Leicester Tigers

Hi, folks. Though I haven't had much to say of late, I follow the forum virtually every day and yesterday sat down eagerly to watch Tigers-Saints. I got caught up in the game, and didn't dwell too much on the incident, but it was bothering the back of my mind. I actually thought it would have been s...

Tell you what though - a years pay for 90 seconds work isn't a bad deal. :smt002 Sorry, can't resist sticking in my oar with the perhaps obvious but needed riposte. Injured guys put in long, agonizing, wearying hours in rehab. Parling has done this for months and now he must start again. Rehabbing ...

Apologies if I am being a naive Yank ... But I wonder if this is the sort of situation where good value could be had by bringing up someone from National One? Surely there are some solid locks playing there who could provide functional backup for a low price. And maybe chance to discover a diamond i...

Looking at Tiger Bob's post, maybe I am misreading?

I figured the pool members would play each other.

Is that wrong?

Hi, folks. Long time since I've posted. But I have been lurking ... Say, doesn't it seem that England have an incredibly fortunate pool? No SA, no NZ, no Aus, and none of the recent 6N winners? Could it be said ENG have the easiest path to the knockout stages? I suppose, to be fair, the same could b...

Thanks for the responses, all. I love the puns. I always thought puns got a bad rap. Maybe it's because I can never think of any! Well, I'll keep a quarter of an eye on the plinth via internet and my daughter will be watching. Wish I could be there to see it ... and a lot of other things in the UK t...

I'd just like to add a small point. As has been pointed out, speed needs space. And, if I am to believe what they always say on TV, Tigers' pitch is a comparatively small one with less room. So, more than half the time, the impact of speed is reduced by the dimensions of the pitch that Tigers play o...

Hello from Minnesota, Tigers fans! Say, my daughter has been following via the internet the people on the Plinth in Trafalgar Square. Seems like a fascinating project. She was really taken by a guy doing a mini-Henry VIII biography. I have been too busy to check in much, but I was curious as to how ...

DW, I think you're probably right about HM having been perceived beforehand as an Option 1 candidate. And therein would lie the mistake--if there was one--in hiring him. The judgment was that he would fit Tigers culture. Apparently, this judgment was at least to some extent an error. And again, this...

One last quick point, though I've probably said too much already. I have agreed that one can't use hindsight to condemn decisions that seem reasonable and defensible at the time they are made. However, one CAN learn lessons from mistakes. One theme runs through the ML and HM situations, and apparent...

With hindsight, yes, but how many of us thought that at the time he was appointed? He had just led Argentina to 3rd place in the World Cup and came incredibly well recommended by players and support staff alike. From memory, Les Cusworth was working in Argentina at the time and had a lot to do with...

With regard to Meyer, I think I'd put it a bit differently. My sense is that Meyer would have been very successful ... but only after an extensive period of breaking down the team as it was and rebuilding it to fit his vision. Short term, he was not the right person to maximize Tigers' achievement g...

I look at the Hougaard issue differently. To me, it's a mystery. It is very hard for me to believe that, with all the injuries we've had, there was no room for him even on the bench. So I just have questions. Is he actually hurt in some way? Is there some sort of quarrel between him and Tigers manag...

Well, this could be pretty bad for us Yanks. Setanta is the only provider of Rugby coverage over here. I have seen speculation that ESPN might get involved. I imagine that primarily means ESPN in other nations than the US. Here, ESPN has never mentioned rugby to my knowledge. But, it opens up possib...

I'll go along with the rest and say that, in a sport which makes little room for specialists, Varndell is never going to be a good fit. Others have commented about how little motivated he appears to be to seek the game out. Thinking of Varndell, I always flash back to the contrast between his avoida...