Transfer news, rumours, suggestions, frenzied speculation, and outright lies - Season 2023-24

[FKAS]

After the failed Gustard move Tigers are now looking to make an appointment from a three man shortlist. Rowntree is heavily rumoured to be on there and the migraine inducing rumour that Cockers is as well won't go away.

Oh dear gods. That was not the rumour I needed to hear right now.

Puja

Fissler linking Scott Johnson, it's getting fecking worse with each rumour.

[Puja]

After the failed Gustard move Tigers are now looking to make an appointment from a three man shortlist. Rowntree is heavily rumoured to be on there and the migraine inducing rumour that Cockers is as well won't go away.

Oh dear gods. That was not the rumour I needed to hear right now.

Puja

Fissler linking Scott Johnson, it's getting fecking worse with each rumour.

Gods below and everburning. Just hire Rowntree or Lancaster (or both?) before we end up with Eddie Jones.

Puja

[FKAS]

Oh dear gods. That was not the rumour I needed to hear right now.

Puja

Fissler linking Scott Johnson, it's getting fecking worse with each rumour.

Gods below and everburning. Just hire Rowntree or Lancaster (or both?) before we end up with Eddie Jones.

Puja

The forwards and scrum coaching has lacked a little this season, Rowntree would be an experienced head coach that could help fix those areas. Just get it done and then go find a defence coach.

Saints have confirmed Logan, Haffar and Seabrook all to leave at the end of the season. Maybe Tigers will announce the latter two now.

[Mellsblue]

All transfer news allowed Mells.

It’s not that. I know the family so not sure if it’s info for the hoi polloi. Anyway if it’s a secret and the whole rugby world comes crashing down because it gets out, they told me 2.5 weeks ago and I haven’t seen them since so I have plausible deniability.

[Crash Hamster]

After the failed Gustard move Tigers are now looking to make an appointment from a three man shortlist. Rowntree is heavily rumoured to be on there and the migraine inducing rumour that Cockers is as well won't go away.

Would the third one be Garforth, by any chance..?

[FKAS]

After the failed Gustard move Tigers are now looking to make an appointment from a three man shortlist. Rowntree is heavily rumoured to be on there and the migraine inducing rumour that Cockers is as well won't go away.

Would the third one be Garforth, by any chance..?

I heard someone say a few years ago he's currently making more in scaffolding now than any of the Tigers boys still working in rugby.

[FKAS]

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[FKAS]

Saints not messing around. Hell of a signing.

[fivepointer]

Top player. Now I see why they're letting Haffar go.

[Adam_P]

Far more relaxed about letting Haffar go now, good signing that. Hopefully he'll be joined by some Italian siblings too

[FKAS]

Oh dear gods. That was not the rumour I needed to hear right now.

Puja

Fissler linking Scott Johnson, it's getting fecking worse with each rumour.

Gods below and everburning. Just hire Rowntree or Lancaster (or both?) before we end up with Eddie Jones.

Puja

BBC Radio Leicester apparently hinting that neither Rowntree nor Lancaster are on the shortlist and that the move for Gustard is off for now. Chieka might be taking on a Boyd style mentorship role which suggests we're maybe promoting Hewatt or getting somebody less experienced in.

[Puja]

Fissler linking Scott Johnson, it's getting fecking worse with each rumour.

Gods below and everburning. Just hire Rowntree or Lancaster (or both?) before we end up with Eddie Jones.

Puja

BBC Radio Leicester apparently hinting that neither Rowntree nor Lancaster are on the shortlist and that the move for Gustard is off for now. Chieka might be taking on a Boyd style mentorship role which suggests we're maybe promoting Hewatt or getting somebody less experienced in.

I wouldn't hate Hewatt. What I don't want is "someone who understands the Leicester DNA". We already have lots of people who understand the club and a lot of strong voices in the dressing room - what we need is someone to bring in some fresh ideas and evolve the Leicester way of doing things.

Also "understands the Leicester DNA" usually seems to be code for "We've forgotten that the great Leicester sides had Healey, Lloyd, Stimpson, Greenwood, Smith, Howard, and have instead just remembered all the rolling mauls and scrums, so best prepare for the backs to get frostbite in the winter and the forwards to run into brick walls cause that's tHe lEiCesTeR wAy!"

