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scarletnut
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There are up to 20 players out of contract at the end of this coming season but we are well down the line in securing the players we want to keep.
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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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Dafen Boy
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It is unrealistic to keep them all, and I think Barclay may not stay no matter what, but the big ones will be in midfield, Beirne and James Davies. Have to think the NDC's will be renewed unless the WRU gives up on them. Hopefully each team will get a proportion in relation to its Wales squad members. |
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najbritcol
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Maybe when the Scarlets do the European/Pro 14 double this season then more players will stay.
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I cant see cubby leaving tbh.
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I think in the past the decision was to try and help support the O's in their bid for Euro Glory and then try and help the others in their wake so to speak.
Now that the O's possibly have hit a temporary (probably) hiatus then the WRU will back and try and run with the Scarlet's attempt for greater success. By this hopefully they'll try and help the club maintain it's challenge for honours and bigger and better success. Basically the WRU is not rich enough to fully get behind each and every region and just evenly distributing the NDC's around on a per region basis actually tends to perpetuate an "average" performance as opposed to trying to target those with real potential to put Welsh Club/Regional Rugby on the European Map. Hopefully the WRU will recognise that of the four Regions the Scarlets over the next 2-3 Seasons have arguably the best chance of serious silverware and support us. But this is Tribal Wales we're talking about so the above common sense may not apply. |
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Wasp
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Bollocks to NDCs. I doubt we'll be counting on them, other than the renewals for very high profile players like Foxy to be honest.
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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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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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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Wil Chips
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I do not like NDC but if they are there and if they help us keep players we should be fighting our corner in every negotiation with the WRU to get what we are rightfully entitled to. if we are going to lose a lot of players to the national side which undoubtedly we will we need proper compensation. |
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She asks why i still can't answer. I guess its in the blood.
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Used correctly the NDC system has its merits. Samson, Jake & Foxy hopefully will renew with NDC's. Rob, Scott & Ryan are all worthy contenders for NDC's also. Cubby is the conundrum. If he adapts well to the new tackle laws & is as influential as previous years then I can see a clamour for his signature from over the bridge.
I notice Pivac is on record today saying that the club have offered Tadgh a new extended contract. He also stated that the club had already decided which of the 20 out of contract at the end of the season players they wanted to keep & discussions had already taken place with players/agents. Hopefully we can get the positions with the 20 sorted well before Xmas.
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Dafen Boy
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That would be unwise as their price would go up. Pivac has stated that renewal talks have already been started
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Wasp
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Let's be honest, our recruitment/retention has been the best of all four teams over the last 2 seasons. NDCs just add a layer of WRU interference that we don't need. |
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We're still still here, but I wish we were in an Anglo-Welsh
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Dafen Boy
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This should suit the Scarlets as we will contribute most of the squad
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Wasp
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It's still a tough ask this year with Bath/Toulon in the group. But it's our best chance for several years. A home KO game in the P14 is definitely within reach. Getting both would be a substantial boost and one I agree we should be targeting. Apart from injuries I worry about increased call-ups this season. Patch/Steff/Elias/Wyn are all in the frame now along with our regulars.
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