Babbling 'brook

paddyor wrote:They probably could if they wanted to. But the lease obligations plus the 400k for the Aviva make it unprofitable. I suppose we never needed to as well. Solid off the pitch and successful on it. .

Munster can only dream!

A little bit off topic but I do think there is merit in discussing on these forums as to where the money to cover our marquee signings comes from. If we are not here to plug in to someone with inside information or to speculate wildly then why are we here at all! :lol: :lol: It is very hard to dispu...

Good to see that even after nearly 20 years the Cork County Board are still finding new and innovative ways to make sh*t of things

Hahah, sorry, forgot about all the other rugby thats going on.....

I think its in everyone's best interests to realize that leaving Leinster is a terrible idea

Thats a good succinct summary of two or three days of spiel in fairness! I wouldn't class the move as a disaster for us (yes for J) but I'll always think Joey would give us the extra 10% we needed, as another poster has said, our squad was weakened and the fact was we were this close to beating the ...

The new Munster CEO Ian Flanagan was commercial director for Leicster City from second division to Prem league title.. a competent guy from a cursory glance of his Linkedin...

In fairness, your Beckham analogy that nobody's too big to move on is more accurately applied to Johnny and Racing.... which is whole nother kettle of fish! And certainly one that I would not be comfortable discussing amongst the faithful!

@Workhorse Fair fair, it is all just speculation, I take your well-argued points. I am constructing a narrative, that is true, but thats just because I can't square the circle of Carbery leaving Leinster with Carbery making a rational decision, that's all. In fairness, from a cursory glance at your ...

Had a look at a few Chiefs clips on YouTube in anticipation of this Aoteroa tournament, we could be in for a belter if the stadiums are full.

And James Lowe was an absolute coup for us

There's no crying emoji but I live in hope....

You'd have to assume thats the end goal.

Leinster V Sharks in Twickenham as a HC final!...? Anyone....?!

Fair point, to be honest I'm not au fait with Carberrys rise, I'm only going off the headline spiel of Graham Henry saw him in training and said thats your man! From what I understand he wasn't a regular in the A/first teams upon his discovery, I believe he was starting out half for Clontarf? Lets s...

@Workhorse But this is the thing man, Carberry was 22, was literally plucked out of the blue into pro rugby maybe two years before hand. He absolutely handn't a clue of the implications of his move. I made a hell of a lot of terrible decisions in my 20's and honestly if Joe Schmidt told me to jump I...

#Believe Mr Cahill

@Sugary tae great stuff, appreciate the input! Spot on with the coaching, and best of luck with the year ahead! (but not too much )

I think he played for Blackrock in Dublin? But defintely Ballina and Mayo roots!

The hysteria on here is just four or five bored people posting. Its not a reflection of the actual real life response. I think that is a common theme and a good point though, that we only have a certain number of slots for sub academy, academy, and development in Leinster and it would make sense for...

+1 to the above. It may not be deliberate but it is consistent. How else would a Munster fan interpret the facts? Is it far fetched to see the Munster youth to first XV pathway as broken? Have a look at our recent posts here and 10 years of evidence and you could make a case it is. Its as old as the...

Carbery had a run at fullback when Kearney was injured and then had a few injuries when he came back. He was finally (maybe only partly) fit at the business end of the season where there were limited starts available. He still made the bench ahead of Byrne for the big games. He had a serious shocke...