ROG is and has been one of the top operators in the game and to say that JS isn't good enough is not only nonsense, but it's also taking away from O'Gara's recent form. The man is on fire and Sexton through no fault of his own, has found himself back on the bench, despite having a very solid season. O'Gara took lots of criticism when he was 25-26 so let's see how Sexton reacts. The by-product of all this is that ROG by rolling back the years, is forcing JS to address and improve his game. Win Win!!

Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 09/03/2011 15:40:12    884648

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTpXymuwxNs&feature=aso

shea (Kerry) - Posts: 409 - 09/03/2011 17:19:06    884772

this nonsense about sexton being a young fella it total trip- what age is he? if he was any good he woul have 50 caps by now, but the fact remain he is very poor and he is only there as ther is noone else. any other viable option would be taken ahead of him. ill put it like this a couple of years ago when contepomi was with leinster and sexton was making the bench i said if either contepomi or paul warrick were irish qualified we would not even know who sexton is. the same can now also be said for runnar pinear of ulster- lets face it folks he is only there because he is there

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 10/03/2011 12:14:04    885299

Ballboy you are talking rubbish as usual. Granted he is not as good as Rog but he ain't as bad as you say. Just wondering what business are you in? What line of work and where in Mayo? I am a business man but on a much smaller scale then you, so where abouts are you based?

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 10/03/2011 12:52:27    885356

Kind of see where Ballboy is coming from with Sexton, but don't totally agree.

Sexton is about what 24/25, considering ROG is still going strong at 34 if Sexton looks after himself he does still have a long career ahead.

Worryingly for Ireland is where is the back up for Sexton going to come from??? There is no-one else out there (unless Connacht can turn Niall O'Connor into a consistent goal kicker).

I do like Sexton, he has done well a couple of times in an Ireland jersey, but does seem to turn it on a lot better for Leinster. Whether that is because they play to Jonny's strengths i don't know, but the lad is a good player and i wouldn't write him off.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 10/03/2011 13:35:06    885416

your not much of a business man jonny and then you would know not to insult people and then ask them questions. sexton is useless you have your opinion i have mine- but i also have manners- its a key requirement in business

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 10/03/2011 13:57:45    885431

Both Sexton and O'Gara are great players we are lucky to have. No amount of begrudging bullscutter will change that.

Tribeinbrum the options we have good or bad are Keatley, Humphreys, O'Connor, Steenson of Exeter is probably the form kicker in the english premiership. Madigan at Leinster looks a good prospect too.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 10/03/2011 14:22:44    885471

Out of those players Breff there isn't really anyone that stands out though. I mean i've been waiting for Keatley to really come into his own at Connacht, and fair play he might improve at Munster, but this is a lad that earlier this season and in the middle of last season had lost his place in the Connacht team. I'm hoping O'Connor comes good but is he ever likely to be international out half class? Same with Humphries. The lad Steenson is doing well at Exeter but i'm sure i read somewhere he would consider playing for England if they came in for him so not sure what's happened with that lad. Madigan like you said could be one for the future. We could really do with finding a couple of decent young outhalves and scrum halfs through the colleges and working like mad with them so we do have decent players coming through.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 10/03/2011 14:34:09    885484

johnny1951,

liathroidboy works in a pepper factory outside Ballina. He picks the mouse droppings out of the pepper. He is the boss in that department !! He has at least 15 below him. Not people .... mice !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 10/03/2011 14:40:13    885495

none of them mentioned by breff are anyways near the international standard and none of them are that young either. its prob due to the conservative nature of irish rugby that players are not developed earlier- by 23/4 players should be established member of a squad and even considered senior members of a squad. In NZ they can play a player almost straight out of school, in ireland we seem to have this thing about 'development' which in my opinion is just an excuse for fear in throwing some young lad in. the irish problem is we pick the international for the future based on limited resources i.e. jonny sexton has to be made into a good outhalf. in the skills department at his age jonny has one very good move in that looping line break buts its very predicatable at this stage. penalty kicking should not even come into it at all that is the most fundamental basic of being an out half. you must be assessed on game play- sextons game management is poor, his passing is decent, his kicking from hand is decent from free kicks/ penalties his kick from hand in open play is poor and his knowledge of when to do it is very poor. his defence is good but his temperament is poor as he doesnt seem to know when he should take over and grab a game by the neck. ill put it like this if he was english he would just be an average nobody slugging it away in the premiership. ive no gripe against the lad in fact i think he is a distant relation of my wife but in rugby terms i honestly think he is not up to scratch

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 10/03/2011 14:42:03    885497

Come on Ballbag I'm just wondering what fantasy job makes up your fantasy lifestyle? The point of forums is to guve honest opinions, therefore your opinions don't count. I can insult you because you are not telling the truth in anything you post therefore I am actually insulting a fantasy poster, which you are.

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 10/03/2011 15:58:53    885587

you cant insult and ask questions as i decide that :) - i wont lower myself to your standards, unlike you i have a bit of class

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 11/03/2011 10:38:00    886177

Class?? Your comments on a thread about a deceased Garda did not have much class. Why are you on here when all you do is make up rubbish about where you go and what you do? It is a sad man who has to lead a fantasy existence on an internet forum to give his life meaning.

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 11/03/2011 11:20:25    886223

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885495 johnny1951,

liathroidboy works in a pepper factory outside Ballina. He picks the mouse droppings out of the pepper. He is the boss in that department !! He has at least 15 below him. Not people .... mice !!
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ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 11/03/2011 11:25:29    886229

i did not comment anything about the garda- i commented on the person who was accused of killing the gardai whick he was proved innocent of doing. that is a 100% lie on your behalf i must say- and you accuse me of talking rubbish - show your a man and appologies as you know you are wrong and are just making stuff up as you go along

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 11/03/2011 11:27:56    886237

what did i say about that deceased gardai? oh thats right i said absolutely nothing about him i said plenty about the man accussed of killing him though- please continue to make it up as you go along ...... yawn!

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 11/03/2011 11:40:25    886255

I meant thread about Garda, my mistake, your comments in that thread were disgraceful as pointed out by numerous posters. It is you who makes it up as you go along or have you not noticed that everyone on here slates everything you say, am I wrong?

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 11/03/2011 11:42:59    886258

johnny1951,

Don't be too hard on him as he is only a kid. We will all miss him if he ever gets a job !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 11/03/2011 15:13:54    886512

of course people slate me they are 100% jealous of me. people who are beneath you alway are jealous. the hospitality in the cardiff is really good i must say- im having a ball :)

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 12/03/2011 15:57:53    887130

Forza Italia!

JuanPeron (Westmeath) - Posts: 177 - 12/03/2011 16:17:29    887138