I can see the knockers loosing the plot when we hit our bad patch sometime this year, this is what they will say when the time comes " well what do you expect we have signed 2nd tier players McDonnell, Naiqama and sign has been like Heighno".
I can hear the axes being sharpened :laughing:.
What I'm hoping is that if we do hit a rough patch with injuries we've got the depth to bring in like for like replacements in those positions, and that by underspending on the 2015 cap we won't be forced to just keep shuffling players out of position to cover injuries. In the last few years we've seen centres and backrowers in the halves, we've seen slow forwards defending in the outside backs and both Sheens and Potter were regularly shuffling 3 or more players to cover each injury. That's what happens when you run out of depth players, or haven't allowed for the cap space to use the players you theoretically have under contract.
So if the Tigers have ruled out any big name transfers for the next few years, and if our depth signings are restricted to leftovers coming back from England, then hopefully it'll be worth it to never repeat the stupidity of Blake Ayshford at five eighth or Bodene Thompson in the centres.
Cosimo spot on . But some were saying here that Austin was a 5/8 :unamused: