Connnnnacht wrote: Did he only realise 2 weeks ago that his girlfriend lives in Dublin?

Ironic if she was transferred to Galway.

Did he only realise 2 weeks ago that his girlfriend lives in Dublin?

green13 wrote: www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/internati...r-was-mine-1.2541869
www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-natio...enshaw-34469850.html
www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/robbie...connacht-383095.html

Good to see Robbie's sole focus is england

I've always supported the other provinces when they weren't playing us. Weird wanting Cardiff to win today.

www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/internati...r-was-mine-1.2541869
www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-natio...enshaw-34469850.html
www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/robbie...connacht-383095.html

I see Robbie Henshaw is at it in the Irish Times today explaining away his decision to move to the Ladyboys as being down to the fact his girlfriend lives in Dublin, he has family there, and he wants to play outside Johnny Sexton. Oh and by the way it was his decision and not the IRFU's.
Top quality internationals such as O'Connell and Best never sought to leave their province for another, even when their teams were playing shite.

ConnachtCows wrote: Next time the Euro Millions gets over €40m we need to start a forum pool

Can you imagine the arguments over player signings?

Anyone know if the Comers on are on Twitter?
We should get down to the Dail for the match tomorrow, and then the Table quiz.
Send them some of Pinkies posts about away matches. They can bunk in with me in Grenoble if they like too.

How much investment would we seriously need? €20m?
Next time the Euro Millions gets over €40m we need to start a forum pool

columoc wrote:

clan clover wrote: Ps Brian O Driscoll is a tool and has been for years, he confirmed with his last Lions tour where he went into meltdown because a better player was picked ahead of him.

BOD is fast becoming the Bono of the sporting world; very good once upon a time, then a slow decline ending in being a complete pain in the arse; he'll be hanging out with politicos next and lecturing us all...

He's a few history lessons away from turning into George Hook

clan clover wrote: Ps Brian O Driscoll is a tool and has been for years, he confirmed with his last Lions tour where he went into meltdown because a better player was picked ahead of him.

BOD is fast becoming the Bono of the sporting world; very good once upon a time, then a slow decline ending in being a complete pain in the arse; he'll be hanging out with politicos next and lecturing us all...

ref boi directors it Could well be seapoint, you maybe spot on there.

clan clover wrote:

sea_point wrote:

clan clover wrote:

pinky wrote: I don't think salmson is alone in not being close to getting what your point is clan clover.
I'm not sure what criticism of unrelated players and seemingly randomly chosen financial institutions adds to the conversation.

Pinky, I did not bring up Ross someone else did, have a pop at them. The so called random financial institution reference is in relation to Leinster using private money to top up players contracts something It was suggested we should look at and I suggested BOI. Marketing is a powerful tool no matter what size of market you are in(I should know ). Do Mazda sell more cars in Connacht then they do in Leinster of course not, but they sponsor us, why?. I picked BOI due to its association with the three other Irish teams and the fact they used to pump 100k/120k into Connacht as title sponsor small fraction of what they pump into the other three. It was only a suggestion , and nor it is a ludicrous suggestion.

But you completely mixed up the messages.

BOI are a sponsor (and in Connacht's instance quite a small net contributor, compared to what has been brought in since the reason they were ditched), they're not a benefactor/sugar daddy which is what Ulster [Rory McIlroy] /Munster [J. P. McManus] & Leinster [Denis O'Brien] have reportedly provided to the other provinces to help get deals over the line..

Connacht needs one, (like the Comer's or Pat McDonagh) to help us with the capital projects we need to proceed with (Stadium Development) and to assist with bringing in the occasional box office player....

I don't think I did but never the less I agree we need a sugar daddy. There are a lot more then one in Leinster and if believed BOI is not just a title sponsor in Leinster they are also a sugar daddy. Other then the names mentioned add in Declan Ganley they are few and far between this side of the Shannon. but just one would do.

Nope there's no way that BOI are bankrolling any "special projects" at Leinster outside of their sponsorship arrangement (hefty as it is €6m over five years). There's way too much disclosure required to get that one past institutional shareholders come the AGM...may be that certain directors who are supporters are using their personal wealth to to help out the chaps in tough times....

You may find

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sea_point wrote: Connacht needs one, (like the Comer's or Pat McDonagh) to help us with the capital projects we need to proceed with (Stadium Development) and to assist with bringing in the occasional box office player....