Puja

[FKAS]

Gods below and everburning. Just hire Rowntree or Lancaster (or both?) before we end up with Eddie Jones.

Puja

BBC Radio Leicester apparently hinting that neither Rowntree nor Lancaster are on the shortlist and that the move for Gustard is off for now. Chieka might be taking on a Boyd style mentorship role which suggests we're maybe promoting Hewatt or getting somebody less experienced in.

I wouldn't hate Hewatt. What I don't want is "someone who understands the Leicester DNA". We already have lots of people who understand the club and a lot of strong voices in the dressing room - what we need is someone to bring in some fresh ideas and evolve the Leicester way of doing things.

Also "understands the Leicester DNA" usually seems to be code for "We've forgotten that the great Leicester sides had Healey, Lloyd, Stimpson, Greenwood, Smith, Howard, and have instead just remembered all the rolling mauls and scrums, so best prepare for the backs to get frostbite in the winter and the forwards to run into brick walls cause that's tHe lEiCesTeR wAy!"

Puja

tHe lEiCesTeR wAy!" otherwise known as over promoting an old boy who's grossly under qualified for the job. I have similar fears to you. I'm open to promoting Hewatt, not my first choice but if we then support him with some canny coaching recruitment in defence and scrum that could work. Ideally we'd pick up an up and coming international assistant and pair him with Hewatt as attack coach leaving Chieka as an experienced consultant as and when needed.

Knowing our luck somehow they'll appoint Brett Deacon...

[twitchy]

Andrea Zambonin (second row from zebre) to exe rumoured.

[FKAS]

Andrea Zambonin (second row from zebre) to exe rumoured.

6ft8 lineout lock with a smattering of Italy caps. Say hello to your new openside Exeter fans...

[FKAS]

Latest Tigers head coach rumours are that it's down to the final two of Leon MacDonald and Graham Rowntree. Who knows how accurate that is.

[Banquo]

Latest Tigers head coach rumours are that it's down to the final two of Leon MacDonald and Graham Rowntree. Who knows how accurate that is.

That's quite a 'spread' of choice. Couldn't get more dissimilar tbh. A good thing I guess.

[Puja]

Leinster have signed Rieko Ioane for next season, which is good cause they were struggling a bit for quality in the backs.

Puja

[Mikey Brown]

Finally, a reason to hate Leinster.

[TheNomad]

Leinster have signed Rieko Ioane for next season, which is good cause they were struggling a bit for quality in the backs.

Puja

Madness. European competition - officially broken at the very pinnacle.

The top 3 or so are so much stronger it's almost pointless trying to compete

[Tobylerone]

Leinster have signed Rieko Ioane for next season, which is good cause they were struggling a bit for quality in the backs.

Puja

What on earth do they see in him..?

[Mellsblue]

Leinster have signed Rieko Ioane for next season, which is good cause they were struggling a bit for quality in the backs.

Puja

Madness. European competition - officially broken at the very pinnacle.

The top 3 or so are so much stronger it's almost pointless trying to compete

Was also my first thought. The IRFU are taking the piss. Domestically, it must be pretty galling to be a fan/adminstrator/player at the other three provinces.

[Danno]

The IRFU seem to be alive to it, they've just bumped up the central contract payments by 10% which will obviously bang Leinster hard

https://m.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ir ... 97181.html

[FKAS]

Latest Tigers head coach rumours are that it's down to the final two of Leon MacDonald and Graham Rowntree. Who knows how accurate that is.

That's quite a 'spread' of choice. Couldn't get more dissimilar tbh. A good thing I guess.

I suspect it means that no one has a clue what's going on and people are guessing.

Rowntree would be a safe bet. Knows the club increases the quality of scrum and forwards coaching immediately. Has good previous as head coach.

MacDonald is an interesting one. We don't need another backs/attack coach but his rebuild job at Blues was very good. They'd been less than the sum of their parts for years and he built a cohesive side that is still working now. We'd have to recruit around him is the only issue, I have a nasty feeling we'll stick with Brett Deacon and Fowles as forward and scrum coach though.

[Banquo]

Latest Tigers head coach rumours are that it's down to the final two of Leon MacDonald and Graham Rowntree. Who knows how accurate that is.

That's quite a 'spread' of choice. Couldn't get more dissimilar tbh. A good thing I guess.

I suspect it means that no one has a clue what's going on

Including the Tigers board