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There is no way they got Sopoaga cheaper than Cipriani would have stayed.
Cipriani wanted to be there, whereas wasps will have had to outbid Japanese and French clubs for Sopoaga.
 
Perhaps, but not every player would just take the highest offer, maybe they didn't have to outbid the French and Japanese clubs. I myself wouldn't want to live in France or Japan for example but I could move to NZ or Australia. Lima may have wanted to live in the UK over France and Japan for a variety of reasons, it's all guessing. From a playing perspective getting Sopoaga and Shields for Cips and Hask seems a pretty good deal to me, without knowing the accountants perspective.
 
Perhaps, but not every player would just take the highest offer, maybe they didn't have to outbid the French and Japanese clubs. I myself wouldn't want to live in France or Japan for example but I could move to NZ or Australia. Lima may have wanted to live in the UK over France and Japan for a variety of reasons, it's all guessing. From a playing perspective getting Sopoaga and Shields for Cips and Hask seems a pretty good deal to me, without knowing the accountants perspective.

Yes the draw of Coventry as a city is very big.
 
If they got Sopoaga cheaper then I think it's good business, especially if Cips is in the England squads from now on.

Well said. In order to make that kind of statement I would want masses of privileged information and a crystal ball to reassure me that the current status quo will be maintained (as it no doubt will once Sopoaga has bedded in and Cipriani is off on England duty).
 
There is no way they got Sopoaga cheaper than Cipriani would have stayed.
Cipriani wanted to be there, whereas wasps will have had to outbid Japanese and French clubs for Sopoaga.

Cips wanted to be in England if he made the England squad. Otherwise he was leaving Wasps, unless Wasps bettered those Japanese and French clubs.

So Dai Young had 2 choices. Wait until the summer, and there's no one available, to see if Danny could stay (and not have him qualify for the 2nd marquee, so counting within the cap). If Danny didn't make England, and announced he was off, Dai would have been screwed.

Dai's second option was to look for a new 1st choice fly half, and if he can be 100% available and marquee, all the better.
 

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