Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread V

CIARAN_BOYLE

sydthebeat wrote: »

Theres NO WAY the guy stood up and played ten minutes after fracturing a vertebrae. .....

7 minutes in which he didn't carry ruck or tackle.

sydthebeat

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

7 minutes in which he didn't carry ruck or tackle.

But mauled .....

Ever try mauling with a broken bone? ?

vienne86

Waterson was obviously after a headline that would get a lot of clicks. Hysterical stuff. I'm waiting for the results of the medic tests.

Badabing

Might O'Brien play for Leinster next week to get more game time?

Buer

sydthebeat wrote:

Theres NO WAY the guy stood up and played ten minutes after fracturing a vertebrae. .....

A family member of mine broke two vertebrae before doing some work in the garden and going to hospital the next day. Can be funny things. With adrenaline pumping I'd think it's quite possible.

SaveOurLyric

Badabing wrote: »

Might O'Brien play for Leinster next week to get more game time?

With Heaser out, there is no way Joe will risk allowing SOB or Murphy play.

Buer

wicklowwonder wrote:

Jack Conan your time is now!!

Would be Murphy I think. Conan is developing but his time against Wasps and the Saxons was telling with regard to how far he still has to go.

durkadurka

It just didn't look like he hit the spine though

Neil3030

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

With Heaser out, there is no way Joe will risk allowing SOB or Murphy play.

Must.

Not.

Abuse.

Report button.....

P_1

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

With Heaser out, there is no way Joe will risk allowing SOB or Murphy play.

Is he not some kind of musician

Robert McGrath

P_1 wrote: »

Is he not some kind of musician

Take me to @ProperChurch?

redmca2

Perhaps it has been discussed already but why isn't Fitz playing?

total former

redmca2 wrote: »

Perhaps it has been discussed already but why isn't Fitz playing?

Hasn't been with the team at all. He was 24th man at the Aviva yesterday.

irishbucsfan

sydthebeat wrote: »

But mauled .....

Ever try mauling with a broken bone? ?

Willie John played out a match with a broken collar bone.

.ak

I fractured my kneecap in half last year and played on with it for 40 min or more. A lot of these things aren't noticed until you shower and sit down and the adrenaline wears off. I also broke a toe and played an entire game before I noticed.

However I imagine those are not in the same scale of a fractured vertebrae. But then we really don't know what happened to him.

phog

If losing today wasn't bad enough.

Andy McGeady thinks the boys might not be available for next week.

Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) tweeted at 5:49 PM on Sun, Feb 15, 2015:
Strauss, Reid, Denton enter RTP protocols today (Sun).

Leinster play Fri.

Correct that they can’t play before same time next Sat? (6*24hr)

vienne86

phog wrote: »

If losing today wasn't bad enough.

Andy McGeady thinks the boys might not be available for next week.

Oh Lord....but this doesn't overly surprise me......what a season.

.ak

Thought we really missed Reid and Strauss. They were outstanding when on the field, particularly Reid who really made some great decisions and was carrying strongly.

aimee1

vienne86 wrote: »

Oh Lord....but this doesn't overly surprise me......what a season.

do a BOD and have your gumshield with you. just in case.

SaveOurLyric

So is that it now ? Everyone agreed? Blinkers dropped of any remaining give-the-guy-a-chance brigade ?
This MOC character has been given more than enough time and the slide into the abyss just gets faster.
The real question is where to turn to for a serious coach to give us some hope for next year.
I am tending ever more strongly towards giving Eddie O'Sullivan a go at the helm.

.ak

MOC didn't lose us the game today. And we've been playing very good since the Munster game. So I think the toys need to be kept in the pram.

.ak

MOC won't be going anywhere btw, nor should he.

Swiwi.

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

So is that it now ? Everyone agreed? Blinkers dropped of any remaining give-the-guy-a-chance brigade ?
This MOC character has been given more than enough time and the slide into the abyss just gets faster.
The real question is where to turn to for a serious coach to give us some hope for next year.
I am tending ever more strongly towards giving Eddie O'Sullivan a go at the helm.

How did your march down Stephen's green or whatever it was you were suggesting a while back go by the way?

SaveOurLyric

Swiwi. wrote: »

How did your march down Stephen's green or whatever it was you were suggesting a while back go by the way?

