TRANSFER RUMOURS!!

[nonplussed]

Frans Ludeke now being reported on PR... would be one helluva coup and would put a rocket up some of our boys

[justinr73]

Surely experience as a head coach of a senior club is the must? We need a steady hand over next couple of years as these young lads get integrated in to the team. Which is why I'd have serious doubts over Murphy or someone like Payne.

Personally I'd rather have an entirely new coaching ticket (or as many as possible) running their eye over that squad and picking based on merit and how lads are training.

Agreed. I don’t understand why anyone would rule out Payne for lack of experience yet back Murphy.

Noticed that Jackman said this week that if it’s not Murphy then it’ll be someone else.

Not exactly conclusive wording but possibly indicative of the fact that Murphy is not as nailed on as some seem to think.

[chunky]

He's very experienced and successful in both Super Rugby with the Bulls and Kubota in Japan

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/ulster ... nd-report

[Big-al]

Maybe he’ll bring Ruan Pienaar over with him.

[So It Is]

Seems a reasonable appointment if true.

Needs to be given a long runway for the rebuild though, to clear out the stench of medicority in the organisation.

I'm glad money is being thrown at coaches rather than players at this point, as the otherway around would be putting the cart before the horse imo.

Just need attack, defence, skills and forwards coaches now.

[justinr73]

Rugbypass saying Murphy is/was holding out for a longer deal than the one year offered.

[kingofthehill]

Seems a reasonable appointment if true.

Needs to be given a long runway for the rebuild though, to clear out the stench of medicority in the organisation.

I'm glad money is being thrown at coaches rather than players at this point, as the otherway around would be putting the cart before the horse imo.

Just need attack, defence, skills and forwards coaches now.

It’s not happening.


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[Big-al]

Seems a reasonable appointment if true.

Needs to be given a long runway for the rebuild though, to clear out the stench of medicority in the organisation.

I'm glad money is being thrown at coaches rather than players at this point, as the otherway around would be putting the cart before the horse imo.

Just need attack, defence, skills and forwards coaches now.

It’s not happening.


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With the SA coach?

[kingofthehill]

Seems a reasonable appointment if true.

Needs to be given a long runway for the rebuild though, to clear out the stench of medicority in the organisation.

I'm glad money is being thrown at coaches rather than players at this point, as the otherway around would be putting the cart before the horse imo.

Just need attack, defence, skills and forwards coaches now.

It’s not happening.


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With the SA coach?

Yes, not happening.


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[Neill_M]

Seems a reasonable appointment if true.

Needs to be given a long runway for the rebuild though, to clear out the stench of medicority in the organisation.

I'm glad money is being thrown at coaches rather than players at this point, as the otherway around would be putting the cart before the horse imo.

Just need attack, defence, skills and forwards coaches now.

It’s not happening.


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With the SA coach?

Yes, not happening.


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Murphy getting the head coaching gig then? So the Saffer guy is not arriving in any role etc?

[Big-al]

we’ll be keeping the same rubbish coaches as we have this past two seasons.

Not one back has improved since Soper has taken the attack coaching role, most of them have regressed.


Next season won’t be any different.

[Columbo]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7p7qKt6AT ... VyIHJ1Z2J5

18:50 in.

Appears we did approach Cruden. Between this and a non commital answer from the new CEO in the interview with Trimble.
I take 3 things from them:

1 - we are sniffing around for a 10 for next season
2 - painfully obvious no one within Ire wants to move to UR, and be a starting 10.
3 - if we can’t get 1, give the 2 lads leeway….they’ll be learning on the job.

Genuinely shocking that we would have ever conceived for a second of signing Cruden. An absolute embarrassment

[Setanta]

Give Murphy the job for three years. Who says the south african would be any better ? Bryn ?

[earl the beaver]

Give Murphy the job for three years. Who says the south african would be any better ? Bryn ?

I think we looked worse last weekend than under Dan despite scraping the win. Murphy is all laughs and smiles but I'm yet to see any real improvement on the pitch plus he's made some poor selections (Jones on the bench ahead of a youngster for example, AOC being a fixture on current form, EOS ahead of Warwick to start)

[earl the beaver]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7p7qKt6AT ... VyIHJ1Z2J5

18:50 in.

Appears we did approach Cruden. Between this and a non commital answer from the new CEO in the interview with Trimble.
I take 3 things from them:

1 - we are sniffing around for a 10 for next season
2 - painfully obvious no one within Ire wants to move to UR, and be a starting 10.
3 - if we can’t get 1, give the 2 lads leeway….they’ll be learning on the job.

Genuinely shocking that we would have ever conceived for a second of signing Cruden. An absolute embarrassment

I would have thought approaching Leali'ifano would make more sense, at least he's still playing SR.