Squad for 2014/15

[Oddsox]

Lots of signings and movement showing on Rolling Maul. looks like it is going to be the most competitive season ever at level 2. Top 6 all looking to get to the premiership - bottom 6 trying to stay out of bottom slot.

So tough for Moseley to recruit the quality needed, presume we have to wait until all major moves done & see what/who is left. Good luck Maggysy with performing another miracle - I already feel apprehensive.

Cum On U Mose

[ale]

Nothing that Maggsy isn't used to, he will have bent over backwards to try and keep some of those players who have departed, but money talks I'm afraid. let's look on the bright side, he has been outstanding if not miraculous in picking up rough diamonds and polishing them into very good rugby players, and I'm sure he will continue with this policy, however I would be surprised if we don't look for more robust back up from Saints than we did in the season just gone, especially following his openness about being snubbed by third choice players at other clubs that he has approached. I'm not apprehensive, he'll build a squad that will play for each other, may not be the most talented, but up there with the most committed. Maggs is a motivator and some of the hammerings we got last season were not down to effort, but more to do with being a very small squad, like it or lump it players come in and out of form through various factors and we don't have the luxury of strength in depth. We all would have taken the finishing league table place, at the start of the season, I fully expect us in the top 8 again next season, I also fully expect Kevin to prove all the doubters wrong, yet again. I was hugely critical about signing the likes of Buster from Dings, how wrong was I? My real surprise is we have managed to hold on to the team management.

[jonnoisgod]

Good points there Ale ,yes, the lower leagues , National 1,2 ,3 , in particular are full of players who for some reason were overlooked by Prem/Championship clubs at 18-21 and have gone away , learned there trade elsewhere , and are now ready to step back up again , sometimes due to being a late developer or more often ,were at the wrong school ! .My own son is doing this now , give me a fully committed player ,with the required ability anyday rather than a mercenary who is great when they are winning but goes missing on cold ,wet ,day in Brum when you need to dig in !

[Rich]

I know this is quite usual for us but there is an ominous lack of info coming from the club re any signings and re-signings; our competitors are shouting about new signings seemingly every day...

[kingsheathlad]

Last year our new signings where around mid June, so as Corporal Jones once said ,don't panic.
I am positive all will be revealed in due course.

[moseleywedge]

Buckley, Williams, Hafu and Brightwell were all signed up and announced in May last year and several more followed early in June. Considering preseason training starts early in July for many clubs, this actually does not give us long now to recruit as many players who will be switching clubs will have already made their commitments for next season. Jersey I believe report back next week! Even if we are taking players from lower divisions I would have expected some announcements of new players by now. Could it be that the 17 retained players and the Northampton D/Rs will be the squad we start the season with? If a club is to progress on the field it needs to attract new players and hold onto its best if it can. I would like to be optimistic for next season, however, at this moment I am not sure whether we will be top 8 seeing what is happening elsewhere , particularly at Plymouth and Jersey. Bedford seem to be struggling to attract new players and Doncaster appear to signing up their squad from last year. Some new signings would ease the anxiety.

Can the Comms Team comment on any progress on signing new players for next season?

[Communications Team]

Rest assured as soon as the management team advise us of confirmed signing we will provide an update. Work is ongoing in the background.

[kingsheathlad]

I see in the Rugby Paper today Mike Ellery leaving the England sevens set up.
I wonder if we could get him back.

[sorrento]

He's already signed for Saracens.

[studleyken]

I'm getting worried. Only 17 players shown as being signed up so far. Any other news Com's. Team?

[Communications Team]

Ken
Have faith , we hope to let you have some news soon. Rest assured the management team are hard at work

[studleyken]

Cheers Com's. Team.

[philhall]

Thank you for that communications team. It's just over 2 months to kick off and I am getting a little worried as well.

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[kingsheathlad]

I would imagine having to negotiate with player's agents is a lengthy process.

[philhall]

I have no idea how the player / agents system works but no doubt those agents will want a cut of a players wages. Whether it is a one off commission or an ongoing commission I don't know but I have no idea why they don't do their own negotiations. There is no way this Yorkshire man would let someone negotiating with my employer and expecting a cut of my wages. Sod that for a game of soldiers.

