A bit if over reaction here to the result imo

Possession 65%
Errors us 5 them 6
Line breaks 9 us 7 them
Own scrums lost us 0 them 0
Turnovers won us 6 them 3
Penalties conceded us 6 them 12
Tackles missed 7 each
Offload us 19 them 7

If you asked who won that game looking at the stats you would say us. We are simply not controlling the ball and making stupid errors. You can't win a rugby match without a 10 and unless boschoff proves to be the answer we'll struggle badly again next season. If AJ was 10 this evening we would have won that game imo. Not going to go into a blow by blow of the game but the amount of hospital passes that were thrown out slow and late giving the opposition all the time in the world to line up their target was ridiculous tonight. It lead directly to two tries for the opposition and no nice cross field kick can make up for the other poor play.

Well that was depressing. Very sorry for John Muldoon but it was probably appropriate that his 300th appearance came with us being beaten by a 2nd string Leinster as it summed up what most of his Connacht career involved.

Full credit to Leinster, defensively they were strong they had us well studied and we just couldn't make the breaks to cause them problems. Once they got on the front foot they scored at their ease. At the moment to be honest we look a mess. The sooner this season is over the better.

Absolutely mesmerizing game. So many mistakes but simply a good game to watch. That said I stand by every comment I posted. Bundee is not infallible and is fairly ordinary these days. Scrum got shoved about the place as I suspected even though we were way heavier than Leinster.

What I find most upsetting about Connacht these days is the willingness to release all our youngsters without even giving them a chance. I applaud Leo Cullen for what he has done at Leinster. At least he gives the youngsters game time

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Lads a friend of mine is going to the game this eve but is struggling to get somewhere to print his ticket master ticket. Will they accept him showing them the ticket on his phone?

Bazzo wrote:

dobby wrote: Ok so you wouldn't play Bundee.... Riiigghhhttt.....

Correct and true. If I pick a team I pick a team that wants to play not a team of names

I don't mean to be rude dobby, I really don't so apologies if I offend in advance:

I've seen you say some pretty bizzare things through the years, but questioning Bundee's dedication to the jersey, team & game every time he plays seriously takes the cake.

I know what you say Bazzo. But I BELIEVE that Bundee is switched off these days. So maybe Connacht isn't doing great. This is true. That said there is a huge difference between a player who wants to play and a player who just simply plays. And that is my impression of Bundee these days. And I have no time for such a player. You either want or you move elsewhere.

I don't want to be negative. In fact I suggest what I post is ideas on how we can positively move forward.

But if you want to take a simple example of Connacht last year and Connacht this year there is no better example than Denis Buckley. Game on game, play on play Denis was turning ball over last year. This year he has been invisible. I simply have no idea why this is the case, but it is the truth.

So while I dislike Pat's selection for tomorrow I think there are deeper problems. Consider how we thrashed Zebre in the Champions Cup and lose to them in the Pro12. I think that says all that needs to be said. It is simply not good enough that we turn up to the games we would like to play. And that I think is why we are where we are. Yes there is flux with coaching staff leaving and new coaching staff coming in but I don't care. I expect the team to go out and do their best anyway. And they simply are not doing this.

So I get laughed at when I suggest dropping Bundee. I think folks need to take a closer look at the performance level of our players. I think Bundee deserves to be dropped. In truth I think Denis deserves to be dropped also. He is just lucky we have no replacement for him at the moment

dobby wrote: Ok so you wouldn't play Bundee.... Riiigghhhttt.....

Correct and true. If I pick a team I pick a team that wants to play not a team of names

I don't mean to be rude dobby, I really don't so apologies if I offend in advance:

I've seen you say some pretty bizzare things through the years, but questioning Bundee's dedication to the jersey, team & game every time he plays seriously takes the cake.

Looking forward to John Muls day. Whatever about my impression of the team. Should be, will be, a good night in Galway, no matter the opinions or indeed the result.

dobby wrote: Ok so you wouldn't play Bundee.... Riiigghhhttt.....

