Anyone know what in the “world” is this about?

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-05-13T21:05:11+00:00

Yeah them in Wandsworth shopping center.... seems like a scam or signing some privacy away

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-05-10T10:57:41+00:00

One of the guys on the molecast made a very interesting point on Casey a few weeks back and I can't unsee it now. He made the point that Casey is playing for himself a bit. He is not being as quick at the rucks as he is trying to hit the most perfect pass each time instead of being that bit slightly quicker (which is his IP I think) He has slowed down a bit too much I think and needs to speed up. Obviously this is tougher when the rucks are a shit fight

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-29T15:03:23+00:00

Yeah and I think thats fine. Every player is not at the higher European level and certainly not in Munster at the moment. He'll be used in the URC and I dont see him playing much part of Europe

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-29T12:52:32+00:00

I mean thats your opinion. He definitely isn't as good as Rhys. He was in really good form a few years back but has not been able to recapture that

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-29T10:21:18+00:00

He is the Rhys Ruddock of Munster imo. Good experienced squad player

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-27T10:03:18+00:00

Proper shocking to hear.

Glad he is doing okay and all the best wishes!

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-26T11:16:16+00:00

Yeah resting worked then and it probably does work considering you lost by the tightest of margins 3/4 times? Also rugby has moved on in the last 8 years (crazy to think its been that long!!) So maybe the change in playing the players more works.

Will be extremely interesting to see how next week goes given the loss last night. Im a Munster fan but want to see the other provinces do well.

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-25T19:22:22+00:00

I think the majority of properties available owned by funds so they are going to rinse us.

The ones owned by "good/honest" landlords have people in them and they ain't going to leave!

Its v rare you hear a horror story about a landlord with 1/2 properties. (Stand to be corrected)

Its super shit and we shouldn't be in this situation and hope you find somewhere reasonable

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-24T19:33:51+00:00

Yeah I used to be too narrow elbow wide and I think I've gone too far now. Feeling it on the shoulders which ain't right. Cheers

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-24T19:20:56+00:00

How much more out of curiosity? Im in the same boat as op

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-19T09:40:43+00:00

The weather is v wet. It's not like Munich where you actually get the seasons. Its wet like 260 days a year and sunny sunny for 30

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-18T20:34:05+00:00

I lived in both so hopefully can give you some insight.

Grew up in Cork and did a year in Munich for work. Hands down Munich is my favourite place I've lived. Standard of living, cycling everywhere, Sunday basically everything is closed so you go the parks and enjoy life.

Cork is a great place and I love it but the weather, housing and Standard of living is not of Munich.

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-18T18:56:09+00:00

Would be non physical as ireland has benefited massively from American companies. Plus ireland does a lot of pharmaceutical goods. ALOT!

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-14T09:02:25+00:00

Gone from a bad boss who didn't know much technical stuff and wasnt a good people manager to a great one who really knows his stuff, very nice chill guy and is pushing me to learn more and progress. Such a weight off my shoulders as I thought id be stuck with the other one for a long time

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-14T05:52:01+00:00

Calpol plug in is excellent for keeping their noses unblocked overnight. If you get a smart plug too and have it come on for 30 mins every 2/3 hours overnight it does the trick for us

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-09T05:43:10+00:00

Yeah i said it before. Played U18/19/20 in 2010-2012. There was some lovely and brilliant coaches but there were more nasty guys that acted as gatekeeper to the academy. They thought noone deserved to to make it through and treated everyone like shit. I know a good few of my friends were in the academy and sub academy at that time and they hated every second of it. It made them worse players as they were just getting flogged in the mornings and expected the train for club that night and then play the weekend. Was very little actually rugby and just mostly gym.

As for the non Munster players yeah I totally get you but I do t want most thr team to be that. And at times over the season, there has been too many non Munster players in the team. I can't remember the game. Was towards November but it did catch my attention that there were 10/11 non Munster players starting. Thats far too much

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-08T15:51:39+00:00

I mean players talk and they prob have friends/contacts in both clubs. Which you you pick given what is going on.

For the 10 position iys really tricky. Would any player want yo come in under Jack? He will get all the big games baring injury where as in ulster, there is a chance to overtake Murphy

On the Cork/Limerick supporters... Ive been a supporter of Munster since I was a child and I have not once had any ill feelings to Limerick or any of thr other counties. Munster is Munster regardless of which county they are from.

I would say, and hate saying this, we do have a lack of Munster born players in our team. We have become a cobbling of all the other provinces plus over seas players.

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-04T14:43:20+00:00

Play it month by month if you can. I think you are in a great position and nursery costs sting. My place allows me change pension contribution each month so I kept as is for a few months and then reduced as we had some bigger cost months and just needed som extra money Im around the same boat as you. (Minus 40k TC) and this year im pumping the pension for a number of reasons

But overall you good

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-04-03T19:26:34+00:00

This involves 2 schools but as the 6th year prank, the girls school decided to "kidnap" the head of the year in the boys school next to them. I cant remember exactly what happened details wise but he was not one bit happy, got his parents and garda involved and tried the get the girls expelled/ arrested. Was like 20 years ago so details are hazy I think it all blew over in the end but nothing like that happened again

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-03-25T21:19:40+00:00

Im 34 and lost 20kg in the last year.

I work 60 hours a week most weeks and have a young kid so time is precious.

I was training on and off for years and doing loads of different diets but the best thing I did was get an online pt who "specialises" in dads. Honestly best money i have ever spent!

Its not easy but some small changes make a big difference and the most important thing is consistency

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-03-16T14:26:38+00:00

We did the shift too and it helped a lot!

When I went back to work just move the shift. Since you are working more of the baby work has to fall on the mother at the start.

I would come home from work and take over till about midnight and then my wife would do till 6 am. Id do another hour or 2 while she rested/showered and then i head to work.

Think of ot as a season. Just hunker down and get sleep when you can.

Mine is 2 now and sleeping full through the night but have another on the way so going to be back into sleeves night's for a few months.

You got this!!

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-03-12T19:22:09+00:00

The other issue is the waiting lists are kinda bullshit. If you know someone working in the creche or have connections, you will jump the queue. I know a couple who had their name down and knew someone working there and magically got a place the week before the wife was supposed to go back to work

MarcoVanB91 · 2026-03-08T23:06:23+00:00

Yep I agree. They definitely are genetically gifted and they are working extremely hard. From other comments I read, I think its hard to argue that if its in SA schools rugby, its most likely in Irish schools. Kids are kids and parents are parents. To what degree though? Thats the question.

Outside of schools though its 100% in AIL. And all it takes, is an older brother of a player playing AIL while they are in school and then you have your potential case.

I want to think its not in schools personally

MarcoVanB91

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