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<blockquote data-quote="Feicarsinn" data-source="post: 527627" data-attributes="member: 22777"><p>Yeah, it was just a suggestion, I didn't think it'd really work.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As to our poor start, well there are a number of issues that contribute to it. Missing the likes of Boss and Strauss is huge. These are our go to guys for the games where we're forced to blood players. They lead by example, add valuable experience and are big physical presences that help to keep the opposition's defence honest. </p><p></p><p>A lot of our squad players who'd be expected to man up and really lead have been terribly disappointing. HVDM and Auva'a have been particularly culpable. Our locks have been disappointing and Cronin was pretty poor today. Hagan did little outside of the scrum, but I don't particularly mind that from a TH. He was bested by Nathan White though. Madigan can't control a game. If we're not on top he's a liability to be honest. His lack of a decent kicking game out of hand is a serious problem for us. Sexton is still the top man. Having D'arcy and Kearney go off didn't help, as we had to bring in the incredibly useless Noel Reid. I don't understand the amount of game time that guy gets, he's shocking.</p><p></p><p>Our hands are very tied by the Player welfare scheme. We've had to stagger the introduction of our best 15 players or so, which means we've been able to establish shag all continuity. Of course Ulster and Munster are subject to this too, but we've had more guys involved as of late, and injuries to some guys who wouldn't have been involved with the internationals (Ruddock, D Kearney, O'Malley, etc.) mean that we're pretty fecked at the moment.</p><p></p><p>We didn't do good business in the summer either. Bent and Goodman sound like pretty average squad players, but I'm more irritated that they're not here until the end of the ITM. This is exactly the period we need them for, not when we have everyone back. Shoddy. I don't believe that we couldn't have done better on the market either, we're the European champions and make a bloody fortune. Surely money couldn't have been an issue?</p><p></p><p>Anyway, none of that justifies what we saw today. Gutless, heartless, terrible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feicarsinn, post: 527627, member: 22777"] Yeah, it was just a suggestion, I didn't think it'd really work. As to our poor start, well there are a number of issues that contribute to it. Missing the likes of Boss and Strauss is huge. These are our go to guys for the games where we're forced to blood players. They lead by example, add valuable experience and are big physical presences that help to keep the opposition's defence honest. A lot of our squad players who'd be expected to man up and really lead have been terribly disappointing. HVDM and Auva'a have been particularly culpable. Our locks have been disappointing and Cronin was pretty poor today. Hagan did little outside of the scrum, but I don't particularly mind that from a TH. He was bested by Nathan White though. Madigan can't control a game. If we're not on top he's a liability to be honest. His lack of a decent kicking game out of hand is a serious problem for us. Sexton is still the top man. Having D'arcy and Kearney go off didn't help, as we had to bring in the incredibly useless Noel Reid. I don't understand the amount of game time that guy gets, he's shocking. Our hands are very tied by the Player welfare scheme. We've had to stagger the introduction of our best 15 players or so, which means we've been able to establish shag all continuity. Of course Ulster and Munster are subject to this too, but we've had more guys involved as of late, and injuries to some guys who wouldn't have been involved with the internationals (Ruddock, D Kearney, O'Malley, etc.) mean that we're pretty fecked at the moment. We didn't do good business in the summer either. Bent and Goodman sound like pretty average squad players, but I'm more irritated that they're not here until the end of the ITM. This is exactly the period we need them for, not when we have everyone back. Shoddy. I don't believe that we couldn't have done better on the market either, we're the European champions and make a bloody fortune. Surely money couldn't have been an issue? Anyway, none of that justifies what we saw today. Gutless, heartless, terrible. [/QUOTE]
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