Correct and true. If I pick a team I pick a team that wants to play not a team of names

Good Friday .... think Dobby stocked up well yesterday and started drinking early today

Ok so you wouldn't play Bundee.... Riiigghhhttt.....

Correct and true. If I pick a team I pick a team that wants to play not a team of names

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Can't wait for tomorrows game.

Folks, there's been a lot of back and forth on selection for the last few games of the season but this isn't just like every other interpro. This match will be John Muldoon's (official) 300th cap and Leinster had better be ready for a big emotional performance from Connacht. They didn't deal with a proud Castres very well in the last CC pool game and I believe they'll struggle on Saturday as well. A 7-6 win like last year would bring a lot of doubters back on side.
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dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote: A misfiring Connacht selection versus a second string Leinster selection. Brings back memories of the munster game at Christmas. Utterly pointless selection

Like I said above pick the next 4-5 starting 15 so with an eye on winning the playoffs

That just makes no sense to me. We play a misfiring team rather than experiment to find out what actually fires . When we reach the playoffs we are going to have a team that is absolutely crucified with lack of confidence. We know what Heff brings, we don't know what Delahunt brings, we know what a Roux/Brown combo beings, we don't know what Roux/Cannon brings. We know what Jack brings. We know what Dani and Niyi bring these days. So if we don't experiment then we end up in the playoffs with our confidence absolutely shot and knowing nothing new

So pick the team you want to see starting, all you seem to have an issue with is 4 players. I'll keep asking till you answer, I'm stubborn like that.

If you don't think we'll win the playoffs that's fine, but to give the team their best chance at them the strongest 23 need to start and win games.

I believe that we will not succeed in the playoffs playing the 15 fielded for tomorrow, simple as. I think Tom brought a physicality that is not matched by Dave but is matched by Shane. I think we need this physicality otherwise our scrum will be bullied. I think Andrew brings a degree of certainty to the lineout but doesn't provide the ball needed to unleash our centres/wingers. Now this may be because the outhalf is not working in tandem with what Andrew is doing but personally I think Andrew is too lateral with his play. If you look back to the Aly era he was an expert in providing ball back into the pocket for the likes of Bundee to do his damage or AJ to fling it quickly to the wings. Today there is none of that which effectively nullifies our backline. So I'd like to see if Cannon can provide any improvement on this. While Dani has been a great servant to Connacht his confidence is clearly shot. Just watching him going for a 50/50 ball in the air says it clearly to me. Dani is clearly pulling out of these collisions. As such Rowland really should be starting. I get the impression that Bundee is totally frustrated with how things are going these days so I would like to see if the injection of new blood with Farrell might provide new energy in the centre. As for Jack, he cannot be involved in the playoffs or else its curtains on our hopes. So Crosbie really had to start this weekend. As for Griffin, I have been hugely unimpressed with the majority of his performances that he has been available for this season. As Salmson says there are a multitude of 15s that can be selected but I think this 15 takes the biscuit. It shouts 'nothing to see here'. I have huge critic of Joe Schmidts conservative outlook, I never thought I would see the day where I would be saying the same about Pat Lam's selections.

Is it that difficult to answer a question. Ok so youd play

Buckley
Heffernan (Tom is injured)
Bealham
Roux
Cannon
McKeown
Heenan
Muldoon
Marmion
Crossbie
Rowland
Bundee
Farrell
Niyi
Tiernan.

Literally this is all i wanted please correct me if I'm wrong. Personally I'd have Cannon on the bench as it helps keep the cohesion on the pitch.
I think starting Crosbie on this match is unfair on a young lad but if Boschoff was available I'd start him, which i think he might from here on out.
Yeah Rowland for Dani makes sense to me especially with the injuries there. And Farrell for Ronaldson​ is a hold choice but I'd have Farrell as 23 instead of Griffin and keep Ronaldson playing.

I do think we have a chance in the playoffs so i would like to see continuity in selection to give us the best chance possible.

