Leicester Tigers

Cocker was the forwards coach, the line out and breakdown were Blazers responsibility and all in that department functioned ok until Aaron Mauger and Cocker were giving different messages to the team. That problem should now be solved and all should be working from MOC's hymn sheet. Stop being conce...

Personally I have always found Simon to be open and honest when responding to questions both in private conversation and in more public meetings. I don't agree with all that he has done (I would have kept Cocker) but over all I think he has done a pretty good job for Tigers as a business. I was shoc...

Interesting post, I did a little exercise in picking my first team (assuming everyone fit) then a second team and even a third team using development players. We do seem a little overloaded in the back row and light in the backs, however many players are versatile covering two or three positions and...

The sponsorship agreement is a contract and I am sure will be adhered to by H & B's new owners. At the end of the term of the sponsorship of course H & B may decide not to continue and Tigers marketing will have to find a replacement, equally H & B may wish to continue and Tigers will ha...

Players report back for training at the beginning of July. I would like to see another back three player signed also a centre, preferably one able to play 12 and like many others I would not say no to a big ball carrying eight but we may have one in Kalamafoni who we have yet to see in a Tiger's shi...

Personally I think the Referee is in sole charge, the TMO is an adviser like the touch judges. I do not think that the TMO should intervene in a refereeing decision or the awarding of a try unless requested by the referee. Obviously when foul play is seen by any of the assisting officials but not th...

I think some clubs will suffer a reaction early season to the Lions tour.
1. Leicester Tigers. ( I agree this may be blind optimism)
2.Wasps.
3.Bath
4.Saracens.
5. Exeter.
6.Newcastle.
7. Sale
8. Northampton
9.Worcester
10.Harlequins
11. Gloucester.
12. London Irish

Good post by Westwinds, this is certainly the signing of a support squad player, more will depend on the players attitude than his history. There have been many cases if injury hit players coming good when the injury is behind them, Tait for one! For the player it is possibly a last chance to live h...

During the past season I have read many posts on this forum complaining that our team is not good enough compared to other top teams. Many of the same posters now seem to be suggesting that we should now be signing better players without releasing existing ones, that is just not possible. We have a ...

Kukri, a sister company of Kooga but with a better reputation and a different supply chain for next season. A new supplier for the season after hopefully a big name prestigious brand but as far as I am aware no contracts signed yet. I think next seasons home and alternative kits will be popular with...

Noddy, Cocker will not be retiring with tail between legs whatever the result in Paris. For Toulon to get to the final, even to be in the play offs from where they were when he took over is a remarkable achievement. Edinburgh will no doubt improve under Cockers coaching and in a year or two I will b...

There have been many on this message board suggesting that the club are wrong to continue paying Manu and others. The game has gone professional and contracts are written for relatively high wages. When a player is at the end of his contract the club looks at past performance and expectation for the...

I watched the Not Nots v Tykes and like tigercaspian thought that ref Carley was ok. Strangely I often find that referees are better when Tigers are not involved and I watch as a neutral. Having said that I still believe Mr Carley made mistakes in Coventry that maybe cost us the game. He did not how...

Quite a big jump from the £300 ish I pay for my pensioners seat in the Crumbie (I can't afford The Try Line Club) to £10,000.00 The facts are if we do not spend the market rate for players we will be relegated. The probability then is that we will not be able to afford the contracts we have agreed a...

Noddy many people on this board suggest various players we should sign, why would they come here when they can earn more elsewhere and with your suggestion vastly less. Star players have a market value and if we want to sign them or retain players we have we have to be financially competitive whilst...