Very well thanks. Thought I was on my own actually, but asked a few of the water protestors how you calculate these things. Turns out there were actually about 180,000 of us. So strong message sent. Really looking forward with optimism to next year now whoever the new coach is.

The Parish King

Does Boss' contract expire the end of this season? I see Stringer is being let go by Bath, we could do worse..

vienne86

The Parish King wrote: »

Does Boss' contract expire the end of this season? I see Stringer is being let go by Bath, we could do worse..

Could be very handy during the world cup and international windows. If he could teach Luke McGrath to pass well, it could be the making of Luke.

thomond2006

Please don't do that to us.

JPCN1

The Parish King wrote: »

Does Boss' contract expire the end of this season? I see Stringer is being let go by Bath, we could do worse..

Sorry. Always liked Strings but this would be going the wrong direction. I wish him well though.

molloyjh

.ak wrote: »

MOC didn't lose us the game today. And we've been playing very good since the Munster game. So I think the toys need to be kept in the pram.

We were better. Very good is pushing it.

.ak

molloyjh wrote: »

We were better. Very good is pushing it.

There's no pleasing some people! I disagree, let's leave it at that.

ArmchairQB

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

So is that it now ? Everyone agreed? Blinkers dropped of any remaining give-the-guy-a-chance brigade ?
This MOC character has been given more than enough time and the slide into the abyss just gets faster.
The real question is where to turn to for a serious coach to give us some hope for next year.
I am tending ever more strongly towards giving Eddie O'Sullivan a go at the helm.

Good god Eddie O'Sullivan, not a chance!

vienne86

MOC will stay I think, though if we don't make the playoffs of the Pro12, he'll be under pressure. Anyway, I can't think of a good coach who would be available.

Heroditas

vienne86 wrote: »

Anyway, I can't think of a good coach who would be available.

Bradley.



I'm kidding!!!!

thebaz

I'd like Conor O'Shea to be next leinster coach - MOC should be judged at end of season - not after every poor performance especially with all his frontline players were missing

I'd take Stringer as cover. Absolutely.

total former

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd take Stringer as cover. Absolutely.

On a short-term deal to cover RWC absences, maybe.

Anything longer, no.

.ak

I'd take him on a 1 year deal, absolutely.

jacothelad

thebaz wrote: »

I'd like Conor O'Shea to be next leinster coach - MOC should be judged at end of season - not after every poor performance especially with all his frontline players were missing

Why?

Podge_irl

I wouldn't touch him to be honest. What's the point?

scott1974

Does anyone reckon we might see O'Brien and/or Healy on Friday night to give them some game time before the England game?

SaveOurLyric

jacothelad wrote: »

Why?

He's one unit.

SaveOurLyric

jacothelad wrote: »

Why?

He's one unit.

jacothelad

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

He's one unit.

Is he?
Is he?....:D

Isn't he a 'Director of Rugby' at 'Quins rarther than a coach?

jacothelad

Podge_irl wrote: »

I wouldn't touch him to be honest. What's the point?

Stringer or O'Shea?

CIARAN_BOYLE

scott1974 wrote: »

Does anyone reckon we might see O'Brien and/or Healy on Friday night to give them some game time before the England game?

Maybe but if so I can't see them starting.

Podge_irl

jacothelad wrote: »

Stringer or O'Shea?

Either now you ask, though I meant Stringer at the time.

.ak

Yeah I don't really rate COS. I'd sooner take Girve, whilst I know he's unproven at this level I've had the pleasure of chatting to him a few times and he's a very keen rugby mind and seems quite cool and collect. Reminds me a bit of an angry Joe Schmidt, stickler for accuracy.

I'd love to see Girve go cut his teeth with a senior team in France or England then come back to us in the future.

total former

Podge_irl wrote: »

I wouldn't touch him to be honest. What's the point?

Exactly. We're going to replace our aging scrum-half/halves with... an even older guy? No.

.ak

total former wrote: »

Exactly. We're going to replace our aging scrum-half/halves with... an even older guy? No.

If it's a stop gap until we can sign a good scrumhalf in a post-rwc year I'm fine with that.

irishbucsfan

We need something far better than him. Boss and McGrath are both better options so I really don't see the point unless we're bringing him in as a coach or something like that.