Leicester Tigers 2016/17

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Injuries:
N/A

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The Squad (33/40):

Forwards:

Front Row:
Gethin Jenkins (WAL)
Max Lahiff (ENG)
Mikheil Nariashvili (GEO)

Rory Best (IRL)
Dave Ward (ENG)
Hika Elliot (NZL)

Owen Franks (NZL)
Harry Williams (ENG)

Lock:
Samu Manoa (USA)
Steve Mafi (TON)
Tom Price (ENG)
Jake Ball (WAL)
Dominic Bird (NZL)
Brian Tuilagi (ENG)

Back Row:
JMF Lobbe (ARG)
Fritz Lee (SAM)
Hienrich Brussow (RSA)
Siya Kolisi (RSA)
Mark Wilson (ENG)
Sam Simmonds (ENG)
Don Armand (ENG)
Sam Jones (ENG)

Backs:

Scrum Half:
Tawera Kerr-Barlow (NZL)
Francois Hougaard (RSA)

Fly Half:
Francois Trinh-Duc (FRA)
Piers Francis (ENG)
Kurtley Beale (AUS)

Centre:
Francois Steyn (RSA)
Mathieu Basteraud (FRA)
Ben Teo'o (ENG)
Billy Twelvetrees (ENG)
Gael Fickou (FRA)

Back Three:
Mike Brown (ENG)
Alex Cuthbert (WAL)
Sean Maitland (SCO)
Henry Purdy (ENG)

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The Academy (12/20):

HK - Asafao Aumua - 05/05/1997 - NZL
PR - Lasha Tibadze - 04/07/1997 - GEO
SR - Stanley South - 24/07/1996 - ENG
FL - Oliver Povoas - 18/05/1996 - ENG
FL - Calum Chick - 25/11/1996 - ENG

SH - Antoine Dupont - 15/11/1996 - FRA
SH - Jack Maunder - 05/04/1997 - ENG
FH - James Lang - 04/04/1995 - SCO
FH - Joey Carbery - 01/11/1995 - IRE
OC - Max Wright - 24/05/1997 - ENG
FB - Jack Maddocks - 05/02/1996 - AUS
FB - Tom Parton - 02/02/1998 - ENG

Retired:

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Transfers:

AAC is available, but would need to be an end of season deal for him?

See AAC as quite a bit better than Penaud, but am feeling generous so will do you AAC & Odogwu for Penaud - you can take Odogwu now, but swap AAC and Penaud once season ends?

Serin nfs mate, Parra could possibly go, I'll have a think.

Riccitelli straight swap, not sure I could include maunder too

Ok mate, thought it was a good offer there, AAC and Odogwu for him.

I might really regret this, but I will do maunder for penaud. I'm more in need of a centre than a SH.

Can't think of anything mate tbh

Manoa and ?
for
Ruddock and Imhoff

DEal

my main interest is Fickou

what you thinking?

Francis for Burns?

Could try to do something around a few others too perhaps, but Robshaw is not available

Spencer for Maunder as well?

I understand if not, Maunder looks very good and is academy, but Spencer more established and should have a big season next year. 

Would consider other suggestions

NFS mate, very good for me when BV away with England and might not be playing for Argentina when he plays for Toulon next season.

No worries, stick on confirms

Hey.

I messaged one of the guys on here on Facebook and they said it was still running and I'd be quite keen to come back and give it a go if there was a space? I didn't get many details from Chris, but he said that you might be looking for an extra person, so I have registered an account - I used to manage Wasps and Newcastle quite some time ago.

What teams are available? And I also just wanted to see how much time you need to spend in the game as that was my problem originally, it took an age doing tactics. If it is just a case of submitting a team and doing some results then I'd like to get on a waiting list please.

Thank you.
Sam

Hi Sam, 

Not to worry, Chris mentioned that you had played before, and I think I remember seeing your name in the past, as I was in another game that rang alongside at the time!

Essentially the Gloucester side is available at the moment, although if you don't fancy them, you are welcome to my Leicester Tigers side - and I will take Gloucester on. 

Understand, with regards to time. We have tried to keep tactics to a minimum now (around 350 words is the average - will revise that possibly this summer, but you can do bullet points and put it any format you wish). 

Results wise, again you can do full prediction/results which get you a higher bonus, or if time dictates then you can just throw in a score only result (one point margin), to get a bonus and also increase the number of people resulting. 

In the end mate, we can try and make it as time efficient as possible. As always, I think your biggest thing will be replying to transfer requests and offers, however they aren't perhaps that vital in the game. They obviously help in the long term and you might need/want to do some at first, but there would be no need to rush. 

There is only one game left after this weekend for Gloucester, so if you would like to it give a go for the end of the season and then make a decision on whether you would like to do it next season, that is absolutely fine by me. As I said though, drop me a message and I'm more than willing to help with anything to help you enjoy the game and get the most out of it. 

Cheers

Flux

That was some time ago, there are quite a few names that ring a bell on here! Is Pete still involved at all? I couldn't see London Irish there.

Thank you for all of that, makes a lot of sense. Is there anyone's tactics you recommend that I copy, they used to be essays on here so 350 words on average sounds a lot better.

I can't find the Gloucester link at the moment but if they are free I will take over them if ok with you? Is it likely that there will be games during the summer?

Thanks.

Which one is the best to base the team around? And how do you make a post, this isn't like the old 606 boards! Thanks.

https://www.606v2.com/t65305-gloucester-rfc

https://www.606v2.com/t41085-gloucester-home-page

Sam, 

If you use this page - https://www.606v2.com/f41-fantasy-aviva-premiership-season-6 - as your 'homepage' / noticeboard. You can see top left, above all the topics, is a button that says 'NEWTOPIC'. That is where you can post a team. 

