Bad News Osprey

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:04 pm

So we are still haggling about the price????

g · Post by g » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:19 am

I can hear panic in Ospreys voice. Panic that he may have to buy a Tigers season ticket. Well one things for certain, Tigers will be more exciting to watch than the Orange one and his cronies.

Osprey in Leicester · Post by **Osprey in Leicester** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:27 am

g wrote:Well one things for certain, Tigers will be more exciting to watch than the Orange one and his cronies.

I cant agree with you there Im afraid, every league has its fair share of boring turgid battles but last season I seem to recall seeing a lot more than usual in the guiness premiership.

ulster_jamesie · Post by **ulster_jamesie** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:43 am

Osprey in Leicester wrote:I cant agree with you there Im afraid, every league has its fair share of boring turgid battles but last season I seem to recall seeing a lot more than usual in the guiness premiership.

agreed... to be fair (and i'm no O's fan), they play an exciting, open style of rugby and would much rather watch them than some of the slugfests in the GP :roll:

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:38 pm

Half agree too .... the O's do try to play open rugby, and carte blanche criticism of them indicates (probably) a lack of seeing them actually play.

Don't necessarily agree about the GP, though. I thought the latter stages of last season saw some excellent stuff. The really bad games tended to be when the weather was at its worst.

ulster_jamesie · Post by **ulster_jamesie** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:56 pm

dailywaffle wrote:Half agree too .... the O's do try to play open rugby, and carte blanche criticism of them indicates (probably) a lack of seeing them actually play.

Don't necessarily agree about the GP, though. I thought the latter stages of last season saw some excellent stuff. The really bad games tended to be when the weather was at its worst.

all fair comment!

Wattsman · Post by **Wattsman** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:53 pm

So we won't be seeing your name on the waiting list for season tickets then OiL?

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:26 pm

Course you won't. Will be in his wife's name.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:20 am

All sort of egg over all sorts of faces if this is a bummer!!!

http://www.ercrugby.co.uk/eng/12_5463.php

Lea · Post by **Lea** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:40 pm

http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments ... 1881.shtml

Confirms what my mate told me on the phone after chatting with his agent.

Aparently Gibbes is being linked with the All Blacks especially after his showing for the Maori.

unohoo · Post by **unohoo** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:46 pm

And this is exactly the reason why Tigers announce nothing, until they have the player under contract.

Lea · Post by **Lea** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:48 pm

Erm I have to disagree there..

Mehrtens was announced and then went back to NZ

Osprey in Leicester · Post by **Osprey in Leicester** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:48 am

unohoo wrote:And this is exactly the reason why Tigers announce nothing, until they have the player under contract.

Classic...fair play !

Osprey in Leicester · Post by **Osprey in Leicester** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:53 am

Lea wrote:http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments ... 1881.shtml

Confirms what my mate told me on the phone after chatting with his agent.

Aparently Gibbes is being linked with the All Blacks especially after his showing for the Maori.

You may or may not be right, but the all blacks have just changed their entire team to face Argentina and Gibbes isnt even on the bench. Either that is a sign that he has joined the O's or he simply isnt wanted by Henry.

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:33 am

Lea wrote:Erm I have to disagree there..

Mehrtens was announced and then went back to NZ

I don't think he was ever actually fully announced by the club. If he was I certainly don't recall an official statement being made. I think it was reported that he had agreed a contract but reneged on that agreement at the last minute when he won his All Blacks place back off Carlos Spencer. Who while we're on the subject of reneging on agreements to join Tigers......