The next week is pivotal for Andy Farrell. 3/5 and thereās shades of 2011 when we lost narrowly to France and Wales but 1/5 and I think he should be under major pressure. He hasnāt blooded as many young players as we needed.
What about 2/5?
Think Eddie Oā Sullivan was sacked after a 2/5 campaign in 2008. Declan Kidney got the bullet after a 1.5/5 campaign in 2013.
And thatās the problem with team of us. Everything is placed on the 6 nations and thatās why theyāll never do anything at a WC.
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At least Farrell can point to his strong record previously. Oh wait.
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Give it Lancaster and Cullen
I think Farrell has the weakest pool of players since the late 1990s .
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3/5 would actually be a good return for him.
Leo Cullen has been blackguarded by the irfu
You wouldnāt mind 2/5 from at all if he was blooding lads like Craig Casey, Harry Byrne, Ronan Kelleher and Ryan Baird but heās risk averse.
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Thatās probably arguable in fairness, but thereās still a lot of decent players there. I donāt know much about it but I think a lot of his selection decisions have been terrible and really show him up. There doesnāt appear to be much of a discernable game plan, or at least one that works very well, and all the pundits seem to agree on that too. Itās not like you can see what theyāre trying to do but it hasnāt clicked yet. Heās there two years now. I donāt think heās shown anything to suggest heās the right guy for the next two years and I think the better decision would be to cut him now.
It looks like thereās a serious team there in a year or two, if they can find an outhalf.
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I think the issue is youāve very players in the prime of their careers. Youāve some really good players in Healy, stander, Murray, sexton, earls and o Mahony past their peak and theyāve youāve some young players who are a couple of seasons away from their peak.
Doris is on the come back and Combes looks a sensational prospect. I think thereās green shoots but Iām not convinced by Farrell.
will still have a lot to contribute to Oirish rugby over the next 30 years
Aye, by Zoom.
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Who knew it was possible to pen a retirement statement more boring than a GAA playerās?
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Presently. But thereās an unreal squad in about another 2-3 years. Not sure heās the one to develop it tho
as unreal as the previous squads 
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Oh mate, thereās no way thats worse than some of the drivel the GPA have come out with.