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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 3:20pm
Originally posted by ExileTom ExileTom wrote:

Bath are favourites to sign him according to the rugby paper


That's a very weak rumour- "believed to be" means nothing. Well nothing more than Bath have splashed the cash quite alot over the past two years and probably have more to splash.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 3:59pm
Bath seems to be popular with Welsh players as it's not far over the border;its a fab city and the money will be good. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 7:42pm
Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

If he comes back to Wales it will be to Cardiff. He's actually explicitly told people that


Things change though, no? You must realize that any situation is dynamic. We weren't league champions then, and he wouldn't have known which other regions were in Europe or not.


Im assuming that you're choosing to ignore my point Steff.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 8:00pm
He did say to everyone in Toulon he would go back to Cardiff, and we should respect that, like Liam and Saracens, regardless who the champions are. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 8:05pm
Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

If he comes back to Wales it will be to Cardiff. He's actually explicitly told people that


Things change though, no? You must realize that any situation is dynamic. We weren't league champions then, and he wouldn't have known which other regions were in Europe or not.


Im assuming that you're choosing to ignore my point Steff.
We haven't the funds to sign Halfpenny
I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 9:01pm
Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

If he comes back to Wales it will be to Cardiff. He's actually explicitly told people that


Things change though, no? You must realize that any situation is dynamic. We weren't league champions then, and he wouldn't have known which other regions were in Europe or not.


Im assuming that you're choosing to ignore my point Steff.
We haven't the funds to sign Halfpenny


That wasn't your original argument tough, was it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2017 at 11:14pm
Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by BBledd BBledd wrote:

Originally posted by scarletnut scarletnut wrote:

If he comes back to Wales it will be to Cardiff. He's actually explicitly told people that


Things change though, no? You must realize that any situation is dynamic. We weren't league champions then, and he wouldn't have known which other regions were in Europe or not.


Im assuming that you're choosing to ignore my point Steff.
We haven't the funds to sign Halfpenny


That wasn't your original argument tough, was it?
If he comes back to Wales he plays for Cardiff. When we were after him last time he felt too much loyalty to the Blues.
I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 3:22am
As BBledd says and they resonate...I can tell you for sure that no way would he have signed for the Blues 2 years ago...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 6:08am
Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

Originally posted by PE SA PE SA wrote:

Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

Quite concerning there have been no formal announcements though of 'New' Signings. No replacements rumoured for Bernado and Morgan Allen and the only signing of note to replace Sanjay and DTH is Prydie.

Agree.  Baffling there's no announcements on those "done deals" with training starting next week!!
I would say that Morgan Allens replacement is both Macleod and Tom Phillips. 

Bernardo....needs a replacement as we only have 4 locks. 

Prydie..."close to announcement" what seems like MONTHS ago!!! is it still happening!?  


I suppose both McLeod and Phillips could fill that position. Would be nice too if Condy can put his injury woes behind him and step up. Looks impressive when watching him for the rfc.

I still think we need another lock though and hopefully we can add 6-7 kilos on to Beirne and Rawlings.

I don't know if adding weight to Bierne and Rawlings be that good an idea they are quick and use that pace brilliantly in defence as well as getting round pitch. What they both have is huge hearts because the courage they show is in unbelievable. There is an obsession with size that isn't always the answer especially bearing in mind the type of game we seek to play. I can't remember us struggling that much this season because of lack of size in the tight.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 9:38am
Originally posted by Why Why wrote:

Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

Originally posted by PE SA PE SA wrote:

Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

Quite concerning there have been no formal announcements though of 'New' Signings. No replacements rumoured for Bernado and Morgan Allen and the only signing of note to replace Sanjay and DTH is Prydie.

Agree.  Baffling there's no announcements on those "done deals" with training starting next week!!
I would say that Morgan Allens replacement is both Macleod and Tom Phillips. 

Bernardo....needs a replacement as we only have 4 locks. 

Prydie..."close to announcement" what seems like MONTHS ago!!! is it still happening!?  


I suppose both McLeod and Phillips could fill that position. Would be nice too if Condy can put his injury woes behind him and step up. Looks impressive when watching him for the rfc.

I still think we need another lock though and hopefully we can add 6-7 kilos on to Beirne and Rawlings.

I don't know if adding weight to Bierne and Rawlings be that good an idea they are quick and use that pace brilliantly in defence as well as getting round pitch. What they both have is huge hearts because the courage they show is in unbelievable. There is an obsession with size that isn't always the answer especially bearing in mind the type of game we seek to play. I can't remember us struggling that much this season because of lack of size in the tight.
Agree. They are mobile, but also very strong. No need to add 7KG onto them...this may happen naturally to Beirne as he is only 24 so he is in ways still growing. 
Rawlins on the other hand is 27 and has already added weight on and is a very dominant tackler. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 10:24am
Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

As BBledd says and they resonate...I can tell you for sure that no way would he have signed for the Blues 2 years ago...
That was last year. Times have changed, as others have said on here he's explicitly told people that if he came back to Wales he would join Cardiff

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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 11:25am
It's a funny thing but we are happy that Leigh is Cardiff bound as it's loyalty to the Blues yet in other instances we are told it's all about money and there is no such thing as loyalty. Can't have it both ways !
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 11:27am
Originally posted by Dai38 Dai38 wrote:

He did say to everyone in Toulon he would go back to Cardiff, and we should respect that, like Liam and Saracens, regardless who the champions are. 
Devils advocate - would we still expect Sanjay to return if we were also rans at that point?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 12:35pm
The received wisdom is that Scarlets and Ospreys have the potential to kick on from top 4 in Pro12, including in ERC, Dragons are 'work in progress' under new WRU ownership, but Cardiff Blues are "a waste of time" under their current regime.

Halfpenny has form for being indecisive at the best of times, that's what killed a potential Scarlets contract previously, but the malaise at CAP would surely put him off returning there, despite his previous statement.

So his NDC options would be Scarlets (assuming he and we show a new interest), Ospreys (not strangers to NDC refugees) or WRU Dragons (why would he?) - however, there'll be a queue of French and English clubs in his way first. And he won't even start to consider next season until his Lions tour is done and dusted, such is his focus.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 12:52pm
If the funds were available, I'd prefer to sign North next season (I believe his Northampton contract is up) than sign Halfpenny this season. That's a monumental if mind you.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 June 2017 at 2:32pm
Originally posted by NobbySosban NobbySosban wrote:

The received wisdom is that Scarlets and Ospreys have the potential to kick on from top 4 in Pro12, including in ERC, Dragons are 'work in progress' under new WRU ownership, but Cardiff Blues are "a waste of time" under their current regime.

Halfpenny has form for being indecisive at the best of times, that's what killed a potential Scarlets contract previously, but the malaise at CAP would surely put him off returning there, despite his previous statement.

So his NDC options would be Scarlets (assuming he and we show a new interest), Ospreys (not strangers to NDC refugees) or WRU Dragons (why would he?) - however, there'll be a queue of French and English clubs in his way first. And he won't even start to consider next season until his Lions tour is done and dusted, such is his focus.

Well clearly not he was offered an NDC by Cardiff recently
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