Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

Neil3030 · 14-01-2012 2:14pm

I guess not even Paddy Power would take this bet:

To whom it concerns,

Would you please be able to quote me odds on the following market, in the Heineken Cup fixture between Glasgow and Leinster on Sunday 15th January 2012:

"Sean O'Brien to do something absolutely sensational"

Regards,
Neil.

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.ak · 14-01-2012 2:29pm

HAha

durkadurka · 14-01-2012 2:32pm

Ask for odds on Leinster play causing a sky commentator to ejaculate.

errlloyd · 15-01-2012 11:40am

durkadurka wrote: »

Ask for odds on Leinster play causing a sky commentator to ejaculate.

I sit like 13 feet from the tv and certain Leinster plays have made me ejaculate on sky commentators. This mainly happens during analysis because I can't handle the slow motion, different angles, and repeated glory.

MungBean · 15-01-2012 1:03pm

eh sorry, wrong forum.......ammmmm......... good luck with your personal issue.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 15-01-2012 1:30pm

Anyone here anything on how long luke is out for?

I'm hearing he is out for the season with a neck injury

Higher · 15-01-2012 3:39pm

Heard the same.....

irishbucsfan · 15-01-2012 3:43pm

Ah jesus I hope he isn't...

durkadurka · 15-01-2012 3:48pm

Can't see us getting past a semi with so many backs missing

shuffol · 15-01-2012 4:03pm

The only guaranteed starter missing is BOD, its hardly a crippling inury list

jacothelad · 15-01-2012 4:03pm

durkadurka wrote: »

Can't see us getting past a semi with so many backs missing

Don't be such a pessimist. Wings aplenty.

irishbucsfan · 15-01-2012 4:05pm

shuffol wrote: »

The only guaranteed starter missing is BOD, its hardly a crippling inury list

O'Driscoll and Fitzgerald, our two best defenders.

But still. We should play McFadden on the wing. I still think we can win a Heineken Cup.

roycon · 15-01-2012 4:08pm

conway and kearney are the business and i would have no problem with them taking the place of horgan and fitzgerald on the wings. we also have rob kearney in at full back who we didnt have last year. keep the faith

toner played excellent rugby today against glasgow. its a tough call for kidney but i think he has to start for ireland now.

roycon · 15-01-2012 4:10pm

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Anyone here anything on how long luke is out for?

I'm hearing he is out for the season with a neck injury

poor old fitzgerald has had such a hard time of it recently after having such an over hyped easy time when he first was starting for leinster a few years ago. hopefully he comes through it all and his true quality shines once again

shuffol · 15-01-2012 4:10pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

O'Driscoll and Fitzgerald, our two best defenders.

But still. We should play McFadden on the wing. I still think we can win a Heineken Cup.

Yea but he's talking about a HEC semi, all fitz has is a sore backside and crick in his neck, I'm sure both injuries will have recovered by April

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:10pm

... and Shaggy.

If Fitzy is injured then our backs should be as follows for the Quarter...

10. Sexton
11. Nacewa (always work better in space)
12. Darce
13. EoM
14. McFadden
15. R. Kearney

22. Madigan
23. D. Kearney (solid cover)

Ofcourse it depends who we meet in the Q4 and if it's away or home.

roycon · 15-01-2012 4:12pm

darcy and omalley centre partnership is very weak defensively. prefer to have mcfadden at 12 even though hes hardly a monstrous hitter but his defense is more solid than darcys

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:13pm

roycon wrote: »

conway and kearney are the business and i would have no problem with them taking the place of horgan and fitzgerald on the wings. we also have rob kearney in at full back who we didnt have last year. keep the faith

toner played excellent rugby today against glasgow. its a tough call for kidney but i think he has to start for ireland now.

