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by thecrouch
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Petrie departs…..
Replies: 101
Views: 9670

Re: Petrie departs…..

I'd rather have this guy than have Cunningham get promoted.

At least he's a fresh face around the place.
by thecrouch
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Petrie departs…..
Replies: 101
Views: 9670

Re: Petrie departs…..

"As of mid-April in the 2022-23 season [i.e. near the end of it], they had 16 players who had played less than 200 mins. As I wrote at the time: "They have paid three outhalves [Madigan, Flannery and Curtis] for the entire season to play 310 mins, less than four full matches. They have pa...
by thecrouch
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Petrie departs…..
Replies: 101
Views: 9670

Re: Petrie departs…..

In all seriousness, Bryn Cunningham has been part of the management at Ulster for 10 years. Is he genuinely not part of the problem, or is he likely to be following Petrie out the door? I think I have a hard time believing that Cunningham has just been hamstrung by the various coaches and the two CE...
by thecrouch
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Sharks v Ulster Saturday 23rd March 1pm Kick Off Viaplay Sports
Replies: 139
Views: 10018

Re: Sharks v Ulster Saturday 23rd March 1pm Kick Off Viaplay Sports

I think unfortunately due to the nature of the URC we are overly reliant on Champions Cup rugby for income. I know people say we can drop down to the Challenge Cup and that's probably closer to our level, and I agree from a rugby point of view, but I am not so sure we can afford it financially.
by thecrouch
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Contract Situation
Replies: 1650
Views: 474670

Re: Contract Situation

So it sounds like Ulster went back to Bayonne at the last minute asking for greater compo. I'm delighted he's staying, but this is a mess. What this is basically saying is that until this week McCloskey had it in his head that he was going, and now the rug has been pulled. I'd never doubt McCloskey'...
by thecrouch
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: The skipper
Replies: 22
Views: 2007

Re: The skipper

I'm totally undecided on Hume either way at this point, will see how he goes over the next while. But I do have a personal preference for the captain to be a forward rather than a back. Forwards tend to be closer to the ref during the game, they're more likely to be spotting nonsense at the ruck and...
by thecrouch
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Rate your top 5 foreign signings
Replies: 43
Views: 2775

Re: Rate your top 5 foreign signings

Funnily enough I was looking at our 2012 team the other day. Our 2012 starting XV is definitely much stronger than today's team, I think only Hendo (over Tuohy), Kitsoff (over Court) and McCloskey (over Wallace) would be in with a shout of displacing their 2012 counterpart. And that McCloskey / Wall...
by thecrouch
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:01 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Dragons Pre Match Q&A with Jonny Petrie
Replies: 128
Views: 13420

Re: Dragons Pre Match Q&A with Jonny Petrie

What makes absolutely no sense to me is if we see Doak's future at 10 why is he still playing games at 9 for Ulster?
by thecrouch
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Team for Dragoons
Replies: 111
Views: 10524

Re: Team for Dragoons

Lads is the sound screwed up for anyone else on this? I can only hear the commentators but no crowd.
by thecrouch
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Rate your top 5 foreign signings
Replies: 43
Views: 2775

Re: Rate your top 5 foreign signings

Big Nick in his first season was fairly unstoppable.
by thecrouch
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Team for Dragoons
Replies: 111
Views: 10524

Re: Team for Dragoons

justinr73 wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:00 pm
thecrouch wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:25 pm Izzy and Sheridan starting. Marcus Rea back in.

That'll do.
Marcus Rea started at Ospreys.
Alright Dan, I stand corrected.
by thecrouch
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Team for Dragoons
Replies: 111
Views: 10524

Re: Team for Dragoons

Izzy and Sheridan starting. Marcus Rea back in.

That'll do.
by thecrouch
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Team for Dragoons
Replies: 111
Views: 10524

Re: Team for Dragoons

I'm expecting a bit of an immediate boost in performances the next few fixtures anyway, if McFarland really was the issue then it's up to the players to demonstrate that.
by thecrouch
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Contract Situation
Replies: 1650
Views: 474670

Re: Contract Situation

I think you are all underselling just how critical McCloskey is to Ulster. He is by far our most important back.

We always struggle when we don't have him to make the hard yards at 12.

Maybe Postlethwaite will get there but he's certainly not going to get there straight away.
by thecrouch
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Contract Situation
Replies: 1650
Views: 474670

Re: Contract Situation

McCloskey leaving would be absolutely disastrous for Ulster.