The Cork question is the one that always sits in the back of my mind. Especially seeing the crowds that the Cork games attract. Whether its the u20 six nations or the one off games played in Pairc ui Chaoimh. There is an interest there in Cork that doesnt seem to be in Limerick... probably interest that has been eroded by the success of the Limerick Hurlers.

@boru1982

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I'm a Corkman and the vast majority of Munster fans know that Limerick generates a larger attendance in general than Cork. When he said that Thomond Park was built in the wrong place it just highlighted his ignorance of the club. His explanation was that Cork is bigger...that's it. Completely ignoring the actual market that exists in both cities in relation to rugby.

@brianboyle2681

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@@boru1982you’re telling me that being the only show in town in terms of professional sport in Cork, Irelands 2nd city that will be increasingly prioritised into the mid 21st century as Dublin becomes increasingly unattractive for further development, wouldn’t be preferable strategically than being based in Limerick for sentimental reasons?

Connacht increasing the size of the sportsground from 8k to 12k is costing the same as the redevelopment of thomond park back in the day. Its all well and good saying an 18k stadium would have been grand if you have a 50k stadium over the road for any major game you have

You summed up the situation perfectly

Quality analysis

Fineen Whycherley to prop? He’s 6ft 5/6 18 stone. Those dynamics just don’t make any sense whatsoever. If anything he should be made into an out and out blindside flanker. Perfect height and weight for that position in the modern era. Then again look at Tadhg Beirne, he’s around the same height and weight as Whycherley yet he’s probably the best 2nd row in world rugby alongside Etzebeth & S Barrett.

Location of the stadium is a huge problem. The road to Limerick from Cork is a bothairin and kept as such by the greens. Nobody wants to take on that drive.

@williamwalker3837

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It’s a worse road from Waterford. It’s a killer

The moaners are always with us. The rot started with Parc I Quiv match and commentators jumping on board. Have more games at Thomond Park and pay the debt.

A lot to unpack here. It was need a mistake to eschew the selling of naming rights for the stadium. Perhaps a bigger mistake was building a stadium that is only filled when we play Leinster. Should it have been built in Cork with a bigger population and which has filled Parc Ui Caoimh? Maybe. However Cork supporters be more likely to go and watch the other interpros or matches v Welsh teams. We have only one centrally contracted player because we have not produced the players. Apart from Beirne who was produced by Leinster the only player who could get one is Crowley and that depends on him holding onto the 10 shirt. More puzzling is the pipeline. It relies on far fewer private schools than Leinster have. Apart from fewer players, perhaps there is a coaching issue. We produce 9’s. Casey comes in after Murray, O’Leary and Stringer all of whom played for Ireland. We produce 10’s like Hanrahan and Healy but let them go. We produce back three and back row players. With props we are not as blessed and we have stupidly allowed some good ones to leave. Our biggest weakness is a chronic inability to produce centres like Leinster and Ulster do.

@jasonwall5012

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Yous have only 1 central contracted player because the rest aren't up to standard and or haven't done it for long enough. Sure look at Dan Sheehan doing it for years only got a central contract a couple of weeks ago, look at JGP doing it for years and isn't even on 1 yet. The problem with Munster is yous didn't listen when youes were told to change your ways and change up your system. But instead yous kept spending past your means and buying marquee players, instead of producing your own players and not giving your youth a chance. Instead of copying the Leinster system that took over 20 years to build, that Leinster literally went back to grassroots and right down to kids level, and rebuild and redeveloped form bottom to top. They also link up with players in schools and clubs and tell them advice when asked for it andbwhat to work on, they tell the schools and clubs whatvtheyre looking for and what to help build. " which Munster dont do. Theres lots Leinster are doing behind the scenes that Munster aren't doing. Also they done a lot of work building up the fan base, which they still are doing now.

@patrickmccutcheon9361

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@@jasonwall5012 I do not disagree and do envy that Leinster has a pipeline from well endowed private schools with great facilities which have produced a stream of great players. Munster does not have this but could do more in attracting players from Gaelic football.

@ericfitzgerald4755

Ай бұрын

​@@jasonwall5012 You haven't a clue what you're on about, chief.

1:00 and yet you always see the Munster fans saying ahh sure our funds and money is grand. Filling out the stadium isn't a problem and so on. 🙄 delusional.