Saracens

Full Name: Saracens Football Club
Union: Rugby Football Union
Founded: 1876
Nickname: Sarries
Location: Watford, England
Ground: Vicarage Road - Capacity: 19,920
Chairman: Nigel Wray
Captain: Ritchie McCaw
Vice-Captains: Kelly Brown and Charlie Hodgson.

Head Coach: Mark McCall
First Team and Backs Coach: Thomas Castagneide
Forwards Coach: Alex Sanderson
Defence and Forwards Coach: Paul Gustard
Backs skills and Attack Coach- Thomas Castaignede
Academy Coach: Mosese Rauluni
Academy Coach: Kevin Sorrell
Assistant Scrum Coach - Carlos Nieto



Competitions: Aviva Premiership, Amlin Cup, Anglo Welsh Cup.


Current Budget £20 million  




The Squad (42/45):

The red are injured.
Not for sale (except in exceptional deals- for genuinely world class players, anyone is available) denoted by *

Forwards:

Front Row:

Mako Vunipola(LH)* (ENG) age 22 INT (LIONS)
Matt Mullan(LH/HK) (ENG) * age 26 INT
Alasdair Dickinson (LH) (SCO) age 29 (ex-INT)
Jared Saunders (LH) 22 years old ENG


Schalk Brits (HK) (RSA) * age 32 (capped)
Rob Buchanan (HK) (ENG) age 22 (TOURING)
Rob Hawkins (HK) (ENG)  age 30


Petrus du Plessis (TH) (ENG) age 29
Shaun Knight (TH) (ENG) age 23
Davit Zirakashvili (TH) (GEO) age 29 INT
Ben Tameifuna (TH/HK) 22 years old, NZ


Kieran Brookes (TH/LH) 22 years old ENG

Lock:
Donnacha Ryan (LK/6) (IRE) INT *  age 29
James Hudson (ENG) age 31
Bakkies Botha (SA) age 33 (ex-INT)
George Skivington (ENG) age 30

Lock/Backrow:

Mamuka Gorgodze (GEO) age 28 INT

Back Row:
Richie McCaw (OS, can play 6 or 8) (NZ) age  32 INT **
Kelly Brown (BS/N8/OS) (SCO) age 30 INT *
Jonathan Poff (OS) (NZ) age 29
Will Fraser (OS/BS) (ENG) age 23
Guy Thompson (BR utility) 26 years old ENG
Blair Cowan (8/Flanker) 27 years old, NZ

Backs:

Scrum Half:
Morgan Parra (FRA) * - can play 10, age 24 INT
Luke Baldwin 22 years old ENG
Danny Care (ENG) age 26 INT

Fly Half:
Charlie Hodgson (ENG) * age 32 (ex-INT)
Beauden Barrett - NZ, INT age 22 from 27th May (also plays FB)

Centre:
Anthony Allen- IC/OC (ENG) * CAPPED age 26
Adam Powell- IC/OC (ENG) age 26 can play SH (reputedly)
Joel Tomkins- OC (ENG) age 25
Conrad Smith (NZ) ** age 31 INT
Tom Casson IC (ENG) age 23

Centre- wing
Vereniki Goneva- OC/WG (FIJ) INT age 29
Duncan Taylor (WG/13)  age 23 ENG

Back Three:
Tom Varndell (WG) (ENG) age 27 (Capped)
Leigh Halfpenny(FB/WG) (WAL) age 24 INT* (LIONS x2)
Tom Williams - ENG, (WG/FB) age 29
Simon Zebo (WG/FB) age 22 IRE (LION) INT
Tom Arscott (FB) age 29 ENG
Marcus Watson (WG/FB) 22 years old ENG (ENG 7s)

Utility Back:

Chris Wyles (FB/WG/CE) (USA)  INT, 29 *

The Academy (13/20):

Harry Allen (HK) 21 years old ENG
Max Crumpton (HK) 19 years old ENG
Biyi Alo (TH) 19 years old ENG
Tom Jubb (LK) 20 years old ENG
Maro Itoje (LK/6) 18 years old ENG
Matt Hankin (FL) 20 years old ENG
Billy Vunipola (8) 20 years old ENG (TOURING)
Ben Spencer (SH) 21 years old ENG  ON LOAN TO WASPS
Jordan Burns (SH) 19 years old ENG
Nic Frisby (SH) 20 years old, AUS
Sam Stanley (FH/12) 21 years old ENG
Harry Leonard (FH/12) 21 years old ENG
Nathan Earle (FB/WG) 18 years old, ENG

Approximate first XV, allowing for per match variation


15- Leigh Halfpenny
14- Simon Zebo
13 - Conrad Smith
12- Anthony Allen
11- Tom Varndell
10- Charlie Hodgson
9- Morgan Parra
8- Billy Vunipola
7- Richie McCaw
6- Kelly Brown
5- Bakkies Botha
4- Donnacha Ryan
3- Ben Tameifuina
2- Schalk Brits
1- Mako Vunipola

16- Matt Mullan, 17- Rob Buchanan, 18- Sekope Kepu, 19- Mamuka Gorgodze, 20- Will Fraser, 21- Danny Care, 22- Beauden Barrett, 23- Tom Williams

Hello there, be aware Owen Farrell leaves at start of next season for Joe Marler of Quins....not 100% on that but pretty sure its happening.

