Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

That was nice

Pretty pathetic. We had more than enough chances to get a win there but there is some amount of work to be done by whatever coaching ticket we have for next season.

Such a dip ****. The sooner he is gone the better for Connacht

Oh well, rotten game to end a rotten season at home.

3 of that starting 15 on their way out the door too with only one coming in..... doesn't fill one with hope.

Thought Santi was pretty good today, hopefully he has something lined up for next year, same for Oliver who always gives his all.

Best of luck to the players leaving.

Disappointing effort tonight..

There needs to be a major review internally at Connacht which needs to involve the IRFU coming to the table and reviewing how to maximise the potential of Connacht. That doesn't necessarily involve more funding but does require organisation and accountability for the position Connacht are in.

In some ways there is a lot of things being done well in bringing through players and identifying players that might have fallen through the cracks otherwise but these players are then thrown into a chaotic poorly coached team and there's a risk of careers being ruined by playing in this team.

We are definitely short in a few areas of the pitch but we have the basis of a good team if we have the right structures in place. There's been so many games this year where we have caused our own downfall. 14th should be regarded as completely unacceptable given the squad we have.

Millard coming in is a start but there is huge work to be done in all aspects and not just on the field. Off the field it feels like the supporters are now largely indifferent to the team. Castlebar was a good one off success but week to week there is no real connection between the supporters and team like there would have been even when we were completely hopeless.

Its very frustrating being in this position because most of our problems are self inflicted.

We should have been getting quite a few 5 pointers this year but didn't so I'd rather you than me put any money on us getting a five pointer in Zebre. Id expect us to lose on current form but in any case whether we finish 14th or as high as 11th is for cosmetic purposes only. It might improve our challenge cup seeding slightly but that's about it.

The table might have been congested a few weeks ago but we aren't in that congested area now. We are 11 points off 8th place and considering 50 points is the usual target for Top 8 we are even further away than what our pre season expectations should have been.

Zebre are much improved and i wouldn't back us against them currently, although their Leinster experience yesterday will have deflated them. I actually thought of travelling as Parma is a nice city, the food is spectacular, and I've enjoyed my interactions with Zebre/Benetton fans on Reddit.

We're a hames, our coaching ticket has been such a disaster - attack excepted - that it's difficult even to know where to lay the blame.

I think we can fix our problems pretty quickly if we get the proper coaching ticket…

Comapred to Ulster we are ina better position, we have a better squad..

What will be John Muldoon's roll in next season?

At the moment Coaches leaving is:

Pete Wilkins (Head)

Mark Sexton (Attack)

Scott Fardy (Defence)

We have only one new coach announced

Rod Seib (Attack)

That means we need a Head Coach and Defence Coach…. That is why we would expect two more coaches to be added…

Billy Millard is joining Connacht not as a coach, but as the General Manager of Performance, a new role with no matchday duties…

Colm tucker (Scrum & Contact) and John Muldoon (Lineout and Maul) are staying, I believe…

Bit surprised to read that this morning but best of luck to him and his family, unfortunately the succession planning after Friend left just hasn't worked out and I think a lot of the blame for that lays higher up in the organisation.

You know he's area of the team is the one part thats actually functioning?