Ulster Team Talk Thread III: Les Miserables SEE MOD WARNING POST #1924 + #2755

irishfan9 · 14-01-2018 11:06AM

howd rea do yesterday?

prawnsambo · 14-01-2018 11:18AM

irishfan9 wrote: »

howd rea do yesterday?

Pretty well I thought. Made some good carries and tackled his socks off. 13/1 according to ESPN, only beaten by Henderson at 13/0.

sydthebeat · 14-01-2018 11:27AM

Buer wrote: »

A drop goal would have meant they were kicking the ball back to Ulster, miss or not. Ulster were deep in the 22 in the final 15 minutes on separate occasions for multiple phases. The period leading up to Henderson's spill was as easy a chance for a drop goal as possible. If CL or McPhillips can't hit that they're in trouble. It was bang in front from 15m.

I think the players weren't aware of the situation and impact of denying them a BP.

Drop goals seem to have gone 'out of fashion' for some reason. They used to all the rage in 07, then they became de jour after that when on a penalty advantage in the opposition 22. After that they figured that a cross field kick was worth more risk on an advantage, especially in the era of tbp.
Teams seem to have forgotten the simple rewards of a drop goal

prawnsambo · 14-01-2018 11:37AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Drop goals seem to have gone 'out of fashion' for some reason. They used to all the rage in 07, then they became de jour after that when on a penalty advantage in the opposition 22. After that they figured that a cross field kick was worth more risk on an advantage, especially in the era of tbp.
Teams seem to have forgotten the simple rewards of a drop goal

I think Ulster were so focussed on the try bonus point, they forgot about the necessity (or maybe forgot is the wrong word there) of depriving LAR of the losing bonus point.

They may have felt that the TBP would have killed two birds with the one stone and so it was worth more going for both than just one. They were in with a good shout of getting it too.

thebaz · 14-01-2018 11:53AM

you wouldnt want to be betting on Ulster - after last week didnt think they had a sniff - well done , probably feals even sweeter

prawnsambo · 14-01-2018 12:56PM

thebaz wrote: »

you wouldnt want to be betting on Ulster - after last week didnt think they had a sniff - well done , probably feals even sweeter

Have faith.

prawnsambo wrote: »

I actually would be wary of putting money on La Rochelle, even with that spread. ULster have only lost once at home this season and that was against Leinster. Then there's the whole yo-yo/bungee thing that Ulster seem to have going on, so there's every chance that the bookies have this about right.

Scythica · 14-01-2018 01:30PM

I see we've officially approached Cooper about coming over for next season

Buer · 14-01-2018 01:57PM

Scythica wrote: »

I see we've officially approached Cooper about coming over for next season

Christ no. Hopefully nothing comes of that. It will be a very expensive mistake.

awec · 14-01-2018 02:03PM

The source is the rugby paper so I don’t think it’s that reliable.

awec · 14-01-2018 02:07PM

I see Steenson signed a new Exeter contract.

thomond2006 · 14-01-2018 02:11PM

awec wrote: »

I see Steenson signed a new Exeter contract.

He was never signing for Ulster.

awec · 14-01-2018 02:14PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

He was never signing for Ulster.

Aye I know that.

Scythica · 14-01-2018 02:22PM

Nordi Murphy looks like a cracking signing for us next season. Been right on the money against Glasgow here

bilston · 14-01-2018 06:28PM

irishfan9 wrote: »

howd rea do yesterday?

His best game so far. He's a guy who is definitely getting better with the more games he plays.

He made a lot of carries and tackled well, a good blindside flanker performance.

bilston · 14-01-2018 06:31PM

Scythica wrote: »

Nordi Murphy looks like a cracking signing for us next season. Been right on the money against Glasgow here

Murphy was really good today for Leinster. I was thinking to myself that even with all their depth that Leinster are crazy letting him go, although I'm sure they tried to keep him.

He is a great signing for us.

bilston · 14-01-2018 06:39PM

According to uafc the Ulster players got together after 20 minutes yesterday and binned the Kiss gameplan.

