Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread X: [****]

Buer · 08-08-2018 11:44am

awec wrote: »

Yea you should ditch the stars. It's a needy concept.

You're a needy concept.

iamjenko · 08-08-2018 11:48am

awec wrote: »

It upsets my OCD how the 4 stars on the blue one appear to be off-centre.

It'll be grand with the 5th star on there this time next year..:D

stephen_n · 08-08-2018 12:15pm

Peregrine wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmNobu8jhf-/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=15w6qn6khd4ov

They physically put them on :eek:

They’re only heat sealed on, not screen printed :eek: that’s f@*ing ridiculous for €75 a pop.

awec · 08-08-2018 12:16pm

They'll look well after a few goes through the washing machine.

bennyl10 · 08-08-2018 12:21pm

Squatter wrote: »

Or maybe just get rid of them altogether! For me it's nothing more than rugby dick waving (cleverly dreamed up by the marketing gurus); indeed it's not all that different from a stud bragging about the number of notches on his bedpost.

What matters to any real rugby supporter is the next game and the current season - not what happened in any previous season; our memories exist to tell us about that.

As an aside - I can imagine how we'd react to the idea of an England Rugby jersey displaying 13 stars (the number of times that they've won the Grand Slam) - or just imagine a Welsh jersey with 11 little dragons (or leeks!) on it!

Not for me, thanks. We're playing the Blues in Cardiff in about three weeks' time and that's the game I'm interested in.

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

08-08-2018 12:24pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

Best not look up Saracens, Toulon and Toulouse on the internet then :rolleyes:

Podge_irl · 08-08-2018 12:27pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

They're not

bennyl10 · 08-08-2018 12:28pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Best not look up Saracens, Toulon and Toulouse on the internet then :rolleyes:

my apologies,
also leicester, munster ,wasps, ulster, bath the list is a lot longer of teams who don't feel the need..

Never liked the start thing myself,
some love it I'm sure.

salmocab · 08-08-2018 12:32pm

Munster have had 2 stars on jerseys in the past I’m pretty sure

Podge_irl · 08-08-2018 12:33pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

my apologies,
also leicester, munster ,wasps, ulster, bath the list is a lot longer of teams who don't feel the need..

Never liked the start thing myself,
some love it I'm sure.

Bath do have one.

Might start looking silly when we get to 8 or 9 though I'll grant you.

bennyl10 · 08-08-2018 12:36pm

salmocab wrote: »

Munster have had 2 stars on jerseys in the past I’m pretty sure

some of the hoodies and stuff ya,
don't recall it ever being on a jersey (could be wrong though)

Peregrine · 08-08-2018 12:37pm

Three looked nice. Four is getting a bit silly and five would be too many to have on a jersey.

hoodor · 08-08-2018 12:40pm

Peregrine wrote: »

Three looked nice. Four is getting a bit silly and five would be too many to have on a jersey.

this is called a good problem to have...

hoodor · 08-08-2018 12:42pm

Leinster have 44 senior players:
- 26 forwards - 8 props(4/4), 3 hookers, 6 second rows, 9 backrows.
- 18 backs - 2 scrumhalves, 2 outhalves, 14 outside backs.

plus:
- 7 academy forwards, 2 props, 1 hooker, 3 second rows, 1 backrow.
- 12 academy backs, 2 scrumhalves, 2 outhalves, 8 outside backs.

9 players 30 and over:
Fardy(34), Sexton(33), Kearney(32), McFadden(32), Bent(32), Cronin(32), Toner(32), SOB(31), Healy(30).

8 senior players not from Leinster underage system:
Bent(NZ), Cronin(Munster), Fardy(Oz), Nagle(Munster), JGP(NZ), Tomane(Oz), Henshaw(Connacht), Lowe(NZ).

Youngest senior player: Caelan Doris(20)
Youngest academy player: Aaron O'Sullivan(18)

08-08-2018 12:58pm

Squatter wrote: »

Or maybe just get rid of them altogether! For me it's nothing more than rugby dick waving (cleverly dreamed up by the marketing gurus); indeed it's not all that different from a stud bragging about the number of notches on his bedpost.

What matters to any real rugby supporter is the next game and the current season - not what happened in any previous season; our memories exist to tell us about that.

As an aside - I can imagine how we'd react to the idea of an England Rugby jersey displaying 13 stars (the number of times that they've won the Grand Slam) - or just imagine a Welsh jersey with 11 little dragons (or leeks!) on it!

