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Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread VI: End of the MOC [Revenge of the STH]

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    #4112
    stephen_n
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    #4113
    .ak
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    RELEASE THE ZIPPY

    Haha terrifying.


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    #4114
    Zzippy
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    .ak wrote: »
    Haha terrifying.

    Careful now...

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    #4115
    justsomebloke
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    #4116
    thomond2006
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    http://www.leinsterseasontickets.ie/tickets

    Only 100 tickets left for the Ultra Terrace. I wonder if this season's tough European group will have a positive impact on sales.


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    #4117
    awec
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    http://www.leinsterseasontickets.ie/tickets

    Only 100 tickets left for the Ultra Terrace. I wonder if this season's tough European group will have a positive impact on sales.

    IMO they'll sell the rest out when Kidney is announced.


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    #4118
    thomond2006
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    I was looking at the tickets for Ulster vs Leinster. They are pretty expensive!

    http://www.ticketmaster.ie/pre-season-friendly-ulster-rugby-belfast-08-21-2015/event/38004EC5C90E10A2?artistid=33354&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=225


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    #4119
    Greyian
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    awec wrote: »
    IMO they'll sell the rest out when Kidney is announced.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU


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    #4120
    Jaggo
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    total former wrote: »
    Here lads, I've a dead horse here, not sure if my flogging technique is correct and ye seem to know a thing or two. Any tips?

    On improving your 'flogging a dead horse' technique there are various suggestions below, but awec seems well up on them already:

    1 Use a stronger whip.

    2 Harness several dead horses together in attempt to increase speed.

    3 Do nothing: "This is the way we have always ridden dead horses."

    4 Re-classify the horse as living impaired.

    5 Appoint a committee to assess just how dead the horse is.

    6 Appoint the horse to a supervisory position.


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    #4121
    vienne86
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    I was looking at the tickets for Ulster vs Leinster. They are pretty expensive!

    http://www.ticketmaster.ie/pre-season-friendly-ulster-rugby-belfast-08-21-2015/event/38004EC5C90E10A2?artistid=33354&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=225

    Bit steep for a pre season friendly all right.


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    #4122
    [Deleted User]
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    Bit steep for a pre season friendly all right.

    Yeah Donnybrook for the Northampton game was only €10


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    #4123
    Larbre34
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    Kingspan Breffni Park won't pay for itself!


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    #4124
    justsomebloke
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    http://www.leinsterseasontickets.ie/tickets

    Only 100 tickets left for the Ultra Terrace. I wonder if this season's tough European group will have a positive impact on sales.

    Truthfully having that many terrace tickets still available is a bad sign. Could be a bad year for season ticket sales


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    #4125
    .ak
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    justsomebloke wrote: »
    Truthfully having that many terrace tickets still available is a bad sign. Could be a bad year for season ticket sales

    They've already hit over 10k, and that was a few months ago afaik.


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    #4126
    molloyjh
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    justsomebloke wrote: »
    Truthfully having that many terrace tickets still available is a bad sign. Could be a bad year for season ticket sales

    There have always been terrace tickets available up until August AFAIK. Even a few years ago when we were at our peak. We saw a dip last season so the renewals were always going to be lower as a result, meaning a lower base from the previous year. As ak pointed out we passed the 10k mark a few months back. I think we're probably doing ok in terms of sales. A campaign around the time of the RWC warm-ups should shift some more then too.


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    #4127
    thomond2006
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    Leaving the Academy

    Tadhg Beirne - Leinster professional contract
    Bryan Byrne - Leinster professional contract
    Ed Byrne - Leinster professional contract
    Jordan Coghlan - Munster professional contract
    Dan Leavy - Leinster professional contract
    Cathal Marsh - Leinster professional contract
    Gavin Thornbury - Leinster professional contract
    Josh Van Der Flier - Leinster professional contract

    Year Three

    Adam Byrne
    Steve Crosbie
    Tom Daly
    Billy Dardis
    Peter Dooley
    Tom Farrell
    Ross Molony

    Year Two

    Harrison Brewer
    Ross Byrne
    Ian Fitzpatrick
    Cian Kelleher
    Nick McCarthy
    Rory O'Loughlin
    Garry Ringrose
    Peadar Timmins

    Year One

    Joey Carbery
    Oisin Heffernan
    Jeremy Loughman
    Sean McNulty
    Josh Murphy
    David O'Connor

    http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/13701.php#.VaP0WvlViko


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    #4128
    awec
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yeah Donnybrook for the Northampton game was only €10

    Yes but remember there are plenty of people who will want to see Ulster. We draw a crowd.


