Out with the old, in with the new

Red Hand Supporter · Post by **Red Hand Supporter** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:43 am

That's were i'm coming from JB

thewaterboy · Post by **thewaterboy** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:23 am

Bryn should regain his no 15 shirt, but i think Bart has shown glimpses that he is a quality player. I would play him and Bowe as the wingers, with McKenzie getting last 20. On another note does anyone know when Ferris is back? Should be be soon. He is badly needed with McMillen out for forseable future

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:30 am

According to Ferris, he should be back this week.

Harold7 · Post by **Harold7** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:16 am

RHS, Bartholomeusz hits good lines in attack and links well with other players (not so on Sat though), he can kick very well and in broken play he is deadly. Where Bryn is stronger is under the high ball and in defence but for God's sake this Ulster teams needs to be positive, our gameplay seems to have gone backwards in the last two or three months (Glasgow excepted and they're hardly a team to judge ourselves on) let's think attacking!

Most of our tries seem to come from putting the opposition under pressure on there ball, very few come from us unlocking the opposition through good play of our own.

bogboy · Post by **bogboy** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:08 pm

Bryn

Good player that he has been over the years has developed a weakness in his back and I think twice this year to date has been sidelined for at least a couple of weeks

If it goes again then his problem could be of a serious nature so letting Bart go would be very bad mistake

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:52 pm

Tend to agree with you about Bryn boggy, he has been going down very easily since that shoulder injury in the Ireland A game. Saw him coming out of the players pen in the box on Saturday and he looked as if he had not much movement in the back yet, either that or he was just frozen stiff

Bart has been letting the ball run into touch but then again Bryn was at the same move, take no chances and work the ball back up the pitch seems to be the game plan

cjp · Post by **cjp** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:19 pm

Bowe for Full Back

colinh · Post by **colinh** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:35 pm

cjp wrote:Bowe for Full Back :)

Thats where he played at school but did not make the Ulster schools side there.

cjp · Post by **cjp** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:47 pm

Made Ulster Under 21s in his first year out of school there. I think long term Tommy has to play there, he has the ability to pick some lovely lines and is a very strong runner, he has a kicking game, while I don't think he has that killer acceleration or pace needed for an International wing.

Next season there will be a contract in the backs which McKenzie will get you would assume, Young may not get a new deal, Maggs is away and Larkin may well go also.Humph well who knows he is meant to be in talks to extend for another year, while KC may well leave also in search of First team rugby.

Upfront would like to see us rid of Shields and bring and Phillpott brought onto a full deal possibly? Fitzy may well go and if he does we are short of proven props then, although decky could well do a job. Second row we have plenty of cover although players like Stevenson and Andress who have been around the squad a few years may fancy a move over to Andre at Rotherham so there playing at a higher level than AIL 1. Back row I would expect very little movement on full contracts anyway.

Freddie Benson · Post by **Freddie Benson** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:04 pm

sorry RHS but that's bollo - Bart is quality

Cap'n Grumpy · Post by **Cap'n Grumpy** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:08 pm

Freddie Benson wrote:sorry RHS but that's bollo - Bart is quality

Or to put it another way, "Poppycock"

Red Hand Supporter · Post by **Red Hand Supporter** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:00 am

He's good but not good enough to displace our current crop of players

cardoc · Post by **cardoc** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:03 am

]How is Tom Court playing at present, is he not suitable to move up a level after his great build up? I haven't heard anything about the other young prospect from down under, Michael Pheli, is he still in Ulster or has he returned to his homeland?

colinh · Post by **colinh** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:23 am

He is playing for Dungannon but word has it that AIL 1 is proabaly as good as it gets for him.

GerryO' · Post by **GerryO'** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:59 pm

colinh wrote:He is playing for Dungannon but word has it that AIL 1 is proabaly as good as it gets for him.

Which Colin; Tom or Michael?