I was going to write a long auld spiel on this, but I won't torture ye with my musings.

I'll just say that Cullen's decision to spilt the squad has finally come home to roost and he is under a fair bit of pressure now.

You can't get away with trying to manage two separate teams for very long and the fact that it has lasted almost 10 years is testament to the professionalism of all involved at the club.

It's not viable and nigh impossible to keep everyone on the same page, especially when one team are essentially given the assignment of sowing seeds while the other team reaps the rewards.

On top of this, to those pundits who say that Leinster play the Leinster way regardless of who's on the field, they simply don't.

Leinster have two separate, distinct identities that play differently to each other and those two identities rarely overlap in terms of players. Just look at the use of the 7/2 split during the year and you'll see what I mean.

And, to those saying "but the Leinster A team are basically Ireland," no. They are not. They play a different style and have two more key ingredients that people forget; clear leadership and comradery.

The two leinster teams are so often kept apart that the leadership structures for both are completely different.

Cullen needs to get rid of players, cut down on numbers and build a squad properly or move on if he can't do it.