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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: Guildford Quin
Date: January 8, 2019, 5:02 pm
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As posted on the other thread - I've often wondered about the
timing of these conversations versus public announcements on
departures and recruits. Merrick's departure to Clermont is a
good example. It's been suggested he was one that was told he
was surplus to requirements, but found and announced a new
employer pretty quickly. There may be others that are deemed
surplus, but I guess unless we have secured the contract with a
replacement, we can't announce it and the club wouldn't inform
the outgoing player of their intentions for risk of being unable
to replace them in the squad ? I don't know how they manage to
juggle the incomings and outgoings with any certainty. Does
anyone have any actual experience/insight of this ?
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: January 9, 2019, 2:00 am
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I can imagine peoples thoughts being a bit "Marmite", but what
about Paddy Jackson. Leaving France (where he has done pretty
well considering Perpignan have been poor). LI interested
apparently
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: arniepie
Date: January 9, 2019, 2:01 am
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I think DOK is right in his assessment, gustard is starting to
get a tune out of jk,s fiddle and to release a lot of squad
players is a dangerous game to play. Most clubs have already
done their transfer business so who is available and crucially
better than the players that are leaving??? If he is looking to
replace them with top international players that poses the
question of the lack of back up due to injuries and call ups
during a busy international season,, I think the walker to
Leicester deal is not happening as they have apparently signed
Tom varndell,, a strange choice that as varndell is 33 and maybe
not as quick as Charlie
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: Fursty
Date: January 9, 2019, 2:48 am
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DC talks about 25 guys being out of contract in the context of
it being roughly half the squad of 50 – I would assume therefore
that the 25 includes some guys who have already re-signed.
Having said that there are a lot of guys who we’re not currently
getting much value from (particularly in the front row) that
said we’re only an injury or 2 away from needing them and that’s
the balance with building a squad.
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: Quanks
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:06 am
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Gustard was a coach at Saracens when they cleared out 15 players
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HTML http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/saracens/7908906.stm.<br
/>Not inconceivable that he could do something similar. Of
course
they had the SA imports lined up to take a number of the spots
being vacated.
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: oakhaven
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:21 am
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--- Quote from: honkytonk link ---
>
> I can imagine peoples thoughts being a bit "Marmite", but what
about Paddy Jackson.
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LI are welcome to him. Signing Jackson would be a PR disaster
(imo) for Quins, and whatever he may bring to the side from a
playing perspective wouldn't be close to worth it.
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:39 am
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No one has said 25 are being cleared out.
But D.C. very clear that there are “lads” in Quins who’ve now
been told they aren’t needed and aren’t happy about it - and
some who are happy to go.
On the contract point - there’s nothing stopping anyone saying
they’ve not had their contract renewed.
Presumably those players who have been cut and haven’t yet found
a new job are given the benefit by Quins of that not being made
public just yet.
Again D.C. effectively said there were players in that situation
now at Quins.
He was insistent that rugby players in that situatuon still give
it their all for the team because it’s what rugby is about -
let’s hope so!
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:41 am
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I dont think a clear out is out of the question. Based on
transfer talk/Rumours (yes, I know they are just that) and my
own guess -
OUT
Boyce
Lambert
Ward
Buchanan or Elia (Only possible)
McNulty
Merrick
Glynn
Clifford
Luamanu
Wallace
White
The Cat (I would keep him, still think he has something to
offer)
Lewis
Cheeseman (Would like to keep him)
Alofa
Walker and/or Visser
IN
New LH (From Argentina
New Hooker
Int Lock (Possb playing in Japan)
Young (Falcons)
Witty (Falcons. Seems like Exeter is more likely for him)
Evans (Tigers)
Lawday (Exeter)
Waters (Back from Jersey Loan)
A back 3 player
A Replacement for The Cat
Roughly 16 out and 10 in. From the list of leavers,a shame to
see a couple go but apart from Clifford, no real disaster there.
Could maybe do with another body to cover back row.
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:44 am
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--- Quote from: Quins-Az link ---
>
> So DC named 25 players that are out of contract at end of
season, just looking at the squad list on the website I have had
a guess at 23 of the 25:
>
> GO
> Alofa
> Buchanan
> Catrakilis
> Elia Elia
> Swainston
> Lewis
> Luamanu
> Merrick
> Ward
> White
>
> KEEP
> Boyce
> R.Chisholm
> Ibuanokpe
> Kunatani
> South
> Visser
> Walker
> Wallace
> Waters
>
> DON'T MIND
> Cheeseman
> Mcnulty
>
> RETIRED
> Lambert
> Horwill
>
>
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
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Re: 25 players out of contract at the end of the 2018/19 season
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: January 9, 2019, 3:57 am
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Unless something massively changes there’s no way he’s keeping
Wallace, Walker or Visser - and can’t see why we’d want them
anymore.
I also dont see why people don’t want Elia. He’s 22. Really
promising player.
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