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Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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    #10322
    Zeugnis
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭Zeugnis


    Connacht v Saracens

    15. John Porch (183)

    14. Byron Ralston (23)

    13. Tom Farrell (103)

    12. Bundee Aki (128)

    11. Shayne Bolton (5)

    10. Jack Carty (199) (C)

    9. Caolin Blade (178)

    1. Jordan Duggan (42)

    2. Dave Heffernan (185)

    3. Jak Aungier (56)

    4. Darragh Murray (15)

    5. Gavin Thornbury (71)

    6. Cian Prendergast (54)

    7. Conor Oliver (70)

    8. Paul Boyle (86)

    16. Dylan Tierney-Martin (30)

    17. Denis Buckley (235)

    18. Finlay Bealham (193)

    19. Joe Joyce (7)

    20. Jarrad Butler (118)

    21. Michael McDonald (1)

    22. JJ Hanrahan (7)

    23. Diarmuid Kilgallen (21)



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    #10323
    Zeugnis
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭Zeugnis


    Great to see Gavin Thornbury back from injury, it's exactly a year since his last game for Connacht.



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    #10324
    ShineyShiney
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭ShineyShiney


    That's a good team, delighted to see Thornberry back in action. Fingers crossed it goes well for him.



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    #10325
    Borders no.2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭Borders no.2


    Baffling selection for me. Carty back in as captain after being totally out of contention of late. Fine to pick him again but as captain is extra pressure for an out of form player coming into a side staring a bad beating in the face.

    Tom Farrell left out in the cold in recent weeks is back in again despite no logical reason as to why he was dropped in the first place. Cathal Forde again messed around needlessly.

    He's hanging Duggan out to dry here. He's going to have a very tough day at the office.

    Bolton has only had one decent cameo against Dragons in all his time here (i appreciate he has had injuries) yet he leapfrogs an in form Kilgallen who was rested last week. Of course we have to rotate given the schedule but Wilkins selections continue to defy logic for me.

    Thornbury being back is significant. For his sake I hope he gets a clear run for the rest of the season.



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    #10326
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498978#Comment_121498978

    Pretty much my thoughts exactly. Have found some of our selections this season pretty strange.



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    #10327
    Zeugnis
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭Zeugnis


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121499006#Comment_121499006

    I am also confused by the selection logic. Also agree that the start for Duggan is surprising. He's up against Alec Clarey, not a TH that I'd heard of to be honest.



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    #10328
    Wegians89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,449 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498978#Comment_121498978

    I get the frustration with the selection but Carty is the club captain. It’d probably be a bigger blow to his confidence and that to start him and not have him as captain tbh. Blade hasn’t exactly thrived with the captaincy either.

    I also think Farrell went off injured against the dragons and hasnt been seen since then. So think it is more an injury issue that wasn’t announced than being dropped.

    Duggan and Bolton are strange ones. Kilgallen surely starts the next three or four games in a row. Also the handling of DTM seems very odd.



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    #10329
    Wegians89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,449 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    Fors anyone know what sort of a budget Connacht work with? I saw a tweet saying the Welsh regions will be down to 4.5mil next season.



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    #10330
    Dubinusa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,495 ✭✭✭Dubinusa


    I'd expect Connacht would to that amount. It's telling for the regions that a lot of players ply their trade elsewhere.



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    #10331
    Wegians89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,449 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121501887#Comment_121501887

    With how bad they are now, you’d have to wonder how bad they will be next season.

    Also a hat tip to Connacht, we have high standards compared to what the welsh lads are dealing with on similar budgets.



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    #10332
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121501753#Comment_121501753

    Wonder when you use the word budget what that money covers. Is that simply salaries. And if it's salaries then let's say we have 45 players, then that would average 100k per player. But then what about all the coaching staff and then the management/marketing/admin staff.

    Then who pays for all the travel and accommodation while abroad.

    I know there are a huge amount of volunteers who really deserve huge thanks for their work but still it's amazing how Connacht can survive on such a small amount of money.



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    #10333
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    Anyway here we go. Hope for a big game from Jack. He really needs it for himself. And I were to pick our centre partnership on ability I believe Bundee and Tom is the best selection. I know that's hard on Cathal who is also a huge talent



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    #10334
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 38,172 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Seems to me that they've given up on the Champions cup already.



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    #10335
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Good man Carty



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    #10336
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Great try. Badly needed



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    #10337
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 68,674 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Gwan Bundee. Well worked try



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    #10338
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Porch going well defensively so far



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    #10339
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    A much better showing here



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    #10340
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,097 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Connacht have been excellent, but have made an utter mess of fielding Saracens restarts twice now.



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    #10341
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,430 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Salty on comms from Healey is beautiful



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    #10342
    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,544 ✭✭✭✭AdamD


    Some lovely Austin Healy tears there



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    #10343
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Sarris are going to wind the ref up bigtime with all this mouthing. That's a good sign for us.



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    #10344
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,569 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    The TNT commentators cant hide their bias.

    any decision going against sarries is completley wrong and its highly entertaining.

    Farrell tackling the connacht winger to the ground and pushing into his upperbody when he was down has austin healy calling for a rule change where retaliation would be allowed!!



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    #10345
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Really poor to concede the penalty for our own feed and inevitably cost us a try. Badly need a score before HT.



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    #10346
    Eoinbmw
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭Eoinbmw


    TNT commentary is so pro English teams it's a joke!



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    #10347
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,339 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Connacht couldn’t have played the last 5 minutes of the half any worse. From 9 points up to 4 points down.



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    #10348
    SqueakyKneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭SqueakyKneecap


    Wasting that 9 point lead is so true to form for this Connacht side.



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    #10349
    Borders no.2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭Borders no.2


    Our ability to show zero game management never ceases to amaze me.



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    #10350
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 68,674 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Authors of their own downfall again. Can’t get a handle on Sarries maul.



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    #10351
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 38,172 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Great performance up until about the last eight minutes.



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