Italians & Home Nations

[billingham]

Yes, one thing is weird, another is writing "Age Fusellm!"

[ballyhoo2]

Wish List to Eddie o Sullivan

Dear Eddie, A chairde ainm,
as we got stuffed in the forwards...by argentina, namibia, georgia, france....
a) make the pack bigger
b) make the pack bigger
c) make the pack bigger

if not...Be afraid...very afraid!


a lot of people would like to see this...

1) BEEF up the front...
bring in Tony Cuoghlan , from Munster...loosehead...126kg and bring in Bernard Jackman..by FAR..the best HooKer in Irlenad this year
plays for Leinster...112 kg...and moves around the field like a flanker

if we dont beef up the front row....we will get sqaushed by Italy , England..in fact everybody

2) second row...HOW CAN HE NOT CALL UP BOB CASEY? captain of London Irish..108 games in the Uk Premiership...
he is MASSIVE 122kg, 2.03m .tremendously hard and abrasive physical ,player.. how can he leave him out???

http://dynimg.rte.ie/000071e610dr.jpg

Him and Paul O Connell together, that would be impressive...and put Donncha o Callaghan at 6 or on the bench as n impact player

3) Back Row....
Jamie Heaslip must be the no8 ...114kg, 1.97m...superb player for leinster...and put Leamy 6..Wallace untouchable at 7.



Backs all ok...maybe carney , the winger in Munster to push Trimble...


if he picks the same team as the RWC07..he needs to be fired immediately...
sorry.great guy..very good man and great coach,....but he needs to be more flexible
otherwise we finsih last or second last

Pick the right team..we can win all our 3 home games...and beat the French ( this year)..and go close to England..
England can be devestating ...and as we have beaten them the last 4 years...they have to beat us soon...but they could really DESTROY us if we dont match their massive
forwards.
( PS i think Ashton will Play Vanikolo , not on the wing..but at no.12!!..if so..trouble for everybody)

[Pukana]

interesting that the poms who blame the ABs to steal the polly boys at their grassroot level from the islands will now have mr Vanikolo (who is also a kiwi) on duty ................................

[ballyhoo2]

well ...BIG blow for Munster and Ireland..
Paul O Connell has had a recurrence of his back injury..and may miss all the 6 Nations!!!
ccertainly out for 6 weeks more... damn damn damn

well this must now open the dorrs for Big Bob Casey...
also ,following the performance of leinster so far against Toulose...it will be almost impossible to leave Jamie Heaslip, no.8 out...and also jackman , the huge hooker..

Ulster won, Connacht should win tomorrow
London irish smashing the Dragons...
and Leinster totally dominating Toulosue , but not scoring..barely win ning now
and tomorrow..Le Crunch...Clermont-Munster

so far ok for the irish teams this weekend

[ballyhoo2]

Ireland squad: Forwards:
Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Johnny O'Connor (Galwegians/Connacht), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Malcolm O?Kelly (St Mary's College/Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster).

Backs:
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster), Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster), Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O?Driscoll (UCD/Leinster), Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

Not considered due to injury: Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins), Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster), Paul O?Connell (Young Munster/Munster)

this is a potentially excellent team

NEW FACES....
TONY BUCKLEY..GIGANTIC PROP
BERNARD JACKMAN HOOKER
HEALSIP

YOUNG NEW BACKS..KEARNEY, FITZGERALD...
EOIN REDDAN WASPS SCRUMHALF AND AFTER VICE CAPTAIN...( STRINGER MAY BE OUT!)

LEO CULLEN , AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM LEICESTERTIGERS TO REJOIN LEINSTER..GETS PICKED.... BUT BOB CASEY. CAPTAIN OF LONDON IRISH IS NOT PICKED!AS HE WONT COME HOME (POLITICS!!)

LOOKS GOOD

[billingham]

a cryin' shame, Bob Casey would be a great one.

[ballyhoo2]

Jerry Flannery to possible miss the whole 6N for a stamping incident agaisnt Clermont

O Connell out..now Flannery....
and still to play...one massively physical battle against Wasps on saturday...
this is not a good start!

[Pakeha_70]

Jerry Flannery to possible miss the whole 6N for a stamping incident agaisnt Clermont

O Connell out..now Flannery....
and still to play...one massively physical battle against Wasps on saturday...
this is not a good start!

To be honest he fully deserves that.

It was cheap end extremely dangerous.

[pier12345]

seems my recent good behaviour has paid off

on very strict probation though...
1 nick, and any BS and i am gone again..for good.


that been said.......
maybe we get a trifecta today

Glasgow to beat Saracens
London Irish to beat Treviso
Munster ( PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) to beat Wasps

although i think only one of those 3 will come true

[Petolo]

WELCOME BACK!!!
Now watch your language 'cause for a few you are a sitting duck...

A propos of Vainikolo, I wouldn't sweat about the matter. As physically devastating as he can be, he is a RL player. He may mash a few at club level, but at international level my money is on the idea that he'll struggle with the union game.

[gcruta]

Now that he's back, what shall Pavlov's dog write at the bottom of his posts?
Welcome back Pier.
Kia haka, kia ora

[Cane_di_Pavlov]

Now that he's back, what shall Pavlov's dog write at the bottom of his posts?

Welcome back Pier!

[giongeffri]

Welcome back!!!

[MAX_AM]

...Munster ( PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) to beat Wasps....

Welcome back Pier12345
(Finally I could change this green shirt signed by Mr Pavlov's Dog previous sentence ... sniff sniff...it smells a little bit....)
... but Wasps PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE beat Munster!
and, by the way, try to stay tune.

[billingham]

welcome back Pier and please try to keep your arse in this board as long as possible