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Title: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Rossm on July 17, 2022, 04:49:08 PM
Freddie Steward's Leicester Tigers contract talks stall

Report from Bobby Bridge with his Tigers' hat on.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/freddie-stewards-leicester-tigers-contract-7342593 (https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/freddie-stewards-leicester-tigers-contract-7342593)

I would have thought he may have left it a tad late to get another berth.
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: NellyWellyWaspy on July 17, 2022, 05:01:57 PM
This late in the day, very few clubs will have any room in their salary cap for paying him what he wants. One suspects Tigers wanted him to play this additional year for the same money, and he said 'No.'

Which is why they signed Watson. Makes sense now. I wonder if any team has the space in the cap for him, and how many need a full back of his calibre. I know one team that could do with a full back like him ...
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: HDAWG on July 17, 2022, 05:37:33 PM
Just pondering, we have fullback issues.... Do we have the £ necessary?
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Rossm on July 17, 2022, 06:44:34 PM
Quote from: HDAWG on July 17, 2022, 05:37:33 PM
Just pondering, we have fullback issues.... Do we have the £ necessary?

Just pondering................. he'd be off with England a lot. VFM?
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: HDAWG on July 17, 2022, 08:05:02 PM
Quote from: Rossm on July 17, 2022, 06:44:34 PM
Quote from: HDAWG on July 17, 2022, 05:37:33 PM
Just pondering, we have fullback issues.... Do we have the £ necessary?

Just pondering................. he'd be off with England a lot. VFM?

I mean true, but he's also arguably best fullback in the league. Koch is off with SA, we're happy with him!
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Bloke in North Dorset on July 17, 2022, 08:15:23 PM
We’re happy whenever existing players get selected for England and nobody talks about not giving them contract extensions because they’re always away. 

I’d be more than happy to see him come in and if he is away a lot that’s an opportunity for younger or maybe even older players to learn from him and then show what they’ve learned.
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Westy68 on July 17, 2022, 08:15:45 PM
I would have him, worth a good salary, also very young
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Chunky24 on July 17, 2022, 08:31:04 PM
It would be a bit odd if the extension is for this season, would it be more likely to be for the end of this season, its not particularly clear in the article and as said on here would be very late for him and Tigers?
If it was for the end of next season as an extension then they would still be looking to wrap it up now given other clubs could come calling informally in the next few months then formally a bit like they lost Ford and Genge.
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: Heathen on July 17, 2022, 11:24:34 PM
Quote from: Rossm on July 17, 2022, 06:44:34 PM
Quote from: HDAWG on July 17, 2022, 05:37:33 PM
Just pondering, we have fullback issues.... Do we have the £ necessary?

Just pondering................. he'd be off with England a lot. VFM?

Lee has said that we are not up to the limit on the salary cap and would consider recruiting if the right player(s) became available.
Title: Re: Salary Cap Biting Again?
Post by: JonnyD on July 18, 2022, 04:44:25 AM
This is for the end of next season so nothing to see here really.
Talks have stalled because it’s the off season, he’s been away and his stock has raised considerably again after this tour and Leicester will just have to pay for that, which I’m sure they will.
Think he’d be silly to move at this stage too.