Transfers rumours

[Raggs]

Matt Toomua to Wasps apparently doing the rounds in the French press.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Has he got 60 caps yet?

Someone on Tigers Facebook page saying he has signed for us?

French press saying he is gone Wasps.

Who knows is odd that he would go to Welford road to watch Wasps though TBH.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Has he got 60 caps yet?

31 atm

Wasps really splashing the cash, if this is true! Though with the increase in the salary cap next season then it makes sense.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Has he got 60 caps yet?

Someone on Tigers Facebook page saying he has signed for us?

French press saying he is gone Wasps.

Who knows is odd that he would go to Welford road to watch Wasps though TBH.

Easy mistake to make, he just got the wrong midlands side.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Easy mistake to make, he just got the wrong midlands side.

Makes me sick to think that Wasps are a midlands side now.
Bloody southern fairies.


That said, I heard on the radio at work that they've got some deals on for the Toulon game, so I'm considering going along

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Please anything South of Cheshire should be considered southern.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Please anything South of Cheshire should be considered southern.

That really makes me questions your Tigers-affiliation.
Go down the Crumbie Stand and ask them if they're Southern or Northern!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That really makes me questions your Tigers-affiliation.
Go down the Crumbie Stand and ask them if they're Southern or Northern!

Oh most people from Midlands like to think of themselves as northern but they are not.

Maybe northern lite.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Oh most people from Midlands like to think of themselves as northern but they are not.

Maybe northern lite.

Again: Ask a midlander if they're northern or southern!

We're from the Midlands.
We're not south.
We're not north.

 

[ncurd]

If you are North of Bristol you are northerners.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If you are North of Bristol you are northerners.

"You" are?
"We" are.

 

[ncurd]

Ah I just live in the grim north for work I'm from down south.

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My world view

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Toomua apparently has signed 3 year deal with Tigers

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/u...year-deal-with-leicester-20151115-gkzbxo.html

WTF is going on.

 

[j'nuh]

Please anything South of Cheshire should be considered southern.

Hear, hear.

Sheffield is the furthest South you can go and still be in the North.

Although some Professor thinks this is the N-S divide:

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

fixed my link
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/u...year-deal-with-leicester-20151115-gkzbxo.html

 

[Maverick1987]

Worcester have apparently put a huge pay packet together to sign Manu Tuilagi according to the rugby paper . They are quoting 1.6 million although I'm not sure how that's broken down

 

[chippieolamus]

Worcester have apparently put a huge pay packet together to sign Manu Tuilagi according to the rugby paper . They are quoting 1.6 million although I'm not sure how that's broken down

Why would Tuilagi go to Worcester?

 

[j'nuh]

Why would Tuilagi go to Worcester?

For £1.6m ...

What a ridiculous thought though. Eggs in one basket.

 

[Tony Manx]

For £1.6m ...

What a ridiculous thought though. Eggs in one basket.

Just cannot see that!!

 

[Raggs]

It's something like £750k for the first season, £450k for the next two. Makes no difference to the salary cap though, for cap purposes it's spread out across the contract (and he can't be marquee). Better for Tuilagi that the cash is in his pocket though. Bristol apparently offering £650k ish, and Wasps £500k. So all close over 3 seasons, go to Wuss for the cash, Wasps for the hopefully top level Europe games. Or stay at Tigers, potentially as Marquee, and have a chance to play in their more and more exciting backline.