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DEPTH CHART

1. Healy / Catt / Bristow
2. Strauss / Tolufua / Batty / Dunn
3. Franks / KPN / Tomascyzk
4. Muller / Hooper / Beaumont
5. Attwood / Eldsadt / Spencer
6. SOB / Fearns / Lund
7. Louw / Salvi / Mercer
8. Beattie / Kalamafoni / Skirving
9. Kerr-Barlow / Classens / Cook
10. Hook / Olding / Clegg
11. Ranger / Biggs
12. Steyn / Eastmond / Barkley / Williams
13. Bosch / Lualala / Daly / Mosses
14. Bowe  / Woodburn
15. Dagg / Goode / Catterick /Chisholm

6Ns
Catt - Strauss - Franks
Muller - Attwood
Louw - Kala - Salvi
Kerr-Barlow - Olding
Eastmond - Bosch
Biggs - Dagg - Ranger

4Ns
Healy - Tolufua - Tomascyuk
Muller - Attwood
SOB - Kala - Salvi
Classens - Hook
Eastmond - Lualala
Ranger - Daly - Bowe

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SENIOR SQUAD

Squad Size: 45/45
Hookers: 4
Props: 6 (2 LH, 3 TH)
Locks: 4
Back Row: 9
Half Backs: 6
Centres: 8
Back Three: 9

English Qualified: 24
Foreign: 21

Hookers
Adriaan Strauss [RSA]
Christopher Tolofua [FRA]
Ross Batty [ENG]
Tom Dunn [ENG] ACADEMY

Props
Cian Healy [IRE]
Nathan Catt* [ENG]
Tom Bristow [ENG]

Owen Franks* [NZL]
Kane Palmer Newport [ENG]
Oliver Tomascyzk [ENG]

Second Row
David Attwood* [ENG]
Johann Muller* [RSA]
Rynhardt Elstadt [RSA] (BS)
Stuart Hooper [ENG]

Back Row
Francois Louw* [RSA] (BS/OS/N8)
Julian Salvi [AUS] 
Guy Mercer [ENG]

Sean O'Brien [IRE] (BS/OS/N8)
Carl Fearns* [ENG] (BS/OS/N8)
Magnus Lund [ENG](BS/OS/N8)

Johnnie Beattie [SCO] (BS/N8)
Sione Kalamafoni [TON] (BS/N8)
Ben Skirving [ENG] (BS/N8)

Half Backs
Tawera Kerr - Barlow [NZL]
Michael Claassens* [RSA]
Chris Cook [ENG] - 16/4/91

James Hook [WAL] (FH/IC/OC/FB)
Stuart Olding [IRE] - 11/3/93 (FH/IC)
Rory Clegg [ENG]

Centres
Francois Steyn* [RSA] (IC/OC/FB/FH)
Kyle Eastmond* [ENG] (IC/OC/WG/FH)
Ollie Barkley [ENG] (IC/FH)
Ben Williams [ENG] (IC/OC)

Marcelo Bosch [ARG] (OC/IC/FB/FH)
Casey Laulala [NZL]
Eliot Daly [ENG] -8/10/92 (OC/FB/WG)
Ben Mosses [ENG]

Back Three
Tommy Bowe* [IRE] (WG/OC/FB)
Rene Ranger* [NZL] (WG/OC)
Tom Biggs [ENG]
Olly Woodburn [ENG] - 18/11/91

Israel Dagg* [NZL]
Alex Goode [ENG] (FB/FH)
Ross Chisholm [ENG]
Tom Catterick [ENG]
Rob Cook [ENG]

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THE ACADEMY

Squad Size: 20/20

HK - Max Anderson
PR - Tom Meatyard
LK - Will Spencer - 30/5/92
LK - Tom Ellis (England U18)
LK - Jamie Collins
LK - Josh Beaumont - 24/3/92
LK - Jake Oldaker - (England 18)
BR - Joe Buckle - 13/5/93
BR - Tom Baldwin - 28/9/92
BR - James Stephenson - 13/12/91
BR - Max Northcote-Green (England U18)
BR - Joe Ellyatt
N8 - Will Skuse - 14/2/92
N8 - James Tyas

