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

bilston · 21-05-2018 07:43PM

Fair play to Piutau for having the balls to do that. Sure he has nothing to lose regarding Ulster or the IRFU but he will probably get a bit of grief now.

According to someone on UAFC the squad had a players only end of season do and Jackson and Olding were at it. Now to be fair I usually take a lot of stuff on UAFC with a pinch of salt but I hope it's true.

launish116 · 21-05-2018 07:54PM

Could get used to this instagram! McPhilips is gonna stick around!

prawnsambo · 21-05-2018 08:14PM

That's excellent news. There was talk he was going back to England and that would have been awful. Great prospect, always thought he had a future ever since I saw him with the U20s.

Dubinusa · 21-05-2018 08:32PM

Ulster really showed up this past few weeks. Fair play to them. Encouraging stuff and some good young talent coming through.

FACECUTTR · 21-05-2018 08:40PM

launish116 wrote: »

Could get used to this instagram! McPhilips is gonna stick around!

He was in the perfect position to negotiate a very good contract so I'd imagine it was his agent that put out the word that he was heading elsewhere. Great bit of business for all involved.
Get yourselves a journeyman 10 to back him up now and things are looking better already.

prawnsambo · 21-05-2018 08:56PM

Is it just me or do him and Stockdale look like they could easily be brothers?

Squatter · 21-05-2018 08:59PM

bilston wrote: »

According to someone on UAFC the squad had a players only end of season do and Jackson and Olding were at it. Now to be fair I usually take a lot of stuff on UAFC with a pinch of salt but I hope it's true.

Did they all go on to Ollie's Night Club afterwards?

Elvisjuice · 21-05-2018 09:06PM

Squatter wrote: »

Did they all go on to Ollie's Night Club afterwards?

who cares

The Lost Sheep · 21-05-2018 09:17PM

prawnsambo wrote: »

Is it just me or do him and Stockdale look like they could easily be brothers?

Maybe but you could also say Stockdale and Ref Sean Gallagher are lookalikes..

Squatter · 21-05-2018 09:19PM

Elvisjuice wrote: »

who cares

I suspect that some of the female patrons of Ollies might have.

Burkie1203 · 21-05-2018 09:23PM

https://twitter.com/RugbyInsideLine/status/998674796404789248?s=19

Trojan · 21-05-2018 09:55PM

Wow, that's an interesting one. He's a great coach, has won every competition available to him at Wigan, and they're currently 2nd in their table.

What might interest Ulster fans is that the league season ends in mid-October. So depending on the transition period, you might get your man around the start of the union season.

swiwi_ · 22-05-2018 04:31AM

Elton Jantjes? Not really sure he's the answer. Tends to be lead rather than leads, and a bit flaky. I suppose he's South African though, which often seems to be an important requirement for an Ulster contract. Ulster could do worse than sign someone like Hayden Parker, who's having a great season for the Sunwolves.

sydthebeat · 22-05-2018 05:40AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Elton Jantjes? Not really sure he's the answer. Tends to be lead rather than leads, and a bit flaky. I suppose he's South African though, which often seems to be an important requirement for an Ulster contract. Ulster could do worse than sign someone like Hayden Parker, who's having a great season for the Sunwolves.

Yeah I mentioned hayden a few months back on this thread, he'd be an excellent signing. Though I think it's the JJ influence that brought him to Japan and which would probably keep him there.

He's still young at 27 and doesn't actually have that many miles on the clock due to some serious recoup time for shoulder and knee injuries (he's missed more than 2 full seasons)
He's more of a reliable basic 10 than, say, Janties who can be amazing or very poor.. Depending on the day.

I think ulster should be searching for someone like peter grant though. He's more of the older experienced journeyman and at 33 isn't on the scrap heap just yet.

