Contract Situation

[justinr73]

'‘Big Jeff’ won the admiration from the Ulster faithful with his performances at loosehead' from the Ulster statement, did the proofreader get the sack at the same time as the groundstaff?

[So It Is]

What's the craic with Hendy?
UR holding out for an announcement next week to boost potential SF ticket sales?

[thecrouch]

THP is particularly worrying given I don't think there's any guarantee Moore gets back to full fitness. If he does we might just about be able to cope, but if not we'd be starting the season with Warwick playing out of position and the academy. Someone mentioned elsewhere that Kieran Brookes is out of contract at the end of the season and would also be IQ following the rule changes. It'd be great if a rabbit like that could be pulled out of the hat, but it doesn't look likely. It's a lot of faith to put in Scott Wilson, does anyone have any insight to how ready he is?

Yea exactly. Marty Moore is 32 and just had a very serious injury. He's a sizeable unit, and that knee is going to have to stand up to scrummaging etc.

Big risk for us.

[MightyRearranger]

Shanners will be 31 at the end of his contract next year and has played 157 minutes in two seasons.

That’s less than Addison.

Shanners I have no issue with. We have two established first choice scrum halves, and we need a third choice in case one of them gets injured, called up to Ireland etc. The place would ideally be taken by an academy prospect, but in the absence of one coming through, given how critical the position is we need someone half way capable there. I can't imagine there would be too many IQ scrum halves queueing up for the gig on presumably fairly meagre pay. Shanners isn't the one to be criticised that no local prospect other than Doak has made it past him in the pecking order in the last decade.

[nonplussed]

'‘Big Jeff’ won the admiration from the Ulster faithful with his performances at loosehead' from the Ulster statement, did the proofreader get the sack at the same time as the groundstaff?

A former Ulster TH had a right pop at this on FB! Well played Ricky Lutton

[justinr73]

Shanners will be 31 at the end of his contract next year and has played 157 minutes in two seasons.

That’s less than Addison.

Shanners I have no issue with. We have two established first choice scrum halves, and we need a third choice in case one of them gets injured, called up to Ireland etc. The place would ideally be taken by an academy prospect, but in the absence of one coming through, given how critical the position is we need someone half way capable there. I can't imagine there would be too many IQ scrum halves queueing up for the gig on presumably fairly meagre pay. Shanners isn't the one to be criticised that no local prospect other than Doak has made it past him in the pecking order in the last decade.

So I was alluding to the fact that the IQ SH on fairly meagre pay who’s heading west for a year on loan could well be earmarked for the Shanners’ role.

[Columbo]

So we are letting go JTA and Milo. Unless we have a cunning plan that is bizarre, not to say stupid. And I don’t think looking to any academy player for tighthead depth is realistic.

I wonder if another loan is in the offing? That could potentially square what was said at the fans forum about no more signings. The problem is nobody really jumps out as a worthwhile signing - TH is a position of weakness for all the provinces in all honesty..

[Dave]

We're literally fcuked. Irish GrandSlam means feck all.

[kingofthehill]

So we are letting go JTA and Milo. Unless we have a cunning plan that is bizarre, not to say stupid. And I don’t think looking to any academy player for tighthead depth is realistic.

I wonder if another loan is in the offing? That could potentially square what was said at the fans forum about no more signings. The problem is nobody really jumps out as a worthwhile signing - TH is a position of weakness for all the provinces in all honesty..

Nothing other than a money thing.

Stockdale downgrading to an ulster contract didn’t help.


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[Jackie Brown]

So we are letting go JTA and Milo. Unless we have a cunning plan that is bizarre, not to say stupid. And I don’t think looking to any academy player for tighthead depth is realistic.

I wonder if another loan is in the offing? That could potentially square what was said at the fans forum about no more signings. The problem is nobody really jumps out as a worthwhile signing - TH is a position of weakness for all the provinces in all honesty..

Not Leinster, they seem to have no bother getting pretty solid 2nd and 3rd choice players.

The Irish GrandSlam isn't worth what you think it is. 1 province benefits plus Wales and England are imploding.

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[justinr73]

'‘Big Jeff’ won the admiration from the Ulster faithful with his performances at loosehead' from the Ulster statement, did the proofreader get the sack at the same time as the groundstaff?

A former Ulster TH had a right pop at this on FB! Well played Ricky Lutton

Doesn’t quite make up for costing us a trophy.

[Cockatrice]

Why are Ulster Rugby so keen to spend huge money on houses along Ravenhill instead of players ???

[big mervyn]

'‘Big Jeff’ won the admiration from the Ulster faithful with his performances at loosehead' from the Ulster statement, did the proofreader get the sack at the same time as the groundstaff?

A former Ulster TH had a right pop at this on FB! Well played Ricky Lutton

Doesn’t quite make up for costing us a trophy.

Ricky prob thought we'd all forgot about that ... and he'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kid!

[justinr73]

Forget?

Never.

Poor old Les would’ve had a stand named after him.

[waggonsroll]

Why are Ulster Rugby so keen to spend huge money on houses along Ravenhill instead of players ???

A front row of three houses would be pretty solid although might not be that mobile.

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