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I don't think non-Leinster fans actually understand the drastic improvement Leo was on MOC tbh, which is fine as you didn't watch it week in week out. But it's partly why you see non-Leinster fans calling for Leos head far more than season ticket holders. You mean the team that absolutely tanked in...

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I don't think non-Leinster fans actually understand the drastic improvement Leo was on MOC tbh, which is fine as you didn't watch it week in week out. But it's partly why you see non-Leinster fans calling for Leos head far more than season ticket holders. You mean the team that absolutely tanked in...

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Replacing Cullen would be a very risky move, there is along way to fall if things go wrong and frankly Irish Rugby cannot afford that right now. Have you seen the squad? There is no chance whatsoever that Leinster fall off cliff in next 5 years. I dunno. Maybe a a coach with any top level experienc...

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Leo Cullens primary job is to win trophies with Leinster. End of. Everything else is secondary. He is clearly not the guy to be able to deliver that as it stands, especially considering the riches at his disposal. Who would you hire as Leinster coach that would do a better job, and would be willing...

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Kinda nuts how the national sides selection policy over the last six months has buggered both our 10s Lions chances. Prendergast was never in the reckoning - bizarre that his name was ever even in the mix in the media. I called that the Smiths and Russell would be selected after the 6 nations. Engl...

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:lol: Oh don't worry, I'm still celebrating, and even better I'm going to a family thing in Dublin tomorrow and all the in laws are Leinster heads. 8) Glad the bitterness is still there, just get on with sorting out your mediocrity and we can have a rivalry again Come back to me when ye manage to w...

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Do you not say that every year? Mad that nearly a week on you are still in celebration mode over another team losing Call us when Munster start producing Lions again :lol: Oh don't worry, I'm still celebrating, and even better I'm going to a family thing in Dublin tomorrow and all the in laws are L...

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You'll be over it after a week or two. Conan has a good chance of being starting 8 Ah I dunno. Very disenfranchised after that. Another choke, after everything being pumped into the squad to get over the line this year. Just failing to show up after how they were humming only a few weeks ago. Do yo...

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It is funny that we are on the narrative now of "steel sharpening steel". In the past when Irish teams have won it was because of the protections they got, the lack of relegation etc. :lol: I do think Leinster's player management needs tweaking at the very least, but yeah. Every time an English tea...

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It is funny that we are on the narrative now of "steel sharpening steel". In the past when Irish teams have won it was because of the protections they got, the lack of relegation etc.

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Schadenfreude derived from perceived excessive hubris. Completely dissimilar from 'owning' Not that anyone thought saints would win, of course. I don't really get this. Reality is Leinster on the field have dismantled teams a lot. I don't see how it can be pointed to arrogance of supporters - parti...

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They can't... owning the Leinster fans is too delicious. They'd be similar to Trump supporters in that regard. Schadenfreude derived from perceived excessive hubris. Completely dissimilar from 'owning' Not that anyone thought saints would win, of course. I don't really get this. Reality is Leinster...

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Why are Leinsters crowds going down with 22,400 for the Qtr final and 42,207 for the semi ? Leinster's attendances fluctuate a lot around this time of year where they have been fairly consistently at the latter stages of comps since COVID. There is close to 16k season ticket holders now I believe, ...

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I'm critical of Leo and believe he should have gone 2 years ago but in fairness on Healy - it's not just him picking him. The Irish set up has kept him around as well.

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Auckland’s 1A was broadcast on Sky’s Rugby TV up until a few years ago. They scrapped it because it apparently put “too much pressure” on schoolboys and cultivated unrealistic expectations of fame and glory. https://i.imgur.com/9G1GFti.jpeg They've shown the Leinster and Ulster final here for nearl...

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TLDR - SA school coaches can earn almost $50k USD per year - SA rugby schools spend on average $200k per year on rugby programmes Surely they are ripe for the picking for other rugby countries and even the NRL with those numbers? Although it is curious to me how SA actually manage to keep Springbok...

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Thanks President T!

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Being bored on a Friday afternoon I've just been checking Leinster's home attendances for the season. In the URC we have played 7 games, 6 at LR and 1 in CP and have had 209,039 paying punters, with 2 more home games to go Vs Zebra and Glasgow which will both be played at LR. In the ERC we've had 4...

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I have to disagree. I worked in a job where I encountered a lot of bad driving incidents and there's more a pattern of behaviour with people who get points being reckless and never learning. There is certainly a percentage who are just dangerous drivers who will never learn but the average Joe will...

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It appears the NDP got eaten, including their leader. What exactly is the point of two centre left parties? Or are the NDP supposed to be more lefty? Pollievre might even lose his seat lol We have three centre left parties in Ireland now and arguably five if you include the two government parties w...

