Munster Rugby - We DID start the fire (Part 1)

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 3:08pm

He was starting for ulster in a Heineken cup final while hanrahan was second choice for the Ireland 20s. You are bluffing.

Horsebox · May 31, 2018, 3:09pm

Haha. Ok soz I thought you were serious for a minute. My bad. Carry on.

glasagusban · May 31, 2018, 3:09pm

Yeah. They arguably scrape into the top 8 to 12 in Europe. Consistent but haven’t threatened winning anything.

Horsebox · May 31, 2018, 3:10pm

And by your rationale they should just stay there, not try to improve a massive area of weakness in the team. Ok.

glasagusban · May 31, 2018, 3:13pm

What’s wrong with this? Hanrahan was streets ahead of Jackson for Ireland u20s.

If Jackson had been in Munster would he have had the same opportunities to develop as a player?

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 3:14pm

Jackson started ahead of hanrahan for the Ireland under 20s ffs.

dodgy_keeper · May 31, 2018, 3:22pm

Gutted for Keats.

Tim_Riggins · May 31, 2018, 3:30pm

Murray was pretty much always a 9. We also needed another 9 in the system at that point.

More chances at kicking though certainly.

Andrew Burke at that agegroup was highly rated, starting with Murray at halfback initially at 19s/20s ahead of Madigan and McKinley.

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 3:34pm

I know as I said he was kept their for that reason but he is a lovely open field runner, brilliant passer and kicker and has savage temperament. Hindsight is great but I’d say he’d have been a brilliant ten.

glasagusban · May 31, 2018, 3:52pm

The best 9 in the world should have been forced to move to 10!

You couldn’t make it up. Classic AppleBumbled.

backinatracksuit · May 31, 2018, 4:03pm

You’d try to cut him some slack but he makes it so fucking hard

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 4:05pm

He could have been the best ten in the world possibly. Much easier find a suitable 9 than a 10. It is also a more key position. I’d rather a world class 10 and a average 9 than a world class 9 and a average 10. You still have not acknowledged that Paddy Jackson was starting ahead of JJ Hanrahan for the Ireland under 20s when you claimed JJ was a much better player.

glasagusban · May 31, 2018, 4:11pm

If we started logging these Bumbleisms it could rival the People Kev Knows thread in time to come.

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 4:12pm

Start the thread.

caoimhaoin · May 31, 2018, 4:39pm

They have nobody coming thru anywhere near ready.

One year of Keatly or one of Carbery?

I know which I take.

And maybe TB gets back fit

caoimhaoin · May 31, 2018, 4:40pm

Munster went looking for this.

But ypu make some good points but I think they have options now. He may well end up at 15 as well. But ypu cannot have Keatly anymore

anon32894817 · May 31, 2018, 4:45pm

It is a two year deal and his points about development are horse poo. Munster have given Jonny Holland, Keatley, Tyler and JJ various chances over the last five years.

caoimhaoin · May 31, 2018, 4:46pm

Munster have backed Keatly way beyond needed

caoimhaoin · May 31, 2018, 4:47pm

Ah that’s a proper deal so.

I was only going on what ye said about 1 year tbh.

What do lads want so?

2 years is about normal enough contract

glasagusban · May 31, 2018, 4:49pm

What they did was go for the “safer” option. Rather than picking hanrahan, who most people would have said had way more talent and potential but was unproven and liable to make mistakes, they went for keatley on “you know what you’ll get” basis.

I.e. they never backed hanrahan.