For me the only changes I'd make are SOB2.0 starting and McKeown dropping out of the 23 with Cannon on the bench and I've said above how I'd rejig the backs.

Nearly. I would start Delahunt. I think Krasnoyarsk was a defining moment for my impression of Shane. While Niyi was obviously suffering from the cold, Shane was in his element. A true Offaly man . Minus 30, peanuts . And I agree with you on SOB2. He is another player who is simply immense. And I would start Farrell outside Ronaldson to freshen the centre partnership not Farrell outside Bundee. Ronaldson is our best 12 (in fact our only 12)

Ok so you wouldn't play Bundee.... Riiigghhhttt.....

I have no problem with people wanting to start SOB ahead of McKeon but there's no way you can use the excuse that McKeon has been "misfiring". Solid to excellent in every game he's started as far as I can remember.

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote: A misfiring Connacht selection versus a second string Leinster selection. Brings back memories of the munster game at Christmas. Utterly pointless selection

Like I said above pick the next 4-5 starting 15 so with an eye on winning the playoffs

That just makes no sense to me. We play a misfiring team rather than experiment to find out what actually fires . When we reach the playoffs we are going to have a team that is absolutely crucified with lack of confidence. We know what Heff brings, we don't know what Delahunt brings, we know what a Roux/Brown combo beings, we don't know what Roux/Cannon brings. We know what Jack brings. We know what Dani and Niyi bring these days. So if we don't experiment then we end up in the playoffs with our confidence absolutely shot and knowing nothing new

So pick the team you want to see starting, all you seem to have an issue with is 4 players. I'll keep asking till you answer, I'm stubborn like that.

If you don't think we'll win the playoffs that's fine, but to give the team their best chance at them the strongest 23 need to start and win games.

I believe that we will not succeed in the playoffs playing the 15 fielded for tomorrow, simple as. I think Tom brought a physicality that is not matched by Dave but is matched by Shane. I think we need this physicality otherwise our scrum will be bullied. I think Andrew brings a degree of certainty to the lineout but doesn't provide the ball needed to unleash our centres/wingers. Now this may be because the outhalf is not working in tandem with what Andrew is doing but personally I think Andrew is too lateral with his play. If you look back to the Aly era he was an expert in providing ball back into the pocket for the likes of Bundee to do his damage or AJ to fling it quickly to the wings. Today there is none of that which effectively nullifies our backline. So I'd like to see if Cannon can provide any improvement on this. While Dani has been a great servant to Connacht his confidence is clearly shot. Just watching him going for a 50/50 ball in the air says it clearly to me. Dani is clearly pulling out of these collisions. As such Rowland really should be starting. I get the impression that Bundee is totally frustrated with how things are going these days so I would like to see if the injection of new blood with Farrell might provide new energy in the centre. As for Jack, he cannot be involved in the playoffs or else its curtains on our hopes. So Crosbie really had to start this weekend. As for Griffin, I have been hugely unimpressed with the majority of his performances that he has been available for this season. As Salmson says there are a multitude of 15s that can be selected but I think this 15 takes the biscuit. It shouts 'nothing to see here'. I have huge critic of Joe Schmidts conservative outlook, I never thought I would see the day where I would be saying the same about Pat Lam's selections.

Is it that difficult to answer a question. Ok so youd play

Buckley
Heffernan (Tom is injured)
Bealham
Roux
Cannon
McKeown
Heenan
Muldoon
Marmion
Crossbie
Rowland
Bundee
Farrell
Niyi
Tiernan.

Literally this is all i wanted please correct me if I'm wrong. Personally I'd have Cannon on the bench as it helps keep the cohesion on the pitch.
I think starting Crosbie on this match is unfair on a young lad but if Boschoff was available I'd start him, which i think he might from here on out.
Yeah Rowland for Dani makes sense to me especially with the injuries there. And Farrell for Ronaldson​ is a hold choice but I'd have Farrell as 23 instead of Griffin and keep Ronaldson playing.

I do think we have a chance in the playoffs so i would like to see continuity in selection to give us the best chance possible.

