The UAFC

Can we afford a half decent NIQ though? I would rather not sign anyone than sign another overpaid, half baked player. With three NIQs leaving, Shirley we can afford at least one? Just one of the mind blowingly annoying things about pitchgate is that the £700k that JP says it cost would have covered...

I’m only leaving Henderson out for effect, although his place is by no means certain…

Hard to argue, highly likely that there will be no Ulster players in the Irish first XV in France, difficult to accept for someone like myself from the era of Ringland/Irwin/McCoy/Carr/Matthews/Anderson/Crossan/Johns etc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64147942 I Really like McWhirter, decent analysis, and honest, doesn’t pull his punches like some recently retired players. Not sure I agree with him here though…..think Dan has every right to go public, the players need to step up and take responsibility on ...

I appreciate this is off thread but I am a big NFL fan (since watching documentaries in lockdown), and sat down to watch the Bills Bengals game last night, a huge game in determining playoffs, except it was suspended in first quarter after a 24 Yr old safety for Buffalo went into cardiac arrest foll...

Bring in Mr William Anderson for the rest of this season. He is someone who understands rugby and who understands Ulster. He’d likely have too much wit to be interested of course, but he sure would complement the whole set up and bridge the gap that’s growing between players and coaches. Look what P...

There was plenty of fight in tryline defence a lot of the time, ergo at the end of the first half, the fault for Healy’s try was the four missed tackles in the middle of the pitch. I don’t see any attack, we’re toothless and predictable. I look back at the Zebre game, as handy an opposition as you’l...

The tap and go’s from 5 metres will be worth the ticket alone. Ulster showed the way to the try line to Blade (8 stone dripping wet) and Butler, Munster waved Penny and Sheahan through, so at a guess they’ll have been told to try tackling by Rowntree and McFarland, but who was listening?

I blame the Protocol myself…

Am closing off on my comments on the Sale collapse with just one more personal irk, as it is only a bloody game of rugby after all, but watching the players clap Sale off, to see JH making a quip that made ND laugh out loud, sorry sir, not on, not after that, wise the feck up and knuckle down, you ...

Am closing off on my comments on the Sale collapse with just one more personal irk, as it is only a bloody game of rugby after all, but watching the players clap Sale off, to see JH making a quip that made ND laugh out loud, sorry sir, not on, not after that, wise the feck up and knuckle down, you r...

D’Arcy in the Irish Times today, his White Line article. Well worth a read, reminded me of an enema, not particularly enjoyable but badly needed.

It was minus temperatures all day on Sunday in Manchester, the car said -2 when we parked at the stadium, preceded by days of sub zero weather, there was no underground heating, only covers, yet the pitch, according to Rory Best when I asked him, was fine, even soft he said. So unfortunately the gam...

Forced myself to watch the whole game yesterday. Warr and Du Preez gave a masterclass in 9/10 play, hugely influential, something I didn’t remark so much live. Best commented on their variety and keeping the Ulster defence guessing, and how our’s were predictable. I accept that the loss was down to ...

As a 20 year ST holder and one of a good turnout of Ulster fans on a freezing day, now on ferry home, a trip that cost me and mate £500 each, I was embarrassed and little short of disgusted at that shitshow. I have no problem at all with losing, only with when I dont see any fight in us. Sale had us...