connachta wrote:

salmson wrote:

connachta wrote: What about Leader, he certainly would have been a more versatile back-up than Cooney..

Leader was never in the EPCR squad, so he's ineligible too.

Complete shame.
And I disagree with the EPRC interpretation of the law.
This game is about NEXT european cup, not the current one. Just like Champions League qualification matches.
The squad thing is sillier and sillier

It's to stop us suddenly getting an Ulster player on loan for one or two games or any other team getting in an emergency player.

The coaches and management should have known. Terrible forethought, and symptomatic of the season till now

Can I be banned for saying I want Leinster, and their smugness, to be beaten so badly

I don't think Poolman at centre is going to win or lose the game tbh. Our back 3 have been equally brutal defensively as our centres this season. I'm predicting a Poolman brace and a late Carty dropgoal to send us to a home final.

salmson wrote:

connachta wrote: What about Leader, he certainly would have been a more versatile back-up than Cooney..

Leader was never in the EPCR squad, so he's ineligible too.

Complete shame.
And I disagree with the EPRC interpretation of the law.
This game is about NEXT european cup, not the current one. Just like Champions League qualification matches.
The squad thing is sillier and sillier

connachta wrote: What about Leader, he certainly would have been a more versatile back-up than Cooney..

Leader was never in the EPCR squad, so he's ineligible too.

FACECUTTR wrote: Smell of amateur hour again. Is that Pats fault or Allnuts or both ?

Both really

Smell of amateur hour again. Is that Pats fault or Allnuts or both ?

I'm not surprised something​like this happened its brought stupid planning issues full circle

connemara man wrote: Shite like that annoys the arse of me, that's stuff the team manager and coaching team should know. It shouldn't be a surprise, they should have known and planned for it.

just equates with sloppiness in all areas this season!

RogueXV wrote: Well, since Danie got here I've hoped that he would click at centre, might be a little late but I'll take it if it happens Saturday. I personally would have been tempted to put Dawai there. It will be interesting to see what happens if Jack can't go the full 80, got to assume Boshoff did not clear the return to play protocol. I think the lads have two good performances left in them for the season, just hope they remember how to do it. Perhaps a viewing of last year's final and a couple of other games is in order.

Agree.
Rain may help Danie to defend, doesn't it,

If our pack play as they can it should be fine but I'd say it suits Northampton if anyone

Rain forecasted for the match tomorrow .... Don't really know what to make of that.

www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641430

Shite like that annoys the arse of me, that's stuff the team manager and coaching team should know. It shouldn't be a surprise, they should have known and planned for it.

Well, since Danie got here I've hoped that he would click at centre, might be a little late but I'll take it if it happens Saturday. I personally would have been tempted to put Dawai there. It will be interesting to see what happens if Jack can't go the full 80, got to assume Boshoff did not clear the return to play protocol. I think the lads have two good performances left in them for the season, just hope they remember how to do it. Perhaps a viewing of last year's final and a couple of other games is in order.

What about Leader, he certainly would have been a more versatile back-up than Cooney..

not good planning by Connacht if as it seems whats happened is that the management did not know that he was ineligible to play even though he has been training all week to play at 13.