SH - Matt Keyte - 5/4/91
SH - Will Clemensha - 4/9/92
FH - Ollie Devoto (England U20)
FH - Fred Gabbitas
WG - Richard Lane - 21/7/93
FB - Jamie-John Kilmartin - 21/1/93 (Scotland U20)

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INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS
Players are available in:
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BUDGET

Transfers/Loans In: (£-) Shaw - 0m, Phillips - 0m, Franks - 25m, Steyn - 23m, Laulala - 0m, Dagg - 22m, Golding, Muller, Lund, Clegg, Catterick, Beaumont - p/x, Chisholm - 2.5m, O'Brien - 23m, Cook 1.5m, Healy - 22m, Tolofua - £10m, Hook - 23m, Daly - 12m (plus 2m if EPS), Tomascyzk - 2m, Kalamafoni - 1.5m, Bowe - 24m, FVDMerwe - 7m, Salvi - 12m, Elstadt - 19m, Varndell - p/ex, Goode - p/ex, Ranger - 21m, Kerr-Barlow - 19m, Olding - 10m, Beattie - 20.5m, Bristow - 2m

Transfers/Loans Out:  Biller - 4m, Cuthbert - 8.5m, Scott Hobson - 1.5m, Bell - 2.5m, Roberts - 1.5m, Phillips - 5m, Beattie - 1.5m, Tanner - 1.5m, Lilley - 1.5m, Wilson, Shaw, Moody, Heathcote, Abendanon - p/x, Scott - 1.5m, Ovens - 1.5m, Beech - 1.5m, Flatman - 5m, Retirements - 8m, Moss - 0.5m, Donald - 2.5m, Taylor - 2.5m, Dixon, 1.5m, Vesty - 2.5m, Caldwell - 1.5m, Carraro - 1.5m, Mears - 8m, Banahan - p/ex, Varndell - p/ex, Hipkiss - 5m, Golding - 3m, Donald - 2.5m, McMillan - 1.5m

Budget Bonuses: £- 12m League, £10m TV Rights, £8m Sponsorship, £6m Cup

Current Budget: £3m

Marler's scrummaging which was always the weakest part of his game seems to be coming along really nicely which means its a possibility.

Not a chance, it needs to be very big you don't have a LH near Marler IMO and I prefer Kitchener to Attwood anyway. Kitchener is in the England squad so I suspect he will get a few games this summer and improve his stock

I'd think about it but still not too sure, only get 3 foreigns a year I think so I'd rather not use one replacing Marler since I have to improve other positions.

Dagg + Franks interest me though

I was taking about if I got cash....

Potentially yer because I do have some solid EQ options....Morgan/Haskell/Strettle/Barritt/Saull/Kitchener/Hopper/Marler

6 of em touring to SA
The other two are young saxons :P

Would be difficult seeing as what I would get in return wouldn't be as what I'd be losing. Nonetheless, what are you willing to lose?

looking for cash really for foreign

What for Chisholm?

Sorry, I need Mullan more than I want Chisholm. He isn't for sale unless one of your LHs is Wood

Maybe Wiggy plus a little cash. He's an England international and I'd need to replace him but he's possible. Spencer is out, and I can't really afford to lose many more academy players space wise. I need Mako

I don't need a replacement for Wiggy now, I can do that in a bit. I'm not putting Ransom in, sorry. I only have 8 academy players as it is and sending off more will really limit my options. I'm frankly more likely to give you Short than Ransom right now

Wiggy plus Short for Chisholm plus Barkley plus 2mill?

you mistake me, I was asking for 2mill, not offering it! Which I'm guessing means you think I'm overreaching

I'm more keen on keeping the English lads in their. I'd straight swap any for Fearns but I see you've redlighted him. I could do York or Wray for Barkley or Chisholm plus

Be looking at £12 mil for Lahiff.

Top 7, with Pocock? Que?

I was thinking that Louw, SOB, Lund could all be available, along with Steyn potentially.

Looking at

Jenkins, Delon, Taki, Yarde, Watson, Kennedy, Bowden

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What mate? You want Pocock? Not sure I understand!

