ERL Season 4 - Homepage (3)

by pullthestrings Wed 20 Jul 2011, 9:47 am

First topic message reminder :

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The playoff final result has been calculated.

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Thanks for all your efforts this season. Season five will commence shortly.

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Bath - Driver	£32 mil
Biarritz Olympique- Fluxy	£25 mil
Leicester Tigers - Pullthestrings	£5 mil
Leinster - Prop_Lyd	£38 mil
Ospreys - Steven_Sharks	£43 mil
Saracens - Bathite	£10 mil
Scottish Highlanders - Inthefastlane	£NIL
Stade Francais - LukeLovesLuka	£15 mil
Toulouse - Pooly	£11.5 mil

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by Bathite Wed 27 Jul 2011, 6:45 pm

Loads of activity tonight, don't forget the predictions

by GloucesterBear Wed 27 Jul 2011, 10:57 pm

Just to let you guys know I won't be around much in the next week, I have tones of work to be sorted before the new football season.

So will be busy concentrating and writing on that, will take me a good week or so.

Very busy busy, so that's where I will be turning my focus to tonight as I will be logging off now Smile

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 8:57 am

PREDICTIONS!

Still need Week 17 from:
Driver
Glosbear
Fastlane

Heineken Cup Final from:
Driver
Pull
Fastlane

Cheers all

by pullthestrings Thu 28 Jul 2011, 10:38 am

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:16 am

Who's about for some end of season squad tweaks then Wink

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:23 am

Thanks for results guys!

Im looking for a top top winger, preferably NZ, but reluctant to lose that much.

Im really surprised that no one has tried to link up and form the big half back combos on here. I would rate Flood/Youngs, FDP/Steyn, Genia/Cooper unbelievably higher then as individuals!

by GloucesterBear Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:25 am

I need end of season tweaks quite a few actually Wink

but nobody deals with me so im just wasting time and effort Laugh

Im off out now, will be busy with my new football season jobs so will try and get predictions in around evening time Ok!

by Driver Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:26 am

Im off out now, will be busy with my new football season jobs so will try and get predictions in around evening time

What you doing?

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:29 am

"Im really surprised that no one has tried to link up and form the big half back combos on here. I would rate Flood/Youngs, FDP/Steyn, Genia/Cooper unbelievably higher then as individuals!"

Why?

I prefer to imagine combo's working than actually needing to put a known together. Steyn has been pretty awful this last year so putting him with FDP means nothing to me. I'd also prefer Pull's Genia/Flood to Youngs/Flood with Youngs not been in the best form and Genia sparkling this last 6 months,

by GloucesterBear Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:30 am

Press work for local papers, will be heading to the Hawthorns just to have a nose around and doing plenty of writing about various clubs throughout the week.

Very busy like I said last night, will try and get them in evening time but not counting on it.

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:33 am

I think that Steyn and FDP are better players alongside each other for sure. Get the best out of each other, which would be good right now, as their form is average at best.

Yes i would prefer genia/flood to youngs flood, but genia/cooper would be the dream i would have thought. Best combo in world rugby.

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:34 am

Genia - Carter, probably the best combo actually?

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:34 am

GloucesterBear wrote:Press work for local papers, will be heading to the Hawthorns just to have a nose around and doing plenty of writing about various clubs throughout the week.

Very busy like I said last night, will try and get them in evening time but not counting on it.

15 years old and working for a local paper, thats extortion! when i was 15 i was delivering papers

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:48 am

I'd seay Genia/Carter would be a fair bit better than Genia/Cooper as they're the two best players in their position in the world right now. Cooper is a bordering top 5 FH

by pullthestrings Thu 28 Jul 2011, 12:09 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:"Im really surprised that no one has tried to link up and form the big half back combos on here. I would rate Flood/Youngs, FDP/Steyn, Genia/Cooper unbelievably higher then as individuals!"

Why?

I prefer to imagine combo's working than actually needing to put a known together. Steyn has been pretty awful this last year so putting him with FDP means nothing to me. I'd also prefer Pull's Genia/Flood to Youngs/Flood with Youngs not been in the best form and Genia sparkling this last 6 months,

Interesting. I've been contemplating getting Youngs back to complete Youngs/Flood but much, much prefer Genia. Agree that Genia/Carter is the best half back combo right now, followed closely by Genia/Cooper.

