Planet Rugby Forum

nardol

Was listening to LBC last week. Seems your not too bad at it yourselves. How much are McDonalds paying in the UK 5% is it? I can't say I have any familiarity with McDonalds and their aim to give as many people cancer and heart disease as possible. But if they've got enough money we tend to consider...

nardol

Eddie Butler. RIP.

nardol

He is clearly being sent in to spy

nardol

Its outside money though. The IRFU have nothing to do with it other than reap the rewards. Outside money going into a system dedicated to the province above it that in turn is dedicated to the national team.

In essence its sponsorship.

nardol

Utter bollocks that it's "not helping the game". There are record attendances at nearly every match in the 6N. Interest has never been greater. I am going to twickenham this weekend with about 100 people from the club my daughter is at. Looking forward to it. But for the long term growth there has ...

nardol

Are you suggesting we divert all our funding to one club, and let the other three rot? It's an interesting idea. You know how much funding each irish province gets? You know the finer details of the Thomond financing? You know the split between Leinster's own money with higher gate receipts vs cent...

nardol

Wtf are you on about? It's not a meritocracy. A province produces players. A province benefits from said players. A province is allowed a fixed amount of non Irish players. If Munster don't like it (or Ulster) pull yer thumb out of your ass. I would point out though that Munster are the current URC...

nardol

Wtf are you on about? It's not a meritocracy. A province produces players. A province benefits from said players. A province is allowed a fixed amount of non Irish players. If Munster don't like it (or Ulster) pull yer thumb out of your ass. I would point out though that Munster are the current URC ...

nardol

No, the other Irish teams are jealous.
I wasn't referring to anything Welsh. They are irrelevant.

The benefit of producing quality players and selling tickets to your games. I'm somewhat surprised you are only discovering now that Munster fans are chippy with a permanent persecution complex.

nardol

The best thing for me is how happy the supporters of the other Irish clubs are for Leinster. The system is working, so. :lol: Rivalry is why the provincial games get crowds. The jealousy is glorious. You mean like when 6-8,000 people show up to watch Connacht-Ulster? The system is working, so. :lol...

nardol

Just a shit Carter?

nardol

Strip out the traveling english supporters ..... Ireland still hasn't gotten back to the crowds it was getting prior to the WC it hosted and failed at. It's undoubtedly growing but it's coming from a pathetic base to be frank. It will struggle to grow to the point it can sell tickets at a price wher...

nardol

Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:44 pm The best thing for me is how happy the supporters of the other Irish clubs are for Leinster.

The system is working, so.

Rivalry is why the provincial games get crowds.

The jealousy is glorious.

nardol

See your quoted post

nardol

I don't think we need to change much on our pathways. They seem to be maximising a small playing pool already. Not many u20 GB get any game time, not until year 3 of academy would you see much of them. Prendergast has played a bit though. Back in the old days there was the AIL club game yes. It's s...

nardol

I don't think we need to change much on our pathways. They seem to be maximising a small playing pool already. Not many u20 GB get any game time, not until year 3 of academy would you see much of them. Prendergast has played a bit though. Back in the old days there was the AIL club game yes. It's st...

nardol

Given how shit all the other provinces are at the moment it should be 23 not 19. Almost all local academy boys too. Pigdogs continually forget Ireland is only a country with 5mil people. The size of greater Birmingham.Were going to have more concentration, we can't operate 12.....11..... 10..... Clu...

nardol

Rfu is spread thinner, that's true. But that thinner spreads still covers thousands upon thousands more players which is reflected in player depth and quality athletes you can tap. That's also ingoring that a larger playing base is a massive natural benefit even with zero funding. This effect is am...

nardol

Rfu is spread thinner, that's true. But that thinner spreads still covers thousands upon thousands more players which is reflected in player depth and quality athletes you can tap. That's also ingoring that a larger playing base is a massive natural benefit even with zero funding. This effect is amp...

nardol

so professionalism has done fudge all to improve the competition to England.... just making the international team professional was never going to be the only answer for the celtic teams in closing the gap. its not just about training fulltime.At the moment the celtic teams simply dont have enough ...

nardol

Which try are you complaining about cause I can't see any passes that would embarrass any ref? I think you said first before? Might have been marginally forward at worst, it'd be very much sour grapes to complain about it. First one was clearly forward Statto cop on It really wasn't (clearly forwar...

nardol

DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:49 am Nobody from Leinster should moan about Dickson, he's useless but favoured Leinster massively.

