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

I'm not sure. I would do it but I would want either Franks / Habana or Traille in return somewhere.

And if you can hold onto Canale and or Myler, would be tempted to buy them off you

POC + Burgess
=
Genia + Russouw

What would sway it? See it as:

Genia > Burgess
Russouw < POC

But as you say the gaps may be smaller. Could add Dickson for £13 mil? (will have to wait til tomorrow though)

Any thoughts on what I said above?

You sure?

wouldn't be tempted with;

Wilko + Marconnet £5m
=
Slade + Franks

My front row backup is scary.
Sclezo and Ledesma arent players that I think tired players would welcome coming on to scrummage against

Your offer doesn't interest me. I lose starting players for backups bar one

In your team yes.

In mine no, if I take Slade he'll be back up. I'll start Skrela ahead of him. And I would start Carriza over Day, because Carriza is a better player.

So would I, and I lose money. Your arguement has no reasoning!
I lose out in one position, as do you. But the drop in quality you suffer is not as great as the one I take.

You'd get £7m from me anyway if I manage to loan Dowson.

If you want I can add Spies for Harinordoquy to give you the SA engine room and back row.. or Castro for Franks?

I hopefully have just signed him!

Ryan Jones then?

No thanks

Burgess + Mujati + Traille

for

Mathewson + Marconnet + Byrne

Clermont

Kearney instead of Byrne then?

Boring Hon

I don't like yours no. I don't rate Slade as a FH, I reckon he is better at FB.

Mujati + Burgess + Traille

for

Marconnet + Phillips + Kearney

Clermont

I'm with you, don't rate him top 10

You sold Elsom

Was going to do.

Elsom & Burgess
4
Brown & Kelleher

But too late it seems I will try this instead.

O.Franks & Burgess & Dowson
4
WP Nel & Kelleher & Brown & Sackey/Tuilagi

Will give you an extra player of course just to help you out, Nel is nowhere near the quality of Franks but Nel is having another good season, Burgess and Kelleher just take your pick on those two, Kelleher higher in ratings but both are rated on here, Brown slightly better than Dowson maybe, and Sackey or Tuilagi for free.

What about that banafan-aka-hon?

Not blogs it seems he has gone bed by a message on the homepage.

woodcock, Kelleher, mealamu
4
Franks, Burgess, Hore

Rips my plans completely.

WP Nel & Jacobsen & Lambie
4
O.Franks & Slade

A player not as good but on form, and Jacobsen established Scottish international, and two upcoming talents in there country's both are good in my view don't know about yours of course.

That better or worse?

O.Franks 4 Hayman + £7m

I will update Bath's side to reflect your transfer. Can you see if there are any more duplicates?

There shouldn't be any inelligable players playing?

For whats its worth, no one has 3 hookers on this game and I think you need at 4 or 5 props. So i would plump for a LH.

From what I have learnt, most people go for something like this as an minimum 24 as players recover, but upto 26-28 just before a new set of injuries:

2 Hooks
4 Props
3(4) Locks
4(5) Back Row
4 Half Backs
3(4) Centres
4(5) Back Three
24(28)

Yeah go for a prop, I would be looking at Oustheizen, Marler, Crockett, PDJ I reckon. All very solid back ups and probs around 18m mark

What for Hartley?

Zirakashvilli + Parisse + Delon
for
Franks + Hari + Strettle?

Mosr people see Parisse as the best 8, and Delon is certainly > Strettle...

"as a matter of interest I would be interested in Yachvilli and JMH????"

Two of my fav players, but feel free to hit me with an offer. Looking to improve my pack

Sorry don't want to lose dan the man

Hooker and both sides......very interesting, I only have two of those players down in my book, neither of which are great quality yet: Mullan and Brookes.

Can't think who else there is?!?!

Slade + Dowson for Michalak

ENq

Slade + Dowson 4 Joubert + 5m

Hello banafan-aka-hon

Hore & Slade
4
Mealamu & Lambie

Thanks

Im very interested in both Slade and Dowson and happy to negotiate either individually or as a package, cash or swaps. Just on the way home now though, so won't be back online for 30mins, please don't deal without considering me!

You get the first choice New Zealand hooker in Mealamu there, that makes your front three even stronger, having a New Zealand core in there just like me I need a 3 you would need a 1.

Slade and Lambie are both next in line for number 10 for there country's behind Steyn and Carter of course. I really want Slade as part of the task im setting myself, but im afraid I can't give you any money, not many people have money to buy players in the foreigns, only rowleyfox and pooly, I need it at the moment as im waiting for Pooly to get back to me on two offers.

Mealamu & Lambie
4
Hore & Slade

The best you have got so far on terms of quality, like someone said yesterday is money important at this stage of the game I personally don't know, but if they say it isn't I guess it isn't.

Ok, well how about a combo of cash and a player, which means you don't lose out too much on quantity

Dowson + Slade
4
Joubert + 10m?

Gives you a replacement for Dowson and some cash for a foreign. Let me know your thoughts

Mealamu & Lambie
4
Hore & Slade

Have you decided on that banafan-aka-hon?

Could add Hari 4 McCalman aswell McCalman is highly rated on here I gather and Hari is better but it wouldn't be a loss.

Thank you

Any news on Slade/Dowson?

No sorry

No real interest in hore, slade is main target. What for him? 13m? Will get 9.5m max in releases

Well you said you were going to release dowson slade and others. Those two are main targets, slade moreso. Could offer you a player plus cash, who do you have in mind?

Joubert + 5m?

He is worth 9m in releases

I dunno mate, your squad is pretty big and backs have loads of cover. I would look to release twelvetrees and canale to get a prop. I can't really offer a back, I need more cover and numbers, hence the cash move for slade. Not looking to break the bank, but a price greater then your release and good value for me suits us both. I would offer more than 13, but that's all I have!

I didn't realise he did, I would play him at ten or 15 at a push in my team. With that thought in mind, how about

Goode+7m?

Cover for two positions and still fair amount of cash, I'm not completely sure, let me know

Evening mate.

POC/Hari + Burgess + Dickson + (Habana)
=
Russouw/Spies + Genia + £13 mil + (Sivi/Roko)

Enquiry for now as I wouldn't be sure. The last bit is if you want, would say Sivi/Roko are in better form than Habs.

Just an idea for you - if you're after a FH Stephen Jones is available in foreigns. Then maybe nab Phillips off Rowley and have the Welsh half back combo. Depends how you rate them though..

Ok then.

I might leave it looking at your past comment.

Not a player im looking at banafan-aka-hon.

Wouldn't know where to play him he would just be a bench warmer.

Don't worry about it then, will save up and buy a FH in foreigns. No rush for me until next injuries and can always heal evans anyways, with Goode and barritt covering, there is no need to break bank for slade. Was only tempted after your advert on the main page saying you were going to release. Was that all a fib then? If your wanting a big squad?

Hore + Burgess + Myler/Canale
for
Spies + Genia + £13 mil

----

I wouldn't be interested in that mate, Myler/Canale are not players I want and I wouldn't lose Spies unless Hari was in there.

To drop from Genia to Burgess I'd need an improvement in my first team - specifically lock, n8 or wing. Perhaps a utility back like Traille.

I would consider:

Franks + Hore + Burgess + Traille
=
Castro + Chuter/£13 mil + Genia + Allen..

No problem mate.

For what it's worth, I would Get 1 great, 1 good prop in and you will be laughing and in a great position to trade. Keep me posted before you release Dowson or slade and we can do a deal the gives you extra cash and saves me a few million.

I might be able to stretch to 9m for dowson