The UAFC

I have destroyed one shirt trying to get the BOI/VF branding off it and will try acetate tomorrow. In the meantime, there is a set up in Reading who are offering something. I know they have simply stiched a red hand badge onto a plain cotton rugby shirt, but... http://www.sumosam.com/ulster-retro-ru...

It's there now.

The Sunday Times is claiming Clermont as the likely destination for Paddy - since they're ninth in the Top 14 and given our obvious panache for f@cking things up, he might be back on a Thursday night in the not-too-distant future.

We can't do much here on the island, but we are supplied mobile/broadband by VF and I'll be cancelling that at some expense this week; Friday will of course protest as he'll be unable to watch Masterchef until I arrange an alternative. If I was there , I'd be there on Saturday but only to protest wh...

I wish I hadn't put my Ireland shirt in the bin, I'd like to burn it.

I'd send you one of mine but Friday's been wiping his hole on it; I'll be sending it to D4 to help dry Madigan's tears.

Have it from a reliable source one off to Bristols the other Exeter

This fills me with dread given that Madigan is at Bristol - can't even countenance what it would be like watching his Takeshi's Castle impression every week. Mind you, I won't have to now the TV rights are f@cked.

The only drawback with that is the three Ireland players we have - I wonder what Hendo and Best think of all this? Other than that a great idea. FOIRFU. I wouldn't care if we were getting hidings off the likes of well, practically every country. Pull up the f@cking drawbridge and call Trump's builde...

While everyone expects the big exodus of fans and many will state categorically that they are gone, the sad truth is that modern professional sport doesn't care for the true/diehard supporter; we're too likely to think for ourselves. As for Ulster, there'll be a re-brand and a charm offensive and in...

Apparently, a limit is sometimes set by the originator. The guy who shared it is stating on FB that the originator already increased the limit from 7K once and perhaps needs to do it again. Perhaps there's nothing more in it than that, but I'm unaware of all the rules/parameters surrounding online p...

I have messaged the originator of the petition - no reply yet. It might be a while as we only receive bottled messages here on the island.

Sadly a ship that's badly listing too.

So many, many opportunities with the lyrics of that song...fingers and (pin)pricks.

Very much a local scandal for local people thing it seems. Here on the island, it's just a wisp of smoke on the horizon. The rugby-obsessed sports journos are more interested in crying Aussies and Folau's latest tweet, or the danger France pose to the ABs. Clearly Bastareud will be on 'Hotel Watch' ...

I don't know much about Addison; it seems a strange choice to bring in another 'utility' player but par for the course with Deysel and that other Saffer who doesn't play and so on. I dunno who's scouring the SA player-base for talent but you'd think someone would have looked at Curwin Bosch as one f...

I would imagine that Ospreys will not be able to catch Cardiff given the 12 points and that means Cardiff sail straight into the SDC does it not? And surely given that the Westies have Ospreys, Glasgow and Leinster left, they will struggle to get anything much from those games. We have to get 10 poi...

Sorry about the stammer - I got excited by the story. I don't seem to be able to delete my own posts.

The lovely front cover of Issue #37 didn't appear either.