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JoeyFantastic

Joey and Lucky - true on all of you've said especially about NZ game for both Crowley and Frawley ; my issue is that i think Faz could be managing all three of them better, if he was consistent with cut throat treatment of an OH after a poor performance then Sam wouldnt be afforded so many chances ...

JoeyFantastic

yup, i think Faz is guilty of fcukin Frawley around also ; its been a bit lost in the discussion about Crowley getting kicked to the kurb when the anointed one arrived on the scene but it was almost completely forgotten what Frawley did in the match down in South Africa ; you'd have thought that Fa...

JoeyFantastic

RO'Cs recent sit down with Ross Byrne hints at a bit of friction https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/things-changed-at-leinster-the-last-two-or-three-years-it-was-a-pretty-easy-decision-to-move-to-gloucester-ross-byrne/a1195205413.html You'll always have different factions and gri...

JoeyFantastic

Who are these 'some players'? The entire Leinster first choice 23 bar McGrath are in the Irish squad. And, sorry, but we've just won the URC. Timing pretty shite to be throwing that one out. It would not surprise me if the first choice 23 were focused utterly and completely on Europe this season an...

JoeyFantastic

Too many aul lads in the Leinster team. No faith in Leo. RO'C being very definite on a split in the Leinster camp, with accusations some players are saying other (more senior) players aren't willing to put their bodies on the line in the URC. Obviously I hope it's true but Leinster have kept their ...

JoeyFantastic

Blueler did a hell of a job for us. Would love to get him back. Sounds like the good guys had a hell of a day out ticketless - brilliant. I'm still beaming today. Even if there's the realisation that next time we play Leinster, they're unlikely to be so poor with the ball. They were as good as they...

JoeyFantastic

Blueler did a hell of a job for us. Would love to get him back. Sounds like the good guys had a hell of a day out ticketless - brilliant. I'm still beaming today. Even if there's the realisation that next time we play Leinster, they're unlikely to be so poor with the ball. They were as good as they...

JoeyFantastic

I thought it was a penalty and am happy the free for all that seems to be allowed when the ball is nearing the line is now maybe being reffed. But pen try was the wrong call imo. Some hands from Farrell to hold the offload from Thakir I know Farrell isn't really an option for Ireland but he really ...

JoeyFantastic

nabanoba wrote: ↑Sun Oct 19, 2025 12:06 am
Nolanator wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 9:24 pm So, ehhh... What happened in the game earlier?
We're back baby

Unreal sound of Farrell to name that dummy squad last week to load the pressure on Old Men Leinster.

JoeyFantastic

Tbf, the rivalry badly needed this win.

Just delighted for the guys on the fringes of the Irish team to get their chance to make a case for themselves.

Hard to know where Leinster are at but if the same players turn in the same performance against the All Blacks, we are totally goosed.

JoeyFantastic

Which makes me nervous as fcuk about November window. Farrell has walked from any real chance to refresh: has doubled down, and appears, bar major swing of momentum, to have to have backed himself into a downslope. Lads, I know too much can be read.jnto one game, and I'm about 6 Stellas jnto educat...

JoeyFantastic

Ah stop. We're not particularly abrasive and more dangerous to a players recovery than any other side. If you want to clutch your pearls, you'd have been better off (and more reasonable) complaining that he made his return on an artifical pitch. I don't think ye are any dirtier than any other team ...

JoeyFantastic

Game is coming a few months too early for McMillan, imo - hope he resists pressure and doesn't play Casey, Edogbo etc - we just can't risk the season on the off-chance they'll be fit enough for a one-off game. What's wrong with Edogbo? He's just back, there's no way he should be facing off against ...

JoeyFantastic

Game is coming a few months too early for McMillan, imo - hope he resists pressure and doesn't play Casey, Edogbo etc - we just can't risk the season on the off-chance they'll be fit enough for a one-off game.

JoeyFantastic

Ah lads Edinburgh weren’t the all boks. Munster very average but let’s not over egg the pudding. Edinburgh had a set piece dominance and did sweet fudge all with it. They were extremely lucky that last yellow wasn’t a red and given the current climate were extremely lucky not to get yellows for the...

JoeyFantastic

nardol wrote: ↑Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:34 pm Edinburgh are one of the dirtiest teams out there and that's why munster likely win.

They blew about a billion chance though.

5 yellow cards? Ridiculous.

Absolute robbery though. Main talking point is Edogbo getting 30 minutes in.

JoeyFantastic

nardol wrote: ↑Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:08 pm You can understand why JJ left munster 3 times.

I just don't get why he got to come back

Ah he's just having one of those games, he legitimately is usually better than this.

JoeyFantastic

JJ is having a bad night.

JoeyFantastic

That was the worst 40 minutes of rugby from Munster since the new coaching ticket took over. How we're not further behind is a miracle. Pretty much a copy and paste from last season. We were ragged, no structure, no composure, missing lineouts, more injuries to players, just generally all over the ...

JoeyFantastic

Munster-fogs wrote: ↑Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:06 pm All Edinburgh. Munster in serious trouble.

Yep - nothing is sticking at all. Well second best.

JoeyFantastic

Awful, awful stuff. And I'd hoped this would be a decent fixture. Cardiff handling our 'attack' all too easily. Just number up and flood the breakdown, we're not troubling anyone with this shite. I always said we'd miss Kendellan in this fixture... Surprised Crowley was MOTM, thought he was a bit h...

