sligsup wrote:

Evil_g wrote:

Bazzo wrote:

RoadRunnerR1 wrote: Personally I think Tom is too good a hooker to ever consider moving him to LH apart from necessity due to injury. The main point of my post, which I probably didn't express properly was that we now had 4 hookers, 3 TH's and still only 1 guy at LH that would inspire any confidence going into next season. Given that finance is always such a major problem for Connacht, I'd have thought signing 2 quality LH's (aside from further cover from the academy) should have been the priority. Still hopeful the the Coulson moves works out but like everyone else I'm getting increasingly frustrated at the Glacial pace of progress in new signings.

I've heard from people who I would definitely expect to know that some signings are done and dusted but haven't been announced, and at least one more is in the works but expected to go through.

Good man Bazzo. Telling me what I want to hear. Why can't you all be more like Bazzo?

Read on another forum we are meant to be signing Peter McCabe from Munster on a full contract ?? Anyone hear anything similar?

Didn't ask for any specifics on names or positions so ye know as much as myself!

salmson wrote: Let's keep this Chinese whisper going until it's Ox Nche and Ben Franks that are signing for us.

Franks was a done deal until his red card last night. Ox was nearly there but Willie found a typo on his CV and figured we needed someone more meticulous.

sligsup wrote:

pinky wrote:

sligsup wrote: Read on another forum we are meant to be signing Peter McCabe from Munster on a full contract ?? Anyone hear anything similar?

The guy on the other forum presumably read it on the previous page of this thread

There ya go Pinky ..... that answers that

Let's keep this Chinese whisper going until it's Ox Nche and Ben Franks that are signing for us.

pinky wrote:

sligsup wrote: Read on another forum we are meant to be signing Peter McCabe from Munster on a full contract ?? Anyone hear anything similar?

The guy on the other forum presumably read it on the previous page of this thread

There ya go Pinky ..... that answers that

sligsup wrote: Read on another forum we are meant to be signing Peter McCabe from Munster on a full contract ?? Anyone hear anything similar?

The guy on the other forum presumably read it on the previous page of this thread

Evil_g wrote:

Bazzo wrote:

RoadRunnerR1 wrote: Personally I think Tom is too good a hooker to ever consider moving him to LH apart from necessity due to injury. The main point of my post, which I probably didn't express properly was that we now had 4 hookers, 3 TH's and still only 1 guy at LH that would inspire any confidence going into next season. Given that finance is always such a major problem for Connacht, I'd have thought signing 2 quality LH's (aside from further cover from the academy) should have been the priority. Still hopeful the the Coulson moves works out but like everyone else I'm getting increasingly frustrated at the Glacial pace of progress in new signings.

I've heard from people who I would definitely expect to know that some signings are done and dusted but haven't been announced, and at least one more is in the works but expected to go through.

Good man Bazzo. Telling me what I want to hear. Why can't you all be more like Bazzo?

Read on another forum we are meant to be signing Peter McCabe from Munster on a full contract ?? Anyone hear anything similar?

Bazzo wrote:

RoadRunnerR1 wrote: Personally I think Tom is too good a hooker to ever consider moving him to LH apart from necessity due to injury. The main point of my post, which I probably didn't express properly was that we now had 4 hookers, 3 TH's and still only 1 guy at LH that would inspire any confidence going into next season. Given that finance is always such a major problem for Connacht, I'd have thought signing 2 quality LH's (aside from further cover from the academy) should have been the priority. Still hopeful the the Coulson moves works out but like everyone else I'm getting increasingly frustrated at the Glacial pace of progress in new signings.

I've heard from people who I would definitely expect to know that some signings are done and dusted but haven't been announced, and at least one more is in the works but expected to go through.

Good man Bazzo. Telling me what I want to hear. Why can't you all be more like Bazzo?

RoadRunnerR1 wrote: Personally I think Tom is too good a hooker to ever consider moving him to LH apart from necessity due to injury. The main point of my post, which I probably didn't express properly was that we now had 4 hookers, 3 TH's and still only 1 guy at LH that would inspire any confidence going into next season. Given that finance is always such a major problem for Connacht, I'd have thought signing 2 quality LH's (aside from further cover from the academy) should have been the priority. Still hopeful the the Coulson moves works out but like everyone else I'm getting increasingly frustrated at the Glacial pace of progress in new signings.

I've heard from people who I would definitely expect to know that some signings are done and dusted but haven't been announced, and at least one more is in the works but expected to go through.

Personally I think Tom is too good a hooker to ever consider moving him to LH apart from necessity due to injury. The main point of my post, which I probably didn't express properly was that we now had 4 hookers, 3 TH's and still only 1 guy at LH that would inspire any confidence going into next season. Given that finance is always such a major problem for Connacht, I'd have thought signing 2 quality LH's (aside from further cover from the academy) should have been the priority. Still hopeful the the Coulson moves works out but like everyone else I'm getting increasingly frustrated at the Glacial pace of progress in new signings.

RoadRunnerR1 wrote: Along with Tom McCartney, Dave Heffernan & Shane Delahunt, Pat O'Toole brings it up to 4 hookers for next year which seems a little excessive. Given the obvious dire need to strengthen at LH, I wonder if they plan to play Tom McC at LH next season.

We had 4 senior hookers last season. We will have less hookers than we have this season. Bear in mind that our depth has never been severely tested in this area, 2 injuries this season and we would have been in trouble. I wonder does O'Toole and Dineen moving on from the academy lend credence to the rumours we're bringing in Tadgh McElroy..

Not to say you're wrong, but if we're considering moving Tom, it would have to be supplementary to a new signing, not a replacement.

Along with Tom McCartney, Dave Heffernan & Shane Delahunt, Pat O'Toole brings it up to 4 hookers for next year which seems a little excessive. Given the obvious dire need to strengthen at LH, I wonder if they plan to play Tom McC at LH next season.

We definitely don't need to put money on another SH

Marmion is not injury prone, he won't miss more than the international windows
Blade and Mitchell are now senior guys
And Kerrins as talented back-up, with McKeon covering 10 and 9
We won't afford a 6th SH, that's a nonsense

Mark Mostyn wrote:

sligsup wrote: He is coming an SH which leaves us with

Marmion
Blade
McKeon as Senior SH

and

Kerins
Lowndes as accademy as far as I am aware with also th rumour of signing James Mitchell from Sale which leave us with 4 senior SH's.

Lowndes was released

So we probably need another SH - Marmion on international duty and an injury to Blade we are light experience.

sligsup wrote: He is coming an SH which leaves us with

Marmion
Blade
McKeon as Senior SH

and

Kerins
Lowndes as accademy as far as I am aware with also th rumour of signing James Mitchell from Sale which leave us with 4 senior SH's.

Lowndes was released

He is coming an SH which leaves us with

Marmion
Blade
McKeon as Senior SH

and

Kerins
Lowndes as accademy as far as I am aware with also th rumour of signing James Mitchell from Sale which leave us with 4 senior SH's.

connemara man wrote: Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to announce that Academy players Conor McKeon, Cormac Brennan and Pat O’Toole have all been rewarded with senior contracts for next season.

Is McKeon coming in as Out Half or SH. I understand he covered both for a while.