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Which also directly contradict his utterances of a week or so ago (even if they were technically true at the time).

I just hope he doesn't become a mercenary, joining a club for a bit, having a look around, and jumping to a higher contract each time.
He could have shown Leicester more loyalty (though I understand his reasons); whilst he doesn't owe Bath anything beyond his contract, he does owe us at least some honesty or deflection, rather than "I'm not going anywhere" one week to "I'm activating my option to leave" the very next week.
If he goes to Sale, will that be long term?

To really establish himself, he needs to find a place for him, and allow a team to be built around him. Barely any player has ever flourished and fulfilled his potential when he's constantly changing clubs, never spending years building partnerships etc; and surely FH is the hardest position to do so. How many truly top level players have had more than 2 clubs*? how many FHs?

I just feel he's being badly advised... unless this is an agent ploy to get a bigger contract where he is; in which case, if any club owner deserves brinkmanship from agents, it's Brucie.

*Barring pre-retirement pay-cheques


ETA: oh, and from what I can gather, the Sale bit comes from a tweet by David Flatman saying that Sale are the biggest bidder so far; whilst Brucie is suggesting that his break clause relies on Bath "finding an equivalent replacement" - which seems unlikely unless Cruden wants to do an Evans and give up on caps already (not that Bruce is world renowned for his honesty and integrity).
 
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TBF to Ford he might have told the club he is wanting to leave who in turn have asked him to make sure everything on the surface appears fine to the press still esp as it isn't even halfway through the season.

His Dad wasn't particularly honest when it comes to the media either.

Cruden is very likely to be leaving NZ next season after lions IMO, where will be the big thing.
 
I'm hoping, for his benefit (as well as Bath's) that it's more a case of "Hmmm, I see the salary cap has risen again this year; I'd quite like a bit of that".
I worry for him (and England) that if he goes he starts a reputation on moving whenever it's convenient; which means that no-one's going to risk building a team around him, he won't settle into partnerships; and he'll never fulfill his potential - which would be as big a tragedy for English rugby as eg. Cipriani not growing up until his late 20s and simply not being trusted to stay put, and out of trouble.
 
From what I gather it isn't a agent play and he is def looking for a out.

Sale still have the back line built for Cips and better 9's now and the majority of the backs are academy products or players who they have given them their first shot at AP rugby (Edwards and Odogwu) so wouldn't have to worry much about building the back line.

He is nowhere near as bad as Cips. He is playing well for England and is certainly in Jones plans.

Cips was messed about a bit and went on a sulk down south where he made the rugby answer to the brat pack with JOC and Beale and was in the wilderness for abit before Diamond got hold of him by which time he had burnt his bridges with Eddie due to his constant talk to the media.

I think you're over egging the pudding abit TBH.
 
Anyone seen the figure being bandied about on the club forums?

£850k

Fo reals.
 
Finally. We've approached IRFU about signing Taute permanently and taking advantage of WP financial issues.
 
Anything to that? Or is it the same 2+2 speculation that's been going around for the last 4 months?
 
Heard it from 2 different sources one Tigers and 1 Bath.

Not saying it is going to happen but sounds like Bath would be willing to release him to Tigers if we release Burns to bath potentially.
 

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