Ulster Vs Edinburgh Friday 7th Sept 7.35pm KO Premier Sports

[therealspratt]

Biggest thing is getting Burns and Cooney to gel, everything else will be built from that.

[Dave]

We have to be more penetrating in attack.

Definitely this. Lots of action with little penetration last Saturday. Hope Addison is fit as he looked the most likely to make something happen

Speight also looked capable of exploiting a gap.

Exploiting gaps isn't your problem; creating the gaps is.
You need to stretch defences more, so that not only will a gap appear, but you are able to attack it in a structured way; not just an individual squeezing through and hoping someone is on his shoulder for the hail Mary offload.

Why are you telling me this?

[BaggyTrousers]

Biggest thing is getting Burns and Cooney to gel, everything else will be built from that.

Spot on Sprattie, the heartbeat of every team, expecting guys to hit it off on the first occasion they play together is ..............ok, I'll be nice ... optimistic.

Same goes for the back three, and for that matter, the back row where Marcell, probably realistically so, was the least impressive of them, not that he was poor of course. I thought Reidy very good and Timoney excellent.

[BR]

We have to be more penetrating in attack.

Definitely this. Lots of action with little penetration last Saturday. Hope Addison is fit as he looked the most likely to make something happen

Speight also looked capable of exploiting a gap.

Exploiting gaps isn't your problem; creating the gaps is.
You need to stretch defences more, so that not only will a gap appear, but you are able to attack it in a structured way; not just an individual squeezing through and hoping someone is on his shoulder for the hail Mary offload.

Why are you telling me this?

I was sharing my opinion with the world, of which you are a respected member, last I checked.

[Dave]

Definitely this. Lots of action with little penetration last Saturday. Hope Addison is fit as he looked the most likely to make something happen

Speight also looked capable of exploiting a gap.

Exploiting gaps isn't your problem; creating the gaps is.
You need to stretch defences more, so that not only will a gap appear, but you are able to attack it in a structured way; not just an individual squeezing through and hoping someone is on his shoulder for the hail Mary offload.

Why are you telling me this?

I was sharing my opinion with the world, of which you are a respected member, last I checked.

Where did you check?

[BaggyTrousers]

I'd guess either the Big Book of Daves or maybe your TV channel.

[BR]

Speight also looked capable of exploiting a gap.

Exploiting gaps isn't your problem; creating the gaps is.
You need to stretch defences more, so that not only will a gap appear, but you are able to attack it in a structured way; not just an individual squeezing through and hoping someone is on his shoulder for the hail Mary offload.

Why are you telling me this?

I was sharing my opinion with the world, of which you are a respected member, last I checked.

Where did you check?

The Book of David, of course.

[Dave]

Get behind the team.

[Dave]

The question is now, who do you drop for Jordi or does he need to earn the right to start?

[222toHounslow]

Save Marcell for the AI’s when Slab is away.

[damianmcr]

The question is now, who do you drop for Jordi or does he need to earn the right to start?

I'd say Nordi came here under the condition he was a starter.

[Dave]

The question is now, who do you drop for Jordi or does he need to earn the right to start?

I'd say Nordi came here under the condition he was a starter.

I don't think he needed that condition there is no doubt he will be a starter. In the interest of keeping the squad competitive there may be an argument to say it would not be fair to drop a player (initially) from a backrow that played well. Someone will give way eventually as he is a superior player to all, apart from Marcell (fully fit).

[therealspratt]

Coetzee, Jordi, Timoney has a better look to it to me than Coetzee, Reidy, Jordi. Then I'm not Reidy's biggest fan.

The former also at least has one academy product in it, even if he isn't Ulster originally.

[Dave]

Coetzee, Jordi, Timoney has a better look to it to me than Coetzee, Reidy, Jordi. Then I'm not Reidy's biggest fan.

The former also at least has one academy product in it, even if he isn't Ulster originally.

Agreed. It has a good look to it. Reidy is a decent all rounder without really excelling in a particular aspect of backrow play. Although he runs very good support lines. That pick up from McCloskey's offload to his ankle was sublime.

[Rooster]

Remember you need at least one for the bench, either Reidy or Timoney for a bit of speed when opposition fat boys start to suck air.