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- Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:24 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Championship rugby
- Replies: 511
- Views: 50225
Re: Championship rugby
Past history has absolutely no relevance to the situation. It seems dodgy that the committee has taken the stance that Hartpury were not at fault for the cancellation. Maybe someone can dig out the competition rules but every other league award points to the team that wasn't involved in the cancell...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:07 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Championship rugby
- Replies: 511
- Views: 50225
Re: Championship rugby
Fascinating seeing Saracens using the appeal process because of perceived unfairness. They are a club beyond parody. No doubt PTM board member Lucy Mercey (nee Wray) Owner / Director of MBM events (a subsidiary of PTM) the company that paid Itoje £95000 for making appearances, at events he didn't ap...
- Sun May 30, 2021 6:09 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
- Replies: 1613
- Views: 177132
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
I think the key piece of recruitment for next season is a top class attack coach. Not a criticism of Borthwick at all. He's made it pretty clear that this season was about the fundamentals of forward play, defence, kick chase. Didn't want to waste the young Australian coaches time. But if this seaso...
- Thu May 27, 2021 2:52 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Wigglesworth
- Replies: 70
- Views: 7456
Re: Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth's role symbolises exactly where we're at with the development of this team. It seems to me that we're aiming to be a 'hard to beat' side. We work hard, scrap for everything, and pressure the opposition into mistakes. That's how we plan to win games. Wigglesworth embodies this. He does ...
- Thu May 27, 2021 12:09 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
- Replies: 1613
- Views: 177132
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
It's amazing how expectations change in short order isn't it ? It wasn't that long ago that we would have been happy with any win at any time. Now we're on the up and a bit more structured and solid, we want others to come in and join the party ! The 9 situation is interesting and you have to put y...
- Tue May 25, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Montpellier’s Form - Challenge Cup Final chat
- Replies: 449
- Views: 28502
Re: Montpellier’s Form - Challenge Cup Final chat
...the little Welsh bird Assuming you're referring to the daughter of former Wales and Lions player Elgan Rees, and also the wife of Ireland and Lions player Simon Easterby, then she certainly has more rugby knowledge than most on this forum so i'd suggest you be less patronising. And along the sam...
- Sun May 23, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Wigglesworth
- Replies: 70
- Views: 7456
Re: Wigglesworth
IMHO Wigglesworth has been worth his place in the squad this year, but I fail to be convinced that he will be next year. I know I am going to get shot at but I can see a 32-year-old BY not being used in next year's 6N when he will be 33. I do think that EJ is likely to have a big clear out with a v...
- Sat May 22, 2021 3:34 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
- Replies: 1613
- Views: 177132
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
It's interesting. Hartley, Ben Youngs and Itoje all recently go on record as saying that Steve Borthwick is the best forwards coach in the world. So Tigers benefit from 'arguably' the best forward's coach in the world, certainly one of them, and hey presto (with some good recruitment) we start to d...
- Sat May 22, 2021 2:07 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
- Replies: 1613
- Views: 177132
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE VI: The Return of the Burns
It's interesting. Hartley, Ben Youngs and Itoje all recently go on record as saying that Steve Borthwick is the best forwards coach in the world. So Tigers benefit from 'arguably' the best forward's coach in the world, certainly one of them, and hey presto (with some good recruitment) we start to de...
- Thu May 20, 2021 11:38 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Progress Under Borthwick
- Replies: 169
- Views: 19551
Re: Progress Under Borthwick
Encouraging start from SB, but I'm not sure he could be described as "successful" until Tigers have won a couple of major trophies. Agreed. I think SB is doing a fantastic job. But frankly it would have been very difficult for things to have got worse. The danger is we become a Bath. Fant...
- Thu May 20, 2021 11:33 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Is Wray at it again?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1583
Re: Is Wray at it again?
I draw confidence from the fact that daughter Lucy has returned to the board of PTH Holdings as a director. Interesting she is is using her married name Mercey, when before she was listed Wray (although she was married). Of course as co-owner of MBN Events (a PTM subsidiary) Ms Mercey she was respon...
- Tue May 18, 2021 11:32 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: TMO vs. Quins
- Replies: 71
- Views: 5776
Re: TMO vs. Quins
It's good that the AR's constantly 'chirp', they are a team and need to communicate info that may assist the ref it what he has missed. The issue is the lack of credibility in many of their chirps, and also the lack of vision in others! They are full-time professional referees assisting another ful...
- Sun May 16, 2021 9:41 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Montpellier’s Form - Challenge Cup Final chat
- Replies: 449
- Views: 28502
Re: Montpellier’s Form - Challenge Cup Final chat
I'm not suggesting he should be selected but is Lavanini injured or has he just really fallen down the selection rankings.
- Mon May 10, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Itoje article
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3361
Re: Itoje article
An aside on private v state. It's interesting to note that Jonny Wilkinson lists Lord Wandsworth College as his former school. Well it was in the Sixth Form, but from age 11+ - 16+ he had been at a place called Pierrepont. It was ranked three from the bottom of the Sunday Times 'A' Level 'GCSE' Inde...
- Tue May 04, 2021 12:52 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Warren Gatland?!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2264
Re: Warren Gatland?!
My view for a long time has been that there was no justification in giving Gatland three tours. The fact he isn't even coaching in the British or Ireland now makes it even more ludicrous. By all means select the very best coach on the planet to coach a national team, irrespective of nationality. But...