I need to build my backs up . . . anyway certainly not for joubert.

might be up for just

Hari
4
AAC


maybe - but not sure . . .

Not to sure about AAC on the wing. Think it's his weakest positon! He's better at FB + OC imo

Nallet + Maitland
=
Sivi + Russouw

Enq

Could we do Nallet and Gear for Sharpe and Cueto?

I reckon thats a pretty even gain each.

you really not have Cueto in the Eng team?

Along with Foden and Easter he is the first name on the teamsheet for England

Holds the back 4 together with the balance he offers. frees up Foden.

I'd say along with Cole he's the hardest person to replace in the England team

Would do it if Parr became Stevens , the drop between Franks and Parr is way too much

Confirmed it mate

You mentioned about taking over the media page?

Busy at work this week but will work on getting a new manager for Clermont next week. Appreciate all the help you've been putting in recently

Pape + Wriggles
=
Carrizza + Dupuy

Enq

come play in the legend league mate we only need 1 more manager

Nallet = Russouw + £12 mil

and..

Thion - £14 mil
Pierre - £10 mil

Yeah considering the bids above. Where do you think I need to improve though. I have £19 mil - not enough to get a foreign in so looking from within the league.

Russouw is tops at lock - starting for the Bulls week in week out. He's certainly no weakness. Hooper is though, agreed. Any chance of Nallet?

Also you mentioned doing a media page? If you don't really have the time I'll update the current one now

Thinking of going for Mumm, covers back row as well. Trouble is I've got a small squad as it is, want to hold onto players for injury cover and a possible outside bid.

If you go to 'quote' on the media page you will have the codes - just update them.

4-5 questions for the press conference - with the next ERL side and ERL world XV two questions. I can help out each week - with rumours perhaps?

Bathite wrote: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?

Like those questions. My back three would probably fit into the Non-WC XV!!

Top work!

What for Elsom?

Du Preez + Cole + Ansbro
=
Cowan + Franks + Hape

Enq

Lawes + Palmer + £10m
=
Nallet + Pierre + Thion

Enq

If you look at the deal I proposed to Luke, I would realisitically need Nallet in the deal.

Nallet + Toeava
=
Steyn + Russouw.

Sounds fine mate

Hape would be good mate.

Could I loan him instead of permanent?

Hape 2 million for 3 weeks?

Scrap Hape.

You have five locks

Can I loan one please, Pape or Pierre if none of those are injured.

Same money again 2m for 3 weeks or 3m for 3 weeks.

3 weeks for 5million

well he's still only 32 - for a prop think he's got another few years left in him, just injuries and better props out there maybe at the moment for wales.

but a decent back up . . .

On reflection 12 mil is maybe a bit much. £10 mil for Pape/Pierre?