Comments on: Munster, Scunthorpe, Gaelic Football and Ryder Cup

By: Hoof

Hoof — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:59 +0000

If it were Ms Pagano, the possibilities of landing that job would improve significantly.

Agree with you, it's an awful fucking kick-off time for such a mouth-watering match. What have Satan-ta got on at 3:00….Iceland v. Belarus in the Tractor Pulling or, worse again, Scottish soccer featuring Tweedledee Celtic or Tweedledum Rangers.

Prediction wise for Sunday Night at the HorseBowl – Munster by 4 pts., followed by even more than four pints and a gee-tawr session.

By: Bock

Bock — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:26:17 +0000

Nicely evaded, Mr Pagano. Have you thought of captaining Leinster?

By: JL Pagano

JL Pagano — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:07:44 +0000

Absolutely totally completely too close to call, but I have a feeling the home side will edge it.

Either way, I've had to book Monday morning off to facilitate the "win-or-lose-we're-on-the-booze" spirit. What a ridiculous time for a kickoff of such an important match.

Note how I sidestepped your premise there…

By: Bock

Bock — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:41:16 +0000

No. I'm afraid I'll be staying in Limerick, but I'll be there in spirit (and in the pub watching it on the telly)

What do you think? Munstermen or Leinster Ladies?

By: JL Pagano

JL Pagano — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:10:48 +0000

And there was me thinking Boo Weekly was a magazine for ghosts.

Will you be at the RDS on Sunday Bockmeister?

By: Hoof

Hoof — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:34:08 +0000

He sure is S&C. Great that players such as Hurley, Earls, Murphy, O'Sullivan, Buckley and more are coming through the Munster production line.

While the imports are as vital a part of the set up as anyone, its equally important that this team retains and develops as much home-produced players as possible. Going down the route of say Toulon or some of the English clubs who have virtually no homegrown talent and go on rampages to snap up 15+ Southern Hemisphere players wouldn't suit Munster or the home following.

As for a successor for O'Gara…they'd want to start grooming someone over the next few years, what's he now, 29 – 30? Saw some of the Colleges Sen. Cup games last year and there were some handy out-halves. AIL no. 10s not so impressive as far as making the step up is concerned.

I see Sexton being put forward as his successor for the Irish shirt, but he's having a nightmare start to his season with Leinster – The Ladies have taken him off a few times already despite IRFU efforts to have him gain match time with them. Maybe if he moves here as O'Gara's understudy from next season he could develop into a more confident out-half.

By: Sniffle&Cry

Sniffle&Cry — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:43:23 +0000

True for you mobydickler. he should have been taken off when he got that bang. In fairness to the caoch, I think he left him on so as to not take from his confidence, but it didn't work. And when you put this with his European cup performance, and with Earls breathing down his neck……….

I think the guy deserves a break casue he's a good un.

By: mobydickler

mobydickler — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:16:30 +0000

It wasn't his confidence only that took a bettering on saturday, he got an unmercifuckl (And thats the correct phonetic spelling) clatter on the head and should have been taken off a bit earlier to give the lad a break.
His time will come, Himself, Earls and Barry Murphy (If he can keep himself free from injury) are the future of the provinces back line, now all they need is to get Mushy right on track to replace the bull so he can come back to Bruff for a season or two before fully retiring and find a loose head then we're sorted.

Munster has an uncanny ability to produce back rows and second rows already.

After that all we need is backup to O' Gara… Not asking for much really are we???

By: Sniffle&Cry

Sniffle&Cry — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:17:26 +0000

Golf, as Gimme said once, Sport of cunts.

They need to give Dennis Hurley a break though. He's a good un, but his confidence is taking a fair battering right now.

By: Mule Taker

Mule Taker — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:29:05 +0000

Or his brother who only plays in the Christmas 4 ball in Adare?Bah humbug.