NORTHAMPTON SAINTS - banfan-aka-hon

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LINKS
Main Site: https://www.606v2.com/f116-euro-rugby-league-season-4
Last Years Foreign Transfers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A73938955

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

Yeah, Frans Steyn. You have no full back at the minute mate, a key position. With Habana along side Steyn your back three starts to gain some creidbility. Maybe go for Aplon in foreigns to complete it?

For hari I might part with gear

hold on

traille is an international fullback & center
Abendanon is a top full back
Halfpenny can play full back as can slade?

so I do have cover there . . .

I don't disagree Steyn would make a good replacement - but I do loose 1/2p - let me think upon it for a bit ok

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I guess that was meant for me..

None of those FB's are of international standard, which is pretty neccesary in this league. Sure, let me know.

Youngs + Wood

for

Burgess + Hari

Youngs>Burgess
Wood<Hari

Stop hyjacking my bids Driver!!

Hougaard + McCalman
=
Burgess + Hari

Enq

Traille - Lievermont doesn't know what he is doing. Medard + Poit are better for France. Also I though you wanted a French midfield?
Bendy - not a whisker near Foden, and Armitage is higher in the pecking order.
Slade - capable of playing 15 but then who will you play at FH?
1/2 p - again, capable of playing 15 but not his natural position.

Granted, they can all play 15 but you obviously need a 10 and 12 - that takes Slade and Traille out of the equation. Bendy is decent backup but can't start for you. Then you're left with 1/2p - one of your better players playing out of position?

McCalman + Wilko + Evans + Rees + Williams
=
Hari + Slade + Tindall + Hartley + Halfpenny

Enq

There's not a chance Abendanon will get picked for England.. Armitage, Brown and Goode are all above him in the pecking order. He's too wooly for international rugby.

Going to bed soon mate, so let me know and I'll confirm in the morning if you're happy.

That's all I can think of mate

Hari & Slade & 1/2p
for
McCalman & Wilko & Williams

Chuck in Rees for Hartley?

Any developments?

I will have a think.

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6997345,00.html

Mears in
Bendy out
Attwood out

Great news for Bath, we are desperately short in the back three and second row.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/13830977.stm

No abendanon in there...

Do you want to do that deal?

I will deal then if you are happy

Gutted you sold Hari - was going for the French back row

POC + Traille
=
Steyn + Russouw

enq.

Matt Stevens for William Alberts loan till week 17?

Rather loan Tindall and you start Basteraud but doubt you would do that.

Ojo + Zirakashvilli + Ledesma
for
Habana

3 week loan?

Tindall 3 weeks for 3 million

1 million every week I keep him for.

Fair to me.

I'll do it without the cash

5 million then.

Then hopefully some outside bids come along, we haven't had any yet not on at all

Ojo & £1.5 mil for habs 3 weeks

Deal

Yeh good for me as Clerc is back week 16

Worcester bid 15m for Nick Abendonon

Accept or reject on foreigns page by close of play 28/06/11

Bonnaire, Weepu
=
Burgess, Alberts

enq. NZ half back combo, and play Haskell at his more natural position

Kankowski + £5m for Alberts?

Suprised at that. I've just seen your lineup and notice Haskell at 7 - I don't think he'll get great ratings there.

What needs to be added then?

Higginbotham for Haskell?

Pocock for Easter and Haskell?

I still think your side is crying out for a decent FB. Frans Steyn could be available.

don't forget, there is a monthly bonus of 10m on friday. so, release bendy and wait until then, then go for andrea masi! or huget or pallisson or morahan or howlett

ahh ok forogot about that nice one Bathite!

You could get a better FB than Abendonon for 3m mate