It's a shame Pat McDonagh and SOB 1.0 are such good buddies

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Just wait until SOB 1.0 comes out as Vegan though... :whistle: :lol:

sea_point wrote:

clan clover wrote:

pinky wrote: I don't think salmson is alone in not being close to getting what your point is clan clover.
I'm not sure what criticism of unrelated players and seemingly randomly chosen financial institutions adds to the conversation.

Pinky, I did not bring up Ross someone else did, have a pop at them. The so called random financial institution reference is in relation to Leinster using private money to top up players contracts something It was suggested we should look at and I suggested BOI. Marketing is a powerful tool no matter what size of market you are in(I should know ). Do Mazda sell more cars in Connacht then they do in Leinster of course not, but they sponsor us, why?. I picked BOI due to its association with the three other Irish teams and the fact they used to pump 100k/120k into Connacht as title sponsor small fraction of what they pump into the other three. It was only a suggestion , and nor it is a ludicrous suggestion.

But you completely mixed up the messages.

BOI are a sponsor (and in Connacht's instance quite a small net contributor, compared to what has been brought in since the reason they were ditched), they're not a benefactor/sugar daddy which is what Ulster [Rory McIlroy] /Munster [J. P. McManus] & Leinster [Denis O'Brien] have reportedly provided to the other provinces to help get deals over the line..

Connacht needs one, (like the Comer's or Pat McDonagh) to help us with the capital projects we need to proceed with (Stadium Development) and to assist with bringing in the occasional box office player....

I don't think I did but never the less I agree we need a sugar daddy. There are a lot more then one in Leinster and if believed BOI is not just a title sponsor in Leinster they are also a sugar daddy. Other then the names mentioned add in Declan Ganley they are few and far between this side of the Shannon. but just one would do.

connemara man wrote: Sure Smyth's toys is based in Galway and they're from Mayo originally.....

And isn't there a few brothers

The Comer lads are the Daddies though when it comes to serious wealth out Wesht...

Connacht Tribune wrote: connachttribune.ie/galway-s-richest-boas...bined-1-4bn-fortune/
Galway brothers Luke and Brian Comer are among the richest men in Ireland, with a wealth of €675 million.

They are among fourteen individuals and families either from Galway or currently living here, who have a combined fortune of just under €1.4 billion.

The Comers are former plasterers from Glenamaddy and feature in 16th place in the ‘Ireland’s Rich List 2014’, published by the Sunday Independent at the weekend.

However, there are also notable omissions from the Rich List, including Supermac’s chief Pat McDonagh (valued by the rival Sunday Times at €146m), Thomas McDonogh (of the McDonogh Group valued at €86m) and John Concannon of Tuam-based plastics firm JFC (valued at €41m).

The Comer brothers – the main backers of the new Galway FC League of Ireland team – earned their fortune by developing properties in the UK in the 1980s, before buying an extensive portfolio of office blocks, almost 30 shopping centres and hotels in the UK and Germany.

The proceeds from selling-off some of their assets have been pumped back into Ireland over the past two years, and their purchases in Galway include the ‘Odeon syndicate’ site in Eyre Square, the Connacht Hotel on the Dublin Road, the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel, the Kingston Hall and Silver Seas apartment developments in Knocknacarra, Bun na Leaca in Newcastle and Howley Square in Oranmore.

They are now valued at €675m – that’s up €300m on last year.

John Flaherty from Athenry, who has the majority shareholding in C&F Tooling is at No 113, with a wealth of €95 (up €30m). Sales for the company have more than trebled to €139m since he moved into wind turbines and renewable energy, and he now employs 1,350 people.

The Smyth brothers – Anthony, Pádraig, Thomas and Liam – are at No 126 with an estimated wealth (combined) of €82m (up €7m). The family is originally from Claremorris, but is firmly established in Galway since the early 1990s. They own around 50 toy shops in Ireland and the UK, as well as having property investments and owning McSwiggans bar on Eyre Street.

Padraic and Martin McHale, who own McHale Engineering farm machinery company in Mayo, are at No 145 with €75m. Padraic lives in Clonbur with his wife, and the two recently bought the former Connacht Laundry site in the ‘West’ area of the city to be redeveloped into a hotel.

Sure Smyth's toys is based in Galway and they're from Mayo originally.....

And isn't there a few brothers