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<blockquote data-quote="An Tarbh" data-source="post: 278633"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Sep 17 2009, 03:43 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=412114" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>That really is a shite team. Duffy has gone backwards as a player (too long under Bradley perhaps?), Touhy is a Championship winger, Nathan is a backpacker rather than a rugby player, Matthews tries hard but lacks class, Nikora is an unknown quantity, Muldoon can't lead a team and McComish is lucky to have a pro contract. Their 2nd rows are a rookie and a journeyman. </p><p></p><p>The only talents in that squad are Carr (a superb finisher but average defender), Murphy (who surely deserves a deal at a better team), the front row (although Hagan hasn't really proven himself yet), Ray Ofisa, Johnny O'Connor and Ian Keatley. I'd advise Carr, Keatley and Cronin to get the hell away from Michael Bradley at the end of the season before he ruins them like he ruined Gavin Duffy, Johnny O'Connor, Peter Durcan, Danny Riordan........I could go on and on. They badly miss Ta'auso when he's not playing. </p><p></p><p>It might sound strange but perhaps the best thing that can happen to Connacht is to ship a few big beatings in a row. Maybe then the IRFU will get the message and force Bradley out. He's gone stale, the team lack bottle and regularly fold against non-Irish opposition, in short a change is needed. There is talent at underage level (beating Munster heavily at youth and U20 level last week), they just need a new coach to help bring that through.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>that's exactly the problem though, the pressure comes on Bradley and just when he needs it along comes an interpro and a plucky performance and once again he gets a reprieve, what they need if they're to get rid of Bradley is for one of the provinces to give them a hiding.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="An Tarbh, post: 278633"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (snoopy snoopy dog dog @ Sep 17 2009, 03:43 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=412114']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> That really is a shite team. Duffy has gone backwards as a player (too long under Bradley perhaps?), Touhy is a Championship winger, Nathan is a backpacker rather than a rugby player, Matthews tries hard but lacks class, Nikora is an unknown quantity, Muldoon can't lead a team and McComish is lucky to have a pro contract. Their 2nd rows are a rookie and a journeyman. The only talents in that squad are Carr (a superb finisher but average defender), Murphy (who surely deserves a deal at a better team), the front row (although Hagan hasn't really proven himself yet), Ray Ofisa, Johnny O'Connor and Ian Keatley. I'd advise Carr, Keatley and Cronin to get the hell away from Michael Bradley at the end of the season before he ruins them like he ruined Gavin Duffy, Johnny O'Connor, Peter Durcan, Danny Riordan........I could go on and on. They badly miss Ta'auso when he's not playing. It might sound strange but perhaps the best thing that can happen to Connacht is to ship a few big beatings in a row. Maybe then the IRFU will get the message and force Bradley out. He's gone stale, the team lack bottle and regularly fold against non-Irish opposition, in short a change is needed. There is talent at underage level (beating Munster heavily at youth and U20 level last week), they just need a new coach to help bring that through. [/b][/quote] that's exactly the problem though, the pressure comes on Bradley and just when he needs it along comes an interpro and a plucky performance and once again he gets a reprieve, what they need if they're to get rid of Bradley is for one of the provinces to give them a hiding. [/QUOTE]
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