LEICESTER TIGERS 2020/21 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD EPISODE IV: A New Hope

[johnthegriff]

I don't expect it to happen but if Leicester Football Club went out of existence there would be no reason why the liquidator would not accept a few quid for the name Leicester Tigers, alternatively there would be no need to buy the name just call the new team The Tigers. Only problem is if our club goes bust others will also have gone and there will be no other teams to play.

[MCC1964]

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[Cagey Tiger]

According to the individual player marks out of 10 in the Sunday Times, Johnny May and Tom Curry are Leicester players. Do they know something we dont

[sam16111986]

According to the individual player marks out of 10 in the Sunday Times, Johnny May and Tom Curry are Leicester players. Do they know something we dont

Farrell got an 8 out 10 as well...

[LE18]

According to the individual player marks out of 10 in the Sunday Times, Johnny May and Tom Curry are Leicester players. Do they know something we dont

Farrell got an 8 out 10 as well...

You should read the Telegraph, they gave him 6 and that's still too many!

[strawclearer]

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[MCC1964]

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Oooooooo......you big tease.

[TigerFeetSteve]

Actually getting back on topic

Think it was RB that said Rugby paper was suggesting the following was being looked at

Project LH and TH
Fly Half
Outside Centre
Left Wing

Since then
Lavannini has been injured
Bonilla has been signed
Stankovich has left

That means I think we're looking at signing the following:
Project LH/TH
Lock injury cover
Outside Centre
Left Wing
Scrum coach

Depending on where we are relative to the cap we could be looking to drop one or two of those to cover for Lavannini?

[JP14]

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[sk 88]

With Heyes clearly on England's radar we should probably be looking at strengthening loosehead so that Leatigaga is not required to switch over so often for cover. Gigena is also mentioned in dispatches from the Argentine coaches so it is only a matter of time before they call him up I think.

Genge, Gigena, LH, Bower + young players developing
Cole, Leatigaga, Heyes + young players developing

Is a good group. The young loosehead at the moment is Whitcombe who is highly rated, so I don't think we need a "project" there so much as a player similar to Stankovitch in his prime, a tough scrummaging prop from Pro D2, or the Championship would be perfect. Perhaps Zurab Zhavania who has slipped down the pecking order at Wasps with Tom West's development for instance.

[sk 88]

Regarding lock unless Lavanini's injury has been significantly understated I don't see the need for "injury cover", i.e. would leave when he regains fitness.

I do however think that another first choice level lock was a need anyway and that need has now increased. That would push us to 5 first team locks and 4 development locks, which is about as many as we use in a year and is certainly not overstocking, especially as Manz is a ways away from the first team level and Martin is injured.

I don't have many names for that as an example, but given the age profile of our current locks (30,29,27,27,20,20,19,19) a 24 year old like Lukhan Salakaia-Loto is perhaps a realistic target.

[TigerFeetSteve]

With Heyes clearly on England's radar we should probably be looking at strengthening loosehead so that Leatigaga is not required to switch over so often for cover. Gigena is also mentioned in dispatches from the Argentine coaches so it is only a matter of time before they call him up I think.

Genge, Gigena, LH, Bower + young players developing
Cole, Leatigaga, Heyes + young players developing

Is a good group. The young loosehead at the moment is Whitcombe who is highly rated, so I don't think we need a "project" there so much as a player similar to Stankovitch in his prime, a tough scrummaging prop from Pro D2, or the Championship would be perfect. Perhaps Zurab Zhavania who has slipped down the pecking order at Wasps with Tom West's development for instance.

I think we'll probably have Heyes the Autumn Internationals at least.

Personally I think we should be recruiting with the following priorities:

Priority 1. Outside Centre
Priority 2. Scrum Coach
Priority 3. Left Wing
Priority 4. Lock
Priority 5. Loosehead
Priority 6. Tighthead

Whilst I don't think that injury cover for Lavannini is top priority with Enever being a little disappointing (so far), Martin also long term injured, that means despite as impressive as it puts a lot of pressure on the likes of Chessum and Henderson.

[tigerburnie]

I would think Dan Cole and Steve Borthwick should have the scrum coaching under control in the short term, if money has to be spent I would have thought it would go on playing staff in the current situation.

[strawclearer]

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We will. Very shortly, I believe.....

I think we all need some good news!

I never said it was good news.....

[Dangerous4]

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We will. Very shortly, I believe.....

I think we all need some good news!

Remind me, I've forgotten what good news is.