LEICESTER TIGERS 2018/19 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 6

[fentiger]

Only 3?

[Dr H Flashman MBE]

I am slightly greedy and after this poor season, I think we deserve more than 3....

[kpj tiger]

Charlie Clare is first

[Dr H Flashman MBE]

Charlie Clare is first

Kpj, you guessing or inside knowledge? I need a morale boosting signing..

[anz3001]

Charlie Clare is first

Kpj, you guessing or inside knowledge? I need a morale boosting signing..

Announced

[JP14]

I'm guessing the other Nottingham player will be next...

[CitizenSmiff]

I don't really follow the Championship, is Claire any good? Bit of an underwhelming CV since he left us.

[1989Tiger]

I'm guessing the other Nottingham player will be next...

Other Nottingham player?
Hasn't Clare been at Bedford this season?

You shouldn't be surprised anyway. You've already asked why would players join us over other clubs so these types of signings should be expected.

On the other hand, you could realise that this is the standard we are going to get for a 4th choice hooker. We are hardly going to be signing Jamie George or Luke Cowan-Dickie to be a backup player are we?!

[CitizenSmiff]

On the other hand, you could realise that this is the standard we are going to get for a 4th choice hooker. We are hardly going to be signing Jamie George or Luke Cowan-Dickie to be a backup player are we?!

My counter to that needlessly confrontational argument would be that we shouldn't be signing a 4th choice hooker anyway, why isn't there an academy product at Oval Park who can step up.

[JP14]

I'm guessing the other Nottingham player will be next...

Other Nottingham player?
Hasn't Clare been at Bedford this season?

You shouldn't be surprised anyway. You've already asked why would players join us over other clubs so these types of signings should be expected.

On the other hand, you could realise that this is the standard we are going to get for a 4th choice hooker. We are hardly going to be signing Jamie George or Luke Cowan-Dickie to be a backup player are we?!

You need to research previous posts as I have never said anything of the sort (as highlighted) before making such a presumption!

As a fourth choice hooker, it should be fine, he was brought up through the academy therefore should have the Tiger's ethos, but it's whether that's been lost. It's nice to see that Murphy is trying to recreate or reshape the ethos though.

[longlivethecrumbie]

Cue the underwhelmed/journeyman claxon from many! Good squad player - does this signal the end of TPN with us and/or Jimmy Stevens?

[kpj tiger]

On the other hand, you could realise that this is the standard we are going to get for a 4th choice hooker. We are hardly going to be signing Jamie George or Luke Cowan-Dickie to be a backup player are we?!

My counter to that needlessly confrontational argument would be that we shouldn't be signing a 4th choice hooker anyway, why isn't there an academy product at Oval Park who can step up.

There is one, I would guess Stevens and McMillan are leaving so It'll probably go something like this

18/19: Youngs, TPN, Kerr, Stevens, McMillan
19/20: Youngs, TPN, Kerr, Clare, Mahoney

[Scott1]

I thought TPN was off,he have a year left then?

[1989Tiger]

On the other hand, you could realise that this is the standard we are going to get for a 4th choice hooker. We are hardly going to be signing Jamie George or Luke Cowan-Dickie to be a backup player are we?!

My counter to that needlessly confrontational argument would be that we shouldn't be signing a 4th choice hooker anyway, why isn't there an academy product at Oval Park who can step up.

However good a clubs academy is, there is no way every season you can produce a good enough player in every position to step up to the first team.

That's just an unrealistic expectation.

[JP14]

Mahoney has what it takes but has struggled with fitness this season.