NORTHAMPTON SAINTS - banfan-aka-hon

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SQUAD (25/32)

HOOKERS
Dylan Hartley HK - not for sale
Dimitri Swarzeski HK - not for sale
Aled de Malmanche HK/LH/TH

PROPS
Soane Tonga’uhia 1LH/3TH - injured returns week 16
Brian Mujati 3TH - injured returns week 17
Jannie Du Plessis 3TH
Duncan Jones 1LH/3T

SECOND ROW (LK)
Paul O'Connell LK
Donncha O'Callaghan LK
Ryan Jones LK/N8/FL

BACK ROW
James Haskell N8/FL
Willem Alberts N8/FL
Johnnie Beattie N8/FL
Nick Easter N8/FL6

SCRUM HALF
Mike Phillips SH
Luke Burgess SH

FLY HALF
Colin Slade FH/FB/WG/CN
Damien Traille FB/FH/CN - injured returns week 18

CENTRE
Felipe Contepomi FH/CN
Mathieu Bastareaud CN
Mike Tindall CN

BACK THREE
Chris Ashton WG
Matt Banahan CN/WG - injured returns week 15
Bryan Habana WG (on loan to stade - return week 16)
David Strettle CN/WG
Topsy Ojo WG (on loan returns to Stade week 16)

Strongest line up:

tbc

INJURIES
Matt Banahan returns week 14
Soane Tonga'uhia returns week 15
Brian Mujati returns week 16
Damien Traille returns week 17

BUDGET
£15m

Starting budget May 2011: £10.5 mil
New manager bins: £10 mil
Predo Bonus: £12 mil
Monthly Bonus: 10 mil
Pulls extra bonus: 10 mil
Players sold: £74.5 mil
Players Bought: £111 mil

TRANSFERS IN
Duncan Jones transfer £9 mil
Johnnie Beattie from Highlanders
Chris Ashton from Highlanders
Mike Tindall for £20 mil
James Haskell (& £ mil) from Toulon
Dimitri Swarzeski from Touon
Nick Easter for £23 mil
LEigh Halfpenny (& £3 Mil) from Saracens
Donnacha O'Callaghan £22 mil
Mike Phillips (& 9mil) from Clermont
Jannie Du Plessie (& £18mil) from Bath
Nick Abendanon - from Bath
Butch James - from Bath
Aled de Malmanche - £18 mil
Francois Louw - £20 mil
Andrew Hore - £20 mil
Felipe Contempomi from Clermont
Mathieu Bastareaud from Bath
Matt Banahan from Bath
Jerome Thion from Bath
Willem Alberts from Saracens
Gavin Heson from Saracens
Andries Bekker from Saracens
David Strettle from saracens

TRANSFERS OUT
Nick Abendanon to Worcester
Imanol Harinordoquy to highlanders
Leigh Halfpenny to highlanders
Andrew Hore to Toulon
Francois Louw to Toulon
Andries Bekker to Saracens
Butch James to Clermont
Lee Dickson to Clermont
Owen Franks - to Bath
Stephen Myler - to Bath
Phil Dowson - to Bath
Sam warbutrton to Clermont
Ben Foden to Bath
James Gaskell to Bath
Shontayne Hape to Bath
Rocky Elsom to Saracens
Leigh Halfpenny to Saracens
Brad Barritt to Saracens
Jerome Thion to Saracens
Gonzalo Canale to releases
Christian Day to releases
Billy Twelvetrees to releases

I may do that mate - assume it would go through after todays game?

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may do what mate? im a little confused. may do the deal or may wait as we both not sure!

deal would def go through after todays game, teamsheets are in!

well i think its a fair deal to both, i really do. but we are both not quite sure, like a bunch of indecisive birds!

would be happy to keep it on the back burner and seal the deal once your cover is sorted, my main concern was/is that Bekker would go elsewhere and i miss out!

how about we revisit when your sorted cover or when you might sell bekker? don't think you will get better then kahui+halfpenny from other managers....i have got good strength in depth in the backs

Hartley & Traille
4
Mealamu & Donald/Lambie

?

Why are you going for another 8 in foriegns mate?

You going for another 8 why.

You need backs not forwards, what is wrong with everyone tonight, you mark Clermont with a high win over Highlanders, we all told you to improve in the backs yet you bid for Easter.

And Fluxy agreed to take Rees 4 Mealamu out of our deal and add Kirchner 4 Evans instead, I put our deal down without Rees 4 Mealamu and he confirmed it yet still adds Mealamu.

You two should go to bed.

Bigger picture, you need backs or do you want to keep losing?

Thats fair enough mate can understand that, but you have Hari. A definite top five 8, he'd be less rated on the flanks.

I am still keen, but something marginally better on the table from Fluxy.

Just not sure if i prefer

Nallet/Bekker

or

Lawes/Palmer


Dont see why you are going for Easter mate? Its centres you need! Won't go for £21m anyways, was £24m last year and will be worth that at least still

what was our deal again?

Bekker
4
Halfpenny
?

or

Bekker + Traille
4
Halfpenny + Kahui
?

Just not sure mate....i used to be indecisive, now im not so sure!

