Leinster vs Connacht, Sat 4th Jan, 17:30 Eir

Squidgy Black · 03-01-2020 12:38PM #1

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I think we all know how this one is going to go.

03-01-2020 02:23PM

Zzippy · 03-01-2020 02:32PM

I'm just thankful for small mercies. Like Noel Reid not playing for Leinster anymore. And not making the trip this year. That's how desperate it is...

Larbre34 · 03-01-2020 02:50PM

Leinster's squad management over the festive period has been superb. At the same time, I would love to see Connacht make a battle of it, it would do both sides the world of good ahead of Rds 5 and 6 in Europe.

stephen_n · 03-01-2020 03:38PM

Connacht won’t come and role over, I’m sure Leinster will win but they won’t make it easy. I’d be surprised if the spread was accurate.

Dubinusa · 03-01-2020 03:56PM

Agreed! Connacht could not be as poor as last week! I think it will be a close match.
Delighted to see Frawley get the nod! Hope he goes well.
It's doubtful that Stephen Fitz could be as poor as T.O.H was last week!
Thornbury makes the l/o a lot harder for us also.
I think Leinster by 7!

Buer · 03-01-2020 04:03PM

Connacht won't roll over and will give it a lash but Leinster are going to get ball on a conveyor belt for the first 30 minutes if they're interested. Furlong, Dooley, Ryan, Ruddock and Molony should be getting the ball on a plate to the halfbacks and I can see Deegan and Cronin punching a few massive holes on a quick recycle off McGrath.

I'd say Leinster by 18. They'll ease off once the game is won.

thomond2006 · 03-01-2020 05:29PM

The bookmakers saying Leinster by 28. Connacht are usually game in this fixture unlike Ulster but that lineup...

If it's a similar deal to the farcical Ulster game I wouldn't be too surprised.

Diabhal Beag · 03-01-2020 06:50PM

The real focal point of the match is whether Friendy hates Horwitz so much that he won't bring him on, even if Baby Fitz loses a leg.

gally74 · 03-01-2020 09:08PM

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

The real focal point of the match is whether Friendy hates Horwitz so much that he won't bring him on, even if Baby Fitz loses a leg.

fairness, he has been average any time he has being on...

Donnielighto · 03-01-2020 09:20PM

Tickets still available for this?

Squidgy Black · 03-01-2020 09:23PM

Donnielighto wrote: »

Tickets still available for this?

Corner seats in the Anglesea still going on Ticketmaster, doesn't look like there's many though.

Granny15 · 03-01-2020 11:35PM

Hopefully we see some moments of brilliance from Frawley. Connacht are throwing in the towel with that selection considering it’s their cup final every year. Hopefully we see some creativity from the backs and try to unlock their defence rather than running them ragged and running in overlaps or pummelling them on their line.

thomond2006 · 03-01-2020 11:41PM

Granny15 wrote: »

Hopefully we see some moments of brilliance from Frawley. Connacht are throwing in the towel with that selection considering it’s their cup final every year. Hopefully we see some creativity from the backs and try to unlock their defence rather than running them ragged and running in overlaps or pummelling them on their line.

Throwing in the towel?!
They have barely enough players fit. This isn't Ulster.

Squidgy Black · 03-01-2020 11:42PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Throwing in the towel?!
They have barely enough players fit. This isn't Ulster.

They literally had 24 players at training the other day. Including academy lads. They ended up having to bring in a couple of ail players to make up the numbers apparently.

ClanofLams · 03-01-2020 11:43PM

Granny15 wrote: »

Hopefully we see some moments of brilliance from Frawley. Connacht are throwing in the towel with that selection considering it’s their cup final every year. Hopefully we see some creativity from the backs and try to unlock their defence rather than running them ragged and running in overlaps or pummelling them on their line.

Hardly Connachts cup final, wtf. Connacht won the league a few years ago. Long gone past the days when season was defined by one game. One plus of not being in the rds tomorrow will be not hearing guff like that.

molloyjh · 04-01-2020 12:13AM

ClanofLams wrote: »

Hardly Connachts cup final, wtf. Connacht won the league a few years ago. Long gone past the days when season was defined by one game. One plus of not being in the rds tomorrow will be not hearing guff like that.

