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I too wish LM well but have a different take on this thread. Tigers it seems to me are are like Man Utd, realeasing players when they have less to offer in the future than they have provided in the past - Tigers are in the top 4, we have LM, Sam and Dan and are in the bottom 4.There are many ex Tigers playing for other AP clubs, none of whom are above them. Different thinking and strategy required I think.
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Worth remembering that Leicester wanted Moody to stay there and offered him a contract that would have seen him there this season while injured. Bath offered him a 3rd year in his contract. You can't say that Leicester made a better rugby decision on their contract offer to Moody than bath did, until we see what he does in his 3rd season.
Yes in hindsight both clubs shouldn't have offered him a contract at the levels they did, but at this stage to say Leicester were smarter offering him 2 years is impossible.
Quote:hasta - Conrad Smith, Jacques Fourie, Brian O'Driscoll, Will Greenwood, I could go on...
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Marshie, name me a 13 who's a good passer of the ball!
Quote:devizes bath fan
The problem with Hipkiss is not that he doesn't have the distribution skills of a 10 or 12, it's that he holds onto the ball rather than make a simple pass when that is the best attacking option.
Quote:marshie10
I feel sorry for Moody, he seems like an honest guy who gives his all every time he takes the field. Yet people criticise him for being injured and a waste of space, something he really has little control over.
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Mercer is not the only one. Mears, Catt, Attwood, Caldwell, Fearns, Moody, Skirving, Taylor, Claassens, Donald, Vesty, Barkley, Hipkiss, Banahan, Cuthbert and Biggs are all out of contract after next season.
Quote:Can#t really disagree with any of that; though I'd add Catt to the "must sign" list, and personally still don't rate Hipkiss; (sorry, I just don't see the magic)devizes bath fan
It all depends on whether the older players are happy with less first-team appearances and less money younger players like Mercer and Catt make enough progress. Of that list I think Cuthbert, Moody and Donald should be going and the club should already be doing their best to re-sign Fearns, Attwood, Caldwell and Biggs.
Quote:Can't disagree with that either, however much it'll annoy the likes of Gareth and bod, just because it's oft-repeated doesn't make it any less true (in the same way that oft-repeated character assassinations don't make them any more true)marshie10
I am pretty sure that a lot of the current crop see the potential in the squad, and really believe they will win trophies. They just need to get used to playing together, as much as people hate to hear it, it'll take time.
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Mercer is not the only one. Mears, Catt, Attwood, Caldwell, Fearns, Moody, Skirving, Taylor, Claassens, Donald, Vesty, Barkley, Hipkiss, Banahan, Cuthbert and Biggs are all out of contract after next season.
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I am pretty sure that a lot of the current crop see the potential in the squad, and really believe they will win trophies. They just need to get used to playing together, as much as people hate to hear it, it'll take time.