tbh I was hoping that the URSC would show a bit of fight, but anyway. In fairness I'm not really having a go at the URSC - I'm kind of having a go at all of us I suppose..
So Paddy and Stu have been hung out to dry and:
- Logan didn't fire a shot
- Ulster branch didn't fire a shot
- URSC didn't fire a shot (ultimately - a 'strongly-worded letter' will go straight into the round filing cabinet on the floor...)
- the entirety of Ulster rugby journalists, presenters and commentators didn't fire a shot
- with 2 exceptions, not a single ex-player fired a shot
I just think that's really poor.. so much for our self-image as gutsy, hard-headed, stubborn etc etc - maybe we have got what we deserve, and maybe Logan is the CEO we deserve...
RugbyRegent wrote:I believe that both the Leinster and Munster supporters clubs are wholly integrated into the provincial set up. They would no more have protested than fly in the air.
I'm not sure about this, I'm reasonably sure that I've read about the supporters clubs mobilising over various bones of contention they had with the provinces, and using their influence to bring the CEOs to the table about things - in fairness they have much larger memberships. But they just seem much better organised in general
I would give credit to those within the URSC who have stuck their heads above the parapet and spoken out to express how most of us feel on here.
However with just over 900 members, I don't think they have much traction tbh. I also always got the impression that they were tolerated rather than welcomed by Ulster Rugby. There's no real partnership there, it's all just for show on the UR side, much like the rest of it really.
I personally think all ST holders should become members of the URSC but I'm not sure there's an appetite on either side for that to happen.
Not that I will be a ST holder any longer though, we won't be back whilst Logan remains in post. The fact that they are throwing tickets for this weekends match at anyone who moves to continue to paper over this and present a united front sickens me.
Wouldn't surprise me if Women's Aid or whoever get their meeting get an allocation too ffs.
