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Northampton Saints

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Coaching Staff:

Team Manager: Sir Johnny English

Assistant: Jim Mallinder

Forwards Coach: Gert Smal
Scrum Coach: Greg Rowntree
Lineout Coach: Victor Matfield

Backs Coach: Joe Schmidt
Kicking Coach: Neil Jenkins
Defence Coach: Dave Ellis

Academy Manager: Dave Rennie
Chief Scout: Dusty Hare

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Senior Squad :

Forwards:

Soane Tonga'uiha (LH) Tonga
Alex Waller (LH) England
Steven Kitshoff (LH) South Africa

Dylan Hartley (HK) England
Richardt Strauss (HK) Ireland
Mike Haywood (HK) England

Brian Mujati (TH) South Africa
Paul Doran-Jones (LH/TH) England

James Craig (LK/BS) England
Christian Day (LK) England
Courtney Lawes (LK/BS) England
Andries Bekker (LK) South Africa
Brodie Retalick (LK) New Zealand
Samu Manoa (LK/BS) USA
Mark Sorenson (LK) New Zealand

Stephen Ferris (BS/N8) Ireland
Stephen Luatua (LK/BS) New Zealand 
Tom Wood (BS/OS) England
Phil Dowson (BS/N8) England
Calum Clark (LK/BS/OS) England

Kieran Read (BS/N8) New Zealand
Roger Wilson (N8) Ireland

Backs:

Aaron Smith (SH) New Zealand
Lee Dickson (SH) England
Martin Roberts (SH) Wales
Ryan Glynn (SH) England 27/9/91

Johnny Sexton (FH) Ireland
Ryan Lamb (SH/FH) England
Stephen Myler (FH) England

Jan Serfontein (IC/OC) South Africa
Sonny Bill Williams (IC/OC) New Zealand
James Downey (IC) Ireland

George Pisi (IC/OC/FB) Samoa
Gael Fickou (IC/OC) France

Scott Armstrong (WG) England
JP Pieterson (WG) South Africa
Vasily Artemiev (WG) Russia
Chris Ashton (WG) England
Jamie Elliot (OC/WG) England 31/8/92

Ben Foden (FB) England
Greig Tonks (FH/FB) England

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Academy Squad :

Tom Stephenson (IC/OC/WG) England 5/5/94
Teimana Harrison (BS/OS/N8) England
James Palmer (LH/TH) England 20/8/93
Ethan Waller (LH) England 13/9/92
Anders Mogensen (WG) England 4/1/91
Danny Herriot (TH) England 23/2/93
Tom Hicks (LK) England 25/10/91
Alex Woolford (LK) England 8/12/92
Alex Day (SH) England 11/4/93
Charlie Sadler (FB) England 6/9/91
Glynn Hughes (FH/FB) England 17/11/91
Tom Collins (OC/FB) England 3/7/94

Any better on the above mate? Keen to sign said players from you!

Altight mate really keen on Nutley and Craig, would this suffice;

Wilson + Swinson
=
Nutley + Craig

Also interested in Elliot

Not overly keen on losing him, as I'm a massive fan of his and he can cover 12/13 which is invaluable.

I'm mainly interested in Lawes, Foden and Read. If you can come up with anything?

What for Manoa mate?

I'm baaaaack, with the following;

Swinson + M Wilson + Stegmann + J Hodgson
=
Craig + Nutley + Elliot + Myler

M Wilson + ?
=
Nutley + Myler

Its a tough one mate, I have a greater affinity to keep Pienaar over Jane, Pienaar will be influential for me next year so NFS. If you could get these four into a deal; Nutley, Myler, Ashton and Foden. I can chuck Jane, but my thoughts are that Jane is better than Foden so as a starting offer something like;

Nutley + Myler + Ashton + Foden
=
M Wilson + Shingler + Ojo + Jane

You have rated Nutley on a par with Wilson and Shingler equal to Myler a while back. I rate Jane just as highly as he would play on the wing as he would at Fullback, been great there when he's played there for NZ and the Hurricanes. I could chuck in Bendy instead of Ojo to give a FB option?