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.

[philhall]

I have no idea how the player / agents system works but no doubt those agents will want a cut of a players wages. Whether it is a one off commission or an ongoing commission I don't know but I have no idea why they don't do their own negotiations. There is no way this Yorkshire man would let someone negotiating with my employer and expecting a cut of my wages. Sod that for a game of soldiers.

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.

[Westcountry Mose]

One notable absence from the confirmed signings - Neil Mason. Where's Wag?

[sorrento]

...and Adam Caves.

Has anyone been at the club on a training night to see who is there ?

[philhall]

I reckon there will be no doubt that Waggy will be there again start of the new season. We all love him to bits, including the fellows and especially the kids and pamper him so much he couldn't even dream of letting all that affection go. He's got it made with Moseley. Three quarters of the crowd and all the girls go each week just to see Waggy.

He's pampered to bits, gets waited on hand and foot, he gets first whiff of the oxygen at half time, the biggest juiciest orange, the hottest shower on a cold day and the coldest shower on a hot day, has the best seat on the away coach - THE ONE WITH A BUILT IN WRAP ROUND SOUND TV SCREEN - and pretty young maidens attending to every whim plus an endless supply wagon wheels behind the bar. Oh, I nearly forgot, plus a spare wagon wheel in every pocket at any one time.

And on the playing field he only has to look at the opposition - and the ref - to put the fear of God in them. And woe betide any of the cocky buggers who try to bully him. He's got the biggest retaliatory handbag in the pack and can deliver it with deadly effect - along with and an ever innocent "who, me ref" smile.

No chance Waggy will step down. With a bit of luck on the injury side he will still be playing when he's 90.

Come on Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggy,

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.

[Phil]

It's Waggys benefit year so I expect it to be announced soon along with Adam. Mike Penn has been at training.

[Phil]

First announcement of new signings due later today.

[philhall]

Great, smashing, super. Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[Deleted]

Sitting here in Turkey on holiday and pondering over who we will sign in the next few weeks. Would like loo e to ask who fellow members would like to see at Billesley common? I saw Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi for England under 20 and would love to see him develop at Moseley in the coming months. Howard Packman from the u20's would be good but more likely will be had by England sevens. Ian Nimmo has left London Welsh but suspect he will be tempted swiped by a full time contract elsewhere.

[kingsheathlad]

Jul 7, 2014 18:11:03 GMT @goldspot said:

Sitting here in Turkey on holiday and pondering over who we will sign in the next few weeks. Would like loo e to ask who fellow members would like to see at Billesley common? I saw Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi for England under 20 and would love to see him develop at Moseley in the coming months. Howard Packman from the u20's would be good but more likely will be had by England sevens. Ian Nimmo has left London Welsh but suspect he will be tempted swiped by a full time contract elsewhere.

I like to see some speedy wingers another second row. We tend to sign someone from lower legues and we are still to see who we get from Northamton as dual registered.

[Phil]

Another signing, www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/rugby/moseley-rfc-add-scott-tolmie-7391677

[studleyken]

Looks like we got your speedy winger kingsheath lad.

[philhall]

Would you Adam and Eve it. According to the fixture list I am working EVERY SINGLE HOME GAME MATCH DAY until the Bedford game on the 5th January 2015. So unless there are some Friday night games that's half of my membership contribution down the pan before the season even starts. That happened the season before last when I only saw about 6 games all season and it looks like it's going to be repeated. In that season all the games where I managed to see Moseley they played like God only knows what and getting a good thumping. Talk about bad luck. I only hope history is not repeated.

Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[Phil]

The Leeds game is Friday 19th September Phil and you may have your dates mixed up as the Bedford game is the 3rd Jan.

[Deleted]

Jul 8, 2014 18:16:38 GMT Phil said:

Another signing, www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/rugby/moseley-rfc-add-scott-tolmie-7391677

Am I misreading this article or does it say that this young hooker scored 20 tries last season?!

[kingsheathlad]

Jul 9, 2014 8:37:06 GMT studleyken said:

Looks like we got your speedy winger kingsheath lad.

My prayers were answered.