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    Quote Originally Posted by joeSoap View Post
    Reports of a major bust up in the Irish camp, with a few players asking to be released from the World Cup party.
    source?

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    Journalist friend of mine. Works for one of the broadsheets....and it's not Gerry Thornley!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeSoap View Post
    Reports of a major bust up in the Irish camp, with a few players asking to be released from the World Cup party.
    Highly plausible. It's well-known that Geordan Murphy has an inflated opinion of himself so I'm sure he's been unable to control his displeasure.
    Last edited by ifk101; 18/09/2007 at 10:42 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeSoap View Post
    Journalist friend of mine. Works for one of the broadsheets....and it's not Gerry Thornley!!
    That narrows it down.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ifk101 View Post
    Highly plausible. It's well-known that Geordan Murphy has an inflated opinion of himself so I'm sure he's been unable to control his displeasure.
    In this case, he's got every right to feel aggrieved though.

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    Mirrors the soccer camp so, allegedly.

    I read Gatland in the paper this morning. For ages I've wondered why the opposition drift defence seems to be on top of our centres before they even get the ball. Gatland suggests it's because our half backs never run with the ball, so it's virtually known the ball will go out to the middle. Picking Reddan will keep the defence honest. I've seen him live only once - at wasps vs Leinster - and he scored one breakway try I think. I think I've also seen him do the same on TV a few times.

    It makes sense to pick him in my opinion. Boss nearly cost us badly with a pass to O'Gara's ankles which he did really well to catch and clear from inside his own in-goal area. Boss is hesitant too, as displayed at home to france and other occasions.

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    be interesting to find out who wants to leave camp. Stringer getting demoted to third choice wouldn't be best pleased.
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    Stringer, Murphy, O'Kelly, Quinlan, all have legitimate grounds for being p1ssed off imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    Gatland suggests it's because our half backs never run with the ball, so it's virtually known the ball will go out to the middle. Picking Reddan will keep the defence honest. I've seen him live only once - at wasps vs Leinster - and he scored one breakway try I think. .
    I seen Stringer do the same for Munster in the Heineken Cup Final to win them the title, a great break from the base of the scrum. Considering Munsters lack of width I think he is encouraged more to have a go himself than he is for Ireland where the orders seem to be get to BOD and lets hope he makes something happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by endabob1 View Post
    I seen Stringer do the same for Munster in the Heineken Cup Final to win them the title, a great break from the base of the scrum. Considering Munsters lack of width I think he is encouraged more to have a go himself than he is for Ireland where the orders seem to be get to BOD and lets hope he makes something happen.
    One swallow doesn't make a summer.

    Stringer doesn't have it in his game.

    When Boss plays for Ireland he breaks much more than Stringer, problem is that his pass is waaaaay too slow for international rugby. So I don't think its necessarily the coaching.

    Redden looks like he has the makings of an all round scrum half game.

    Also, Stringers box kicking is regularly atrocious.

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    supposedly a key players wife has thrown him out of the house which has thrown the dressing room into chaos

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    I think reddan is a great choice at 9, I had a feelin stringer would be dropped but i thought boss would get the nod. It doesn't make a difference any way i cant see us winning!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by inexile View Post
    supposedly a key players wife has thrown him out of the house which has thrown the dressing room into chaos
    Not enough wardrobe space for his clothes in the dressing rooms?

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    how this affects the whole squad I'll never know.......
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    You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!

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    You look at guys like Fitzgerald, McBride, Kyle, Gibson et al who represented the island for the love of the game and gave 100% in every performance, in many cases foregoing their careers to continue to play rugby.

    Now look at the Irish primadonnas trying to advertise as many products as possible and collecting big salaries, makes you wonder about the overall benefit of professionalism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by inexile View Post
    supposedly a key players wife has thrown him out of the house which has thrown the dressing room into chaos


    Probably something to do with the storey coming out in the Sunday Rags after the World Cup

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    Quote Originally Posted by inexile View Post
    supposedly a key players wife has thrown him out of the house which has thrown the dressing room into chaos
    It goes a bit deeper than the wife throwing him out, and from what I gather, L'Equipe and a few other French papers are to highlight his problems tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeSoap View Post
    L'Equipe and a few other French papers are to highlight his problems tomorrow.
    Apparently there is no proof. French playing games before Fridays match?
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    They might not have any proof, but none of it will be denied. Draw your own conclusions. Anyway, I doubt whether or not he actually gives a sh1t.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pete View Post
    Apparently there is no proof. French playing games before Fridays match?
    seemingly he was caught in the scratcher with some moth who isnt his wife

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