Next time you're up you should join us on the terrace. Totally different guff there. We're great craic!

Granny15 · 04-01-2020 12:18AM

molloyjh wrote: »

Next time you're up you should join us on the terrace. Totally different guff there. We're great craic!

Are you referring to the boys who chant dross “Leinster Leinster. “ Yeah great craic. Make me want to put a bullet in my head

04-01-2020 12:19AM

ClanofLams wrote: »

Hardly Connachts cup final, wtf. Connacht won the league a few years ago. Long gone past the days when season was defined by one game. One plus of not being in the rds tomorrow will be not hearing guff like that.

molloyjh wrote: »

Next time you're up you should join us on the terrace. Totally different guff there. We're great craic!

You'll be absolutely sending it in no time.

Dave_The_Sheep · 04-01-2020 12:19AM

Well, aren't we a delight this evening.

arsebiscuits1 · 04-01-2020 12:37AM

Granny15 wrote: »

Are you referring to the boys who chant dross “Leinster Leinster. “ Yeah great craic. Make me want to put a bullet in my head

If it's great craic why would you want to put a bullet in your head??

Feel free to pm man if you're having a tough time. Can't stand to see someone having demons in their thoughts like that

Squidgy Black · 04-01-2020 12:47AM

Only the greatest horseplay of all time on the terrace.

Diabhal Beag · 04-01-2020 12:50AM

Granny15 wrote: »

Connacht are throwing in the towel with that selection considering it’s their cup final every year.

That's without doubt the best side we could put out in probably the most injury-ridden provincial season of any side in recent memory. Doesn't help there's no hope of emergency loans for whatever reason.

arsebiscuits1 · 04-01-2020 12:50AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Only the greatest horseplay of all time on the terrace.

Absolute Kearnage with the lads

Squidgy Black · 04-01-2020 01:00AM

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

Absolute Kearnage with the lads

Nothing better than a flat deece with the BMs on the terrace

awec · 04-01-2020 01:04AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Only the greatest horseplay of all time on the terrace.

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

Absolute Kearnage with the lads

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Nothing better than a flat deece with the BMs on the terrace

You all joke, but I was on the terrace at the RDS for the Ulster game and this is how terrace people really talk.

arsebiscuits1 · 04-01-2020 01:07AM

awec wrote: »

You all joke, but I was on the terrace at the RDS for the Ulster game and this is how terrace people really talk.

Awec please say "how now brown cow"

Pretty please?

molloyjh · 04-01-2020 08:34AM

awec wrote: »

You all joke, but I was on the terrace at the RDS for the Ulster game and this is how terrace people really talk.

That was just Thomond...

The Rape of Lucretia · 04-01-2020 11:16AM

Granny15 wrote: »

Connacht are throwing in the towel with that selection considering it’s their cup final every year.

Hardly throwing in the towel - that suggests more that they know they cant win whatever. They could of course have picked a better team, and indeed had the feel of a cup final tilt at the top team. But it was planned by the through the IRFU that they throw this game, like the Ulster one. The Munster game was they one they were planning to win, but blew. As the weakest of the four thats always a risk for Connacht with this effective hobbling of the Christmas games.

These 6 games - more heavy training sessions than matches with results that matter - have become a critical strategy, and strength, of Irelands 6N preparations. Its a wonder it wasnt put in place years before it was. The crowds still go even though they arent real games - its holiday time, its a social outing, good atmos given that the results dont really have consequence, yet an interest in how various players are going in the manner of the Final Trial of old.

Synode · 04-01-2020 02:14PM

Can't make match tonight. 4 free tickets for Grandstand if any fans want them. PM me

PonchoMcHoncho · 04-01-2020 03:55PM

Connacht always put up a good fight against Leinster but the team sheets don't bode well. Given Leinsters current form you'd have to expect an all mighty hammering.

Leinster vs Connacht, Sat 4th Jan, 17:30 Eir

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