Mike Tindall hoping for new contract with Gloucester I did have one offer in place but ultimately that fell apart. The reason I haven't really looked at English clubs is that, after those great times with Bath and Gloucester, it wouldn't feel right to just go to an English club for another season. Another clu,b another year. Can you really make a difference in that time, can you really influence things? When you can spend a long time at a club, you are not just a rugby player, you get an emotional attachment to the club, you get to know the fans and everybody in the club. That's what I really enjoy. That's why, originally, when it looked like I wasn't going to get a contract offer at Gloucester, I started to look abroad. It's a bit different and you are looking at the short term. The cultural difference there and the new experience can make up for that emotional connection you are going to miss if you have been at a club for years. For a year or so, that wouldn't be too bad. As soon as I finish this Barbarians mini-tour in Cardiff at the weekend, I have got two weeks off and I intend to get something sorted. I have got a couple of offers - nothing concrete - in the background but first I would like the opportunity of talking to the new man at Gloucester. Tindall, who played 70 minutes in the blistering heat in Barbarians" defeat at Twickenham on Sunday, will start again on Tuesday against Ireland at Kingsholm. Irish lock Mick O'Driscoll will lead the invitational side. Ronan O'Gara captains the Irish, who give first senior appearances to talented young wings Craig Gilroy, from Ulster, and Munster's Simon Zebo.