LEICESTER TIGERS 2018/19 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 7
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2018/19 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 7
With the fact that this season we have struggled with quality squad depth, it concerns me that 19 players are confirmed to be leaving with a further 4 rumoured and we have currently only made 7 signings
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There will be some replacements from existing development/youth players, it’s what successful teams do and what we should have been doing for the past 3 or 4 seasons
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Nothing is certain until the club confirms. Rumoured signings are just that, rumours.
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Agreed if they are good enough otherwise its just a huge gamble.
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given the complaints about a lack of depth I see this amount of departures as a necessary blood letting, the only way to add the depth is to free up the squad & cap space
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The ‘Class of 2019’ – departing players confirmed by Murphy
https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/th ... ach-murphy
They are Brendon O’Connor; Valentino Mapapalangi, Joe Ford, Fred Tuilagi, Charlie Thacker, Campese Ma’afu, David Feao, Ross McMillan, Leonardo Sarto and Clayton Blommetjies
Matt Smith, Matt Tait, Matt Toomua, Graham Kitchener, Mike Williams and Will Evans have already confirmed they were leaving.
Oh and Harry Mahoney
https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/th ... ach-murphy
They are Brendon O’Connor; Valentino Mapapalangi, Joe Ford, Fred Tuilagi, Charlie Thacker, Campese Ma’afu, David Feao, Ross McMillan, Leonardo Sarto and Clayton Blommetjies
Matt Smith, Matt Tait, Matt Toomua, Graham Kitchener, Mike Williams and Will Evans have already confirmed they were leaving.
Oh and Harry Mahoney
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Totally agree but I think a lot of the youngsters have the skill set and physical capability it’s the experience that is missingsapajo wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 8:55 pmAgreed if they are good enough otherwise its just a huge gamble.
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And the only way to get experience is to play.
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'Class of 2019' is a funny way to term a load of lads getting their P45s, I really do wish the club would stop trying to put a smiley face on everything and just let the facts stand as they are. Probably why nobody's trying to hire me as a social media manager.
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Of course RB's list doesn't include the players that will be promoted to the Development Squad for this season. I'm assuming Sam Aspland-Robinson will be stepping up to the Senior Squad too (not on ze list).Mark62 wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 7:10 pm Looking at RBS list there is a maximum of one development player in any one position, none in some.
Agree some strengthening required but the beauty of next season is that the earlier running of the premiership cup means players can be tried out at a competitive level.
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I’d imagine that the following will be promoted to senior squad:
- Heyes
- Lewis
- Reffell
- Simmons
- White
- Hardwick
- Aspland-Robinson
- J.Olowofela
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From my point of view this will free up some much needed salary cap and may help to sign a bit more quality. There is still plenty of time for more signings and hopefully not journeymen. Maybe we could have kept a couple BOC for one but he'd be on a good salary, has been a bit injury prone recently and is getting no younger. We also need to bear in mind that those who were part of the Academy this season will probably have been offered improved contracts.
I await the close season with interest and look forward to any announcements of signings as in some areas its still needed.
I await the close season with interest and look forward to any announcements of signings as in some areas its still needed.
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I am just surprised they did not include Ged Glynn and Phil Blake in this clear out or are they savoring another big announcement? I hope we can attract Clayton Bojangles back once his Welsh contract expires, sorry to see Fred Tuilagi go when he was just developing into a "Henry", wonder if Joe Ford will go to Amersham?Bungle178 wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 2:12 pm 19 players have just been confirmed as leaving, according to the club website:
Matt Smith
Mat Tait
Matt Toomua
Graham Kitchener
Mike Williams
Will Evans
Brendan O'Connor
Valentino Mapapalangi
Joe Ford
Fred Tuilagi
Charlie Thacker
Gareth Owen
Mike Fitzgerald
Campese Ma'afu
David Feao
Ross McMillan
Harry Mahoney
Leonardo Sarto
Clayton Blommetjies
Getting rid of a lot of dead weight from the looks of it.
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