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Recruitment
Topic Started: Dec 6 2016, 02:33 PM (165 Views)
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How is it that we spend months supposedly looking for a second row and while we look Bristol sign Toner and Sarries sign Skelton. Not good enough for us?
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We probably have a budget, we also probably have a specific style we are looking for. Not everyone will be a good fit or be in our price range.

Its always nice to sign new players but what we really need is a new coach.
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When we were looking they may not have been on the market as well.
And Toner is from Bristol and maybe approached them saying he wants to come home.
So that's maybe why they weren't considered.

Re them as players. Toner is 30, has never really set the world on fire, is he really the kind of player we want to pay a sizeable chunk of salary cap on?
Skelton has never really impressed me. A big lump but that's about all really.
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i think skelton is a very good player, yes hes a lump but what a lump he is, huge huge lump. hes a very good ball carrier with a decent offload game. his issue is that he is more of an impact player then someone who is going to play 80. however he is also only a short term deal with sarries during the off season in aus. this wouldnt work for us in my opinion so prob why we havent considered him.
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Anyone worth picking up from london welsh? Mercenary but players will be available now
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Dec 7 2016, 01:38 PM
Anyone worth pucking up from london welsh? Mercenary but players will be available now
I'd say definitely not, most have played for us anyway....


for clarity, its also not Toner that bristol have signed.
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You're right Mac, I was just responding to the comments, couldn't remember the name.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38220849

Dan Tuohy for the record. Which should be accompanied but a large WHO??????
Yes he has 11 Irish caps but he's 31 and definitely hasn't set the world on fire.

Re Skelton, I don't rate him anywhere near as highly as you do but for all the reasons you state (not an 80m man and not a long-term signing) he's not for us.

The one that maybe got away was Matt Symons but he's not really be shining for Wasps.
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I was pretty vocal on here about wanting symons, imo he would have made more of an impact for us then he has at wasps, i think we needed a bulky second row with an outstanding work rate more then they did.

i'm not sure signing a big name for 3 months does any good at all.
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Yeah, me too on Symons. Obviously we can't say the impact he would have had but I am inclined to agree again.

Def agree re a 3 month signing. Unless you're Sarries that is.
Elms, re London Welsh. There is one player we should sign, if only for his name:
http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/index.php?mod=rugby_squad&id=199
Edited by happyclapper, Dec 7 2016, 06:47 PM.
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