Saracens

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Aviva Premiership Round 20 - Robbie Freuan
European Semi Final - Morgan Parra
Aviva Premiership Round 21  - Alex Waller
Aviva Premiership Round 22 - Ed Slater

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Squad size - 40
 
HK Guilhem Guirado (France)
HK Richard Hibbard (Wales)
HK Scott Spurling (England)
 
PR Alex Waller (England)
PR Mohamed Boughanmi (France)
PR Dylan Smith (South Africa)
PR Ben Franks (New Zealand)

PR Dan Cole (England)
PR Paul Hill (England)
PR Tomas Francis (England)
 
LK Sam Whitelock (New Zealand)
LK Ed Slater (England)
LK Geoff Parling (England)
LK Bradley Davies (Wales)
LK Patrick Tuipultou (New Zealand)
LK Marcos Kremer (Argentina) - 30/7/97

FL Akira Ioane (New Zealand)
FL James Haskell (England)
FL Guy Thompson (England)
FL Sam Underhill - 22/07/1996
FL John Hardie (Scotland)
FL Hamish Watson (Scotland)
 
N8 Dave Denton (Scotland)
N8 Nathan Hughes (England)
 
Current - 19
 
SH Baptiste Serin (France)
SH Morgan Parra (France)
SH Henry Taylor (England)
 
FH Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina)
FH Pat Lambie (South Africa)
FH Tom Taylor (New Zealand)

CE Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
CE Francis Saili (New Zealand)
CE Ollie Devoto (England)
CE Rohan Janse van Rensburg (South Africa)
CE Lionel Mapoe (South Africa)
 
WG George North (Wales)
WG Nathan Earle (England)
WG Teddy Thomas (France)
WG Telusa Veainu (Tonga)
 
FB Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
FB Delon Armitage (England)
FB Aaron Morris (England)

Academy - 16
 
HK - James Fish - 15/07/96
LK - Nick Isiekwe - Saracens U18
LK - Jack Nay - 29/7/97
BS - Joe Batley - 27/06/96
BS - James Thacker - Saracens U18
OS - Ethan Waddleton - Saracens U18

SH/WG - Thomas Chapman - Can't locate but Saracens U20
SH Max Green - 13/06/96
FH Damian Willemse - 7/5/98
WG George Perkins - England U20
WG - Charlie Kingsman (Unknown. Sat his A Levels this year)
FH - Josh Sharp U18s
CE - Tyrese Johnson Fisher - 15yo
FB - Gervais Codin - 18yo
 
Saracens
Manager – Pooly
 

01. Alex Waller	09. Morgan Parra
02. Keven Mealamu	10. Morne Steyn
03. Jannie du Plessis
04. Patricio Albacete	11. Juan Imhoff
05. Victor Matfield	12. Jonathan Davies
06. Thierry Dusatoir	13. Malakai Fekitoa
07. Heinrich Brussow	14. Chris Ashton
08. Dave Denton	15. Matt Tait

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16. Jamie George 17. Max Lahiff 18. Luc Ducalcon 19. Flip van der Merwe 20. Nathan Hughes 21. Henry Taylor 22. Freddie Burns 23. Scott Williams
 
Tactics

You interested in Thompson-Stringer for cash mate?

Yeah but not to undersell him - just trying to get the right funds in for two more players and got to work out two deals before I decide 100% if I can lose Bonnaire. Hopefully sort that out soon.

Am interested in selling Thompson-Stringer, but would want £5m for him as that's what it will cost me to get a foreign replacement in.

Batty & Deacon?

Henry?

Tempted with Fearns for the pair. What were you looking at for Kubs whilst we are here?

Not too fussed with getting Ducalon in the deal or a TH in return. 

Fearns + Kub
=
Deacon + Batty + Lowe?

Wade needs Ashton and a gain

Whitelock nfs

Age and potential. I'd be crazy to take Ashton without a gain.

Need a prop in return and a gain elsewhere.

Interest in Waller, George, Davis, Hughes, Denton, Parra, Burns, Williams, JD2, Guildford, Tait, Diaz

Sgt_PoolyKubs, Johnston, Douglas, Clark, Burns, Faletau, Murray, JOC, Tui


Isn't Burns your player, or this an odd one out, spot the difference game? lol

What for Matfield or Flip mate?

Which Armitage you asking about mate?

Think you are asking far too much

Be interested in flyhalf and a centre

Burns, Taylor and Lowe?

Kubs Clark Fearns
=
Lowe Taylor Burns

?

Burns?

Relatively, they are the three guys I'd like, could lose Taylor if needed be.

Burns?

Guess at a similar int level you're looking at Johnson. Maybe 36 if the deal is right. Ashton too maybe?

Anything for morne then?

Henry Speight for Victor Matfield.

Really? Looking at your wings I'd have said Speight would be a definite starter. best I could do would be to add cash as I don't see Matfield going on after the next World Cup so is only a short term option really.

Doesn't look like we'll get a deal done then, as the likes of BdP are on a different level to Matfield. now

I'll pass mate, I don't see any of them as being realistic player swaps for a 38 year old who has at most 18 months rugby left him. They are all either approaching their peaks or young potentially world class for the next decade talent.

If you see anything for Davies or Fekitoa lt me know.

Cuthbert + Horwill
for
JD2 + Matfield

Anything for Parra?

Davies?

Sorry mate, only really have interest in Burns SBW, Lowe and Fekitoa. 

Can't see much happening there.

Not 100% sure , my only untouchables are Parling , Read , Faz , JDV , Smith and Pitatau

Could get Franks involved , just gets slated for me all the time anyway.


Franks + Frueen

for

Ducalon + Davies?

No.

How about

Franks + Frueen + Maestri

for

Ducalon + Davies?

It's Davies or bust mate

Can't see Lowe for Kubs happening mate

What about

Franks + Robbie + Mowen

for

Ducalon + Davies + Henry

No worries matey.

Go on then confirm it. Need Davies more than I need franks

JJ for Franks in a deal?

I know JJ isn't NH, but he is a tier 2 international which means you do have him all year round.

Castro for JDP or Franks if thats what your after?

I initially thought you might not see him as a top NH tighthead but then thought besides England does any country really have one better than Castro?

Slipper I need a prop back and a gain elsewhere

Not hugely interested in losing SOB at the moment.

Slipper and Hopper
For
Bosch and Waller

Interested in Lowe and Albacete

Possibly mate, throw something at me. I think you have an idea of I'm interested in!

Struggle to lose Catt, he's starting EQ and I'd have to take the gamble that Lowe comes back from injury the player he was before

Sorry mate, if I lose those lads, I can't see much in return from you in those positions.

Lowe?

Think I could stretch to that, anyone else you have an interest in, whilst I'm about?

Could consider doing something combining JJ and Cole?

Not to worry mate. 

Any chance of maybe chucking Auterac in with Lowe for Clark? Seeing as he is in and around the EPS

Will do Clark for Lowe for now