posted Jul 11, 2008

Inconsistent though he was - on a good day he was terrific, and could win games for Leicester. I shall be sorry to see Andy go - but could be the start of a really bright period for the Tigers after the mess they nearly made of last season.

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posted Jul 11, 2008

I must have been watching a different Andy Goode to many here. He is inconsistent, admittedly, but can also be brilliant and imaginitive. It had become fashionable at Welford Rd to knock him, but he was the top points scorer last season and this is not achieved by a player who can't play under pressure. How many games last season were not "pressure" games? I don't recall seeing them.

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posted Jul 11, 2008

havent heard anything about leicester signing hernandez, although you if you think about it this way, flood wants to play 10 and he would have heard the hernandez rumours, so it would have been unlikely flood went to leicester if he thought he would be playing under another better fly half just like at newcastle - thats why he moved. plus centre is already pretty much covered if rabeni stops going crazy so ye thats my view sorry leicester fans! glad goode has gone, seemed to play crap all year, apart from against gloucester, maybe we might win something this year!

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posted Jul 11, 2008

Hernandez is staying at Stade having sorted out some pay related issues. In other words he accepted a significant pay rise and in exchange stopped minding about being played at full back.

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posted Jul 11, 2008

I think It's a great chance for Jonny Wilkinson to join a club where less pressure will be taken off him as he would be surrounded by top players. I think his game would excel enormously if he moved to leicester. What do you think?

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posted Jul 12, 2008

That certainly would be a bold move rugbyman10! From what I know of Wilkinson's character though, I would expect a change of club and location would be pretty disastrous. A few years back I think it would've done him a world of good, although I'm sure he'd have suffered a wobble in the process.

As for Goode, I'm really sorry to see him go. Swapping him out for Flood is one of those decisions that my head can't argue with, but in my heart and my gut it feels wrong.

On the whole Goode was very reliable, you don't average 9 points a game without being that, and although he had some shockers in high profile games (some of which I paid a lot of money to watch!) they were nearly always accompanied by a poor team performance from the rest of the Tigers. That for me sums up the Goode issue right there: he's a top drawer fly-half and no mistake, but a truly world class kicker would've kept Leicester in touch during those games and we wouldn't have been battered by Sale, Ospreys and Wasps (again).

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posted Jul 12, 2008

The rumours are that Tigers have told Wilkinson theres a contract ready for him whenever he decides he wants to leave Newcastle. I think it would do him good to move on he's stagnated at Falcons and should go and play for a team that plays to his strengths like Tigers.

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posted Jul 12, 2008

Looks like Derick Hougaard is on his way from the Blue Bulls - there's your No. 10....watch this space.

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posted Jul 12, 2008

Been rumoured for a couple of weeks but seems to be completed should be an announcement next week. A good kicker but will have to play well to secure the 10 shirt.

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posted Jan 15, 2009

What? Since when did this happen? Oh my Goode. This has really ruined my day, no...my month. First of all my wife has left me, and now this! Brilliant.

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