The UAFC

big mervyn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 12:41 pm Should be the best atmosphere at Ravers for a few years. By rights it should be sold out already. Too many fairweather fans and naysayers about these days

HammerTime wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:50 pm The atmosphere has been dung for a good few years now. Let’s hope we can recreate another saracens type noise when even George Hook said on news talk it was the best atmosphere he’d ever experienced in Ireland. The frogs are livid and will believe the hype about the ‘injustices.’ Going to be an occasion alright.

allezlesverres wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:47 am Its a real shame this is scheduled for Easter Saturday. That could really blunt the support as I imagine lots of people will be away for the weekend. You'd like to think it will still be a sell out crowd though. Regarding the Toulouse whinging, what I picked up was:

1. They agree it was a red card so they weren't arguing about that.
2. They thought there was a forward pass in the sequence leading up to Baloucoune's second (on watching it back on the TV, the commentary team thought it was forward too in fairness)
3. For the intercept they thought either(/both) Baloucoune was off side or that play should have stopped due to their injured player. They are wrong on both counts in my view. Replays clearly show ADP lifting the ball before Baloucoune breaks - it is only Baloucoune's acceleration that makes it look offside. In terms of the injured player, they could have stopped play themselves at that ruck, but ADP chose to play so that's on them too. The player who was down was never endangered by the continuation of play, and lets face it, if they had gone on to score themselves, they would hardly have been arguing it should be chalked off, so their only complaint is that we scored rather than them.
4. They didn't think their try should have been disallowed for the earlier knock on by ADP, but I couldn't discern any real reason why they say that should be the case.

Overall I thought Barnes was a fair referee, the above points by them are nitpicking really - I think we had plenty to complain about ourselves so it balances out fairly.

The toulouse forum is debating whether they should send the B team or the first XV. The prevailing view seems to be that they should do something in between - rest some front liners but go with a strong team nonetheless.

Dave wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:31 pm You sons of bitches, I'm in!

jean valjean wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:22 pm Resale tickets for some parts of the ground available now. Didn't realise they increased in price, more gouging by ticketmaster? Does the seller get full price? I had it from before that they only got 75% of value.

StandUp wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:20 pm The French were whinging???
I can’t believe it…

jean valjean wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:22 pm Resale tickets for some parts of the ground available now. Didn't realise they increased in price, more gouging by ticketmaster? Does the seller get full price? I had it from before that they only got 75% of value.

Bart S wrote:Not quite sure how we avenge Delon the spide Armitage this year but one thing's for certain as ulster fans : we shall never forget or forgive him