Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Looks like there’s a strong push to get Munster closer to Leinsters level for next season.

Carberrys recent comments ''I am still hopeful of a return to Ireland to play with one of the provinces.

"I think if the opportunity came around, it would definitely be something I'd jump at," he said.

"I love it here so much and I suppose I won't know what happens until my contract's over, but if it's the right opportunity, if Ireland came back knocking, I'd jump at it."

Connacht should make him an offer.

He's played plenty of minutes for them and has had ten starts. So he's not surplus to requirements in the current squad. Of course it may be that Bordeaux have found a replacement that they prefer. If so, we should make a play for him, as we should for Harry.

It would be a terrible thing to happen but it won't.

While I once found the exaggerated fan reactions amusing, the munsterfans forum has gone to a very dark place which make me think of self-harm. For example, several active posters seem to nearly want Crowley to leave on the basis that it would be comeuppance for the IRFU etc for their appalling treatment of JC and, as an extension, Munster.

Fortunately Jack Crowley seems like much more level headed than the ultras.

Id Take him in a heartbeat. We have lost Hanrahan, Carty has not played much this season and Naughton is getting no gametime. They have stated Forde is not a 10. We could do with a big ball carrier at lh or hooker but no niq props are allowed unless your Leinster. I'd be happier to sign an outhalf Carberry or whoever over a forward.

Ah ****. Yeah looks fine on laptop but I just checked on my phone and the table formatting is messed up.

I mixed it up you are correct.

Smith, cordero, carty, ioane, Reilly, mcCormack sobrien, Oliver, o Connor, Joyce, lasisi all out of contract.

I think Joyce is the only one thats essential for us to resign. Obviously some of the others may be required to fill out the squad but ....

So what are we missing for next season?

Front row looks like it's as you were with maybe a step up for Barrett.

Lock id like to see a signing.

Back row, 7 needs someone if we don't resign Sob or Oliver.

9 as we were.

10 ohhhh my God do we need a 10, id like to see ioane kept.

Centre no change

Wing, we will probably stay as we were

Full back badly needed

Not sure how Smith fell so far down the pecking order this season played a lot last year. Letting himself and porch leave at this stage of the season hopefully won't come back to bite us.

He's probably destined to score against us in castlebar now assuming it isnt like soccer where you can't play against your owner club

Agreed we have a bit of cover in the back 3 but was more a comment on how Smith played a lot last season and showed a lot of promise I thought.

The move makes sense for him for sure with the injury problems Munster have at the moment in the back 3 he could easily play himself into a contract and best of luck to him except against us :)