Then if you use the first link - https://www.606v2.com/t65305-gloucester-rfc - and copy the side from there, that would be the starting point. 

If you want me to help make the page look better in anyway, I can do that. Just have a play around and let me know how you get on!

Thanks Flux. I think I've got it there. If you could make it look a bit better then that would be so helpful. I like how you have set out your page.

What's with the academy? Can you just put players in there, on the homepage it says there is a maximum number. I'm not sure I know any of the ones in the Gloucester one and looks like I'm going to have to make some deals to improve.

Sam.

I got your PM but it is still saying I need to post more comments before I can respond, so if you don't mind I will keep clogging up this page with questions. Sorry.

My page is set up https://www.606v2.com/t65624-gloucester-rugby and I think you may have already helped me out with an edit there. So thanks for that.

Not to worry mate, you'll get it in time. Likewise with the page, have a look at some of the way guys set out teams and tactics. I usually tidy them up, so that everyone has a similar looking format, so don't fret too much on that front. 

Will see what I can do your page if you like mate  

Essentially you have an academy squad and a senior squad. Your senior squad can have up to 40 players in it, and your academy allows you to have extra 23 players, so along as they are born on or after 1st September 1994. And then next season that will become 1st September 1995. 

I wouldn't panic about clearing the decks at the moment with the academy, as with a lot of young lads they can flourish later. However you may have to make some room over the summer in the senior squad, for current academy aged players, that might age out and progress, or you could just release them. 

You are pretty much in the clear until next week. When you'll need to a team and tactics on the match day thread. Have a look at this weeks - https://www.606v2.com/t65597-aviva-premiership-round-21 and one in the past few weeks - https://www.606v2.com/t65514-aviva-premiership-round-twenty to see how the threads evolve until I post the results. 

Feel free to look at offers and make offers for other teams. I will monitor offers and help out, as you will no doubt be bombarded with posts and PMs for offers, I don't want you to be fobbed off too much, but I'm not wanting to nanny you too much either! If I see something that might be too much much in someone elses favour, I'll message you just see if you are alright and might advise whether or not to accept or continue as is. 

Otherwise welcome to the game

That is really helpful, thanks again. If you don't mind it would be good to go through some transfers with you when the offers come in as I had a bit of a habit of losing out before.

Look forward to getting involved. One last question, what is with the England rule? 8 players have to be from England in a match, as looking at the Gloucester team that is a little difficult. I think I understand the domestic bids now, but am I able to release an academy player and replace him for another one in the Gloucester academy?

I promise no more questions today.

No worries mate, want to make it as easy as possible so that you can stick around

With regards to English players, you need to have of them in your squad on a match day, with at least four in your starting XV. In Europe the quota is higher but can deal with that next season. 

On your domestic bids, I didn't realise you had none left! You would only use these bids to sign academy players, or domestic players, or players that have been released. 
More than happy to go through a list of players to help you identify who is available.

What I have decided to do is to retrospectively allow you one bid for foreign player (so anyone outside of England or not in the league currently) and one domestic bid. Just to help out. Don't feel like you have to use them straight however!

I like quite a few of your players Flux. Are any of these available?

Stephen Moore
Owen Franks
Samu Manoa
JMF Lobbe
Francois Hougaard
Kurtley Beale
Ben Teo'o
Mike Brown
Sean Maitland
Antoine Dupont
Joey Carbery

Would you do Moriarty, Robson and ? for

Hougaard, Samu Manoa and Ben Teo'o. Also would really like to get Carbery, could do something with Pollard for him?

Would include Pollard for Carbery - these are the backrowers that I have available. I've just done a deal for Moriarty so won't be able to include him.

Willem Alberts (SA)
Cyle Brink (SA)Willem Alberts (SA)
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
Julian Salvi (New Zealand)
Yacouba Camara (Fr)
Cyle Brink (SA)

Yes can sell you Camara - how much? Would £8 million be a good figure.

I know that I need to make a few releases but am working on a deal or two to swap players from my main squad for academy guys, so shouldn't be over the limit for very long.

What sort of thing would you propose? I think you know the players I am keen on. My other scrum half isn't for sale though.

sorry mate, need huge for Lawes as my best EQ.

Also keen to hold on to Lowe with him being in Europe next season.

Would do Croft for £5 million if that worked for you?

Interested in Teo, Carberry, Franks, Maunder if you can see something

Carbery?

I'd need a 10 coming back my way. I'd consider FTD but would need something on top

Anything else for Carbery?

Lahiff?

Any interest in Dickinson/George Smith?

Team before I made that deal would be better than the team aftwr

Still lose out on both EQ and quality

Can't see anything mate. Would need similar level EQ/youth and I have that in the positions you're strong in.

afraid not, as much as I like Teo'o, Lawes is pretty indispensable to me.

Poirot
Yeandle
Riccitelli
Douglas
Ewers
Shields
Coetzee
Mo'unga

sorry mate never got back to you on these.

can work something around Fickou?

Who do you see as equal from that list?

where did we get to with this mate?

TKB, Kolisi and Best
for
Moore and Phipps

No worries, confirm.

Wanna keep hold of Kirchhoff at the moment. superb impact prop

Could let Dulin go......Dulin + Bennett for Carberry + Simonds/cash?

where are we with the deal?

Not sure where to Go with it. Still trying to decide where I need to improve

I am indeed mate

who interests you?

Fickou for Riccitelli?