Leicester Tigers

Heartfelt condolences....

Faf to Japan :

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/r ... -breaking/

Money indeed talks.......

Really a 'No News' day - so they have to print something ...........

Matt Garvey retires.
Always rated this guy , perhaps a little unfortunate not to achieve greater recognition :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/61381146

Hindsight is always twenty twenty, and it is always easy to be wise after the event.An approach that has brought reward should not initially be changed without reason. Ticket cost is a thorny issue, The Club has to survive as do it's supporters.A case of value Vs affordability ? Rather than ' you pa...

Lets not throw ourselves out of the nearest high window..... Leinster are a quality side that know how to win - something we still aspire to be; consider 'big match' experience.... consider how far we have come.... If you doubt progress try casting you're respective minds back 18 months or two years...

According to 'The Rugby Paper' Simon Cohen about to take up a position with Green Room Sports as a players agent... Former Green Room CEO Richard Wilkes now Leicester Head of Recruitment whilst the company represents (amongst others) Steve Borthwick and Chris Ashton. As Fissler comments : "Smal...

....and now formerly of Exeter also :

Julian Salvi and Exeter go their separate ways :

https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/j ... TO=newsnow

Seems 'homely' are not quite that 'homely' after all .Surprised ?

Legend is an overused term today, but Tom Youngs deserves that accolade and more. For those who witnessed his journey from Centre to International class Hooker in seemingly the blink of an eye you will concede that the man was simply nothing short of a force of nature carrying himself and those arou...

Perspective and realism please. All you need do is check the two starting lineups.....

A like for like player replacement for Ellis would be very difficult to achieve.However , different players bring different attributes and it is to the overall effectiveness of the pack/front row that we must look to.Here, the coaching/recruitment staff have to be trusted.The unit could actually bec...

For me , Holmes very much part of the past.
There was bad ,as well as good - ignoring both sides of selective memory.
For him to return - and I am neither against his return nor am I falling over myself for it - the stars would have to align perfectly.
Best move forward.......

To me , neither a problem nor an issue - each to their own... Do feel though that some are trying a little too hard to make things happen rather than let things happen. If it's taken up by a crowd then so be it , if not , then let it lie. Sounding ridiculous in either written word or in song is not ...

A premature burial perhaps ?
There is a time for common sense rather than hype and over exaggeration.A game or (better described) a tie is never over until it is over......

There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip