Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Transfers rumours
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 886207" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>Fair enough. However, I think at least a certain percentage of Diamond's signings are intended to buy time for their long term replacements to come through from the academy. Moore, Redpath, Wilkinson and Luke James are all very highly rated but are all too young to realistically be expected to be in the first team squad right now. In a season or two, that won't be an issue which coincides quite nicely with the end of contracts for players like Strauss.</p><p></p><p>Flynn and Jones are decent players, but I can totally understand why Diamond sees an opportunity to improve on both.</p><p></p><p>Nott is a weird one - he looked a top prospect for the U20s but I can only conclude that he hasn't made enough of an impression in training to get any real run in the side, which is strange considering how light Sale are at lock.</p><p></p><p>The Curry twins show that Diamond is prepared to put his faith in young players if they're good enough, but Nott still can't break in to the side which makes me wonder why. I dare say you know better than me.</p><p></p><p>As a Quins fan, I can totally relate to why you would want the academy to be the cornerstone of your squad, but at the same time I'd love us to be making signings of the calibre Sale have recently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 886207, member: 59968"] Fair enough. However, I think at least a certain percentage of Diamond’s signings are intended to buy time for their long term replacements to come through from the academy. Moore, Redpath, Wilkinson and Luke James are all very highly rated but are all too young to realistically be expected to be in the first team squad right now. In a season or two, that won’t be an issue which coincides quite nicely with the end of contracts for players like Strauss. Flynn and Jones are decent players, but I can totally understand why Diamond sees an opportunity to improve on both. Nott is a weird one - he looked a top prospect for the U20s but I can only conclude that he hasn’t made enough of an impression in training to get any real run in the side, which is strange considering how light Sale are at lock. The Curry twins show that Diamond is prepared to put his faith in young players if they’re good enough, but Nott still can’t break in to the side which makes me wonder why. I dare say you know better than me. As a Quins fan, I can totally relate to why you would want the academy to be the cornerstone of your squad, but at the same time I’d love us to be making signings of the calibre Sale have recently. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Transfers rumours
Top