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Plan for the worst

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So of the senior players, it's bye bye to Cave & Trimble, maybe a prop or two, Jackson & Olding. My question to class is, where in ainm an Athair an Mhac agus an Spiorad Naomh are we going to replace them from?

Christian Leali'ifano might come and obviously Guissepe Carberry will be at 10.

Have to wait and see with PJ and SO...

Trimble has a further year.

Trimble is out of contract in June I believe, as is Bowe and Cave (Gilroy,Payne,l Marshall presumably all getting retained). I’m presuming new contract extensions done around Feb at the latest? Potentially a hell of a lot of changes in the outside backs as well as the pack.

Hopefully we resign Charlie

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At this stage it would hardly be a surprise if Payne called it a day. Trimble and Bowe hardly likely to accept the cut in wages their usefulness would require, and may get a final payday elsewhere. Cave's face doesn't fit, and the Lionel press will be all surprised when he starts playing excellent rugby under their noses weekly. No matter the outcome of the trial one would assume that if there is a lot of dirt chucked around during it the two accused may prefer a fresh start somewhere.

That leaves us with Lulu & Admiral @ 15, Gilroy & Stockdale on wings, Stu & 4 feet Luke in centres, Cairns/Cooney @ 9 and not a whole pile else.

Yes but if we get rid of Kiss all these problems just .... fly away!

Cornerfleg wrote:Yes but if we get rid of Kiss all these problems just .... fly away!

Quite the opposite but if we retain him they multiply!

If we get rid of kiss the defensive system can change. That would be a start.

Dave wrote:If we get rid of kiss the defensive system can change. That would be a start.

Have we got a defensive system ?

Dharper wrote:Trimble is out of contract in June I believe, as is Bowe and Cave (Gilroy,Payne,l Marshall presumably all getting retained). I’m presuming new contract extensions done around Feb at the latest? Potentially a hell of a lot of changes in the outside backs as well as the pack.

Wrong.

Trimble on an Ireland contract this year and next year an ulster contract.

Bowe is going to retire this year.


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ColinM wrote:

Cornerfleg wrote:Yes but if we get rid of Kiss all these problems just .... fly away!

Quite the opposite but if we retain him they multiply!

I can hear Joe Strummer in the background.

Highly unlikely we will see PJ again and most definitely not Stu ever playing for ulster again. Even if the court case goes there way, there will be that much dirt out in the public domain, sponsors will dictate to UR what will happen. They might give Mcphilps ago to see how he gets on, he's been surprisingly good for Hinch this season in 1B, but it's a hell of a step up. An overdue clean out of dead wood is needed even if it means we suffer abit for a couple of years. Time to rebuild

That could be construed as a pretty serious allegation.