Seamus Mallon

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Seamus Mallon

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Just seen in this mornings paper that Seamus Mallon is off to Northampton.
Seems that last seasons signing of Kevin Maggs has forced him to seek regular game time elsewhere.
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Good luck to him and maybe in the long term good for us but if he was to make the saints starting team then someone would need to look at why?
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It is always sad to see someone leave but he was never going to be a regular in the Ulster squad especially now with Messrs Trimble and hopefully Cave in the wings.

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It seems that all the Irish rugby players are heading of to England for a new chalange.
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Heading to England for game time, good luck to the big man hope he returns learning how to pass then we could have a good player, will do well to make the team though with Quinlan also there.
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Post by Freddie Benson »

It's a shame to see young players go when they haven't been given a decent chance (Mallon, Jennings etc) rather than more experienced players (Cullen, Byrne).
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Post by HeatherG »

Very dissapointed to see another young talent being let go. Good luck to him at his new club.
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I think I'd rather have seen Maggs go.
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Post by Mid-Terrace »

BR wrote:I think I'd rather have seen Maggs go.
Might have been the first time anyone had seen him "go" last season??
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does this mean anotehr contract has been freed up??
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Post by Cockatrice »

would appear so and with Longwell at SINI he should be in frame for the odd appearence if required with only 3 second rows. With Topping, Bell, Howe, Maggs (and Hump?) all on their last year there should be several new faces the season after next.

That will be the acid test with quality rather than quantity being the order of the day.
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Post by cjp »

Solly recommended Mallon to the Saints and Peter Wheeler Leicester CEO spotted Humph jr at the RWC 7's and thats how that deal came around.
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Post by bobbyfatfingers »

why the fuss, mallon was crap in every game i've ever seen him play, one paced, no flair.

just because he's young doesn't mean he deserves to play
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bobbyfatfingers wrote:why the fuss, mallon was crap in every game i've ever seen him play, one paced, no flair.

just because he's young doesn't mean he deserves to play
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Post by cjp »

The only thing I thought Mallon lacked was an ability to pass at pace. He is strong and a hard runner and if he went for a gap he would go, has proved to be very good at AIL so the only level to test him at after that is Ulster if he isn't getting it then to test himself he has to move on.

Means we will never see the Trimble Mallon combination so many jokes had been made about.
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