Warwick to London Irish, or not?

[liam2me]

London Irish have signed Munster's Australian back Paul Warwick for the start of the 2009/10 season.

The 27-year-old, who can play at either fly-half or full-back, has signed a three-year-deal with the Exiles.

Warwick has scored more than 200 points in 33 appearance for Munster, having joined them in 2007 from Connacht.

"Paul is a match-winning player whose performances at fly-half and full-back speak for themselves," said London Irish head coach Tony Booth.

"Quality not quantity has been the philosophy underlying our recruitment policy, so when the opportunity came to sign a top-class player like Paul Warwick we jumped at the chance.

"He is a welcome addition as we continue to build a world-class squad at London Irish."

Warwick joined Connacht in 2004 from Australian side Manly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7854399.stm

[Eoin]

Fuck.

Big loss for Munster IMO.

[liam2me]

lots of debate on the munsterfans forum as to the veracity of the claim. apparently pat gerhaty (sp) was on newstalk refuting the claim and it was announced earlier on the LI website only to be removed later

[Eoin]

lots of debate on the munsterfans forum as to the veracity of the claim. apparently pat gerhaty (sp) was on newstalk refuting the claim

I hope its not true, he's been immense this year.

[liam2me]

deal's off apparently, there were talks, LI jumped the gun thinking they had landed their man, but it wasn't to be

[douglas eegit]

deal's off apparently, there were talks, LI jumped the gun thinking they had landed their man, but it wasn't to be

Thanks be to fuck. Some man, even when o'gara is playing he has some impact at full back!

[cit_gym_rat]

he will go at the end of the year and with topoki going back too i was hoping he would stay

[Eoin]

he will go at the end of the year and with topoki going back too i was hoping he would stay

I dunno, if Tipoki goes, Earls will play at centre and warwick would secure the FB position for himself.

[cantankerous bastard]

Fuck I nearly had a seizure there, Warwick has become a great full back or backup 10. I'd be gutted to see him go.

Is tipoki definitely going? He seems to be enjoying his time at munster, is there no hope he'll stay?

[Brad]

I told yee that a few months ago!No way a player of his quality will hang around to be a squad player - just too good is the bottom line.

[Brad]

Fuck I nearly had a seizure there, Warwick has become a great full back or backup 10. I'd be gutted to see him go.

Is tipoki definitely going? He seems to be enjoying his time at munster, is there no hope he'll stay?

Tipoki is definitely going too.

[raZor]

Tipoki said at the the very beginning that he was here for the contract duration only, similar to Halstead really.

Warwick would be a huge loss but you cant blame the guy for going.

[cantankerous bastard]

Munster seem to be saying its not happening anyway.

[Redshirter]

It seems that nothing is certain about Paul Warwick leaving but if he does go he is nothing but a hypocrite he used Munster to make a name for himself and then turned his back on them he is like these scumbag premirship footballers who have nothing on their mind but money , money , money

Let him go if he wants to we will get on fine without him

[Proinsias]

It seems that nothing is certain about Paul Warwick leaving but if he does go he is nothing but a hypocrite he used Munster to make a name for himself and then turned his back on them he is like these scumbag premirship footballers who have nothing on their mind but money , money , money

Let him go if he wants to we will get on fine without him

In fairness, he's been at munster for a few years now and the prospects of him becoming first choice outhalf next year are low. At London Irish, he'd probably be paid a lot more too.

[cantankerous bastard]

It seems that nothing is certain about Paul Warwick leaving but if he does go he is nothing but a hypocrite he used Munster to make a name for himself and then turned his back on them he is like these scumbag premirship footballers who have nothing on their mind but money , money , money

Let him go if he wants to we will get on fine without him
Its the IRFU that are ballsing things up, they are tweaking the rules on overseas players which is leaving some of them a bit up in the air as to whether they are going to be bumped and should take advantage of the offers they are getting.

[Redshirter]

In fairness, he's been at munster for a few years now and the prospects of him becoming first choice outhalf next year are low. At London Irish, he'd probably be paid a lot more too.

And the only reason why he stayed with Munster for those years was because he got no offers from other clubs now that he is in the 1st team other clubs know all about him and you are right at LI he would be paid a lot more that is why he will leave Munster and join them

[Eoin]

It seems that nothing is certain about Paul Warwick leaving but if he does go he is nothing but a hypocrite he used Munster to make a name for himself and then turned his back on them he is like these scumbag premirship footballers who have nothing on their mind but money , money , money

Let him go if he wants to we will get on fine without him

Jesus you're getting more annoying by the day.

[cit_gym_rat]

I dunno, if Tipoki goes, Earls will play at centre and warwick would secure the FB position for himself.
i think the problem is warwick wants to play outhalf not fullback.

redshirted i never heard such bollox in all my life, warwick has been a good servant to munster who could blame him for wanting a retirement fund and regular first team rugby.

[Lee Bushwacker]

i think the problem is warwick wants to play outhalf not fullback.

redshirted i never heard such bollox in all my life, warwick has been a good servant to munster who could blame him for wanting a retirement fund and regular first team rugby.

:)
Spot on!

