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by skiboo
Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:09 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Petries Answering Questions
Replies: 152
Views: 122003

Re: Petries Answering Questions

It's not where Ulster finished that made it a difficult season of me but the manner of the wins brought on by a change to a forward oriented style without big carriers and possibly because we had a problem at out half which I would say still exists. Ulsters backs the previous season were pressing fo...
by skiboo
Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:46 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Ulster v Munster Sunday 1 January 5:15pm KO TG4 / Viaplay Sports 1 / URC TV / Super Sport
Replies: 359
Views: 32771

Re: Ulster v Munster Sunday 1 January 5:15pm KO TG4 / Viaplay Sports 1 / URC TV / Super Sport

What a shambles. Ulster have not become a bad team overnight but it has been coming and some of us have kidded ourselves and papered over the cracks. OK we have guys coming back from injury needing game time but tonight they looked as if they have never ever played together. We have a brave out half...
by skiboo
Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Leinster v Ulster Sat 3rd Dec 19:35 Viaplay Sports 1
Replies: 233
Views: 24115

Re: Leinster v Ulster Sat 3rd Dec 19:35 Viaplay Sports 1

Maybe we do not intimidate referees enough. It has unfortunately crept into the game just look at how the Lienster players harranged the ref on Saturday at every call not just what might be called disputed. Humes yellow was straight out of such an appeal meanwhile Ulster players were more concerned ...
by skiboo
Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:03 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Leinster v Ulster Sat 3rd Dec 19:35 Viaplay Sports 1
Replies: 233
Views: 24115

Re: Leinster v Ulster Sat 3rd Dec 19:35 Viaplay Sports 1

So far this season Doak has been less than inspiring. He models himself on Ruan and sees himself as having the apparent time over the ball Ruan achieved without having Ruans pace to the ball, his vision on the way to the ball and pass when over it. He needs to get clattered a few mor re times to get...
by skiboo
Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:13 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Lions Vs Ulster Saturday 15th October 1pm kick off Premier Sports 1
Replies: 173
Views: 17882

Re: Lions Vs Ulster Saturday 15th October 1pm kick off Premier Sports 1

Thought Sam Carter had a massive game for Ulster and feel his strengths for instance in the line out are not always recognised. I don’t see him as a flashy or very vocal player he just gets on with it and rarely misses a tackle. OK he may not be a big ball carrier but he never was and was not signup...
by skiboo
Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:17 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Ulster V Leinster Friday 30th Sept
Replies: 240
Views: 21685

Re: Ulster V Leinster Friday 30th Sept

Worst decision of the night the refusal to review the Henshaw Stockdale clash. Harsh
by skiboo
Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Ulster V Leinster Friday 30th Sept
Replies: 240
Views: 21685

Re: Ulster V Leinster Friday 30th Sept

Well summed up Rum. Does an early season defeat against one of the best teams in Europe with strength in depth and a back room set up which is not just the envy of Europe but perhaps the world make Ulster a bad team. To read some of the rantings on this game we are a second rate team but we are not....
by skiboo
Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Ulster v Connacht Saturday September 17 7.35pm UK Time Premier Sports / BBC2NI / TG4
Replies: 124
Views: 16350

Re: Ulster v Connacht Saturday September 17 7.35pm UK Time Premier Sports / BBC2NI / TG4

Coming into the match I thought the Connacht pack would. be a lot for Ulster to handle and I had set myself up for a mugging similar to what we got from them last year when Ulster were intimidated particularly at the Avila.Any nonsense this year was snuffed out quickly and to be fair the ref played ...
by skiboo
Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:58 am
Forum: Provincial an' aither teams
Topic: PADDY JACKSON
Replies: 778
Views: 352887

Re: PADDY JACKSON

I challenged a number of Munster supporters recently when they raised PJ’s name and was surprised how quickly they wanted to change the subject when Murray and Zebo’s names were introduced and their hypocrisy was exposed. Personally I am absolutely appalled by the Irish rugby media who find it diffi...
by skiboo
Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:12 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Obituary. Ken Kennedy
Replies: 1
Views: 1151

Obituary. Ken Kennedy

A real tough as teak hero from the past. Ulster,Ireland and the Lions.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 44773.html
by skiboo
Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: International rugby
Topic: Ireland ? in New Zealand
Replies: 184
Views: 22013

Re: Ireland ? in New Zealand

Well done Ireland cracked it on the day and the series. Having felt the Irish second row was underpowered and going to prove to be a weak link I am happy to eat some humble pie. For me the real worth on the tour was the development of the bench players who now need to be filtered into the test side ...
by skiboo
Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:53 am
Forum: International rugby
Topic: Ireland ? in New Zealand
Replies: 184
Views: 22013

Re: Ireland ? in New Zealand

Lots of press about Irish front row and strength in depth but it looks like unless your either from Leinster or under notice from the Dublin centric IRFU influenced Irish press core you are not worthy. Big Licence is a case in point but out half is another case were the distance between the fragile ...
by skiboo
Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:09 am
Forum: International rugby
Topic: Ireland ? in New Zealand
Replies: 184
Views: 22013

Re: Ireland ? in New Zealand

New mnemonic for Ireland. ABU….anything but Ulster. Call up Byrne as a replacement… he knows the calls apparently.Warwick the prop who hasn’t taken a step back all season against best front rows from Europe or SA doesn’t even get a mention. Pick Hume and don’t pick McC to continue with the most effe...
by skiboo
Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:34 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Contract Situation
Replies: 1650
Views: 474912

Re: Contract Situation

All press talk let’s be happy he is here, developing the squad,moving Ulsters concentration to URC and still chasing a trophy. I can still see the alternative headline if he had closed down the question on taking a job as an international coach.”Ulster Coach has no ambition.” Would the pen warriors ...
by skiboo
Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:29 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Stormers v Ulster Saturday March 26 1pm (UK Time) Super Sport (SA) / Premier Sports 1 / URC TV (Not in UK/SA)
Replies: 173
Views: 17922

Re: Stormers v Ulster Saturday March 26 1pm (UK Time) Super Sport (SA) / Premier Sports 1 / URC TV (Not in UK/SA)

For me the ref bottled the decision at the end and the south africian TMO was determined not to change his original decision. At the least it shold have been an Ulster put in or a penalty for a knock on in the tackle however the Ulster player was not tackled but the ball knocked on should it have be...