Ireland vs All Blacks

[Shan]

To much negativity mr ferris thinks!

It's as well he didn't mention the ladyboy dive!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9199879.stm

He's right. There has been too much negativity, mainly from the players and management. Time for Ferris and some of the other under-performing players to stop talking about what they are going to/ able to do and instead do it when they are on the field of play.

"We believe we can play New Zealand week in, week out and beat them," insisted Ferris.

Subtle difference but New Zealand know they will beat us week in, week out. Belief is all very well but knowledge through fact and experience is infinitely more concrete.

[Cormac]

Unbelievably the Irish Times seems to think this is the team that will start. I can only hope their sauces are way off.

Kearney, Bowe, O'Driscoll, D'Arcy, Fitzgerald, Sexton, Reddan; Healy, Best, Court, O'Callaghan, O'Driscoll, Ferris, Wallace, Heaslip: Subs; Cronin, Hayes, Toner, Leamy, Stringer, O'Gara, Earls.

[Jackie Brown]

Unbelievably the Irish Times seems to think this is the team that will start. I can only hope their sauces are way off.

Kearney, Bowe, O'Driscoll, D'Arcy, Fitzgerald, Sexton, Reddan; Healy, Best, Court, O'Callaghan, O'Driscoll, Ferris, Wallace, Heaslip: Subs; Cronin, Hayes, Toner, Leamy, Stringer, O'Gara, Earls.

The same team humbled by a poor SA team... If this is the team to start I despair.

[barney]

I had to go to the IT site just to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

MOD and Reddan...don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[backawaygoonahead]

To play against:

Team:

T Woodcock, H Elliot, O Franks, B Thorn, T Donnelly, J Kaino, R McCaw (capt), K Read, A Ellis, D Carter, H Gear, M Nonu, C Smith, C Jane, M Muliaina.

Replacements: A Hore, J Afoa, A Boric, L Messam, A Mathewson, S Donald, SB Williams.

If Reddan starts....................................................................despair
If Micko starts......................................................................WTF
If Sexton starts.................................................................... its a sign that Deccie didn't like ROG speaking the truth
If Bull Hayes is on the bench.................................................... I will have been correct but take absolutely no joy in the fact, Deccie has backed himself into this one & I just hope the big man doesn't get humiliated, I still hope he can give something from the bench.
If Wallace starts................................................................... I think Deccie will have missed a trick in not shifting Ferris to 7 and brought Leamy in for this fight.
If the "Front 5" replacements are as written................................ We are going backwards, I'd have Varley & Nagle in there as soon as possible.
If Stringer & ROG don't start.................................................... are our coaching team blind?

No matter what team is selected this is a game we are not going to win.

[Jackie Brown]

Back to my original post, if this is the team I'm only annoyed about 2 things, Best and Ferris are involved. Hopefully we'll see Wallace and Trimble in the White of Ulster on Sunday!

[Rooster]

Back to my original post, if this is the team I'm only annoyed about 2 things, Best and Ferris are involved. Hopefully we'll see Wallace and Trimble in the White of Ulster on Sunday!

Would doubt it as they will keep them for training for next week against Argies

[Snipe Watson]

Unbelievably the Irish Times seems to think this is the team that will start. I can only hope their sauces are way off.

Kearney, Bowe, O'Driscoll, D'Arcy, Fitzgerald, Sexton, Reddan; Healy, Best, Court, O'Callaghan, O'Driscoll, Ferris, Wallace, Heaslip: Subs; Cronin, Hayes, Toner, Leamy, Stringer, O'Gara, Earls.

The same team humbled by a poor SA team... If this is the team to start I despair.

The only Irish player who could make a significant difference to the team that capitulated against RSA is POC. Too many of the "golden generation" are becoming the grey generation. David Wallace, BOD, D’Arcy, MOK, Hayes, Hickey, et al are all either gone or past their best. Ireland need to discover some new world class players or slip back to our ‘natural position’ around 7 or 8 in the world. Personally, I don’t see where those players are coming from. The players who are being talked up currently are not even close so it’s not a bright future.

[darkside lightside]

I honestly don't know why we're surprised any more... He is EOS.

I still get a feeling this one will be much closer than many think...

[Dublin4]

Playing Reddan would be a joke. If you want a light guy (like Reddan) then play Flinger with the amazing pass and trip tackles. If you don't want that then play Boss with the physicality.
Play Geordan who is in class form. Play Leo for physicality.
I am getting to sound like Trainspotting here! but you know what I mean....

[pwrmoore]

You almost had me with you until you mentioned Geordan........

[cheese]

well we are in for a rough time on Saturday. thas an unbelievable All blacks team. all we can do is hope for a gale and lots and lots of rain ifwe are to get within 30 points of this team. its shows gho much they respect Ireand though as this is the closest they have had to best 15 XV they have

[backawaygoonahead]

I honestly don't know why we're surprised any more... He is EOS.RUBBISH, but I am getting worried that for a man who has always claimed to select on form that he...........err............well...........isn't

I still get a feeling this one will be much closer than many think... On this, you could well be right

[AyeYerMa]

B.O.H.I.C.A

[Eggs]

Hayes starts- Ill be disgusted
Reddan starts- Ill be raging
Sexton starts- Ill be angry
Buckley starts- Ill be annoyed

Any other of the possible combinations I reckon are fair enough, the goal of this game has to be to keep the score sensible. Happened to be at Murrayfield last week, do not want to go through the misery that the Scots did!