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Seamus Mallon
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:31 pm
by colind
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:35 pm
by Cockatrice
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?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:04 pm
by colinh
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.
Colin
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:58 pm
by Magical O' Driscoll
It seems that all the Irish rugby players are heading of to England for a new chalange.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:34 pm
by cjp
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:30 pm
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).
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:30 pm
by HeatherG
Very dissapointed to see another young talent being let go. Good luck to him at his new club.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:39 pm
by BR
I think I'd rather have seen Maggs go.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:42 pm
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??
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:18 pm
by Shafted
does this mean anotehr contract has been freed up??
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:53 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:47 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:24 am
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
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:26 am
by Freddie Benson
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
you're not maggs in disguise
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:32 am
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.