I'd be interested in Donald - what would you make of a Donald/Bowden 10/12? Steyn would be huge for me also, really want to improve my midfield this summer.

Jenkins isn't for sale, but the others I'd consider losing for a good deal. Rustle up something

Sorry about this but i'm back in for Steyn.

Wilko, Burger, Tuitupou and H.Fourie
for
Donald, SOB, Steyn and and Mercer

I see it that you can on Wilko, Burger and H.Fourie and i make the one bigger gain with Steyn?

Donald + Flatman
4
Lahiff + Watson + Yarde

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I could do that if you dropped one of the wingers, or at least included Banahan. With Ojo gone they're likely to play a lot more next season, really kicking on with Irish and England.

The only one i would contemplate swapping in is Seymour. But that still loses me another english starter. Is there anyway you'd add Chisholm in so if Miller ever got injured i'd have an English replacement?

To make it

Wilko, Tuitupou, Burger and Seymour
for
Donald, Steyn, SOB, Mercer and Chisholm.
?

Actually i'll do the above offer minus Chisholm if you acccept it now and give me 24 hours to change my mind if i want to.

Scrap that

I'll do the deal now if you want. Without the Chisholm bit.

What do you make of the offer above?

Its

Wilko, Burger, Tuitupou and Seymour
for
Donald, SOB, Steyn and Mercer

In case my indescivness confused you yesterday

pullthestrings wrote:Donald + Flatman
4
Lahiff + Watson + Yarde

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I could do that if you dropped one of the wingers, or at least included Banahan. With Ojo gone they're likely to play a lot more next season, really kicking on with Irish and England.

Any word on this?

Can you throw in £5 mil then? I'm loathe to just give away an extra player, particularly someone who might be a star in the future.

Who? They're no good to me mate, no idea who they are and I'd never play them.

I think Wilko has got atleast anotehr 2 seasons in him and maybe more, he's becoming a bit of a hero at toulon.

I could maybe add something to my side of the deal? I don't think SOB will be rated that highly as an 8 on here because he never plays there, and probably won't with Heaslip with club and country.

I can maybe add Powell to give you a solid backup 8 option?

I can't afford to lose another EQ player, especially as i've got the worst academy in the league.
I'm happy to take the Burger and SOB out if you don't want to lose SOB its just that i thought you wanted Burger instead of him to create the old stormers flanker combo?
And i think while SOB is a good player he is a level below Burger, who would walk into any northern hemisphere side.

Any leeway on that deal mate?

What about

Hipkiss + Flatman + Donald
=
Lahiff + Watson + Yarde

enq.

Don't really see how you're losing out three times..

Lahiff > Flatman
Watson/Yarde > Hipkiss (in the England setup, Hipkiss nowhere to be seen)

Looking to get that deal sorted if possible - will effect who I go for in foreigns.

Just seen the hammering Donald's getting on the main page lol. As I said, you'll need to drop Watson/Yarde

Hipkiss + Flatman + Donald
=
Lahiff + Watson + Yarde

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You need to drop a winger mate.

Pretty much mate, what with Donald getting slated on the main page and me getting Cooper in. Sorry mate.

Yarde and Watson are available for cash though?

Ford nfs

Wilko and Tuitupou
for
Steyn and Clegg

enq

Needs to be £8m

Would appear he is yours for £12m

Hardly played in 2 seasons really, hard to gauge

Mate i'lll buy Catterick of you for 1.5 mill if you cancel the release?

2 mill?

Bathite, are you still interested in continuing in this league?

Can you let me know by tomorrow as I'll need to look for a new manager if not.

Wouldn't rush mate. He's Probably busy.

Just need a yes or no Flux.

Takes weeks to get a new manager up to speed so I'd rather get one in now than later.

Note to self, Healy in £22m, budget should be £33m, need to check. 1 foreign and 1 u21 bid remaining

Interested in catt....

Cooper/Bowden/James interest you?

SOB?

It was mainly Steyn that I was keen on, poss SOB if I include Guest/Sisi?

I'd only be willing to lose Faz in that but would still need a sweetner with him being Englands starting 10.

Faz + ????

for

SOB + Attwood

Could let Billy go