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I'll have all five, please.
If I remember correctly, Andrew is signed on until the end of next season. Agreed, we need another 9. There aren't many IQ'd 9's around the provinces going spare. Oh for a Craig Casey to be coming through our ranks.Well it’s a big squad and he hasn’t been here very long.
Andrew and Ross may be coming to the end.
Kane and Shanners were actually given new contracts by Dan last season.
One would like to think that we’re looking for another 9 given Cooney’s unstoppable march towards a tour place with the Lions.
I find it strange that the starting 9 for the only Ulster club in AIL 1A has no involvement with Ulster at all.Notarealdoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:21 amI'll have all five, please.
If I remember correctly, Andrew is signed on until the end of next season. Agreed, we need another 9. There aren't many IQ'd 9's around the provinces going spare. Oh for a Craig Casey to be coming through our ranks.Well it’s a big squad and he hasn’t been here very long.
Andrew and Ross may be coming to the end.
Kane and Shanners were actually given new contracts by Dan last season.
One would like to think that we’re looking for another 9 given Cooney’s unstoppable march towards a tour place with the Lions.
We have Nathan Doak coming through of which massive things are hoped for, still at school and played all of the Ulster A games at the start of the season. He is clearly being fast tracked. Can play either of the half back positions.therealspratt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:11 amI find it strange that the starting 9 for the only Ulster club in AIL 1A has no involvement with Ulster at all.Notarealdoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:21 amI'll have all five, please.
If I remember correctly, Andrew is signed on until the end of next season. Agreed, we need another 9. There aren't many IQ'd 9's around the provinces going spare. Oh for a Craig Casey to be coming through our ranks.Well it’s a big squad and he hasn’t been here very long.
Andrew and Ross may be coming to the end.
Kane and Shanners were actually given new contracts by Dan last season.
One would like to think that we’re looking for another 9 given Cooney’s unstoppable march towards a tour place with the Lions.
Doak could be good but I've never been fully sold on him from what I've seen of him, also I'm not sure that he is a 9 and not a 10. There's another one in his age bracket, Conor McKee, who is more of your traditional whippet, but really I want answers some day as to why such a talent as O'Donnell has been shut out when we have such a mediocre pool of scrumhalves.UlsterNo9 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:53 pmWe have Nathan Doak coming through of which massive things are hoped for, still at school and played all of the Ulster A games at the start of the season. He is clearly being fast tracked. Can play either of the half back positions.therealspratt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:11 amI find it strange that the starting 9 for the only Ulster club in AIL 1A has no involvement with Ulster at all.Notarealdoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:21 amI'll have all five, please.
If I remember correctly, Andrew is signed on until the end of next season. Agreed, we need another 9. There aren't many IQ'd 9's around the provinces going spare. Oh for a Craig Casey to be coming through our ranks.Well it’s a big squad and he hasn’t been here very long.
Andrew and Ross may be coming to the end.
Kane and Shanners were actually given new contracts by Dan last season.
One would like to think that we’re looking for another 9 given Cooney’s unstoppable march towards a tour place with the Lions.
He was very impressive against Australia Schools when I watched.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/spor ... 95958.html
Sadler rates him also.
The O'Donnell one is a mystery, I thought that he at would have at least featured in the Celtic Cup. I trust in the academy system at the minute though, to be honest. They're getting it right for the most part with respect to selecting players.therealspratt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:36 pmDoak could be good but I've never been fully sold on him from what I've seen of him, also I'm not sure that he is a 9 and not a 10. There's another one in his age bracket, Conor McKee, who is more of your traditional whippet, but really I want answers some day as to why such a talent as O'Donnell has been shut out when we have such a mediocre pool of scrumhalves.UlsterNo9 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:53 pmWe have Nathan Doak coming through of which massive things are hoped for, still at school and played all of the Ulster A games at the start of the season. He is clearly being fast tracked. Can play either of the half back positions.therealspratt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:11 amI find it strange that the starting 9 for the only Ulster club in AIL 1A has no involvement with Ulster at all.Notarealdoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:21 amI'll have all five, please.
If I remember correctly, Andrew is signed on until the end of next season. Agreed, we need another 9. There aren't many IQ'd 9's around the provinces going spare. Oh for a Craig Casey to be coming through our ranks.Well it’s a big squad and he hasn’t been here very long.
Andrew and Ross may be coming to the end.
Kane and Shanners were actually given new contracts by Dan last season.
One would like to think that we’re looking for another 9 given Cooney’s unstoppable march towards a tour place with the Lions.
He was very impressive against Australia Schools when I watched.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/spor ... 95958.html
Sadler rates him also.
I do have some notion that so long as Campbell is involved with the academy then O'Donnell won't be. I don't trust the academy particularly in terms of selection, overall the pipeline has been improved but I think they are still very much capable of questionable decisions on who to bring in, when you've the likes of Bruce Houston and then Conor Rankin over McIlroy.Notarealdoctor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:21 pm
The O'Donnell one is a mystery, I thought that he at would have at least featured in the Celtic Cup. I trust in the academy system at the minute though, to be honest. They're getting it right for the most part with respect to selecting players.
I've seen the Australia highlights, he'd slipped my mind actually. Looks pretty assured for this stage of his development.
Stewart seems to be a real talent, with him and McBurney starting to show what he's about we look like we're well set up! What's weird though is this Saffer schoolboy hooker we're supposedly bringing in really quite surplus to requirements.
My guess if the Saffer rumour is true, either himself or Tom Stewarts long term plan will be in a different position to where they are playing now.therealspratt wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:05 pmStewart seems to be a real talent, with him and McBurney starting to show what he's about we look like we're well set up! What's weird though is this Saffer schoolboy hooker we're supposedly bringing in really quite surplus to requirements.
Second row on the other hand is a wasteland. Maybe there's McMenamin, but anyone with an inkling of potential seems rather far off.