JoeyFantastic

Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:27 pm https://x.com/___stev_ie__/status/19720 ... 95196?s=46

Be epic if he hadn't choked on Sunday in fairness. Lowry held his nerve, thankfully.

JoeyFantastic

True Blue wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 4:10 pm So they found the gun and are looking for a college aged person. So probably not a pro.

I dunno, the Guardian had a profile of an IDF sniper who was just out of college in Chicago...

JoeyFantastic

Think he meant a false flag to distract from Trump's current problems... 100% going to be part of the narrative. I mean, a kill shot like that only comes from a highly trained sniper... what theatres of war have had a lot of snipers recently etc. Poor guy, poor family to have to navigate all this.

JoeyFantastic

Honestly hope he pulls through - there was an element of punching down about his debates but glad they were being had.

On the other hand, how far will Trump go to deflect from Epstein etc?

JoeyFantastic

As for the SAS, could they not have been used to track but not make any contact? Maybe but it's not usual for the army to be called in for police matters. I'm sure the family or the Police could have hired ex-SAS members to track them if they felt there was the need to do it. I'll be amazed if it d...

JoeyFantastic

Leinster wasn't really my focus. More that the URC alone is competitive night and day to the four years leading up to it. Think people genuinely forget how much more shit it was prior, rather than some feckin golden age. Hardly Leinster's fault but something big had to change, and not simply a case...

JoeyFantastic

Logistically and culturally, it would probably have made sense for the Italian pro sides to be included in the top 2 French divisions, but given their history and structure (with more or less pro sides in Nationale) it probably wouldn't ever happen - kinda like including the Welsh pro sides in the ...

JoeyFantastic

While all of that is true, if they did merge the two leagues, then they would halve the number of European places they'd get and Europe is pretty much the only source of decent wedge these clubs can pilfer. That just means less money to hive away somewhere, imo. I read a long interview with a forme...

JoeyFantastic

Are Santa Clara in the top Portuguese division? I watched the Shels match last night. My first thought was that they really should make it an all island league. I think it would really strengthen the teams and improve the quality leaps and bounds. They should but the game here (at least in the ROI)...

JoeyFantastic

home match could be tricky ! wonder what the duffer is feeling right now It's a pity it all fell apart on Duff - he was good for the league, course Shamrock Rovers haven't had a real Dublin rival since the Drums (Drumcondra) went to the wall... As my own beloved Treaty languish in the first divisio...

JoeyFantastic

Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh Gaeilge agatLiamo, ach tá tú míchéart. Nil mé i mo chonaí i mBaile Atha Cliath. Tá na Nordies ceart áfach, is í Ulaidh do chúige, ná lig dóibh tú a chur ar shiúl ó do fhoireann cheart. Is cuma liom faoin bheirt acu. Tá me sásta le na roghanna atá déanta agam i mo shao...

JoeyFantastic

Yeah i dunno. The club could be run at the latter end of the inter county championship. Start of august. So be it if a couple of players are missing from the club team due to county commitments. Or else scrap the league and incorporate it into the championship season. Start from late march/early ap...

JoeyFantastic

Yeah its crazy. Same goes for the hurling obviously. Its over before its started it feels. Its the pinnacle of the sport, there should be games going right through the summer. It should be pushed out to the last 2 weeks in august at the very least. The theory I go with is that the GAA know the regi...

JoeyFantastic

Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Sun Jul 27, 2025 6:10 pm https://x.com/ireukmedia/status/1949480 ... 26085?s=46

Yep, our politicians walk freely amongst the people, even getting friendly jostling from our unarmed Gardaí....

Anyhow, droch-ádh (?) inniu ar na hUlstaigh, ach is iontach an dá theideal a fheiceáil ar ais i Mumhain.

JoeyFantastic

Tá súil agam go bhfuil an ceart agat. Given that you support Leinster in rugby because you claim to live in Dublin, shouldn’t you switch your GAA allegiance to Dublin also? Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh Gaeilge agatLiamo, ach tá tú míchéart. Nil mé i mo chonaí i mBaile Atha Cliath. Tá na Nordies c...

JoeyFantastic

Drone attacks are no different than V1 attacks on Britain in WWII, and ballistic missile attacks no different than V2 attacks. It's stressful but you learn to live with it. And the civilian death tolls have not approached anywhere near WWII levels, though that is more down to Russian lack of abilit...

JoeyFantastic

Drone attacks are no different than V1 attacks on Britain in WWII, and ballistic missile attacks no different than V2 attacks. It's stressful but you learn to live with it. And the civilian death tolls have not approached anywhere near WWII levels, though that is more down to Russian lack of abilit...

JoeyFantastic

I'd give my right nut to see them on this tour. I believe that's roughly the cost, plus booking fee. Not really my thing tbf- i think Blur songs have aged better. You can keep Blur AND Oasis. Give me Supergrass and Pulp, live or otherwise. Saw Pulp last summer, still got it. New album out last mont...

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Iran remains calm with no new explosions reported as state media celebrate what officials called a ceasefire “imposed” on Israel. State television said the Islamic Republic’s “successful resistance had forced enemies to halt attacks.” Iranian officials claimed Israel’s war failed and only created “...

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