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by blaker
April 19th, 2024, 7:25 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v Northampton Saints - EPCR Semi-Final Croke Park 4th May
Replies: 255
Views: 14105

Re: Leinster v Northampton Saints - EPCR Semi-Final Croke Park 4th May

To be super pessimistic …… Pre 09 semi Munster could do no wrong. Everyone of their crew bar their tea lady made the Lions, scored a million points on Ospreys and swanned up to Croker for a pit stop. Life has never been the same for them since Really need to win the semi Ah- Jaysus! [emoji3064] Wil...
by blaker
April 19th, 2024, 5:46 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v Northampton Saints - EPCR Semi-Final Croke Park 4th May
Replies: 255
Views: 14105

Re: Leinster v Northampton Saints - EPCR Semi-Final Croke Park 4th May

To be super pessimistic ……

Pre 09 semi Munster could do no wrong. Everyone of their crew bar their tea lady made the Lions, scored a million points on Ospreys and swanned up to Croker for a pit stop. Life has never been the same for them since

Really need to win the semi
by blaker
April 17th, 2024, 4:11 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Jordie Barrett to sign for Leinster
Replies: 167
Views: 9060

Re: Jordi Barrett to sign for Leinster

Rob Baxter If Irish rugby, Leinster and the United Rugby Championship can get their house in order to allow them to invest in players, their programme and their coaches like they do, you have to say, ‘Fair play.’ “My response would be, ‘Let’s not try to say it’s not fair and limit Leinster, let’s lo...
by blaker
April 17th, 2024, 3:48 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: A whiff of Cordite
Replies: 7418
Views: 1085294

Re: A whiff of Cordite

Could just go to 20 central contracts, max 7 per team, minimum 2-3 and tier them so that a gold label player (say Beirne) gets 3 years and a provincial quota alone (say Casey) gets 1-2 year. Or 18 or 16 or whatever That would seem to maximise the negatives of central contracts (centrally funding pl...
by blaker
April 17th, 2024, 11:10 am
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: A whiff of Cordite
Replies: 7418
Views: 1085294

Re: A whiff of Cordite

Could just go to 20 central contracts, max 7 per team, minimum 2-3 and tier them so that a gold label player (say Beirne) gets 3 years and a provincial quota alone (say Casey) gets 1-2 year.

Or 18 or 16 or whatever
by blaker
April 15th, 2024, 7:50 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Jordie Barrett to sign for Leinster
Replies: 167
Views: 9060

Re: Jordi Barrett to sign for Leinster

Can’t see much point in that signing at all. We need, in that order, a second row, wing and tighthead. With Henshaw, Ringrose, Osborne, Turner, Frawley, JOB, Keenan and some good academy prospects, I can’t see the point in signing at 12/15. It’s a hell of a lot of money for not much need. However, ...
by blaker
April 15th, 2024, 7:17 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Jordie Barrett to sign for Leinster
Replies: 167
Views: 9060

Re: Jordi Barrett to sign for Leinster

Can’t see much point in that signing at all. We need, in that order, a second row, wing and tighthead. With Henshaw, Ringrose, Osborne, Turner, Frawley, JOB, Keenan and some good academy prospects, I can’t see the point in signing at 12/15. It’s a hell of a lot of money for not much need. However, ...
by blaker
April 15th, 2024, 7:02 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster Squad 23-24
Replies: 630
Views: 524260

Re: Leinster Squad 23-24

Not sure how I feel about this. Electric signing, makes us better, triple-A no debate. Presumably offset by Ngatai leaving - he’s never let us down but fitness killed his time here. Sad to see him go but hardly a massive loss Only 6 months - is ot worth it for all the opprobrium? Presumably means a ...
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 8:05 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

Delighted for Leo. He’s taken a bit of sh1te for losing 4 games in 2 years but always stayed classy. Small margins, went our way today and we ran away with it. Last couple of defeats to LAR it didn’t and we got pipped at the post. Agree. Think we’d have won anyway but such small margins - Ross goin...
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 7:14 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

SoupyNorman wrote: April 13th, 2024, 7:09 pm Well done to Ross Byrne. Stood up firmly in defence, took a few late hits and managed the game well without looking to doing anything out of the ordinary.
Targeted with a lot of bullsh!t hardman stuff and never stayed down. Nailed a lot of tricky kicks to set the base. Triple-A performance
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 7:08 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

No let up - fugging sew it into them
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:46 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

Baird really playing all or nothing with his reputation on taking that on himself :D
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:37 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

Cheeses of Nazareth wrote: April 13th, 2024, 6:26 pm Thought Jenkins was unlucky to get pinged for one where he turned over the ball and presented it. Think Dickson said he didn’t realise in the tackle but he wasn’t part of it.
Agree - that could have gone our way. Dont think I'd blame JJ there
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:20 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

FFS. Theyve had every point so cheap. Killer. Killer

101% territory and possession, with a wind, and our kicker on a heater, and only 10 points up. LAR probably happier.
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:18 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

This is a huge moment - come on lads
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:12 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

Cant be angry at Karl so far - we've been on his better side
by blaker
April 13th, 2024, 6:02 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

Murdering ourselves for every point and then handing them cheap 3s. Think we'll regret not being far more ahead by now with how game has gone
by blaker
April 7th, 2024, 2:55 pm
Forum: Leinster Addicts
Topic: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2
Replies: 922
Views: 44639

Re: Leinster v La Rochelle Saturday 13th April 2024 at 5.30pm RTE2

We can absolutely win this game of course - we’re a fine team and at home. The cumulative gap in the games is basically zero. I’m interested in whether people feel were better worse or on or with last year. A wee dip would be very understandable given change in coaches, Sexton etc. Maybe LAR have di...