Stooke confirmed

[BdeB]

Elliott Stooke has signed. The big lump we have all been wanting. https://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps-sign-bath-lock-elliott-stooke/

[Neils]

Are we moving there now?

[Neils]

Ah changed the heading from Stoke 

[Steve from Cov]

Great news and welcome Elliott.

[Heathen]

Well that was the best kept secret!

[Shugs]

Solid Rowlands replacement. Right age, right experience and probably available all season.

[Steve from Cov]

Solid Rowlands replacement. Right age, right experience and probably available all season.

Great addition and good signing but is he a step up from Will Rowlands? Not sure.

[InBetweenWasp]

Solid Rowlands replacement. Right age, right experience and probably available all season.

Great addition and good signing but is he a step up from Will Rowlands? Not sure.

Honestly, this board can be hard to please at times.  Given Lee's comments about a lack of options on the market at the moment due to many players extending contracts in the midst of the pandemic, I think a 27-year old, big physical lock on the fringe of the wider England squad is a bloody good acquisition to backfill Rowlands leaving.

[Rossm]

Solid Rowlands replacement. Right age, right experience and probably available all season.

Great addition and good signing but is he a step up from Will Rowlands? Not sure.

Honestly, this board can be hard to please at times.  Given Lee's comments about a lack of options on the market at the moment due to many players extending contracts in the midst of the pandemic, I think a 27-year old, big physical lock on the fringe of the wider England squad is a bloody good acquisition to backfill Rowlands leaving.

Took the words right out of my mouth, IBW.

[Neils]

Solid Rowlands replacement. Right age, right experience and probably available all season.

Great addition and good signing but is he a step up from Will Rowlands? Not sure.

Honestly, this board can be hard to please at times.  Given Lee's comments about a lack of options on the market at the moment due to many players extending contracts in the midst of the pandemic, I think a 27-year old, big physical lock on the fringe of the wider England squad is a bloody good acquisition to backfill Rowlands leaving.

Took the words right out of my mouth, IBW.

And a second.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Great signing, but I do wonder if the reason they held off announcing it when everyone really knew already was because they knew full well we weren't likely to turn our form around.  I wonder if we'll get a signing announced after every disappointing loss...

[Neils]

Great signing, but I do wonder if the reason they held off announcing it when everyone really knew already was because they knew full well we weren't likely to turn our form around.  I wonder if we'll get a signing announced after every disappointing loss...

You know it isn't Wasps thing to announce signings during the season apart from around January or when somebody like Fiver announces he isn't signing. Lee was asked last week specifically about signings and said four were done but would be announced shortly - this the first. Do wonder if it is going to be a week of announcements.

A signing for every disappointing loss - christ we would have a full replacement squad by now.

[westwaleswasp]

Great signing, but arguably we need 2, esp with Launch out till 2022 possibly.

[COYW15]

Great signing, but arguably we need 2, esp with Launch out till 2022 possibly.

Sounds like they're working on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLypFGf0HqM

[JonnyD]

Great signing and I’m glad the video of the press conference has surfaced so I can try an interpret what was going on better.

Stooke signed as a front line second row. Looking for another front line second row and another squad second row as well as a line out option back rower.
Significant strengthening of the pack to happen over the next two seasons

Sounds good to me, just need some defensive systems in the backs and we might be fine