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 12:40 pm

Youngs and Flood have had a poor 6 months, esp Youngs. Both are in serious threat of losing their England places. Care was in great form towards the end if the season and Wilko had a fantastic year in the T14.

by pullthestrings Thu 28 Jul 2011, 12:59 pm

Despite Care and Wilko's form, I think Johnno has to stick with Youngs and Flood. He made his decision 6-12 months ago to go with them and it's too close to the WC to start changing a pivotal area of the park and start casting doubt in people.

Care, in particular, has never impressed me for England. At least with Youngs there's the ability to do something out of the ordinary.

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 1:25 pm

I really want Care to be good, but he just frustrates me. He has worked on his game, but his tendency to crab and take a few steps towards the 10 chokes attacking play

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 1:28 pm

It has to be on the past form. You don't just chuck out the pair of halfbacks that helped win the 6N's. Unless you're welsh or Warren Gatland that is...

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 1:29 pm

Yeah i agree, Im a firm believer of a newcomer having to do way more then is required to oust a good/established player who is the current shirt owner.

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 1:31 pm

Agree with that Bath/Pull. Youngs is special but has seriously lacked form, hopefully his layoff will have sorted him out a little.

I'm no Care fan but he's been fantastic for Quins, him and Evans are a cracking combo that would grace many Int teams.

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 1:36 pm

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Agree with that Bath/Pull. Youngs is special but has seriously lacked form, hopefully his layoff will have sorted him out a little.

I'm no Care fan but he's been fantastic for Quins, him and Evans are a cracking combo that would grace many Int teams.

Agree totally on Care/Evans, been wondering if thats a better option then Cowan/Evans for a while and especially when i had Easter. Quins are nothing without those two and Easter. Mind you, most teams would suffer if missing an int level 8 9 10 axis!

by Steven_Sharks Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:03 pm

Hawthorns is a long way from Gloucester is it not?

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:43 pm

Birmingham to Podsmead?

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:47 pm

Has Messam signed for Biarritz? Or am i getting confused with someone else

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:48 pm

Someone else?

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:50 pm

I know wikipedia is questionable, but check this out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biarritz_Olympique

Vice captain as well

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:50 pm

Can't say I've seen that one...think Ofoa signed for them

by Steven_Sharks Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:54 pm

Afoa is Ulster Pooly unless there is an Ofoa your thinking about

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 2:56 pm

Lol...oh yea Afoa. Who've Biarittz signed them....did they have his brother on loan or something. Swear a Afoa turned out as a medical joker last season

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 3:02 pm

Heard they were after Nonu

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:01 pm

Bathite wrote:PREDICTIONS!

Still need Week 17 from:
Driver

Heineken Cup Final from:
Driver
Pull

Cheers all

by pullthestrings Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:03 pm

207 is away, so scrub him of your list!

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:05 pm

Done! Fancy a cheeky HC final prediction then pull?

by pullthestrings Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:06 pm

Scrub me off n all.. randy

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:08 pm

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:10 pm

by Fluxy Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:12 pm

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:13 pm

I have done my first deal with Toulouse! whoop!

Tonga'uia------BDP------Franks

World beating front row!

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:20 pm

Best players in the world in their positions for me. Servat runs BdP close....Mas/Jones behind Franks.

by Bathite Thu 28 Jul 2011, 4:22 pm

Saracens have made some late season transfer moves and hope that the additions of Parrisse, Crockett and Tong'huia will strengthen their push for the top 4

by GloucesterBear Thu 28 Jul 2011, 11:21 pm

Anybody about before I depart to a well needed bed?

by Bathite Fri 29 Jul 2011, 9:13 am

So PDV latest brainwave is to play his 10 at 15 against the ABs! Wow! If you want lambie to play that badly and i think he should and at 10 to be honest, just pick aplon at FB and have Morne on the bench if it all goes jubblies up

by Bathite Fri 29 Jul 2011, 9:13 am

t i t s = jubblies! ha

by Sgt_Pooly Fri 29 Jul 2011, 9:15 am

Aplon is injured

by Bathite Fri 29 Jul 2011, 9:17 am

Well surely there is a better FB available then Steyn?

by pullthestrings Fri 29 Jul 2011, 10:34 am

Yeah... F Steyn.

by Bathite Fri 29 Jul 2011, 10:35 am

Thats what i thought, assumed that as F Steyn would be a first XV starter, he was one of the 21 randomly injured

by Bathite Fri 29 Jul 2011, 10:39 am

HEINEKEN CUP FINAL RESULT

Toulouse 30 - 24 Ospreys

Congratulations to Toulouse, ERL Heineken Cup Champions 2011

by Sgt_Pooly Fri 29 Jul 2011, 10:56 am

Wahoo....think F Steyn is "injured"

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