Help me out with my forwards will you? Got the tigers at home next week and think i have enough to edge a win with home advantage. Going on the ratings of people on here

Steenkemp (3-5th in world)
BDP (1st/2nd, him and servat way ahead of the others)
Kubriashvili (5-7th, you know your top14, you know how good he is! Others like pooly and pull agree)
Nallet (3rd best enforcer behind thorn and bakkies
Boric (around 13th, 3rd AB lock, WC shoe in, but possible weakness)
Elsom (4th in world)
Burger (4th in world)
Waldrom (12th, not capped yet, but his season this year proves his quality)

Tigers will edge the front row
Will my second row win if Bekker is in there?
Back row, flanks even, spies edges it

ps. I would cancel your easter bid anyways, stop looking at back ups and get some quality starters in. Although your centres are good, they are not universally rated. I would be looking at Tindall, Fainga'a, King

How about just

Bekker
4
Halfpenny + £3m?

You get to keep traille, who you like and covers 4 positions. I get to keep kahui who i like and covers 2 positions. Think players are even, but thrown in some cash, so you can spend £23m on a top centre. Seriously, tindall!

Ok cool, glad that we got there in the end!

I'll confirm it now mate

Seriously dude, focus on starters, not back up!

No worries on the deal, think the £3m was over priced, but small price to pay to improve my starting pack!

Starters are more important then back up. Ask anyone, think your making a big mistake! Hasn't someone else already commented negatively on the easter move already?

Louw & Slade & Traille
4
Haskell & Lambie & Donald

Thanks

You said you was willing to lose Slade a couple of days ago, he isn't marked as not for sale. Lambie isn't that bad don't listen to Bathite.

That deal isn't bad at all, plus you get your precious new Bath 10 in Donald.

GloucesterBear wrote:You said you was willing to lose Slade a couple of days ago, he isn't marked as not for sale. Lambie isn't that bad don't listen to Bathite.

That deal isn't bad at all, plus you get your precious new Bath 10 in Donald.

Please stop quoting me, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Never said lambie was a bad player, just said he was the worst starting fh on this game, which is true

Backs do need improving mate, said that to you countless times; to look at your centres and previously the wings, but i dealt you halfpenny, so its ok now. Still look at centres though, Easter is a waste on the bench

16. Dylan Hartley
17. Jannie Du Plessis
18. Ryan Jones
19. Nick Easter
20. Mike Phillips
21. Matt Banahan
22. David Strettle

One of the best bench's in the league

It's the best bench in the league by miles. But will it win games?

Fair play, looks like a good system to be honest. No chance that any one else goes into that much detail though! If everyone spent as long as you, blogs and me did, going into detail then you would be laughing!

IF Team A is slightly worse then Team B, but has a better bench by miles, team B will still win, hands down and all managers would agree i reckon

Just a bit of a laugh mate. My mate plays hockey for reading hockey club and they are in the european finals this weekend. Bout 10 of us lads heading down there to support him and its a perfect excuse to get on it!

If thats what you are proposing, then no. Where do I gain?

You're right I won't, because I'm not getting anything in return!

Louw, Burgess
for
Sivs, Genia

Is that a typo?

It would take a pretty huge gain in another area to do that deal Hon, Mils is on another level to 1/2p

I have no desire to lose out in 2 positions, suprisingly...

This might work, reckon your after a fb

How about

AAC + Joubert
4
Halfpenny + Hari

AAC>>halfpenny

Yeah you lose Hari, but Easter still top top class.

Can play AAC at 13 as well if you want

Just a thought. Reckon few people would be keen on AAC, so not rushing into deals

Yea I prefer Read mate, struggling to see a similar gain back if I'm honest

Too complicated mate, much rather do another deal for AAC

looking for

Hari+halfpenny
4
Joubert+AAC

Or dont worry, I'll go elsewhere. Not making decision til
Monday now anyways. Been a slight delay as my absolute t wat of a mate left his passport behind!!!! Trying to sort it out

Wouldn't want to do that. Ashton > 1/2p and Easter weakens line up

Well he doesn't start. So the deal weakens line up

Kaino much better than him
Barclay better than him
Beattie is also better than him.

TBH I'd rather play Lydiate as he plays 6/7 and Kaino can shift to 8 if needed

Well I think they are and so do most which is main thing

Think I thoroughly you in that match

Wilkinson + Rees + Bonnaire + McCalman
=
Slade + Hartley + Alberts + Hari

Enq

Traille & Banahan
4
Donald & Tuilagi

Thanks

Dylan Hartley HK
Andrew Hore HK

As one of those are going to be on the bench would you sell either of them for Szarzewski or August?

I'd definitely start Hartley over Hore mate

No gains in there banafan-aka-hon

Hore & Traille
4
Szarz & Brock James

2nd deal
Hore & Louw
4
Szarz & Haskell

Thanks

Hore & Louw
4
Szarz & Haskell & £3mil

What is the point of 3m lol, the deal without cash is fair enough.

I will add the 3 million then just to satisfy your needs.

Hore & Louw
for
Swazzer & Haskel & £3mil

Just do that confirm buddy.

You know that offer is useless?

Wilkinson => Slade
Williams > Strettle
Hore < who ever fits

Jannie du Plessis + Harinordoquy + Traille
for
Stevens + AAC

Would need a better back from you and AAC is rated as the best in the world on here so a deal is going to be tuff.

How much for Halfpenny?

Spies + Steyn
=
Hari + Halfpenny

Enq.

Wood + Taylor for Hari?

Hari + 1/2p 4 Ashton + Beattie
ENQ I'd have to think