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Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

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    #2672
    testtech05
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    Never thought I would say this for a game we lost 43-17 but we could have easily got 2 points or even won that!!


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    #2673
    Akrasia
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    tobdom wrote: »
    **** that, bad night, Ospreys gain a point on us..... Still in our hands

    You guys don't want to look at JJ Hanrahan's missed conversion to deny them the lbp.


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    #2674
    Bazzo
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    Mul, it's over
    Akrasia wrote: »
    You guys don't want to look at JJ Hanrahan's missed conversion to deny them the lbp.

    You guys don't want to look at any of the 80 straight minutes of Connacht offering Glasgow 5 points on a platter to be fair.


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    #2675
    realhorrorshow
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    Awful result but not season defining, next week however will be. Hopefully we'll have Carty and Farrell back.


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    #2676
    MarinersBlues
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    Mul, it's over
    Table still looks decent.
    If Edinburgh do us a favour we are in a great spot.

    Delighted that I didn't find a stream and galway bay only gave us snippets of the misery.


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    #2677
    b.gud
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    Someone called to the house at the start of the second half so I wasn't able to watch. Judging by the score it sounds like they did me a favour


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    #2678
    BigRigsOnly
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    Massive fixture next week against ospreys, hopefully we can work to make that defense tighter, Glasgow really took us apart


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    #2679
    Utopia Parkway
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    Not too many awful performances this season but that was up there with Ospreys away. Just in a different way.


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    #2680
    testtech05
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    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Not too many awful performances this season but that was up there with Ospreys away. Just in a different way.

    Ospreys Cardiff and tonight are the top 3 for me anyway that I have seen!


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    #2681
    Wegians89
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    testtech05 wrote: »
    Ospreys Cardiff and tonight are the top 3 for me anyway that I have seen!

    All away matches vs teams in and around us in the conference
    , I know Glasgow are a bit ahead but a win tonight or first game of the season and I think Glasgow could have been in connachts sights


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    #2682
    kingofthekong
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    Conor Fitz is not even close to Pro14 standard barely AIL standard, Connacht should look at Conor Dean, Dean has always been a better player than Fitz.


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    #2683
    MarinersBlues
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    Mul, it's over
    kingofthekong wrote: »
    Conor Fitz is not even close to Pro14 standard barely AIL standard, Connacht should look at Conor Dean, Dean has always been a better player than Fitz.

    Bollocks!

    He definitely has potential.
    We have had this before with players that have become internationals.
    Wait and see - he will make the grade.


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    #2684
    Bazzo
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    Mul, it's over
    kingofthekong wrote: »
    Conor Fitz is not even close to Pro14 standard barely AIL standard, Connacht should look at Conor Dean, Dean has always been a better player than Fitz.

    He was poor last night but really good in a similar team against Sale. He's all of 21, loads of time to come good.


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    #2685
    Burkie1203
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    Mul, it's over
    Embra win today will benefit Connacht a lot

    Connacht should beat Ospreys.


    Sean Holley was on TV last night predicting Ospreys might not exist next season. Morale cannot be great there


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    #2686
    Digifriendly
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    testtech05 wrote: »
    Never thought I would say this for a game we lost 43-17 but we could have easily got 2 points or even won that!![/QUOTE]

    Are you serious re winning? Yes a losing bp possibly with 4 tries but Connacht were never with a hound's gowl of beating Glasgow last night. What kind of green tinted spectacles were you wearing?


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    #2687
    connemara man
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    The Friend Zone
    Digifriendly wrote: »
    testtech05 wrote: »
    Never thought I would say this for a game we lost 43-17 but we could have easily got 2 points or even won that!![/QUOTE]

    Are you serious re winning? Yes a losing bp possibly with 4 tries but Connacht were never with a hound's gowl of beating Glasgow last night. What kind of green tinted spectacles were you wearing?

    10 points missed from the tee and the butchered try in the first half is 17 points. Game is then 43-34, add in the few half chances Connacht messed up with poor Lineouts I can see where that's come from TBH


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    #2688
    testtech05
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    connemara man wrote: »
    Digifriendly wrote: »

    10 points missed from the tee and the butchered try in the first half is 17 points. Game is then 43-34, add in the few half chances Connacht messed up with poor Lineouts I can see where that's come from TBH

    This is exactly what I mesnt, I wasn't saying we should have won. 10 points from the tee the try in the first half. Godwin's knock on was very close, could have argued the ball was ripped out for faingaa disallowed one. Ryan Wilson even mentioned it on commentary.
    There were several other good chances where we had a lot of pressure and knocked on or passed into touch on one occasion after a great break by Marmion.

    So I really don't think it was beyond the realms of possibility what I said. Although we didn't deserve anything from the game!


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    #2689
    The Lost Sheep
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    kingofthekong wrote: »
    Conor Fitz is not even close to Pro14 standard barely AIL standard, Connacht should look at Conor Dean, Dean has always been a better player than Fitz.
    Thats incredibly harsh.
    Poor last night but only 21 cant dismiss a 21 year old that easily


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    #2690
    Wegians89
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    Conor fitz has shown far more good than bad this season. He’s only 21 and probably is playing far more senior rugby than he thought he would in the summer when he just moved to Connacht. Don’t get on his back after a bad game


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    #2691
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    Ffs... Edinburgh go 17-0 up after 50mins.

    Cardiff go down and score straight away. Edinburgh miss a chance to claw three straight back and now with 64 gone its 17-12.

    And before I even wrote this Cardiff just messed up a line break to go ahead.
    Straight from the restart.

    Similar to the Glasgow game but they have plenty of time now to seal the deal.


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    #2692
    Bazzo
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    Mul, it's over
    Things going poorly in Edinburgh...


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    #2693
    [Deleted User]
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    ... and there it is... 17-19.

    Ffs. 19 without reply in about 15mins.


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    #2694
    Bazzo
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    Mul, it's over
    Bad bad result for Connacht.


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    #2695
    connachta
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    we HAVE to make 4 in a row now.


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    #2696
    KBurke85
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    The Friend Zone
    It’s still the same situation it was before the game. It’s still in our hands. Just take it one game at a time starting with Ospreys next week


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    #2697
    thomond2006
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    Bazzo wrote: »
    Bad bad result for Connacht.

    I have posted the run-ins here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=109508577&postcount=1149

    It's Connacht vs Cardiff now for third. Cheetahs have too many tough away fixtures coming up and will be out. I expect Connacht to beat Ospreys at home next weekend and that will put them out.

    Benetton coming to Connacht is going be an interesting one. They are absolutely flying at the moment.


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    #2698
    Wegians89
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    I have posted the run-ins here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=109508577&postcount=1149

    It's Connacht vs Cardiff now for third. Cheetahs have too many tough away fixtures coming up and will be out. I expect Connacht to beat Ospreys at home next weekend and that will put them out.

    Benetton coming to Connacht is going be an interesting one. They are absolutely flying at the moment.

    Might be terrible to suggest it but would losing to sale be a better situation? Giving an extra weeks rest before Cardiff game


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    #2699
    connachta
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    Crisis IRFU meeting. Schmidt has to release our players now :(


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    #2700
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,964 ✭✭✭connachta


    Zebre away will be so so so tricky.
    If we past that Cardiff home is a Final
    If we fail, Munster away will be the upset we'll need


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    #2701
    Wegians89
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    The Friend Zone
    Probably looking at needing 9 points from Treviso at home and zebre at away, which will be very very hard


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