SirJohnnyEnglish wrote:

Fluxy wrote:Swinson + M Wilson + Stegmann
=
Craig + Nutley + Armtstrong

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Sorry mate see no gain for me there at all:

Craig > Swinson
Nutley = Wilson
Armstrong > Stegman

Players that interest me include Bendy and Eztebath. Can you get one or both of them in a deal?

And you've rated Shingler quite highly lol. Was only using your previous ratings for the basis of any offer.

No sorry. Brussow and Pienaar NFS

Don't really see the gain here other than the third player in the offer. I only wanted Myler as back up, and losing Heath for him isn't feasible for me.

Would say he's the best openside in the world at the minute, so will take quite a bit. Can you include SBW and Strauss?

I don't think so mate. I don't get a gain.

It's gonna be a no mate. I'd need SBW in there - Pocock is world class and so I need world class replacement. Wood + Strauss would be decent, but they don't make up for Pocock's loss. World class players seem to stand out in predictions.

I'm sure mate, Pocock is big for me. Besides, isn't there talk of Wood poss retiring??

Warbs NSF mate

Not really interested in Strauss mate, but SOB could leave for the right deal. Don't need cash though, so will have to be gains.

Tonga, Kitsoff, PDJ, Lawes, Sexton, Harrison and Craig interest me

Anything for Lawes?

I've let Lowe go now, cant lose Manu mate

I would need more than wood and kitsof. SOB a much better player across all of back row than wood and kitsoff won't start for me and isn't proven yet.

I would love a swap with just Nutley and Wilson?

You know my stance on Brussow though however, if you could squeeze Lawes and Wood in, I'm listening.

Hi mate

Whilst it's probably a fairly even deal, I'm going to decline.

Pocock is my captain and integral to my side. There are question marks over Woods fitness and SBW staying in union, so too risky for me.

Wood?

Love Fofana mate , one of my fav backs at the moment so would need a pretty tidy offer

I'm on nights bud so that's why I'm always on through the night lol

Read
Sexton
Tonga
Ferris
Lawes

Can't really let 3 of my main players go unless you came in with a huge offer!!

I can't let cane go sorry! He's my main openside with qera!! Just trying to think of a good cheap LH to bench for me!!

Foden Ashton Mujati Sexton Wood PDJ?

What for Wood?

What for dowson, wood and myler mate?

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SJE , the reason your fixtures are this ways is you have inherited Saracens fixtures and they don't have a home venue till the final 3 games of the Pool stages.

I'm interested in Manoa

Will update the Quins team in a second, thanks for pointing that out

My plan is to have Barritt and Lowe at centre. But I don't want to throw them in straight away as I've just got them. Need a few weeks to bed them in. I like Waldlouck but in my eyes he's a 12. I know he's played in both spots, but where he getting regular time there now at Saints that's where I'd like to keep him.

i'l be honest, at this stage, im looking to keep him, unless i get a very good offer..

Courtney lawes

If you're looking to raise cash, I might be interested in Harrison for £3m

I was going to say I'd rather a permanent arrangement between eother Nutley or Harrison for cash?

£6-7m?

Got £4.5 atm, but was planning on releasing a few anyway.

Ok no worries, might be worth a gamble for the future. Hoping Skuse and Ovens kick on for me as well

Go on then.

Would you be able to do weather for the games? Won't be able to do it until later today.

Ashton

anything for ashton or foden?

AP 7 - P Dowson
AP 8 - B Mujati
AP 9 - J Sexton

Haha....you could have done worse, Dowson & Mujati don't effect you too much.

Yea I lost some big names but Wade prob biggest loss with me not having great cover on the wings.

Some came out 2/3 subs, Sale I think. Luck of draw

£3m for Chudley?

And you need to add A Smith to your squad

Anything for Manoa bud?

Everyone needs to stop using my old Falcons page! Thought an extra .5m was worth your hassle

anything for sexton?