For me the only changes I'd make are SOB2.0 starting and McKeown dropping out of the 23 with Cannon on the bench and I've said above how I'd rejig the backs.

Nearly. I would start Delahunt. I think Krasnoyarsk was a defining moment for my impression of Shane. While Niyi was obviously suffering from the cold, Shane was in his element. A true Offaly man . Minus 30, peanuts . And I agree with you on SOB2. He is another player who is simply immense. And I would start Farrell outside Ronaldson to freshen the centre partnership not Farrell outside Bundee. Ronaldson is our best 12 (in fact our only 12)

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote:

connemara man wrote:

dobby wrote: A misfiring Connacht selection versus a second string Leinster selection. Brings back memories of the munster game at Christmas. Utterly pointless selection

Like I said above pick the next 4-5 starting 15 so with an eye on winning the playoffs

That just makes no sense to me. We play a misfiring team rather than experiment to find out what actually fires . When we reach the playoffs we are going to have a team that is absolutely crucified with lack of confidence. We know what Heff brings, we don't know what Delahunt brings, we know what a Roux/Brown combo beings, we don't know what Roux/Cannon brings. We know what Jack brings. We know what Dani and Niyi bring these days. So if we don't experiment then we end up in the playoffs with our confidence absolutely shot and knowing nothing new

So pick the team you want to see starting, all you seem to have an issue with is 4 players. I'll keep asking till you answer, I'm stubborn like that.

If you don't think we'll win the playoffs that's fine, but to give the team their best chance at them the strongest 23 need to start and win games.

I believe that we will not succeed in the playoffs playing the 15 fielded for tomorrow, simple as. I think Tom brought a physicality that is not matched by Dave but is matched by Shane. I think we need this physicality otherwise our scrum will be bullied. I think Andrew brings a degree of certainty to the lineout but doesn't provide the ball needed to unleash our centres/wingers. Now this may be because the outhalf is not working in tandem with what Andrew is doing but personally I think Andrew is too lateral with his play. If you look back to the Aly era he was an expert in providing ball back into the pocket for the likes of Bundee to do his damage or AJ to fling it quickly to the wings. Today there is none of that which effectively nullifies our backline. So I'd like to see if Cannon can provide any improvement on this. While Dani has been a great servant to Connacht his confidence is clearly shot. Just watching him going for a 50/50 ball in the air says it clearly to me. Dani is clearly pulling out of these collisions. As such Rowland really should be starting. I get the impression that Bundee is totally frustrated with how things are going these days so I would like to see if the injection of new blood with Farrell might provide new energy in the centre. As for Jack, he cannot be involved in the playoffs or else its curtains on our hopes. So Crosbie really had to start this weekend. As for Griffin, I have been hugely unimpressed with the majority of his performances that he has been available for this season. As Salmson says there are a multitude of 15s that can be selected but I think this 15 takes the biscuit. It shouts 'nothing to see here'. I have huge critic of Joe Schmidts conservative outlook, I never thought I would see the day where I would be saying the same about Pat Lam's selections.

Is it that difficult to answer a question. Ok so youd play

Buckley
Heffernan (Tom is injured)
Bealham
Roux
Cannon
McKeown
Heenan
Muldoon
Marmion
Crossbie
Rowland
Bundee
Farrell
Niyi
Tiernan.

Literally this is all i wanted please correct me if I'm wrong. Personally I'd have Cannon on the bench as it helps keep the cohesion on the pitch.
I think starting Crosbie on this match is unfair on a young lad but if Boschoff was available I'd start him, which i think he might from here on out.
Yeah Rowland for Dani makes sense to me especially with the injuries there. And Farrell for Ronaldson​ is a hold choice but I'd have Farrell as 23 instead of Griffin and keep Ronaldson playing.

I do think we have a chance in the playoffs so i would like to see continuity in selection to give us the best chance possible.

For me the only changes I'd make are SOB2.0 starting and McKeown dropping out of the 23 with Cannon on the bench and I've said above how I'd rejig the backs.