The ghost of John Muldoon v the tears of Cian Healy Build up thread

KevinCavan

Will it be a full strength Leinster side?

Burkie1203

Zzippy wrote: »

Let's examine that claim, considering the game is in Galway.

2017-18 Connacht 47-10 Leinster
2016-17 Connacht 24 - 37 Leinster
2015-16 Connacht 7 - 6 Leinster
2014-15 Connacht 10 - 9 Leinster
2013-14 Connacht 8 - 16 Leinster
2012-13 Connacht 34 - 6 Leinster
2011-12 Connacht 13 - 15 Leinster
2010-11 Connacht 6 - 18 Leinster
2009-10 Connacht 27 - 13 Leinster
2008-9 Connacht 19 - 18 Leinster

Such a shame the weather closed in and forced these games to be abandoned

Former Former

KevinCavan wrote: »

Will it be a full strength Leinster side?

No.

Very unlikely that Ryan, Van der Flier, Sexton, Henshaw, Ringrose or Larmour will start. Probably a few more to miss out too.

connemara man

connemara man wrote: »

https://muldoon_rampant_unsportsman.gif

If you look over to the right you can see a sink hole beginning to appear where the sports values of respect used to be!

Buer

Robbo wrote: »

I think we can all agree that Luke Fitzgerald is merely a regeneration of Franno.

Franno is skinnier.

Zzippy

Buer wrote: »

Franno is skinnier.

Which one has the smaller brain, though?

wp_rathead

23 I'd pick:
Buckley
McCartney (c)
Bealham
Dillane
Roux
SOB
Fainga'a
Copeland
Marmion
Carty
Healy
Bundee
Farrell
Niyi
TOH

Heffernan, McCabe, McCoy/Carey, Cannon, Boyle, Blade, Ronaldson/Godwin, Kelleher

Wegians89

wp_rathead wrote: »

23 I'd pick:
Buckley
McCartney (c)
Bealham
Dillane
Roux
SOB
Fainga'a
Copeland
Marmion
Carty
Healy
Bundee
Farrell
Niyi
TOH

Heffernan, McCabe, McCoy/Carey, Cannon, Boyle, Blade, Ronaldson/Godwin, Kelleher

Boyle and kelleher on the bench? They’d be two of the first names I’d have in

Zzippy

Wegians89 wrote: »

Boyle and kelleher on the bench? They’d be two of the first names I’d have in

Kelleher was badly caught for the first Scarlets try on Saturday, showed far too much of the inside to McNicholl to gallop through. Could be benched for that. Niyi and himself both playing pretty well at the moment so not a lot to choose from between them...

troyzer

evil_seed wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHMQC4CmKc8

Living on past glory are you?

Nearly as bad as Munster.

All about the "passion".

Boscoirl

Robbo wrote: »

I think we can all agree that Luke Fitzgerald is merely a regeneration of Franno.

Same try scoring record

Heymans

Zzippy wrote: »

Kelleher was badly caught for the first Scarlets try on Saturday, showed far too much of the inside to McNicholl to gallop through. Could be benched for that. Niyi and himself both playing pretty well at the moment so not a lot to choose from between them...

I’d have ringrose on the bench in joined Connacht Leinster team. I rate Aki much higher than him. Oh and I’m glad Jodi went north he wasn’t cutting the mustard in the Leinster back row and was about 13th choice. Don’t get me started on the carberry Ross byrne thing. Are you seeing a pattern here because I am seeing one in your posts.

its_phil

troyzer wrote: »

Living on past glory are you?

Nearly as bad as Munster.

All about the "passion".

Considering we've had little or no glory in our entire history and not expecting a huge amount of silverware in the future, yes supporters will be living on past glory because they are rare and much more appreciated out west than anywhere else. Connacht is a small club that achieved success way and beyond in 2016.

Also worth noting that before Bilbao, Leinster hadn't won a trophy since 2014. It was great to see them win and I think after a drought like that for a great club like Leinster, it was even more appreciated than the back to back Heineken Cup wins.

stephen_n

Zzippy wrote: »

You mean tight and competitive!

Although, to be fair, a lot of those games have been played in atrocious conditions around Christmas time. I thought the Sportsground was bad, but I have never been as wet and cold after a game as the RDS a couple of years ago...

Was that the one where VDF scored and all the Connacht fans lost their s**t? That was one miserable night alright.

stephen_n

MarinersBlues

stephen_n wrote: »

We love that ...... and Leinster fans will never understand.

realhorrorshow

It was less about beating Leinster and much more about sending off a Connacht legend in style, and having one decent day in a miserable season. At least it was for me anyway.

iminterestd0

realhorrorshow wrote: »

It was less about beating Leinster and much more about sending off a Connacht legend in style, and having one decent day in a miserable season. At least it was for me anyway.

and for leinster it was a nothing game that had to be played before the biggest game of the season.

MarinersBlues

iminterestd0 wrote: »

and for leinster it was a nothing game that had to be played before the biggest game of the season.

Tell pissy pants Healy that!

And the Category is, "Players who will be selected for Ireland at full back before Tiernan O'Halloran"

stephen_n

Deleted User wrote: »

And the Category is, "Players who will be selected for Ireland at full back before Tiernan O'Halloran"

You forgot Ethel the tea lady

Diabhal Beag

molloyjh

Zzippy wrote: »

Never mind Dennis O'Brien, I heard it was dirty Russian money that got Sexton back from France. And he was the one who got Trump elected...

Make Leinster Great Again. And boy did it work. God Bless you Putin and Trump.

I’ll never understand why Connacht aren’t eternally grateful for the fact that we qualified them for the big boys club a few times. Sure isn’t that where a lot of their success was built from. Where would they really be without Leinster I ask. Where?

Wegians89

molloyjh wrote: »

Make Leinster Great Again. And boy did it work. God Bless you Putin and Trump.

I’ll never understand why Connacht aren’t eternally grateful for the fact that we qualified them for the big boys club a few times. Sure isn’t that where a lot of their success was built from. Where would they really be without Leinster I ask. Where?

Forever grateful for Leinster being completely outclassed in Edinburgh

Zzippy

Heymans wrote: »

I’d have ringrose on the bench in joined Connacht Leinster team. I rate Aki much higher than him. Oh and I’m glad Jodi went north he wasn’t cutting the mustard in the Leinster back row and was about 13th choice. Don’t get me started on the carberry Ross byrne thing. Are you seeing a pattern here because I am seeing one in your posts.

Have you been drinking or are you quoting the wrong post???

stephen_n wrote: »

Was that the one where VDF scored and all the Connacht fans lost their s**t? That was one miserable night alright.

I may have been delirious with hypothermia or due to the recently-emptied hip flask in my pocket, but was that the one where Lacey was on his arse and gave a try that no one else in the ground could see?

Bazzo

Considering his record I'm not that surprised Fitzgerald has had his feelings injured.

Zzippy

https://twitter.com/ConnachtCows/status/1045037537029492741

molloyjh

Thread naming should be banned from here on in. Won’t beat this new one! :pac:

freyners

Zzippy wrote: »

Have you been drinking or are you quoting the wrong post???




I may have been delirious with hypothermia or due to the recently-emptied hip flask in my pocket, but was that the one where Lacey was on his arse and gave a try that no one else in the ground could see?

Thats the one unless i was also in same condition. Ive stood in the college road end in the SG in downpours before and never been as cold as that night in the rds.