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

Yeah_Right

As a neutral, I do enjoy the build up to the interpros. Very entertaining.

I don't understand Healy's or Fitzgerald's comments about Muldoon's conversion being disrespectful. I thought it was a tradition in rugby world wide to give a retiring player a conversion kick when the result wasn't in doubt. Must have seen it dozens of times and never heard anyone complain before.

Yeah_Right

Yeah_Right wrote: »

As a neutral, I do enjoy the build up to the interpros. Very entertaining.

I don't understand Healy's or Fitzgerald's comments about Muldoon's conversion being disrespectful. I thought it was a tradition in rugby world wide to give a retiring player a conversion kick when the result wasn't in doubt. Must have seen it dozens of times and never heard anyone complain before.

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I dont read anything into Healy's comments. I think a mountain is being made out of nothing. He didnt like it happening, mainly because his team got a hiding.
The conversion had nothing to do with "stickying" it to Leinster. It was just because the result was not in doubt, and John Muldoon was retiring. Any other former Connacht player wouldn't have been invited to do it.
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Leinster suck

Venjur

Yeah_Right wrote: »

As a neutral, I do enjoy the build up to the interpros. Very entertaining.

I don't understand Healy's or Fitzgerald's comments about Muldoon's conversion being disrespectful. I thought it was a tradition in rugby world wide to give a retiring player a conversion kick when the result wasn't in doubt. Must have seen it dozens of times and never heard anyone complain before.

No one cares about the kick, it was the fact that Muldoon was the one taking the kick so soon after he was identified as the third Novichok suspect.

irishbucsfan

I tell you what, the quality of this thread has skyrocketed since they got internet in the west of Ireland earlier this year

Venjur

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I tell you what, the quality of this thread has skyrocketed since they got internet in the west of Ireland earlier this year

Yeah_Right

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I tell you what, the quality of this thread has skyrocketed since they got internet in the west of Ireland earlier this year

Also the delivery to Galway of that crate of keyboards specially designed for people with 6 fingers.

connemara man

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I tell you what, the quality of this thread has skyrocketed since they got internet in the west of Ireland earlier this year

We got it years ago we're just waiting for Leinster to take it and break it like most other things from the west

salmocab

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Also the delivery to Galway of that crate of keyboards specially designed for people with 6 fingers.

3 per hand?

troyzer

Don't know if this has been featured yet.

Robbo

troyzer wrote: »

It has to happen. It's too good not to.

Scoring a drop goal would be the cherry on top.

Matt Dunning style please.

troyzer

Robbo wrote: »

Matt Dunning style please.

YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSS

dregin

It will never cease to amaze how utterly archaic the legal profession can be. Currently closing on apartment sale/purchase of house and drowningin a slew of mails with PDFs attached whose sole content is an embedded scan of a typed letter. Absolute ****ing pain.

troyzer

dregin wrote: »

It will never cease to amaze how utterly archaic the legal profession can be. Currently closing on apartment sale/purchase of house and drowningin a slew of mails with PDFs attached whose sole content is an embedded scan of a typed letter. Absolute ****ing pain.

U ok hun?

Venjur

dregin wrote: »

It will never cease to amaze how utterly archaic the legal profession can be. Currently closing on apartment sale/purchase of house and drowningin a slew of mails with PDFs attached whose sole content is an embedded scan of a typed letter. Absolute ****ing pain.

Is there any low John Muldoon will not stoop to.

dregin

Hah, sorry. The stress of the whole PDF opening debacle had me up half the night. That was supposed to go into OT. Ah well.

vapor trails

Anyone who been to or seen a Ireland/Leinster match in person knows that Healy spends around half his time pre match taking drop goals.

dregin

vapor trails wrote: »

Anyone who been to or seen a Ireland/Leinster match in person knows that Healy spends around half his time pre match taking drop goals.

He was nailing some lovely shots from the corner pre-Edinburgh alright.

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

connemara man

Thatcher Damp Manatee wrote: »

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

He also didn't like the singing with 5 minutes left

Former Former

Thatcher Damp Manatee wrote: »

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

What's this now?

Maybe I've suppressed a load of memories from that whole weekend, but I'm pretty sure this is the first I've heard of this.

Wegians89

Thatcher Damp Manatee wrote: »

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

This can’t be true?

Peregrine

Thatcher Damp Manatee wrote: »

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

Which Pro12 final was this? Some teams have been in more than one final, you know.

irishgrover

Peregrine wrote:

Which Pro12 final was this? Some teams have been in more than one final, you know.

Yeah, cause tens of thousands of Connacht fans turn up each year to sing at pro 12/14 finals..... Please do try to keep up....

troyzer

irishgrover wrote: »

Peregrine wrote:

Which Pro12 final was this? Some teams have been in more than one final, you know.

Yeah, cause tens of thousands of Connacht fans turn up each year to sing at pro 12/14 finals..... Please do try to keep up....

Connacht has tens of thousands of fans?

:S

DonVito

Hugo Keenan and Ronan Kelleher not in the 'A' 23. Hopefully they have a part to play in the senior squad.

Wegians89

DonVito wrote: »

Hugo Keenan and Ronan Kelleher not in the 'A' 23. Hopefully they have a part to play in the senior squad.

Wouldn’t mind seeing kelleher vs kelleher

Zzippy

vapor trails wrote: »

Anyone who been to or seen a Ireland/Leinster match in person knows that Healy spends around half his time pre match taking drop goals.

Ah ha! He didn't really think Muldoon was being disrespectful. He's just jealous cos Johnny won't let him take a kick!

Peregrine

troyzer wrote: »

Connacht has tens of thousands of fans?

:S

Yes, the two largest families in Connemara alone would make up the almost 10,000 fans. They just never make it to the Sportsgrounds because it's a two-day horseride each way.

Peregrine

Thatcher Damp Manatee wrote: »

Does everyone remember that Leo Cullen made an official complaint after the Pro 12 Final, because the Connacht fans sang songs when the buses arrived, and his poor team of snowflakes were intimidated

Former Former wrote: »

What's this now?

Maybe I've suppressed a load of memories from that whole weekend, but I'm pretty sure this is the first I've heard of this.

But, no, seriously, what's all this about?

connemara man

Peregrine wrote: »

But, no, seriously, what's all this about?

There was rumour that Leo Cullen complained to pro 14 officials about the fans that were located at where the busses pulled in.

I think the complaint was that Connacht organised it or told fans to be there. Which is mad considering they have to get out of the busses outside the stadium

I heard it from people that were in the Connacht set-up that day