Geordan in Latvia?

wzevon · Post by **wzevon** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:21 am

What was Geordan doing in Riga, Latvia on Saturday, apart of course watching Ireland humiliate England? God we could have done with his invention at Welford rd!!

wzevon · Post by **wzevon** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:22 am

Sorry I meant to add:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 395435.stm

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:27 am

He was having a well deserved break!

Pat had given him the weekend off as Geordan hadn't been expecting to be available for Tigers.

Once Ireland released him, it was too late to incorporate him in the club's plans for the Saints game and therefore he was free to go away for the weekend for a rest.

Fitness-wise he would have ben able to play for Tigers on Saturday, but he had missed out on the drills, the calls & the plays for the game so it was decided that they would stick with the team that had been selected instead of changing everything around at the last minute to include him.

Simmo · Post by **Simmo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:22 am

Dave Angel wrote:He was having a well deserved break!

Pat had given him the weekend off as Geordan hadn't been expecting to be available for Tigers.

Once Ireland released him, it was too late to incorporate him in the club's plans for the Saints game and therefore he was free to go away for the weekend for a rest.

Fitness-wise he would have ben able to play for Tigers on Saturday, but he had missed out on the drills, the calls & the plays for the game so it was decided that they would stick with the team that had been selected instead of changing everything around at the last minute to include him.

Did we have any drills, calls and plays during the game? I must have missed them!

Crumby · Post by **Crumby** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:27 am

what plans :?

wzevon · Post by **wzevon** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:49 am

Far be it from me to sound niggardly about Geordan having a weekend off. As a non-player I can only sit in awe of the sheer physical punishment of the game, and how these guys get trampled on, bounced on, pushed over and bumped around, and still turn up every week, and smile at the prospect of repeating the process. I couldn'tdo it for 5 minutes!
So begrudge him a weekend off....never. But for the first time Howard's grand "two teams" strategy looked shakey, the team looked patchy and lacking in experience. I think he may have under estimated Saints' ability to scrap.
To the same end I think it was a gaff barely getting Gibson on....he would have made a load of difference.
But give Saints their due, they look a terrible team. but they defended like terriers, and I think they deserved the win.

GT1 · Post by **GT1** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:51 am

We did have a plan, it was to give the ball to Rambeni to smash his way up the middle. Saints took no time to work this out & Geordan would have to.
What exactly was he resting from?
He has only played a few minutes recently.
Geordan is the clubs best f u l l b a c k by some distance & if fit should be told so & picked to play!!!(we dont want to lose him)
He doesn`t do himself any favours though, if I was involved in the Irish squad I would have been at Croke park on Saturday how could anyone miss a game like that IMHO.

GT1 · Post by **GT1** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:55 am

Why have you censored the word FULLBACK

GT1 · Post by **GT1** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:56 am

I will try 15

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:14 pm

He could have been visiting Lucie who's been doing promo work on the Continent lately.

Pat said he could have a break. He wouldn't have had time to learn our gameplan and calls, and whilst he may not have played full games for Ireland whilst with them, he has been in full contact training as if he was playing a full game.

Shedman · Post by **Shedman** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:30 pm

and it looks like he can stay in Latvia. Girvan dempseys display v england has cemented his place for the world cup unless he gets injured of course.

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:09 pm

I thought you'd gone, never to return? Or so your siggy claims.

If Ireland don't want him, we do. so there.

Shedman · Post by **Shedman** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:51 pm

Rizzo,

a 43 13 win is good enough reason to return

if munster beat llalleni , i will be back with a vengence

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:57 pm

such a shame that ireland dont want murphy, he has a lot to offer ireland. obviously some bad blood between him and eddie. he deserved a break, and from what ive heard, not even he could have helped tigers at weekend!! lol.

Shedman · Post by **Shedman** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:23 pm

IN my opinion geordan has always lived in the shadow of the way he plays in leicester compared to ireland.

i think geordan on paper is a great player for ireland but for some reasons he just has not hit the heights with ireland

he has been exposed in defence with ireland but we cant compare leicester v worcester to a ireland v france game for standards cause the difference is embarassing !