Surely after qualifying again the board will be able to generate extra funds to sign one or two more. Has Henry signed for anyone for 12/12 ? AFAIK he hasn't so maybe if funds come available we should try to keep him or else get a solid NIQ that is capable of breaking the line. I like the look of Luke O'Dea also.

As for suggestion of playing games in Pearse etc , madness , lets pack the sportsground and generate noise that turns the place into a cauldron which we know we can do. And we should have Hell by Ac/Dc pumping before every game throughout the stadium and even louder when the opposition are coming onto the field at the start of the game.

Porterbelly wrote: We're in Pot 3 as well which is a help

Should be scope for a couple of signings fingers crossed

Could we target any of these:


Fionn Carr/Andrew Conway/Luke O Dea
Aaron Dundon
Ian Nagle/Damien Browne/Mark Flanagan
Paddy Butler (depending on if Munster sign a back rower and Leamy's fitness)/Leo Auva'a
NIQ centre to replace Fa'afili. Don't fancy Dineen or Gleeson

Absolutely fantastic that we have HEC rugby at the Sportsground again this season. However as they confirmed a few months back we've spent all the money currently available for signings.

It will require a huge amount of additional Season Tickets Holders to come on board and development of sponsor channels also.

Marketing department need to push the space limitation in the Clan & Main terrace to get the floating voters on board early rather than later....

Porterbelly wrote: We're in Pot 3 as well which is a help

Should be scope for a couple of signings fingers crossed

Could we target any of these:


Fionn Carr/Andrew Conway/Luke O Dea
Aaron Dundon
Ian Nagle/Damien Browne/Mark Flanagan
Paddy Butler (depending on if Munster sign a back rower and Leamy's fitness)/Leo Auva'a
NIQ centre to replace Fa'afili. Don't fancy Dineen or Gleeson

Conway will come through next year for Leinster. We don't need a back 3 player we have plenty of them coming through.
Dundon or Tom Sexton I'd like to see.
Everyone in Leinster seems happy with Browne, so can't see him leaving.
Nagle is going to be 3rd choice second row in HC and a first choice in Rabo for Munster next year so he won't leave.
I havent seen a lot of Flanagan to judge him.
Butler will be in that Munster team and will make a big push so I wouldn't be expecting him either. He'll get games in the Rabo which he'll probably take.

Center and a hooker is all I want. Who to get in the center is the big question?

We're in Pot 3 as well which is a help

Should be scope for a couple of signings fingers crossed

Could we target any of these:


Fionn Carr/Andrew Conway/Luke O Dea
Aaron Dundon
Ian Nagle/Damien Browne/Mark Flanagan
Paddy Butler (depending on if Munster sign a back rower and Leamy's fitness)/Leo Auva'a
NIQ centre to replace Fa'afili. Don't fancy Dineen or Gleeson

Heart still racing. Well done Leinster and Ulster.

No moving out of the Sportsground. It's our home and it's more than capable of holding 10,000 by adding in temporary seating at both ends of ground. Probably more. I dont want us to be playing the Toulouse's of the world in a half full Pearse.

Thanks to the all Irish final, we're on the road again!

Now what are your thought?

Pool prediction? 2 or 3 new good players attracted by the competion coming to strengthen the team? Extra money from sponsors to buy and pay them? Clan terrace extention? Delocalisation in Pearse or Thomond in case of Toulouse or Clermont reception? New animations for a more packed Sportsground?

Free comments! and no problem to express your happiness and to let the imagination fly!