QuoteOriginally Posted by Stuttgart88
Not another Irishman moaning about his French bit on the side.
What's her name Stutts?
At least Eddie is on song, Gift Grub special.
http://audiostore.todayfm.com/audio/...ift_ladies.mp3
Not another Irishman moaning about his French bit on the side.
What's her name Stutts?
j'espere, j'espere...
Anyway, all rumours can be posted disreetly here.
You might as well wave the white flag if Wallace gets a game
I'm sick of yours and Pete's constant pro-Munster drivel.
The white flag has been waved already based on our last 6 performances.
O'Gara has been atrocious recently.
On his day, he's a much better player than Wallace, but he hasn't got near those heights this year (except against an England team who aren't in the top 8 in the world right now).
Take the provincial blinkers off and if you are going to talk rugby, at least try and back up your points with some informed opinion (see joesoaps posts).
PS In case you think I'm equally biased in favour of Ulster players, I have no affinity whatsoever for Ulster and actually I stood on the terrace at Ravenhill this year in a London Irish jersey and scarf getting abused for cheering against Ulster.
If Wallace was a viable alternative, I'd be willing to play him but he's not. He's not even the out half for his own province ffs
I couldn't give **** about your provincial bull****, Wallace is not international quality. But hey, lets throw a guy in who struggles to hit penalties in front of the posts and rarely gives his over worked pack a break in Argentina a shot in the most important game this team has played. Great idea. Lets match Michilak with our own version in a panic move to unsettle the squad even further and wave the white flag!!!
PS In case you actually think I care about your views on Ulster, I don't.
fully agree with soko here. Wallace is not at the required standard and to suggest he should start ahead of ROG is outrageous.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
He might not be the required standard yet, but how is he ever going to get there unless he's given game time? O'Gara represents the only option at out-half at the moment simply because he's the only one there. His performances have been totally inept, and blaming Stringer for a slow pass, or the pack for slow ball don't cut it. His running lines aren't conducive to getting the backs running, he takes at least 15 minutes every game lately to get his eye in with regard to his line kicking, and his personal problems are obviously affecting him.
Paddy Wallace has done very little wrong in any international he has played at out-half for Ireland. You can only perform against the opposition thats in fornt of you. I am prepared to give O'Gara one last chance tomorrow night because he has proven himself to be a big game player in the past. But it doesn't go beyond tomorrow night for me. It's his last chance saloon. If we don't win, then he's gotta go for the Argentina game because we will need a 4try haul minimum, and Wallace is a better man to get the backs going.
Is Ian Humphreys not a better 10 than Wallace? How come he never got a look in?
Ian Humphreys would not be any way near as good as Wallace...not yet anyway. Plus, he plays his rugby for Leicester, something O'Sullivan frowns upon. He wants all his players playing in Ireland. Easterby is an exception as he always lived and played with Llanelli, and Geordan Murphy went to Leicester at a very early age. Shane Jennings in particular learnt this the hard way. Eoin Reddan seems to be an exception, but only it seems because things are approaching rock bottom.
I agree. Could not care what province he plays for. I hoped he would do ok against Scotland in the summer but was a complete failure. If Ireland had an alternative kicker it may not be such a big deal but he is simply not good enough place kicker for International level rugby.
His place kicking stands up...The pack and tactics against Scotland were as much of a failure as he supposedly was. I think he's getting an unfairly hard time of it here. No question, a fit, focused and on form O'Gara should always start, but at the moment he certainly isn't focused or on form. Wallace could be no worse than him at this moment. I have a gut feeling that he's going to turn it around tomorrow night though.
I'm as anti-Munster as anyone else and I don't think Wallace should get in the team to play France barring injury to O'Gara. O'Gara has been poor so far in the world cup but so has practically everyone else. If they don't all improve we're screwed and I don't think Wallace is of the standard required for a game of this magnitude.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
It was his older bro that should've been persuaded to come out of retirement for the World Cup. Not up to on form O'Gara standards, but would've been a realistic option from the bench.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I made it abundandly clear that O'Gara is a better player than Wallace, but for whatever reason he is badly off his game.
I genuinely hope we turn it around tomorrow night, but I don't think people are recognising how poor we have been recently.
For us to win tomorrow night would be the biggest comeback since Lazarus.
why in God's name would we want to drop one of the best fly half's in Europe before the biggest Irish game in recent history? Yes he's played badly in the past two games but he'll find his form eventually. If we had a top class replacement then that is all well and good but we don't. I have faith in O'Gara, if he controls the game tomorrow we have a fantastic chance of beating France. A big if but we have the players to do it.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Answered your own question there.Will he? We'll see tomorrow night I suppose.
Maybe if Fast Eddie occasionally rotated players from time to time we might have an idea how good our replacements are.
The Pacific Islands team were a considerably better side than Namibia and Georgia for example. Why wasn't Wallace given a run against either of those sides?
The hope I'm clinging too is that they've been keeping back set plays and moves for these two games that they've been working on for months, and they just thought they could show up and wing it in the last two games (which should've been enough).
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Pretty much the entire team are off their games. As I stated above I believe O'Sullivan made changes in positions he had a credible alternative, out half obviously not one of them.
O'Sullivan backed himself into a corner by not giving many alternatives enough game time to demonstrate whether or not they are credible.
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