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Re: Leicester Tigers 2016/17 Squad/Transfers/Contract thread

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By the sounds of it MOC still wants to sign an 8, considering we have now signed Ryan and Kalamfoni, it seems highly likely we will be letting at least 2 of our current back rowers go.
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TheRock wrote:By the sounds of it MOC still wants to sign an 8, considering we have now signed Ryan and Kalamfoni, it seems highly likely we will be letting at least 2 of our current back rowers go.
More likely one, 2 at the most.

Personally i'm excited to see
6) Williams
7) Ryan

Together that is some heavy hitting flanks.
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Anyone know how good he is?

And it sounds he desperately wants to come and out his body on the line for MOC

I know of a few other Irish players who improved from being at Leicester...
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How's Ryan's lineout work? For me this suggests Crofty is retiring.
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Or Fitz is going to be used more in the second row?
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Hope Thacker is not pushed out...
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Pellsey wrote:Hope Thacker is not pushed out...
Thacker will prob go back to Hooker for the time being, Also the position he likes most.



Ryan is like the Irish Moody i guess, nothing fancy but puts his body on the line everytime.
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Re: Leicester Tigers 2016/17 Squad/Transfers/Contract thread

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Pellsey wrote:Hope Thacker is not pushed out...
But would Thacker make the match day 23? No in my opinion

With the new signings we have got to be looking at

1.Genge
2.Youngs
3.Cole
4.Fizgerald
5.Barrow
6.Williams
7.Ryan
8.Kalamafoni

Thacker wouldnt even make my bench. We need to start getting some weight and dominance in our pack and Tracker doesnt bring that sort of game.
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:censored: where are the quality 10 and 12 - at a minimum - we need? :smt009
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jgriffin wrote::censored: where are the quality 10 and 12 - at a minimum - we need? :smt009


Give it time.
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RagingBull wrote:
jgriffin wrote::censored: where are the quality 10 and 12 - at a minimum - we need? :smt009


Give it time.
Nothing worse than people in the know who do not divulge RB..whats the point of having a rumours page if you can't discuss anything you know..

Just makes it worse for us unprivileged lot :smt010
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strawclearer wrote:So, thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, McCaffrey, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
So - to revise - thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, Ryan, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton, McCaffrey

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft surely now leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan, Ryan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
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JackFlashJonny wrote:
RagingBull wrote:
jgriffin wrote::censored: where are the quality 10 and 12 - at a minimum - we need? :smt009


Give it time.
Nothing worse than people in the know who do not divulge RB..whats the point of having a rumours page if you can't discuss anything you know..

Just makes it worse for us unprivileged lot :smt010
i'm just saying that the season still doesn't start for a bit.
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strawclearer wrote:
strawclearer wrote:So, thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, McCaffrey, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
So - to revise - thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, Ryan, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton, McCaffrey

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft surely now leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan, Ryan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
Wouldn't bet on all of them being here next year. It has been mentioned MOC is going to release two forwards, can't see it being from the front five.
Considering during his interviews MOC repeatedly spoke about winning more collisions and has also said that about Ryan today, the likes of Croft, McCaffery, BOC and Hamilton seem the possible casualties.
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Re: Leicester Tigers 2016/17 Squad/Transfers/Contract thread

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strawclearer wrote:
strawclearer wrote:So, thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, McCaffrey, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
So - to revise - thinking of the back row, are we saying...

6 Williams, Ryan, Fenner

7 O'Connor, Evans, Thacker

8 Kalamafoni, Hamilton, McCaffrey

...with Tuilagi and Mapapalangi possibly in the mix? and Tom Croft surely now leaving?

Looks pretty impressive to me - particularly with Locky, Brendan, Ryan and Luke all able to play across the piece.
It looks very well stocked yes but lacking on top end quality...how many of those listed would get in our competitors Wasps, Exeter or Saracens first choice backrow? Struggling to think of any really...
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