Leicester Tigers

I've flagged the delightful mr Griffiths up on a number of occasions. Bringing him back as the man with credibility to sort out the mess at Sarries, was a bit like the Tom Hagen (Duval - the Godfather) being asked to brief the FBI on the accountants that he was responsible for. It was the delightfu...

I think that he was always going to be walking a fine line with some of the self interested taking over. Hastings I don't rate, I've seen better in National Two! Possibly led to Russell not giving a! I mean did anyone ever hear of a player actually asking for the captaincy and getting it, back in m...

Our pack does look suited for the conditions - the forecast is dry, but the pitch may already be a bit soggy. Hopefully we won't get caught out like we were against Pau, preparing for an arm wrestle and not getting it. Bath perhaps have an advantage with the half backs, but Hardwick and White have b...

Seems a bit harsh to boot him out for going out on the lash with his mates who he might not have seen for ages, does feel sometimes like the game is too quick to forget these lads are in their mid 20s and still learning about life. Even three pints deep he'd still be their best player! I think that...

Image right payments are normally paid to a players personal limited companies which are subject to corp tax and self-assessment on the divvies. Or they’ll declare the income on self assessment form. Plus the loans would have nothing to do with HMRC as their definition of a salary differs to PRL. T...

Image right payments are normally paid to a players personal limited companies which are subject to corp tax and self-assessment on the divvies. Or they’ll declare the income on self assessment form. Plus the loans would have nothing to do with HMRC as their definition of a salary differs to PRL. T...

The HMRC rules as to what counts as salary or benefit are different from those used in the salary cap, and much of Sarries transgression was counted as salary cap due to where loans and repayments fell in relation to a salary cap year, but there was little or no benefit to the player at all. Last ye...

https://www.saracens.com/club-statement-from-nigel-wray/ There's the link. Three things annoy me from that statement: 1) He doesn't mention that the £30k payments from MBN had no written contract, and that the first of the payments was made at almost the exact time that the player in question negoti...

If we could get Singleton as a replacement for TPN that would be an excellent bit of business. He's a very good hooker and at what 23? Is yet to come into his prime. Having him and Kerr going forward would leave us in a very good position. Lozowski would be the other ideal recruit as he'd cover mos...

I found the report fascinating. Saracens initial challenge that the rules are illegal was ridiculous and easily dismissed. But if you read on it does get a lot less straightforward - that isn't their only argument. For the first season it comes down to not bothering to check with the Salary Cap Mana...

The 2 season thing was a misunderstanding of the rules by people like Monye jumping to conclusions.

That's more like it. To be honest, I don't think my views are too far off most others - I too can see the improvement on the pitch and the positives of Borthwick, recruitment and youth. I'm just a little more cautious with my optimism and can see the negatives that remain as well. I hope that agains...

Maybe the glass completely full and overflowing even when we are demonstrably the worst team in the league brigade should actually have a look at the league table. And do what exactly? Come on here and wail and moan and give you a pat on the back and say how right you are? Throw our toys out of the...

Glass half empty? We would still be bottom of the league if it weren't for Sarries' punishment. :smt017 Am I the only one who thinks that's a bad thing? I agree, the future looks brighter, but the present is still rather ugly. MOC finishes 5th: What a disaster, what a mess. GM finishes 11th with sam...

Look, every time a player gets offers from different clubs, they're going to be offered different amounts. It's utterly ridiculous to say that the player should always assume that the club making the highest offer is breaking the rules. If Sarries have overpaid on image rights then HMRC will be all ...