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Which Tyler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:50 am Suggestions that Lawrence might be back in time for the new season...

That's about 6 months? bloody hell - that's pretty much "miracle cure" territory. Didn't expect to see him this side of Christmas.
I also wonder if that puts us in a salary bind, having signed Chris Harris as injury cover - which I had thought came from the injury dispensation
ETA: May shed new light on Bailey's departure as the club will have been far more aware of his rehab progress

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:50 am Suggestions that Lawrence might be back in time for the new season...

That's about 6 months? bloody hell - that's pretty much "miracle cure" territory. Didn't expect to see him this side of Christmas.
I also wonder if that puts us in a salary bind, having signed Chris Harris as injury cover - which I had thought came from the injury dispensation
ETA: May shed new light on Bailey's departure as the club will have been far more aware of his rehab progress

ASanderson wrote:"Tom’s surgery went really well, everything is super positive. He is back in doing physio now and is around the place, which is great. He will be coming back probably before the date the specialist scheduled, but it won’t be in time for the start of the season or anytime before the Autumn.

"If we get him back a week before Autumn, it’ll be a surprise to us. I think he will go straight back into international camp in the Autumn.”

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:33 am I think the player has to be unavailable for three months for the injury dispensation to count. If the new season counts as starting in July then Lawrence would need to be out until October to count feasibly.

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:33 am I presumed Bailey was allowed to go to free up space to help the Carreras signing to happen.

3.36 The entitlement to an Injured Player Credit shall be lost if the Injured Player is selected by a club for a match day squad in any match (i) before twelve weeks has elapsed from the date the Player was certified as having been injured in the Injury Certificate, or (ii) during the first eight weeks of the current Salary Cap Year, where an Injured Player Credit applied to the same injury in the previous Salary Cap Year.

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:41 pm Danny Wilson leaves Quins to join the Welsh national team setup. Leaves Quins a bit in the lurch.

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 12:49 pm Surprise of the season: Danny Wilson to keep his job despite Quins being mostly awful.

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:07 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:41 pm Danny Wilson leaves Quins to join the Welsh national team setup. Leaves Quins a bit in the lurch.

From the predictions thread

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 12:49 pm Surprise of the season: Danny Wilson to keep his job despite Quins being mostly awful.

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:41 pm Danny Wilson leaves Quins to join the Welsh national team setup. Leaves Quins a bit in the lurch.

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:57 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:41 pm Danny Wilson leaves Quins to join the Welsh national team setup. Leaves Quins a bit in the lurch.

It does. However, I’m confident we’ll be better without him.

I don’t have anything against him as a person but he was never the right fit for Quins and we were only going backwards under his tenure.

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:00 pm

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:57 pm

FKAS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:41 pm Danny Wilson leaves Quins to join the Welsh national team setup. Leaves Quins a bit in the lurch.

It does. However, I’m confident we’ll be better without him.

I don’t have anything against him as a person but he was never the right fit for Quins and we were only going backwards under his tenure.

It’s crazy how long ago the prem win feels now. We’ve largely been a complacent/dithering/inconsistent side for a few years now. It’s still hard to make sense of how we can’t find a head coach to tie things together a bit.

TheNomad wrote: ↑Tue Sep 16, 2025 2:17 pm Interesting quotes by Freeman about more game time likely to come at 13 this year, and that there was a plan for it last year, were it not for injuries to Sleighthome and Hendy

Personally, I can see it. I think he has a higher ceiling at 13 than wing. Moreover, I think England have (for the first time in a while) some genuinely interesting options at wing as well.

I'd like to see him focus there, personally.

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:25 am Bandersnatch backed me to remodel attack - Blackett

Bit of a fluff piece, but it's good that he's being given his head - hopefully we'll see a continuation of the play in Argentina when it comes to the AIs. Sounds very excited about the whole thing - Wiggy's great, Backwithit's great, Johann's great, all the players are great! Nice to see excitement and enthusiasm in the camp.

I'm sure we'll beat it out of him.

Puja

Oakboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:53 am

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:25 am Bandersnatch backed me to remodel attack - Blackett

Bit of a fluff piece, but it's good that he's being given his head - hopefully we'll see a continuation of the play in Argentina when it comes to the AIs. Sounds very excited about the whole thing - Wiggy's great, Backwithit's great, Johann's great, all the players are great! Nice to see excitement and enthusiasm in the camp.

I'm sure we'll beat it out of him.

Puja

Back in the nasty Australian's era there was lots of talk about succession from within. Might Blackett be the first genuine HC candidate in that quest at some later date?

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:45 am

Oakboy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:53 am

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 9:25 am Bandersnatch backed me to remodel attack - Blackett

Bit of a fluff piece, but it's good that he's being given his head - hopefully we'll see a continuation of the play in Argentina when it comes to the AIs. Sounds very excited about the whole thing - Wiggy's great, Backwithit's great, Johann's great, all the players are great! Nice to see excitement and enthusiasm in the camp.

I'm sure we'll beat it out of him.

Puja

Back in the nasty Australian's era there was lots of talk about succession from within. Might Blackett be the first genuine HC candidate in that quest at some later date?

I wouldn't be against it, although I am hopeful it'll be after Bradybunch successfully defends the 2031 RWC and decides to retire to spend more time with his collection of ex-Leicester coaches.

Puja

Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 1:44 pm Wiggy is such a good coach he went with the Lions, only to be replaced in his role with England and moved to defence where he has zero coaching credentials, and El Abd moves sideways too. Sounds ace!

I am happy with Blackett, but the rest is just guff.

Danno wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:53 pm This does not fill me with confidence

"Steve kept things really simple,” Atkinson says. “He made me aware early doors that international rugby is a lot about physicality and discipline – not giving away penalties. Simple things and simple habits that maybe I didn’t appreciate quite how important they are towards winning rugby matches. That was a big thing and hopefully something I can bring back to Gloucester. Even in games where there are 50 points, matches will often come down to a few moments here and there. That really opened my eyes."

Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 9:54 pm

Danno wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:53 pm This does not fill me with confidence

"Steve kept things really simple,” Atkinson says. “He made me aware early doors that international rugby is a lot about physicality and discipline – not giving away penalties. Simple things and simple habits that maybe I didn’t appreciate quite how important they are towards winning rugby matches. That was a big thing and hopefully something I can bring back to Gloucester. Even in games where there are 50 points, matches will often come down to a few moments here and there. That really opened my eyes."

I don't know - seems pretty bang on to me. It's not saying that flair has no place, but that flair without the basic underlying core won't get you to the top level. There are lots of players that can trade on their skills and flair at club level and it masks their weaknesses, but they'll be found wanting at the step up - that's why Muir and Roebuck are preferred to Ibitoye, despite the latter's incredible successes for Brizzle.

I'm hopeful that that article's not 100% fluff and that SAtkinson is going up a gear after seeing the top level. He is a good player, but if he can reduce his error count, then he could be great, and that would be fantastic for England.

Puja