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    #4129
    .ak
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    Yeah, bridesmaids is always a popular watch.


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    #4130
    Greyian
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    .ak wrote: »
    Yeah, bridesmaids is always a popular watch.

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    #4131
    Heroditas
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    Kingspan Breffni Park won't pay for itself!

    Yeah but David Cameron might!


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    #4132
    DelMcG
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Leaving the Academy

    Tadhg Beirne - Leinster professional contract
    Bryan Byrne - Leinster professional contract
    Ed Byrne - Leinster professional contract
    Jordan Coghlan - Munster professional contract
    Dan Leavy - Leinster professional contract
    Cathal Marsh - Leinster professional contract
    Gavin Thornbury - Leinster professional contract
    Josh Van Der Flier - Leinster professional contract

    Year Three

    Adam Byrne
    Steve Crosbie
    Tom Daly
    Billy Dardis
    Peter Dooley
    Tom Farrell
    Ross Molony

    Year Two

    Harrison Brewer
    Ross Byrne
    Ian Fitzpatrick
    Cian Kelleher
    Nick McCarthy
    Rory O'Loughlin
    Garry Ringrose
    Peadar Timmins

    Year One

    Joey Carbery
    Oisin Heffernan
    Jeremy Loughman
    Sean McNulty
    Josh Murphy
    David O'Connor

    http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/13701.php#.VaP0WvlViko

    Interesting wording regarding Tadhg Beirne's contract. Only a short term deal whereas Thornbury is specifically a full season deal. Gone once the World Cup is over unless he does something to seriously impress the management?


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    #4133
    salmocab
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    Is the ulster match the only pre season friendly?


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    #4134
    DelMcG
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    salmocab wrote: »
    Is the ulster match the only pre season friendly?

    No. There's an as-yet unannounced home friendly too, probably the following weekend. Free tickets to it were an incentive for early ST renewals


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    #4135
    Buer
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    Curious that every final year academy player moves to some form of senior contract (and all but one at Leinster).

    Also interesting to see Dempsey is still the manager of the academy. Appears the plan certainly isn't for him to move into a full time role with the senior panel for next season.


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    #4136
    RobbieRuns
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    Gary Ringrose won't make it to third year academy........

    He'll be on a full pro contract by the end of this season !


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    #4137
    .ak
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    RobbieRuns wrote: »
    Gary Ringrose won't make it to third year academy........

    He'll be on a full pro contract by the end of this season !

    No pressure then Gaz!


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    #4138
    thomond2006
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    Buer wrote: »
    Curious that every final year academy player moves to some form of senior contract (and all but one at Leinster).

    If you look at the squad page Leinster's squad is very thin considering the number of internationals they currently lose to Ireland. It's no surprise that there are lots of promotions from within this season.


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    #4139
    Zzippy
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    justsomebloke wrote: »
    Truthfully having that many terrace tickets still available is a bad sign. Could be a bad year for season ticket sales

    Fans holding off til they know who's on the new coaching ticket. They'll fill the ground with STs once Kidney is announced.















    awec am I doin it right?


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    #4140
    ArmchairQB
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    RobbieRuns wrote: »
    Gary Ringrose won't make it to third year academy........

    He'll be on a full pro contract by the end of this season !

    Yeah would expect himself and Kelleher to be bumped up as they will have plenty of offers elsewhere if not
    Not a very exciting incoming academy class Josh Murphy has a shot and maybe Loughman but cant see the others being of sufficent quality to make it. Most of them have gone backwards last year including Loughman


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    #4141
    total former
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    Buer wrote: »
    Curious that every final year academy player moves to some form of senior contract (and all but one at Leinster).

    Also interesting to see Dempsey is still the manager of the academy. Appears the plan certainly isn't for him to move into a full time role with the senior panel for next season.

    Wouldn't rule out a promotion for Dempsey yet, but announcing him as senior backs coach (or whatever) would be basically admitting now that there will be no new head coach coming in and I don't think we're at that point yet.

    Re: academy promotions, I think the players involved were always going to make the leap; the only question marks (IMO) were Thornbury and Beirne, but recent events have made second-row a bit more of an issue for us...

    It also means the Cathal Marsh to Connacht "rumour" was, as I predicted, utter horsesh1t.


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