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The Squad:

Senior Squad = 40/40
Academy Squad = 23/23

Forwards:

Front Row:
Jack McGrath [LH]
Scott Sio [LH]
Ross Harrison [LH]

Tommy Taylor [HK]
Malcolm Marx [HK]
Benjamin Kayser [HK]
Julien Marchand [HK] 10/05/1995

Rabah Slimani [TH]
Davit Zirakishvilli [TH]
Martin Moore [TH]
Atu Moli [TH] 12/06/1995
Marcus Street [TH] Eng u18s 2016/2017

Lock:
Brodie Retallick [LK]
Dave Attwood [LK]
Matt Garvey [LK/BS]
Iain Henderson [LK/BS]
Christian Day [LK]
Maro Itoje [LK/BS] 28/10/1994

Back Row:
Peter O'Mahony [BS/OS]
Steven Luatua [LK/BS/NO 8]
Issac Curtis Harris [BS/OS] 13/10/1997

Sam Cane [OS]
Sean McMahon [BS/OS]
Matt Kvesic [OS]
Lewis Ludlam [BS/OS] 08/12/1996
Will Allman [BS/OS] 03/05/1997

Duane Vermeulen [NO 8]
CJ Stander [BS/NO 8]
Lopeti Timani [LK/BS/NO 8]
Rob Leota [BS/NO 8] 03/03/1997
Max Deegan [BS/NO 8] 01/10/1996


Backs:

Scrum Half:
Danny Care [SH]
Faf de Klerk [SH]
Kieran Marmion [SH]

Fly Half:
Johnny Sexton [FH]
Bernard Foley [FH]
Quade Cooper [FH]
Bill Johnstone [FH] 07/02/1997
Curwin Bosch [FH/FB] 25/06/1997

Centre:
Reece Hodge [IC/OC/WG/FB]
André Esterhuizen [IC]
Charlie Ngatai [IC/OC]
Kyle Eastmond [IC/WG]
Jordie Barrett [FH/IC/FB] 17/02/1997
Jacob Umaga [FH/IC] Eng U18's 2015/2016

Malakai Fekitoa [IC/OC]
Seta Tamanivalu [IC/OC/WG]
Garry Ringrose [OC] 26/01/1995
Joe Marchant [OC] 16/07/1996

Back Three:
Nemani Nadolo [WG/FB]
Ruan Combrinck [WG/FB]
Semesa Rokoduguni [WG]
Keith Earls [IC/OC/WG/FB]
Simon Zebo [WG/FB]
Tevita Li [WG] 23/03/1995
Jacob Stockdale [OC/WG/FB] 03/04/1996
Rotimi Segun [OC/WG] 28/12/1996
Ratu Joe Cokanasiga [WG] 15/11/2017

Willie Le Roux [WG/FB]
Nick Abendanoon [WG/FB]
Shaun Stevenson [WG/FB] 14/11/1996
Peter Umaga Jensen [OC/WG/FB] 31/12/1997
Max Craven [FB] 22/09/2017

Oh you, salvi/horstmann on loan/to buy?

Think I'll take Salvi for the w.c if that's ok? You can call him back if required etc etc.

Left you a bid on world cup team, might tempt ya!

Mate, get active on the Euro League....offer for ya over there

Cruden available?

What for Neil Beat mate?

No interest in Noon mate, think there's only me who rates him!

Would be interested In Care & Paice though

Not necessarily for Hipkiss, fancy something for Care?

What English players would you be look for Johnny? Really don't want to let Pretorious go but I'd quite like the Quins halfbacks!

Just playing about with the idea of an offer...

Flood + Hines (+ Denton on loan for WC) + Fritz + Tuilagi + Crane
for
Sexton + Day + JTH + Masaga + David?

Any interest there?

I love it when Luke plays about with big offers!!! Do me one too

Anybody else apart form Robshaw?

Keeps me sane ;-)

Not sure how much bigger I could go than 4 improvements for him...

Hines is 34 and someone who I have had a lot of interest in from other clubs.

I'm not overly blessed on English backrow options so prob struggle. What kind of deal would you be thinking?

I see what you mean, although Ojo/Strettle wing combo would be pretty tasty!

anything at all for paice, care, hook, strettle??

Robshaw + Lindsay + Pretorious

Thompson + Paice + Care

Enq....

No probs fella

kennedy, botha, buckland, briggs, worsley, sackey, yarde, tait, garvey

Ok, leaving Sexton, Hook...?

Could we end it at the end of the month?

What for David fella?

It was Yann lol

Happy with Lindsay tbh, just needs to stay fit and get nail his place.