Not for me, thanks. We're playing the Blues in Cardiff in about three weeks' time and that's the game I'm interested in.

lol there isn't any real rugby supporters the world over in that case. How many times have you watched that Northhampton v Leinster final

Squatter · 08-08-2018 1:36pm

Deleted User wrote: »

lol there isn't any real rugby supporters the world over in that case. How many times have you watched that Northhampton v Leinster final

Probably once! After that, I knew the final score so what would be the point in watching it again?

How many times did you watch our epic game in the Sportsgrounds last April? Dozens? I doubt it! (There are only so many times that anyone could want to watch the great John Muldoon attempting a conversion!)

And I suspect that very few Leinster supporters have watched the Bilbao washout more than twice - even thedast-growing masochistic element of our support must draw the line somewhere!

Squatter · 08-08-2018 1:41pm

salmocab wrote: »

Munster have had 2 stars on jerseys in the past I’m pretty sure

Pretty sure that you're wrong. Munster Rugby doesn't need that kind of socceristic dick-waving carry on. Only the 'glamour' clubs do it - the real rugby clubs don't feel the need.

Sangre · 08-08-2018 1:52pm

Squatter wrote: »

Pretty sure that you're wrong. Munster Rugby doesn't need that kind of socceristic dick-waving carry on. Only the 'glamour' clubs do it - the real rugby clubs don't feel the need.

Ach-tually, the real rugby clubs avoid this nonsense entirely by just not winning the competition. Sidesteps this unbecoming behaviour entirely.

molloyjh · 08-08-2018 2:21pm

Squatter wrote: »

Pretty sure that you're wrong. Munster Rugby doesn't need that kind of socceristic dick-waving carry on. Only the 'glamour' clubs do it - the real rugby clubs don't feel the need.

Hahahahahahahaha.

No, but seriously, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

What nonsense over a practice that’s quite common in numerous sports.

Squatter · 08-08-2018 3:16pm

molloyjh wrote: »

Hahahahahahahaha.

No, but seriously, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

What nonsense over a practice that’s quite common in numerous sports.

Or, as a grown-up would probably say: "I disagree with you."

Squatter · 08-08-2018 3:17pm

Sangre wrote: »

Ach-tually, the real rugby clubs avoid this nonsense entirely by just not winning the competition. Sidesteps this unbecoming behaviour entirely.

I hadn't realised that the "real rugby clubs" had appointed a buffoon as their spokesperson. Best of luck in the new job!

Dubinusa · 08-08-2018 3:32pm

James Ryan would look good in camouflage lingerie!!!

Buer · 08-08-2018 3:37pm

Well, that's enough Boards for today.

Dog Botherer · 08-08-2018 3:38pm

Dubinusa wrote: »

James Ryan would look good in camouflage lingerie!!!

Frantically calling the guards to raid Venjur’s place of work and remove all devices with Photoshop on them.

Dubinusa · 08-08-2018 3:42pm

Lol. Adidas usually trot out nice gear. Leinsters is at best....ok.
I assume that they'll get it together for next year.

08-08-2018 3:59pm

Dog Botherer wrote: »

Frantically calling the guards to raid Venjur’s place of work and remove all devices with Photoshop on them.

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTxQPzLvaDnaS3rdBgTB38ukn2OR332n9kmOR0zOF_1oUwlmWU

salmocab · 08-08-2018 4:22pm

The print on the jersey isn’t great although it’s nice gear otherwise. Nice colour and I like the sleeves and shoulder, just can see past the long grass print though.
The away gear I’m gonna need to see in person to make up my mind.

thegreycity · 08-08-2018 4:46pm

I don’t understand how previous kit designers have managed to get the 2nd and 3rd stars on without issue but getting the 4th star on has been so incredibly challenging. Seems just like a complete **** up.

b.gud · 08-08-2018 4:58pm

Squatter wrote: »

Pretty sure that you're wrong. Munster Rugby doesn't need that kind of socceristic dick-waving carry on. Only the 'glamour' clubs do it - the real rugby clubs don't feel the need.

Well it would appear that Munster do actually like a bit of dick-waving

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All My Stars Aligned · 08-08-2018 5:09pm

Not a huge fan of the whole stars thing either. Maybe just put them on the European kit?

Ray Donovan · 08-08-2018 5:09pm

Theres a load more Munster gear available on the lifestyle website than Leinster. Casual gear etc. Any hope Leinster will add to what was already released now that the jerseys are out? Or might they hold off until European jersey release? Or might this be all we get?

Exclamation Marc · 08-08-2018 5:10pm

b.gud wrote: »

Well it would appear that Munster do actually like a bit of dick-waving

Well, this is awkward.