I thought he was even. Perhaps somewhat harsh on leinster.

nardol

ROGs next move has to be Munster. The interpros would be tasty. He has too much cop on for that. If he wants the Ireland job, he’ll have to try a job in Ireland at some point. ROG makes good career moves. Munster is not a good career move. They don't have the players with which he can do anything.

nardol

Oh Ireland were great but I knew they would be. I only thought it would take a year or so longer. Ireland's set up is far more long term than Scotland's or Wales. Ireland put money into domestic rugby and pathways. Wales and Scotland have outsourced it to the RFU competition which isn't sustainable....

nardol

Wxv is the answer with promotion and relegation. Let the best teams play the best teams not the dregs simply for historic reasons. It's England with 12/13 better than others with 15. So Ireland would be in tier II? They would likely get promoted into it I think yes. Would likely get relegated on oc...

nardol

Wxv is the answer with promotion and relegation. Let the best teams play the best teams not the dregs simply for historic reasons.

It's England with 12/13 better than others with 15.

nardol

so professionalism has done fudge all to improve the competition to England.... I’m not entirely sure it’s all professionalism. It’s personnel and attitude. Look at the change in performance through good coaching and attitude that Ireland displayed today. Also selecting well. Wafer and a few of the...

nardol

so professionalism has done fudge all to improve the competition to England....

nardol

The word gurrier in dublin slang is a loosely translated to a young person who generally behaves like a little shit.

In French guerrier is a warrior.

Little shit warrior.

Aptly named.

nardol

Youre all assuming Beirne would be the player he is today if he didn't get the hard lessons and learnings he did in failing at Leinster before learning at Scarlets and then Munster. You learn a lot more from failing than you ever do winning ( within reason and assuming you've got the goods to Start ...

nardol

Funny that. Go back say 5-6 years and a solo attack 50+km out would have people going completely berserk. MVDP is set to race the amstel gold. He hasn't been there for a while. It to this day remains one of the most exciting finishes to a 1 day race in my memory (I am referring to THAT race). Long ...

nardol

sod it.. any excuse to watch it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6rA9zou0PU

nardol

Funny that.

Go back say 5-6 years and a solo attack 50+km out would have people going completely berserk.

MVDP is set to race the amstel gold. He hasn't been there for a while. It to this day remains one of the most exciting finishes to a 1 day race in my memory (I am referring to THAT race).

nardol

A hard reset is what Argentina needs tbh.

As rough as it is for the people impacted and it will be catastrophic....

It might work long term tbh

nardol

Banks are charged massive multiples of capital for loans to builders vs loans for mortgages.

Legacy of the crash and hard to argue with tbh

nardol

He didn't start 1 HEC game for us at Thomond in 4 years, hardly our best player. Well he is your best paid player He starts when fit He recently was a large part of winning the world cup Nope - Pom Nope - has started 7 games for us. So was Jean Kleyn. Not from Munster funds as you know So starts wh...

nardol

Interestingly, I've heard that building providers have had an absolute dire first quarter to the year (e.g. Chadwick's, Heat Merchants, Brooks etc). This is despite an urgent need for housing but there's a slowdown coming in the later part of this year by the looks of it. Inflation is certainly imp...

nardol

Snyman is one of their best players? you dont think he is? Not to mention the entire Munster front row. He didn't start 1 HEC game for us at Thomond in 4 years, hardly our best player. Well he is your best paid player He starts when fit He recently was a large part of winning the world cup I think ...

nardol

just beaten the best irish side-the URC champions munster? though i agree the french sides look the teams to beat Munster are mid table plodders and at that they are without their best players. The french 3 are miles ahead of any of the competition. Snyman is one of their best players? you dont thi...

nardol

If Northampton are the best english side I don't think an English team will be troubling for honours this season just beaten the best irish side-the URC champions munster? though i agree the french sides look the teams to beat Munster are mid table plodders and at that they are without their best p...

Search found 24133 matches