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So it sounds like Ulster went back to Bayonne at the last minute asking for greater compo. I'm delighted he's staying, but this is a mess. What this is basically saying is that until this week McCloskey had it in his head that he was going, and now the rug has been pulled. I'd never doubt McCloskey'...

I'm totally undecided on Hume either way at this point, will see how he goes over the next while. But I do have a personal preference for the captain to be a forward rather than a back. Forwards tend to be closer to the ref during the game, they're more likely to be spotting nonsense at the ruck and...

Funnily enough I was looking at our 2012 team the other day. Our 2012 starting XV is definitely much stronger than today's team, I think only Hendo (over Tuohy), Kitsoff (over Court) and McCloskey (over Wallace) would be in with a shout of displacing their 2012 counterpart. And that McCloskey / Wall...

What makes absolutely no sense to me is if we see Doak's future at 10 why is he still playing games at 9 for Ulster?

Lads is the sound screwed up for anyone else on this? I can only hear the commentators but no crowd.

Big Nick in his first season was fairly unstoppable.

justinr73 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:00 pm

thecrouch wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:25 pm Izzy and Sheridan starting. Marcus Rea back in.

That'll do.

Marcus Rea started at Ospreys.

Alright Dan, I stand corrected.

Izzy and Sheridan starting. Marcus Rea back in.

That'll do.

I'm expecting a bit of an immediate boost in performances the next few fixtures anyway, if McFarland really was the issue then it's up to the players to demonstrate that.

I think you are all underselling just how critical McCloskey is to Ulster. He is by far our most important back.

We always struggle when we don't have him to make the hard yards at 12.

Maybe Postlethwaite will get there but he's certainly not going to get there straight away.

McCloskey leaving would be absolutely disastrous for Ulster.

So It Is wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:41 am Anyone with a the42.ie sub that can post up the following article?

https://www.the42.ie/ulster-head-coach-6306120-Feb2024/

Just the lads we already know that are rumoured to be leaving or any new names?

Burns out with no replacement.
Addison
Ewers
Marshall
EOS
French
OBrien
Jones

Neill_M wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:20 pm Irish Indo saying the 20s coach Richie Murphy will be the interim coach.

Sensible pick IMO.

Like a long job interview for him really.

I know it's said that we can't afford to sack them, but I hope someone is running the numbers on how much it's going to cost us to keep him. Ulster are in a downward spiral. There's certainly going to be no home knockout this year, we're going to finish mid-table. If it gets any worse, Europe is in ...

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/ulsters-dan-mcfarland-left-proud-despite-loss-to-ospreys-4523240 Is he on the same planet as the rest of us?? :duh: :banghead: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: “I’m really proud of the effort the lads put in out there, I thought we were high energy, a lot...