[Proinsias]

i think the problem is warwick wants to play outhalf not fullback.

redshirted i never heard such bollox in all my life, warwick has been a good servant to munster who could blame him for wanting a retirement fund and regular first team rugby.
give the man a break, he's only 27!

[cantankerous bastard]

Jesus this one is growing legs, apparently he's signed the contract with London Irish and verbally confirmed he wants to stay to munster!
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0129/1232923372271.html

So he may be trying to back out of the LI deal, but why the hell did he sign if he was unsure??

[BangorFeen]

It seems that nothing is certain about Paul Warwick leaving but if he does go he is nothing but a hypocrite he used Munster to make a name for himself and then turned his back on them he is like these scumbag premirship footballers who have nothing on their mind but money , money , money

Let him go if he wants to we will get on fine without him
WTF is this in fairness? He signed for two years and I'd really like to see the Munster fan who thinks we didn't get our money's worth out of him in that period. I don't think anybody could have any complaints if he went. So what if he used Munster as a shop-window? FFS, it's not as if we all don't do it in our respective careers. In any event I've no doubt that the MB being the MB played silly buggers with his contract renegotiations much like they did with Buckley last year and (so it seems) Sheahan this year.

Warwick owes us the sum square root of didly

[BangorFeen]

Jesus this one is growing legs, apparently he's signed the contract with London Irish and verbally confirmed he wants to stay to munster!
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0129/1232923372271.html

So he may be trying to back out of the LI deal, but why the hell did he sign if he was unsure??
Probably because the money on offer from the MB was fecking insulting. It's fucking right mess now though. It may well be that the MB just weren't for turning and he over-egged his negotiating ploy. Buckley did something similar last year with Baaaaaaaaaaaaaarf but the boul' Mushy is Irish-qualified...

[cantankerous bastard]

Buckley did something similar last year with Baaaaaaaaaaaaaarf but the boul' Mushy is Irish-qualified...

I have no idea what this sentence means

[Redshirter]

I do not know the full story on this but was there not a similar case with Roy Keane years ago when Blackburn had signed him and then Keane made a u turn on the deal and then signed for Man Utd . It seems now that Warwick had signed for LI and now has changed his mind and wants to stay with Munster

[cit_gym_rat]

a friend of mine who is friendly with his wife's family has heard that there is nothing to worry about

[liam2me]

a friend of mine who is friendly with his wife's family has heard that there is nothing to worry about
very official (i wish it was true though)

[BangorFeen]

I have no idea what this sentence means
It's simple: Many players when it comes around to renegotiate their contract will flirt outrageously with a third party club, often up to the point of a verbal agreement to move and then wait to see what their current club does WRT their offer. In 2007 (around the time of the Argentina tour if memory serves) Buckley (Mushy) did that with Bath (Baaaaaaaaaaarf) and because the IRFU were shitting themselves at the time about not having some big feet to fill John Hayes' boots they made Buckley a better offer. Warwick, of course, is not Irish qualified (were that it was different!) and is also trying to pull this trick when IRFU/PAG guidance on "foreign" players is different to hitherto never mind the economic backdrop. Warwick went one better and actually signed the contract. Then he had a change of heart. As the SFI would say; schoolboy error.

Clear?

[cantankerous bastard]

It's simple: Many players when it comes around to renegotiate their contract will flirt outrageously with a third party club, often up to the point of a verbal agreement to move and then wait to see what their current club does WRT their offer. In 2007 (around the time of the Argentina tour if memory serves) Buckley (Mushy) did that with Bath (Baaaaaaaaaaarf) and because the IRFU were shitting themselves at the time about not having some big feet to fill John Hayes' boots they made Buckley a better offer. Warwick, of course, is not Irish qualified (were that it was different!) and is also trying to pull this trick when IRFU/PAG guidance on "foreign" players is different to hitherto never mind the economic backdrop. Warwick went one better and actually signed the contract. Then he had a change of heart. As the SFI would say; schoolboy error.

Clear?
crystal

[cit_gym_rat]

very official (i wish it was true though)
i actually know his misses, i went to school with her.

but i cant run into her when i really need to have a word in her ear

[SamJo]

Malone agrees London Irish switch

Malone joined Harlequins from Bath in 2007
Australian-born fly-half Chris Malone has signed for London Irish on a two-year deal.

The 31-year-old will join the Exiles for the start of the 2009/10 season after agreeing a move from Harlequins.

"Under the guidance of Toby Booth and Mike Catt I feel there is great belief in the club's prospects for the future," said Malone.

"Their willingness to attack is how I like to play and I hope to bring my skill to an exciting squad."

Head coach Booth added: "In professional rugby today you look for players that have the ability to control a game and the skills execution to do so.

"Chris Malone has demonstrated that he has both in abundance so when the opportunity came to recruit him for our squad, we didn't hesitate to do so."

[cit_gym_rat]

word around here is that munster will not be able to get him out of the legality of the contract with irish

[liam2me]

why would LI sign a 2nd OH in the space of a month or 2?

[cit_gym_rat]

why would LI sign a 2nd OH in the space of a month or 2?
thats what i was thinking too, im hoping it is sorted so