What a load of crap. That place is full of s****. The stuff that gets said about Kiss on there is ridiculous. If Kiss ever read it (I hope for his sake he doesn't) it would be no wonder he was close to tears yesterday after the match.

awec · 14-01-2018 06:50PM

bilston wrote: »

According to uafc the Ulster players got together after 20 minutes yesterday and binned the Kiss gameplan.

What a load of crap. That place is full of s****. The stuff that gets said about Kiss on there is ridiculous. If Kiss ever read it (I hope for his sake he doesn't) it would be no wonder he was close to tears yesterday after the match.

Yea you need a nonsense filter on that place.

There are lots of posters on there that make me look like a member of the Les Kiss fan club. Did you see the photo of the guy who went to the game in a FOLK t-shirt?

Buer · 14-01-2018 09:08PM

bilston wrote: »

According to uafc the Ulster players got together after 20 minutes yesterday and binned the Kiss gameplan.

What a load of crap. That place is full of s****. The stuff that gets said about Kiss on there is ridiculous. If Kiss ever read it (I hope for his sake he doesn't) it would be no wonder he was close to tears yesterday after the match.

A general rule of thumb is that LF, UAFC and MF are 50% bile filled idiots.

And I might be generous with the 50%.

thomond2006 · 14-01-2018 09:18PM

MF is far quieter than previous years. A lot of the loonies are gone.

The Lost Sheep · 14-01-2018 09:20PM

Buer wrote: »

A general rule of thumb is that LF, UAFC and MF are 50% bile filled idiots.

And I might be generous with the 50%.

Its not that bad. And people who post their but not here say the same about here...

thomond2006 wrote: »

MF is far quieter than previous years. A lot of the loonies are gone.

It is far quieter. When i joined it years ago the domestic rugby chat was huge but its non existent now and pro chat is down a lot as well.

Buer · 14-01-2018 09:24PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

MF is far quieter than previous years. A lot of the loonies are gone.

I haven't read it in a long time but it was utterly brutal when I did. Massive chips on their shoulder. It was only a slight step up on Gwlad with anything contrary to the hivemind getting savaged. The mods were among the worst offenders.

Haven't posted on LF in a long time but read it once every few months and several of the most bitter are still very much there and take more enjoyment from others losing than Leinster winning. There was a period where there were 4 or 5 fantastic posters who gave a really good insight into games and did great analysis but those posts became fewer and fewer. The bile from a number of them during the MOC phase just took over the site and it never recovered.

Buer · 14-01-2018 09:26PM

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Its not that bad. And people who post their but not here say the same about here...

This place is moderated. Back when I read it, the mods were some of the worst offenders on MF. They took it way, way too seriously.

MJohnston · 14-01-2018 09:29PM

Buer wrote: »

This place is moderated. Back when I read it, the mods were some of the worst offenders on MF. They took it way, way too seriously.

Have you met awec?

awec · 14-01-2018 09:29PM

I enjoy posting on UAFC, it's a bit more open in terms of what you can and cannot say compared to here. A bit liberating.

But you also have to have fresh batteries in your bull**** filter.

14-01-2018 09:29PM

bilston wrote: »

Murphy was really good today for Leinster. I was thinking to myself that even with all their depth that Leinster are crazy letting him go, although I'm sure they tried to keep him.

He is a great signing for us.

I certainly would prefer if he wasn't leaving anyway.

Buer · 14-01-2018 09:37PM

MJohnston wrote: »

Have you met awec?

Thankfully, no.

Bridge93 · 14-01-2018 09:39PM

I find the provincial forums too much of an echo chamber. At least here there's a number from each giving opinions

awec · 14-01-2018 09:52PM

Buer wrote: »

Thankfully, no.

Really?

Someone who identified themselves as Buer came up to me once and asked for an autograph and a photo?

awec · 14-01-2018 09:56PM

Took this from UAFC,.

A--cR+#

Sinbad_NI · 14-01-2018 10:16PM

Sinbad_NI wrote:

I think we're in for a bit of a spanking.

Shows how much I know.

Hope the team turns up with that mindset for the rest of the season... and beyond.

Ulster Team Talk Thread III: Les Miserables SEE MOD WARNING POST #1924 + #2755

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