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<blockquote data-quote="girvanfan" data-source="post: 352919" data-attributes="member: 44869"><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Enough is enough, after Saturday's damp squib it's surely time to get rid of the old guard.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The Churchill Cup victory over England in 2009 was the most impressive display by an Irish team for decades. Ireland showed passion, confidence and belief. Every player was outstanding and could have justified a 'man of the match'. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px">We need to model the national team on that performance and incorporate the nucleus of that side now, if we have any chance of fulfilling our potential in either the Six Nations or more importantly, next years World Cup.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 10px">For example, it's time to bring in <strong>Fergus McFadden</strong> and replace O'Driscoll, who, lets face it, hasn't delivered for years; <strong>Isaac Boss</strong> is playing superbly well and better than O'Leary, Reddan or Stringer; <strong>Sean Cronin</strong> would be better on the pitch rather than warming his backside on the bench; At last <strong>Devin Toner</strong> is being given an opportunity - he's the new Malcolm Kelly; and <strong>Sean O'Brien</strong> is yards quicker than a spent force like David Wallace.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="girvanfan, post: 352919, member: 44869"] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=2]Enough is enough, after Saturday's damp squib it's surely time to get rid of the old guard.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=2]The Churchill Cup victory over England in 2009 was the most impressive display by an Irish team for decades. Ireland showed passion, confidence and belief. Every player was outstanding and could have justified a 'man of the match'. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=2]We need to model the national team on that performance and incorporate the nucleus of that side now, if we have any chance of fulfilling our potential in either the Six Nations or more importantly, next years World Cup.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=2]For example, it's time to bring in [B]Fergus McFadden[/B] and replace O'Driscoll, who, lets face it, hasn't delivered for years; [B]Isaac Boss[/B] is playing superbly well and better than O'Leary, Reddan or Stringer; [B]Sean Cronin[/B] would be better on the pitch rather than warming his backside on the bench; At last [B]Devin Toner[/B] is being given an opportunity - he's the new Malcolm Kelly; and [B]Sean O'Brien[/B] is yards quicker than a spent force like David Wallace.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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