08-08-2018 5:11pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Well, this is awkward.

That was a once off special edition Jersey specifically for Lunster supporters...!

bennyl10 · 08-08-2018 6:02pm

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Well, this is awkward.

Polo for European trips doesn't equal actual jersey worn all season does it...

durthacht · 08-08-2018 7:00pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

Polo for European trips doesn't equal actual jersey worn all season does it...

Best put the shovel away and stop digging. You've lost this one quite comprehensively.

08-08-2018 8:28pm

All My Stars Aligned wrote: »

Not a huge fan of the whole stars thing either. Maybe just put them on the European kit?

is it because they are not aligned properly? I can see how you might be bothered by that.

swiwi_ · 08-08-2018 8:53pm

Hmmm. Upside down flax bush was my first thought.

We see what the Europe jersey is like.

kmart6 · 08-08-2018 9:45pm

Ray Donovan wrote: »

Theres a load more Munster gear available on the lifestyle website than Leinster. Casual gear etc. Any hope Leinster will add to what was already released now that the jerseys are out? Or might they hold off until European jersey release? Or might this be all we get?

No, all off field gear listed now is the full range.

Sheep Shagger · 08-08-2018 9:49pm

Given the lead in production time, the gear would have been made with the three stars....then we go and win in Bilbao so they have to add the forth.

The symmetry isn’t there as it wasn’t designed from the start as a four star jersey. Presumably it will be fixed for next season assuming we don’t win a fifth.

There’s no way they could wait till May to produce the required number of stars if the stock is to be in shops in August.

Tomtom364 · 08-08-2018 10:07pm

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Given the lead in production time, the gear would have been made with the three stars....then we go and win in Bilbao so they have to add the forth.

The symmetry isn’t there as it wasn’t designed from the start as a four star jersey. Presumably it will be fixed for next season assuming we don’t win a fifth.

There’s no way they could wait till May to produce the required number of stars if the stock is to be in shops in August.

though with the way every forth star was manually added afterwards. could they not have just mass produced with no stars and then added 3 or 4 as required?

also, that alternative gear looks like some form of algae or mold to me
the main strip is decent

salmocab · 08-08-2018 10:17pm

Tomtom364 wrote: »

though with the way every forth star was manually added afterwards. could they not have just mass produced with no stars and then added 3 or 4 as required?

Nobody cares for your rational thinking

molloyjh · 09-08-2018 8:31am

Very happy with the comments from Tomane yesterday. He confirmed that he approached us about a move here. One of the most important things a foreign player can do is buy into the place. That he had done before he even arrived is fantastic. I’ve no doubt he’ll bust a gut for this club and could be a perfect foil for Byrne and ROL in the midfield. Looking forward to seeing how he goes.

09-08-2018 8:35am

Speaking of ROL, would be nice to see him at 12 more next season. He looked really good when he replaced Isa in the last few games

irishbucsfan · 09-08-2018 8:35am

salmocab wrote: »

Nobody cares for your rational thinking

It's not rational.

That just ensures the extra costs would have been applied to production whether or not Leinster won the competition. Adding only the fourth star at least ensured no extra cost had Leinster failed to win (which was most likely at the time).

This is a bizarre thing to have a problem with really! Can't understand why its such a big deal

09-08-2018 8:42am

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This is a bizarre thing to have a problem with really! Can't understand why its such a big deal

These threads always end up being about star wars.

DGRulz · 09-08-2018 8:43am

Saw RO'CK retweeted this about the jersey :pac:
https://twitter.com/MalachyClerkin/status/1027185378699227146

Leslie91 · 09-08-2018 9:46am

stephen_n wrote: »

They’re only heat sealed on, not screen printed :eek: that’s f@*ing ridiculous for €75 a pop.

thegreycity wrote: »

I don’t understand how previous kit designers have managed to get the 2nd and 3rd stars on without issue but getting the 4th star on has been so incredibly challenging. Seems just like a complete **** up.

Tomtom364 wrote: »

though with the way every forth star was manually added afterwards. could they not have just mass produced with no stars and then added 3 or 4 as required?

also, that alternative gear looks like some form of algae or mold to me
the main strip is decent

Disaster imho. The way the 4 stars have been horseshoed in makes them look like seconds. Incredible when they are not even stitched in. 4 could have been pressed on and centred as easy as the 4th one was done. I will not be buying. Embarassing if you ask me, I'd say some lads in HQ are not happy.

Having said all that if they do want to continue with it I'd be going with a gold 4.... or gold 5 next year instead of all the stars.