The UAFC

Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:35 am

Bart S wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:01 pm Was anyone genuinely even the slightest bit surprosed by Matty Rea's performance?

I honestly can't say - I never noticed a performance ...

Oh! now I understand - no I wasn't surprised ....




unless he was doing all the unseen work that we are costantly told about by some....

justinr73 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:03 am I’ve walked off the pitch with a broken leg and a ruptured Achilles.

Not at the same time admittedly.

So It Is wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:38 am

Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:35 am

Bart S wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:01 pm Was anyone genuinely even the slightest bit surprosed by Matty Rea's performance?

I honestly can't say - I never noticed a performance ...

Oh! now I understand - no I wasn't surprised ....




unless he was doing all the unseen work that we are costantly told about by some....

I saw him hit a dead ruck and slow the Embra ball down, in fairness to him.

Once.

justinr73 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:52 am Culhane started for Leinster last night at 8 and he was up against the freakishly strong Gleeson last year.

So either he is a 6 or just not considered to be as good an 8 as those two!

Marco wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:46 am Pick the bones out of that! Just grim. Ulster can just bate any optimism outta ye. We're even going full Trump fakenewsy on the official website, "Ulster surged to get 2 points...narrow win by Edinburgh...". My notes to editor: Edinburgh stuffed us for Christmas, outmuscled us and had a coherent attack strategy. Fans voting with their feet, judging by the stands. I'll defer to someone who seems to talk a lot of sense, John Barclay, when he said at the start of the season that Ulster are serial underachievers, looks like that. No doubt the faux confidence will pick up again, but that was pure pants. Doff the cap to the one good nr 10 on the park, Ben should never have been let leave these shores.

MightyRearranger wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:00 am

CIMANFOREVER wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:40 am Point of note- McNabny played 6 for Ireland U20? Is he out of position?

Pretty sure 8 is his preferred position. He was moved to 6 for te U20s so Brian Gleeson (Munster) could play 8. To my eye Gleeson looked like he might be the pick of that crop.

I noticed that Timoney was packing down at 8 on our scrums, but it was McNabney for the defensive ones. Obviously Timoney is a lot more experienced, but McNabneys main strength looks to be carrying so was slightly surprised by that.

jean valjean wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:41 pm

solidarity wrote:Despite our hurt feelings, we are the fourth Province.
Is part of our game plan (a) not to consistently retain the ball after a tackle and (b) to scrupulously avoid going for a turnover at the breakdown (c) to attack as individuals, rather than as a team?

Has Rob Baloucoune lost confidence in his turn of speed?

Jamie Ritchie is brill

Coming up on 4 years since baloucoune scored against racing 92 in a breakout season. Can anyone say he has developed significantly since then? The guy should have 20+ caps by now and a world cup under his belt. Who is to blame for this waste of talent?

Deraless wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:58 am How on earth can Dan not see the irony in criticising players for lack of intensity in training when that's the coaches job to ensure?

Cap'n Grumpy wrote:

Jetstream wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:15 pm A fish rots from the head down.

actually from the guts outwards (site of most bacteria), but I still liked yer analogy.

Jetstream wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:07 am “The answer lies in going away and training at a level that you expect the highest standards,” he said of his side’s uneven seven-game stretch to start the season.

“Training is easier than a match in the physical sense of it, not in the speed sense of it, but in the physical sense. We need to improve the level of our training. That’s the bottom line. All of us need to pick up and drive forward.

“We trained really well on Thursday but we didn’t train very well on Tuesday. Training has been a little bit up and down. A lot of that is down to the cohesion element. There’s been a lot of chop and change, also changing the way that we’re playing."

What a load of horse shiite from McFarland. Why can't McFarland, Bell, Soper, Cunningham and Co take personal responsibility for this mess? What exactly does Petrie do, now that he has stopped spending his days surfing on X?
I hate LeicesterTigers for not appointing Mc Farland as Head Coach and taking him away to feck out of this Province.

Jetstream wrote:“The answer lies in going away and training at a level that you expect the highest standards,” he said of his side’s uneven seven-game stretch to start the season.

“Training is easier than a match in the physical sense of it, not in the speed sense of it, but in the physical sense. We need to improve the level of our training. That’s the bottom line. All of us need to pick up and drive forward.

“We trained really well on Thursday but we didn’t train very well on Tuesday. Training has been a little bit up and down. A lot of that is down to the cohesion element. There’s been a lot of chop and change, also changing the way that we’re playing."

What a load of horse shiite from McFarland. Why can't McFarland, Bell, Soper, Cunningham and Co take personal responsibility for this mess? What exactly does Petrie do, now that he has stopped spending his days surfing on X?
I hate LeicesterTigers for not appointing Mc Farland as Head Coach and taking him away to feck out of this Province.