Cockatrice wrote:stickinout wrote:Bring Humph On!! wrote:We need a back up 9 & 10. McPhillips shows potential. I don’t know enough about him, but Lowry is getting rave reviews from some on here. To help take a bit of pressure off these young lads, an experienced 10 is required. Keatley fits the bill of being experienced. He is more than capable of playing through the PRO14 season. He is not nor would be my 1st choice but neither would Jantjies.
In the current circumstances I’d settle for Keatley. He isn’t going to hold back the development of the 2 young lads & it will save of us wasting a NIQ on a non world class signing.
An element of pragmatism needs to be used by Bryn.
I concur with this but i think Bryn can use it as a leverage to get something for the pack. How will we get another 9 when we have shanananannanahan? Unless we can get someone who could cover 9 and 10.......... Can't think of anyone of the top of my head who could do that, knows our ways and loves to get stuck into a bag of Tayto........... I'm sure there's someone out there who could do the job.......
From what I hear from my D4 source Bryn is very much under the IRFU spotlight at the moment indeed it may be impacting on other departures.. so his leverage may be weaker.
Is there anyone in HQ who have Ulster's interest at heart? I doubt it. How much does provincialism play in the decision making of the IRFU in general? I'm talking at a individual basis. Let' s face it, there has to be some bias depending on who is wielding the power. If you're a Leinster man at the top and a difficult 50 50 decision comes up between damaging or enhancing your province, do you go for the decision for the greater good? Doubt it. For example, this homegrown policy that Nucifuhrer brought in, was it devised solely by him? Who does it benefit? The Ireland team benefit for sure but also the province with the big population base and good academy would be my answer. Now i know they supply a majority of the players for the Ireland team, and so it could be argued it's detrimental to Leinster on international windows . Munster, Ulster and Connacht have struggled with academies and comprehensive quotas of decent homegrown players, when have we had a decent homegrown pack, when have Munster have a decent homegrown back line? . Have Leinster had these problems? Nope, not on yer Nelly. I guess, what i'm saying is, should the provinces treatment be on an equal basis? Should it be turned up or down depending on how their performing?
We got a real good dig out the time the Dr took over, he got the big marquee signings he wanted, he got the support he needed from the IRFU, we succeeded. Does it look like we're getting support from them now? Does it feck.
If what you say is true Cocker, then he should show them his balls and say f@ck off, we'll deal with it ourselves even if it means throwing the young lads into the deep end next year. Though, if that decision goes t1ts up, then he'll have to go back to them with cap in hand. Having two masters must be a pain in the Ar5e....