Conway is the business, but I wouldn't want him playing for us in a quarter final.

shuffol · 15-01-2012 4:14pm

Shaggy isnt a guaranteed starter, its a great place to be if you're complaining about a back 3 of Kearney, Fitz and Nacewa

shuffol · 15-01-2012 4:16pm

roycon wrote: »

conway and kearney are the business and i would have no problem with them taking the place of horgan and fitzgerald on the wings. we also have rob kearney in at full back who we didnt have last year. keep the faith

toner played excellent rugby today against glasgow. its a tough call for kidney but i think he has to start for ireland now.

Yea especially since nobody else is really putting their hands up.

irishbucsfan · 15-01-2012 4:16pm

shuffol wrote: »

Shaggy isnt a guaranteed starter, its a great place to be if you're complaining about a back 3 of Kearney, Fitz and Nacewa

We're not though!

You're missing the point of the conversation, Fitz is rumoured to be out for the season.

irishbucsfan · 15-01-2012 4:17pm

.ak wrote: »

Conway is the business, but I wouldn't want him playing for us in a quarter final.

He has to be trusted some time! I agree it's unlikely, but I'd love to see it.

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:18pm

roycon wrote: »

darcy and omalley centre partnership is very weak defensively. prefer to have mcfadden at 12 even though hes hardly a monstrous hitter but his defense is more solid than darcys

True, Darce can be hot and cold these days, but he can put in decent stopping tackles, Ferg has a habit of throwing all his weight into the tackle and taking his feet of the ground, so it rarely stops a player in their tracks.

So I'm not 100% convinced McFadden is more solid defensively. In the long run I'd want to see McFadden and EoM develop a partnership in the midfield, it looks very promising. But for the big games this season Schmidt will always play Darce, so that leaves the wing selection if Luke isn't right. Baby Kearns is solid, but I can't see him starting a quarter final... And I definately wouldn't want Carr there either.

shuffol · 15-01-2012 4:20pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

We're not though!

You're missing the point of the conversation, Fitz is rumoured to be out for the season.

Eh??? Since when, if thats the case then that is a big loss

Edit: Just saw the other posts, apologies, thats rotten luck on Fitz

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:22pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

He has to be trusted some time! I agree it's unlikely, but I'd love to see it.

Me too, but not during a H-Cup quarter final. He needs to get the 23 shirt for a couple of HEC games first. I think we'll see Conway and Hudson starting for the B&I quarter final next week, hopefully get some big games in the pro12 next season, and with any luck they'll both get a few bench spots in the H-Cup next year.

irishbucsfan · 15-01-2012 4:22pm

The idea that McFadden is any more solid defensively than Gordon D'Arcy is laughable tbh. D'Arcy makes a few blunders, but McFadden consistently misses tackles as well.

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:23pm

shuffol wrote: »

Eh??? Since when, if thats the case then that is a big loss

That's what we're talking about - Fitzy is rumoured to be out for the season now with his neck thingy.

roycon · 15-01-2012 4:32pm

.ak wrote: »

Me too, but not during a H-Cup quarter final. He needs to get the 23 shirt for a couple of HEC games first. I think we'll see Conway and Hudson starting for the B&I quarter final next week, hopefully get some big games in the pro12 next season, and with any luck they'll both get a few bench spots in the H-Cup next year.

if theres a position where you can throw someone in for a quarter final its on the wing in my opinion. kearney,conway and carr are all about equally likely to be picked.

.ak · 15-01-2012 4:35pm

roycon wrote: »

if theres a position where you can throw someone in for a quarter final its on the wing in my opinion. kearney,conway and carr are all about equally likely to be picked.

I think it's an important defensive position. McFadden holds his own well on the wing. D. Kearney is questionable when it comes to tackles in the same way his brother is, Carr has been improving but is still quite poor in defence... Actually Conway is the bigger tackler of the three.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 15-01-2012 4:38pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The idea that McFadden is any more solid defensively than Gordon D'Arcy is laughable tbh. D'Arcy makes a few blunders, but McFadden consistently misses tackles as well.

I could be wrong but I only notice that when McFadden is at 13 where he makes positioning mistakes and tends to be in the wrong place to make tackles. His defense is much better at 11, 12, or 14

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