What you looking for? I could do Hipkiss but need English back

Would you still do Salvi for Delve?

I like JTH, but you've got to remember he plays next to Nick Evans who is the second best no10 in world rugby - his experience makes the whole Quins backline look a lot better than they are.

JTH is a good club player, will go down as one of Quins fans favourite players, but his game is ever so limited, he wont ever play for England as he is too small to be the 'bash them' centre he is e.g. he'd get floored by Nonu, de Villiers etc. His handling is poor, passing poor and if you stop him running through you then you stop him being an effective player.

Evans puts him on the good lines - watch JTH play without Evans and his game drops right back down.

I don't do the slating of players anymore and in answering your points it would mean that I would just pick weaknesses in your team and I've been criticised for doing that before, so am not doing that anymore.

I'm allowed to have my opinion about JTH - this season he has played against poor opposition, he plays next to Nick Evans and I would look good playing outside Nick Evans. He has a limited game and will go down as a very good player for Quins but he will never be a regular England international for the reasons I outlined in my above post.

Will Greenwood said pretty much the same thing and he is Quins through and through. He's a good club player no more - take away Nick Evans and Im afraid the Quins backline unfolds in terms of quality.

You are completely missing my point - Nick Evans is world class, he is the best ten in world rugby after Dan Carter, he is the reason why JTH is developing, he puts him into space, he orchestrates absolutely everything. If you put Andy Goode outside Nick Evans you'd be saying he was amazing, if you put Steve Thompson outside him then he'd be a good centre too!

JTH is not big enough to be a bash them up the middle centre at the highest level and he hasnt got the handling skills to get round that fact at the highest level. He can have really good games and look very good, but then so is Chris Bell at Wasps right now.

Nick Evans makes the Quins backline look very good, for me you still have Flutey, Barkley, Allen ahead of him in the England pecking order and a batch of new young centres who will edge in front of him too - then consider that England prefer Hape and Banahana in front of him at 12 and Tindall then you see that he's 7th choice in an area that is actually very weak.

Look at how different he plays when he plays next to Clegg, its unbelievable.

Never rated Cruden at all. He's ok, but if he was that good he'd be in the All Blacks squad now, as behind Carter they dont really have any standouts.

Evans is still world class, look at how he pulls the strings at Quins match after match - the reason Quins win games is because they have a very aggressive backrow and a world class 10. There isnt another 10 that comes close to Evans in the AP - give him the ball and he wins games.

Apologies for having an opinion that differs to you. I don't rate JTH for the reasons that I put forward, and I'm not the biggest fan of Cruden, I think that there are better players than him and that he will struggle in the winter months here, like a lot of southern hem players do - take McAlister for example when he played for Sale.

Would have quite a few 10s ahead of Cruden.

Hi Johnny

With regards to my back row not having the right balance this week could you elaborate on that? Danahar is an out and out 6 , Fearns and Skirving have been playing 8 and 7 for Bath of late.

I picked them with regards to my tactics of them being mobile forwards who could play at a high tempo.

Sorry for the late reply mate, yeah you can have Catt back. Is there anyone I can take on loan instead of him? You got any number eights for loan?

Can I keep Salvi?!

What would you want?

Nice try!!

You don't ever seem to play Abendandon - would you consider selling him at all?

Just to confirm Nathan Catt is back with you mate, his loan is ended.

No worries mate, what for Salvi and Powell?

Wouldn't be able to do that mate, Haskell is one of my key back rowers. I'm looking for some back rowers just to provide cover really.

Will Chambers, Bruce Reihana and Lionel Faure are all available if any of those interest you?

SJE

Am interested in either extending David's loan or getting him on a permenant deal.

SJE, what can we do for Ouedraogo mate, am prepared to put together a big deal.

Well where are you looking to gain mate, make a suggestion of a deal to me and we'll go from there.

If I get Joel Tomkins, I will leave you to sign his brother.

I'm not quite sure where I'm gaining in that deal SJE???

You planning on playing Crane next week?

If not, may as well recall him/David as I am not playing David vs Gloucester.

Ok bud, cheers for the loan.

Shaun Knight - returns week 10
Olly Barkley - returns week 11
Kyle Eastmond - returns week 12
Nicholas Bezy - returns week 13
Steven Sykes - returns week 14
Andy Powell - returns week 15



Got some real quality English depth mate , i have this as one of the best squads in the league

Cheers mate

The Chiefs are looking all set for the rain!

May have a surprise install for Pete with selection this week

Hey mate, yeah you can take Shaun Perry back, cheers for the loan.