Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

i was hoping for a losing bonus point at least not now Im afraid as I said a while ago on this site we are a challenge Cup team standard and that's about it. My Grandkids have arrived so its time for some family time I'm out 😎

Serious questions of all the coaches. Each player looks progressively worse as the season goes on.

They dont have the tools to execute the game they are trying to play though. And the set piece is a disaster

the whole squad regressing is a coincidence so is it? Im talking this season alone. From where we were to where we are. The performances we are seeing are an all time low from a munster team imo.

Im in again love short visits . I'm a massive Munster fan since my days living in Limerick in the 70s . But this is so heartbreaking to watch. People on here accusing Andy and Co. not giving more Munster lads a chance. Like Andy all we can go is what is produced on the field . Since Christmas its been Dismal Jack and Tadhg are lucky the havent been affected by this malaise. Surely the Coaches give their best to these players but that performance would cause any coach to say" Ah here lads are ye having a laugh" Tadhg my grandson is a bit young Im afraid. Maye Prendergast has seen the writing and said his adieus . Its on the players not any body else's to redeem this situation.

Three things for me.

1. The squad is getting weaker year on year. Fellas retiring or leaving and being replaced with worse or not at all. Young players starting to appear but not ready. There is a whole section of a squad missing. Good pros in their late 20s.

2. Coaching. This is the worst run of performances in a long long time since that implosion after halftime in nov. The players are not as bad as they are performing. These are professional players who cant even catch a ball for gods sake. Something is seriously wrong there.

3. Utter neglect of front row for many many seasons. This was irfu led.

I hate the erosion of what is Munster and basic standards. New lows made time and again. The "guess who" reveal of barrons contract extension was laughable. He is an average player.

On your third point, what's the story with Ronan Foxe? He seems to be barely getting a look in. He was the same u20s year as Paddy Mccarthy and looked good at the time but their exposure and development has been chalk and cheese since.

If you're going to be struggling at scrum time anyway, why not give him the minutes instead of John Ryan?

Whatever the reason for today's capitulation is, it won't be solved on boards this evening.

I'll give this thread a wide berth and let the usuals go for it...