Vaulks, Ajayi, Williams these are players we should be keeping hold of in my opinion (unless silly money is on the table). Let's be realistic, there will be no purchases again this summer or January. TS and the board are propping this club up (admirably) to the minimum required for survivial (and calling it living within our means which is crap), as the club isn't financially viable because of their own failures in not realising other revenue streams of G&C, the units and use of NYS for events (granted England matches) etc. Without these things we will never amount to anything, RUFC doesn't make net gains in buying / selling on players, costs are increasing year on year with wages and revenue is declining. The smoke screen can only last so long before TS and the board's resources / charity / good faith is used up.

Please please please leave the Champ alone for 5 years, get the backend revenue streams sorted out pronto. Then build the academy, advance the scouting dept. develop the training facilities further. Get the right platform before going for Champ football, we can't keep going up and winging it all the time.

That being said, after watching the play offs, and if that standard is top end L1, I can't see many teams being able to get the ball off us already as it stands....and that scares me, doing well without doing too much.

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Taylor has gone, said his goodbyes on Instagram & twitter this morning, Williams has indicated that he will be moving on but nothing concrete yet. Forde & Newell decisions later in the week but which week. Warne should give these players a yes or no deadline so we can get moving recruitment wise. We do not need or want another summer like last year.

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 Yes. My mate just sent me the instagram of Taylors departure. A shame really in the scheme of things.

As said the fee was probably quite high if not a record for us and we can ill afford to let decent players go , but gone his is.

Cant imagine he will do too much better from a footballing point of view. Thats not to say he wasnt good for us and particularly always was a 100% player.  I imagine he might make up  the squad somewhere a little bigger or better at present.

Taylor had pace and tried hard. He also had a knack for mis-hitting shots and getting them deflected in as per his goals against Sheff Utd at home and Hull away which is a happy knack to have but probably not something you can build a career on. I appreciate his efforts, but hopefully we can replace him with a wide player who can get his head up and deliver a final ball or shot on target more consistently. It is probably the right time for him to move on.