That's your bad news:

Nieto, Strettle, Goode, Hodgson, Wigglesworth, Barritt, Saull, Burger, Brits, George, Kruis and Farrell if the deal doesn't happen interest me

The Marler/Farrell deal has already gone through mate

Joe Marler is your player whilst Farrell plays for Quins.

Welcome to the game

Thanks, guys. I can live with Marler

I am interested in Allen, Carter, Fa'asavalu, and amybe some others from Wuss

I thought you'd be happy with Marler Chequred.

Have a skim through the rules.

Your budget is currently 9m, you get 3m for detailed predictions on games and 1.5m for scores. Pretty easy at min as only 2 games to predict on.

You have 2 foreign transfers to use (can be used any time) and will get another 2 in the summer along with a U21 bid. You'll also receive a cash injection in a few months.

English players tend to be worth a little more due to having to name 8 in match squad (4 starting) so bare this in mind when dealing.

I'll keep an eye on deals for a few weeks so you don't get fleeced!

I'm Pooly, Tigers manager

Hey bud, welcome to the game (Glos Manager) I'm interested in Gill and De Kock.

I would consider a deal for de Kock- let me briefly look at your players

I'd be interested in Jamie George

I'm interested in Chris York but not enough for a straight swap. the players I really want appear to not be for sale...

Could add a few million York

York plus 4 million I'd take

I'd also like to pinky announce my interest in English back 3 players

Publically. iPhones suck

Prob best sticking that on home page Cheq

I'd deal on York + 4m for George

Done

When managers are happy we both confirm on domestic confirms page.

Can confirm now but I'll give you some come back if unhappy

Pooly once again tapping up young EQ talent

Welcome to the game buddy, I'm the recently relegated Falcons boss

Any questions or queries mate I'm welcome to help

Do you stay relegated and get whatever team comes up or stay up?

He'll take over the team coming up with a number of his current squad

Depending on comes up though?

Any of my players interest you mate?

Stegmann, Heathcote, Abs, maybe Whitehead, maybe Shaw but I'd need to work out when he is likely to retire! Oh and your coaching staff

Nieto, Strettle, Goode, Hodgson, Wigglesworth, Barritt, Saull, Burger, Brits, George, Kruis and Marler

Fasa + Mullan 4 Burger/Saull + Marler

Hmm, I rate Marler over Mullan, just a bit. And Burger over Mo. I would consider Mullan and Mo for Marler and Saull, but I'm not sure. I like Marler

Yer I like Marler too

anybody else in the list that you could see if you aren't sure on that deal

Allen or Ugo

How about;

Bendy + Stegmann
=
Goode + Ransom

?

Monye needs Strettle

Allen is a player I love so much...


You suggest anything?

Fluxy wrote:How about;

Bendy + Stegmann
=
Goode + Ransom

?

This I will do. Means I'm looking out for another GKer, but I can accept those terms

InTheFastLane wrote:Monye needs Strettle

Allen is a player I love so much...


You suggest anything?

Stretters and Barritt (currently injured but I'll put it off until he's back) for Monye and Allen

Mullan, Fasa, Monye, Allen 4 Strettle, Barritt, Marler, Brown/Burger/Saull

Make it Saull and it's a deal

So
Mullan, Fasa, Monye, Allen 4 Strettle, Barritt, Marler + Saull

You sure you are alright with losing 4 EQ, to get back 3? Just making sure you don't think I've done ya?

It's ok, my back row is going to be non EQ anyway. I'll deal with it I agree

Alright mate any chance we could upgrade my offer from earlier to include Spencer? So it would be;

Bendy + Stegmann + Hodgson
=
Goode + Ransom + Spencer

?

Is that Paul Hodgson?

yaarp.

Sorry, I think with Spencer's age he has more potential

I'll let you have Spencer on loan for part of next season though, if you'll loan me Whitehead?

Seem to be getting into this Cheq...

Your ok now but be aware once the season starts people generally like to see players bed in over a number of weeks.

For example you wouldnt see Borthwick sign for Bath one week and be leading the line the game after.

Ernst Joubert + Alex Goode

for

Nick Easter + Danny Cipriani?

Alright Cheq, good to have you on board. I'm the Bath manager and looking for a couple of deals before the start of the next season

Anything for

Mullan
Mako V
Parra
Brock James
Wyles

A loan wouldn't interest me I'm afraid mate. Is there anyone else that interests you in my squad? So we could even up the offer.

potentially if could involve hodgson, monye, james or burger?

Bendy + Stegmann + Hodgson + ?
=
Goode + Ransom + Spencer + ?


Looking to rebuff this offer mate, who can I chuck into even it up?

Whitehead for a prop or possibly back-rower or Heathcote for a non-Hodgson FH. Obviously I'm going to veto the like of Nieto or Brown for Whitehead

Mullen, Goode, Mako available CJ?

Mullan is not unless you offer me an equally good English LH or TH. Goode and Mako are possibilities. I'll change the page to make it clear who is protected. For Goode to be in the deal I'd need another fullback

I don't really have an English prop at Mullens level

Have Geordan Murphy possibly available.

Murphy + Matt Tait

Goode + Mako

End of season?

I'm going to have to say no, I'm afraid. Murphy's probs better than Goode but he's younger, more English and covers 10. I don't need another centre at the moment. I'd be more amenable to a Hooker. Sorry