Given how reticent we have been to sign more than we are losing, and the way we are losing players to other clubs, I'm fairly confident we are cap compliant

Given how reticent we have been to sign more than we are losing, and the way we are losing players to other clubs, I'm fairly confident we are cap compliant

  and now we have off loaded Marchant temporarily?

Awful. One set of people not to be blamed is the fans (although they definitely need to wear some chat for a while!) , shockingly sad, they've really been tucked up

It's sad but it's also good to see they have some sense of decency.

I hope they go and watch some lower level rugby. I'm sure they will enjoy it far more.

I'm not sure they will have a choice!

A more sanguine option would be to watch Quins... ;)

Why are they going to play out the season with a squad that is not within the rules. How is it right that we all have to play a team that is proven to be cheating. Surely if they are to be relegated anyway it’s all pointless. Wipe all their games from the records and stop them from artificially skewing every other teams points tally. If an athlete was caught cheating in the early rounds of a competition would they say it’s alright to carry on to compete in the final but you can’t win. And on the way knock other people out of the rounds. Make them pay for any revenue lost by clubs they should have played.

My thought is that because some clubs have already had to play saracens & may have suffered injuries/squad issues/etc because of that, it's only fair that the other clubs are subject to the same pressures. However, I would suggest that the best for the league would be that the league points awarded from the games should be made null & void for the final table.

I see some value in this, however I would say that the sport (as we have learnt from recent injuries) is dangerous enough without making future points void (not sure if you meant this or not), in addition there is bound to be some that therefore dont attend their team v Saracen's which leads on to - The other issue with stopping the games is that some teams have benefited financially from home games, gate and facilities revenue etc already, and you can't take this away from teams yet to have home games. Or indeed away from all the fans to watch their teams in a competitive game (IMHO!).

The Prem and all teams will have sponsor commitments as well.

The players (Saracens included) also have the right to demonstrate their skills to potential new clubs, they don't have long to earn their money and secure their future after all, unfortunately.

from the BBC website/Eddie Jones

"Jones' squad begins a seven-day training camp in Portugal on Thursday, to prepare for their Six Nations opener against France on 2 February.

The party includes the influential Sarries trio Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola, and Jones will encourage a frank exchange of views in the Algarve."

So i doubt they will be flying back on Sunday for the game (but then again nor will JM and KS I assume )