Transfers Rumours

[TRF_Olyy]

Bailey moving on from Bath would make sense for his career but it feels like a sideways step to be go and be second choice 10/second choice 15 somewhere else

Exeter would be a better fit for him IMO

 

[Which Tyler]

Agreed, don't see why he'd want to move on from being a backup player at his childhood club, behind an aging galactico, to being a backup player elsewhere behind a dunno, and being coached by a dunno.

To Exeter or Newcastle as a starter would be a very different matter.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Agreed, don't see why he'd want to move on from being a backup player at his childhood club, behind an aging galactico, to being a backup player elsewhere behind a dunno, and being coached by a dunno.

To Exeter or Newcastle as a starter would be a very different matter.

I guess depends it Carreras is viewed as Finn back up more and TDG viewed as ahead of Bailey

If Finn is out will it be Carreras at 10 with TDG starting at 15 for example and thats if Arundell is viewed as a pure winger

Also can Tigers pay more?

 

[Which Tyler]

That's fair, I guess he's bumping down to 3rd choice, albeit potentially not for long.
For now though, he's got another year on his contract - would Leicester want to buy him out to play backup?

From a Bath perspective, I'd be sad to see him move on, but not too upset, with Harris, Donoghue and Linegar coming through (all capable 10/15 hybrids), something would have to give at some point anyway.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That's fair, I guess he's bumping down to 3rd choice, albeit potentially not for long.
For now though, he's got another year on his contract - would Leicester want to buy him out to play backup?

From a Bath perspective, I'd be sad to see him move on, but not too upset, with Harris, Donoghue and Linegar coming through (all capable 10/15 hybrids), something would have to give at some point anyway.

Depends on what Baths cap situation is

Tigers realistically are prob going to have to get a stop gap 10 like Anscombe which I feel would then give Bailey a pretty good chance of taking over

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Worcester Warriors being linked to
Matt Rogerson
Josh Bassett
Nick Schonert

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Gotta imagine they'd be looking to bring in Kvesic as well

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Hatherell could be another on depending how secure they are footing wise

 

[Which Tyler]

And, of course, all the youngsters who don't get offered a senior contract out of the academy - and those who did, but only last 1 contract length.
Every year, there's plenty of good player lost to the sport, because their current coach doesn't think they'll make it, or that there's just no room in the team he's building.

Take the cream of that crop, and even without any stardust players - spend a year or two honing a squad and a gameplan in the Championship, and it really wouldn't be long before being able to push for promotion - IF the new backers can afford it.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

You think they had a team before they went down of
1. Sutherland, 2. Langdon, 3. Medrano
4. Batley, 5. Kitchener,
6. Hill, 7. Kevsic, 8. Hatherell
9. Simpson, 10. F.Smith
12. S.Atkinson, 13. Lawrence
11. DVDM, 14. Heward, 15. Shillcock

That backline with a starting 9 would've been lethal

 

[TRF_Olyy]

You forget how good Worcester's systems were:
6-15 is genuine top 4 material, with most of them academy grads

Langdon and Batley both top draw as well - such a class team/such a shame they didn't have the opportunity to grow

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

tigers now linked to Albornoz

 

[Lé Ddanno]

tigers now linked to Albornoz

There's only about 4 FHs left to be named as possibilities

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

@Leonormous Boozer didn't you used to play 10? Has Chieka been in contact?

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

@Leonormous Boozer didn't you used to play 10? Has Chieka been in contact?

It was a blatantly automated text.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

In Gabby Logan's column in...whatever paper it is she writes for, she's said Reuban Logan is moving to Sale next season



Very happy with that, if true (can't see why she'd lie, but it's not confirmed by either club yet) - very promising player

Very odd that Saints would let him go though, especially with Augustus leaving - maybe Pollock is gonna be their first choice 8 next season and his age means they don't want to keep another u20s aged 8 on the books to not play?

Edit: just clocked that he went from Wasps to saints, maybe he's mates with Asher? Apparently that was part of the reason Jibulu signed for us - he must be a hell of a guy!

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Edit: just clocked that he went from Wasps to saints, maybe he's mates with Asher? Apparently that was part of the reason Jibulu signed for us - he must be a hell of a guy!

RMW was part of that Wasps crop as well wasn't he?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

RMW was part of that Wasps crop as well wasn't he?

Aye, couple of years older though - think Asher and Logan would've been in the same academy year