@chris mcdonnell: 100% correct. at the end of the day sport is a business and entertainment is what fans are willing to fork out on. there’s only so many times you can go to the well of ticket price increases but if the product you are selling doesn’t represent value, then people will stop going. this doesn’t just apply to leinster, it applies to all teams across all sports.

@chris mcdonnell: I am, like most Leinster fans, disappointed with how the attack has gone with Neinaber but considering the recent years of close calls and I’m willing to give it a pass for the season.
Regardless of the outcome, next season I’ll be expecting a shift in focus even if it comes with a detriment to the results but for now I’m willing to let it cook.

@Barry Moran: most seasons have gone exceptionally well until the games that really matter. He was here last season and we fell short again last season. This season will only be judged when the trophies are handed out and at that stage we can decide if this direction is the way to go. Personally I belive we have an empty trophy cabinet because of selection rather than style of play. For example we dropped james Ryan and josh VDF for last years final. Against DuPont we don’t play the best 7 we have ever had. Even during the final Ross was clearly injured for close to 8 minutes before frawley was brought on.

@Fagin Strauss: I agree about winning, they should be winning though. Any loss with the squad Leinster have is unacceptable, that’s what the standards have become. They are unbeaten this season so far but that’s the minimum expectation given the teams they’ve played.

@chris mcdonnell: Yes, yes we all know you know team selection better than any of the highly trained, highly successful coaches that actually do the job.
No one is tired of hearing about it.

@Barry Moran: He is right though,cullens team selections have been baffling at times and just right out wrong,leo has cost us a few times with his decision making

@chris mcdonnell: that’s absolute rubbish, 6O million south Africans playing the so called dros many in here claim would cut off their right arm to watch the boks play

@Fagin Strauss: LOL! It is always the way with supporters.

@chris mcdonnell: Chris… most of the opinions that you express are about demand results in the form of trophies. We cannot have it both ways. For the record, I have been to lots of Leinster games in which the attack is blistering and Leinster are out of sight by half time. Fans are bored, chatting to one another and the atmosphere drops off a cliff. I would much prefer an error strewn, tight game with strong defence. I think alot of fans would feel the same.

@Barry Moran: dropping James ryan and JVDF for a champions Cup final? Did you honestly think either before or after the game that was a good call?

@chris mcdonnell: Tbf it didn’t seem a bad call at the time with Connors but he just played so poorly in that final he made Cullen look a bit silly. I’d blame Connors more that than Cullen. The Ross Byrne selection at 10 last season cost Leinster a trophy. I reckon 20 year old Sam would’ve got the job done last year.

@Eoin H: What would be the maximum expectation? Put in a few extra games during the week and win them too?

@chris mcdonnell: Totally agree. It is all down to team selection in the end and Leo hasn’t helped in that regards the last 3 seasons.

@Fagin Strauss: You forgot to mention one of the worst scrums and lineouts in the Champions Cup and indeed URC for that matter. SA has dominant scrums and reasonably effective line outs. So if he’s trying to morph Leinster into SA, he’s wasting his time.

@chris mcdonnell: Dropped is a narrative you’ve developed yourself. Ryan had literally just come back from a 3 month injury and connors was a specific selection decision, that had worked wellagainst la rochelle, for taking down giants like Meafou.

@Ray Ridge: No he is trying to improve the Leinster defense and the last LAR game showed progress. Leinster fans view rugby through their own lens which is running rugby. Was it Alex Ferguson that said attack wins games but defense wins trophies?

@Stuart: how many of these 60 million pay to watch rugby every week? From the tv pictures half empty stadiums and lots of those are there for the water slides and fairground entertainment just as much as the rugby.

@Paul Ennis: i understand the appeal of suspense and drama. I want trophies, I want titles and i understand that we can’t always win. Simply I want leinster to be the best they can be and for the past few seasons we just have not been as good as we should when it mattered. We won’t know until may if what’s happening will be turned into titles or not but it’s an expensive business being a leinster fan who brings kids to games, buys jerseys and all the other merchandise for them. But like it or not they are not entertaining the next generation at the moment with the current style of play.

@chris mcdonnell: apart from maybe the lions I’d say based on stats recently seen, bums on seats in South Africa is well above average in relation to Ireland/UK in comparison . Can’t help infrastructure in stadia with an Aviva equivalent in every province but most games get at least a European size audience or better. Maybe a few water slides might cheer you up. I’ll strive to make you a saffa concert yet

@chris mcdonnell: Winning pays the bills, if you didn’t think Sunday was entertaining. Maybe you’re watching the wrong sport. Entertaining isn’t always about putting 50 points on poor teams.

@Eoin H: Total and utter BS!

@PJ Smith: As a Leinster fan, you can’t but be happy for them. If they get their defence nailed, they can work more on their attack. In a final, if they get there, the defence is what counts, first and foremost. As for Chris, well, he’s just a moan. He’ll always find something to moan about with Leinster. If it’s not Leo, it’s Ross. If it’s not them, it’s their attack……

@Con Cussed: also understood comment was related to article. SA have lightning fast wingers who can score direct from turnovers or are able to scramble effectively. So they compliment the defensive strategy very well. This may be a weakness in the Leinster version which could be shown up against the top sides (basically only UBB, Toulouse or Sharks at home with their full complement of boks)

@Sambo: did you read the article it’s all about his SA system and the bench is a massive part of that as to is the fast wingers.

@Michael Corkery: that’s the issue with our attack, our wingers are not quick enough to score on the counter attack without support and everyone else has put in massive energy sapping phases in defence to win the ball so we just don’t have the numbers to support or attack. The extra forward in a 6 -2 helps with that