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Was out of context guys

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So which member(s) of Kneecap will be doing porridge for incitement to kill? Stupid twats. Stupid fuckers. What is the obsession of the Irish left with Israel- yes it’s f**king horrible but there is horrible shit going on all over the world and these lads don’t say a word about anything except Gaza...

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Did they say something more than the "free Palestine" stuff from that gig in the US? Didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Artists have a platform, they use it for (valid) bleeding heart stuff. Meh. The stuff being perpetrated by the IDF is absolutely reprehensible. Murdering aid workers...

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Did they say something more than the "free Palestine" stuff from that gig in the US? Didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Artists have a platform, they use it for (valid) bleeding heart stuff. Meh. The stuff being perpetrated by the IDF is absolutely reprehensible. Murdering aid workers...

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So which member(s) of Kneecap will be doing porridge for incitement to kill? Stupid twats. Did they say something more than the "free Palestine" stuff from that gig in the US? Didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Artists have a platform, they use it for (valid) bleeding heart stuff. Meh...

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On the one hand they're claiming they've got death threats, are being smeared and are taking action against some people but on the other they also are saying it doesn't matter and the focus should be on Palestine etc. :lol: They are definitely shitting it, why would they be screaming in favour of Ha...

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It is a surreal place these days. The luas takes an eternity to get out there it is incredibly slow for those distances. You get out there and it is all shiny new buildings in between windswept fields. It feels eerily dead. The population is mostly non Irish and the rents are high. The facilities i...

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Olympic ice rink propsosal for Cherrywood. 5000 capacity seated/8000 standing. Would be a professional ice hockey team for Dublin playing in a U.K. league. How on earth is this going to be sustainable A bit like Canadian teams in the NBA and NHL. It could work.. but Leinster rugby might not be happ...

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Olympic ice rink propsosal for Cherrywood. 5000 capacity seated/8000 standing. Would be a professional ice hockey team for Dublin playing in a U.K. league. How on earth is this going to be sustainable I think this has potential to work, but Cherrywood is the wrong location. For a "new" sport, they ...

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Did you see the old church in Ranelagh is up for sale Leeson Park or a different one? Trinity House on Charleston Rd. On the left hand side as you head towards Rathmines from the triangle. My first job after college was in there. Cracking location and a lovely work environment. Award winning repurp...

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Because, after killing him through overwork originally, DCC Architects want to make a saint out of Simms; despite the flats he produced being pretty derivative of English municipal developments at the time. I think they want to raise Simms up to be the originator of a kind of Dublin equivalent of t...

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Ulster are bringing through way more players than before, if you don't think that is related to Ulster having some level of success in the 2010s then it's baffling. Then just as they come through we decide we'll just sign 2 saffer journeymen and a load of kids rather than providing a foundation tha...

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How is it definitely correct on the basis of your one example as a refute, WTAF? Cooney felt jilted by Leinster and was arriving via Connacht. Of course he was going to be more motivated than someone who needs a bit of prodding to leave Dublin. Kitsoff arrived into a shit-show and has since retired...

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How is it definitely correct on the basis of your one example as a refute, WTAF? Cooney felt jilted by Leinster and was arriving via Connacht. Of course he was going to be more motivated than someone who needs a bit of prodding to leave Dublin. Kitsoff arrived into a shit-show and has since retired...

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I suppose, doesn't make the initial assertion any more correct. I mean it's correct. Sub in Cooney there and Steven Kitshoff & see how it looks. Jordi didn't move up there for the laugh. He started the 2018 European final, he wanted to push himself further and get back with Ireland. It didn't work ...

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Ulster are bringing through way more players than before, if you don't think that is related to Ulster having some level of success in the 2010s then it's baffling. Then just as they come through we decide we'll just sign 2 saffer journeymen and a load of kids rather than providing a foundation tha...

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I suppose, doesn't make the initial assertion any more correct. I mean it's correct. Sub in Cooney there and Steven Kitshoff & see how it looks. Jordi didn't move up there for the laugh. He started the 2018 European final, he wanted to push himself further and get back with Ireland. It didn't work ...

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Not sure that this stands up to scrutiny. Pienaar and others really made Ulster their homes, where as Nordi, despite some good performances initially, never really settled in Belfast. Probably couldn't wait to get back to Dublin. If you go through any sample size you will find ones that worked and ...

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No, fan's connections to provinces and the players is why we get crowds and the Welsh don't. If we make the provinces into franchises where there is less local connection it's a death knell for rugby outside of Dublin. The problem is, what's the alternative? Sign expensive NIQs with even less conne...

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Honestly, that's a terrible idea in the short term, Murphy does have a good track record with the underage players so it could work out well. I wouldn't be happy about it though, of the IRFU want to go down that road they need to look at something similar to a draft system. No, fan's connections to...

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