Scythica · 22-05-2018 06:24AM

Don't think we've mentioned this and it's easy to forget cos Cooney has been amazing...
We are fecked if he is called up to Ireland or gets injured.
Any prospects beyond Shanananahan and Stewart? What happened to Cairns? (I think it was Cairns - turned up and didn't get on the bus?)

prawnsambo · 22-05-2018 06:28AM

Scythica wrote: »

Don't think we've mentioned this and it's easy to forget cos Cooney has been amazing...
We are fecked if he is called up to Ireland or gets injured.
Any prospects beyond Shanananahan and Stewart? What happened to Cairns? (I think it was Cairns - turned up and didn't get on the bus?)

You could make a song out of this.

Burkie1203 · 22-05-2018 06:29AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Elton Jantjes? Not really sure he's the answer. .

Indo running that the IRFU are potentially going to block that.

Do we have a defib on boards. Think the Ulster fans may need one if IRFU block overseas signing

prawnsambo · 22-05-2018 06:35AM

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Indo running that the IRFU are potentially going to block that.

Do we have a defib on boards. Think the Ulster fans may need one if IRFU block overseas signing

Indo speculating that they might block it because Nucifora wants Carbery to move. So the defib can go back in the cupboard for now. If Carbery won't move (which seems to be the case) then I can't see why the IRFU would throw a spanner in the works. So long as McPhillips keeps getting good game time.

irishbucsfan · 22-05-2018 06:35AM

Jantjies was never an option. No Irish province will be signing an NIQ 10 in a World Cup season after Ireland lost their 2nd choice 10

prawnsambo · 22-05-2018 06:45AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Jantjies was never an option. No Irish province will be signing an NIQ 10 in a World Cup season after Ireland lost their 2nd choice 10

If Ulster can't get another Irish qualified ten, they have to be allowed sign someone. They can't go through a season with just McPhillips and AN Other from the academy. It's not as though there aren't enough IQ tens around the other provinces.

bilston · 22-05-2018 06:47AM

Squatter wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

According to someone on UAFC the squad had a players only end of season do and Jackson and Olding were at it. Now to be fair I usually take a lot of stuff on UAFC with a pinch of salt but I hope it's true.

Did they all go on to Ollie's Night Club afterwards?

Good one

bilston · 22-05-2018 06:50AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Jantjies was never an option. No Irish province will be signing an NIQ 10 in a World Cup season after Ireland lost their 2nd choice 10

Well if the IQ options won't move to Ulster then what do the IRFU do? Leave them with one out half with 9 starts under his belt?

irishbucsfan · 22-05-2018 06:58AM

bilston wrote: »

Well if the IQ options won't move to Ulster then what do the IRFU do? Leave them with one out half with 9 starts under his belt?

Sorry, I meant as a starter, should have been clearer. There'll be someone else there for sure, but not an international. And I'd say it'll most likely be someone IQ, the IRFU guys can be extremely persuasive.

launish116 · 22-05-2018 07:10AM

Not sure what to make of it all to be honest! You’d think IRFU would be wanting to help not restrict us after the turmoil of this season. Seriously they gotta see another season like this and it will financially effect them?

Paul Smeenus · 22-05-2018 07:20AM

There was an article (BBC?) Saying Ben Volavoka blocked too?

launish116 · 22-05-2018 07:23AM

So are we take from all this until Carberry makes up his mind we're in limbo? and even then once he does we'll have potential signings blocked.

irishbucsfan · 22-05-2018 07:25AM

launish116 wrote: »

So are we take from all this until Carberry makes up his mind we're in limbo? and even then once he does we'll have potential signings blocked.

Don't take anything from it. It's media rumours with absolutely nothing concrete behind it, preying on a group of fans who are ready to believe them. Just like the old Stephen Moore rumours to wind up Munster fans.

Squidgy Black · 22-05-2018 07:26AM

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

There was an article (BBC?) Saying Ben Volavoka blocked too?

I'm not sure about that, according to the French media Racing are interested in him so it'd take a hefty sum to compete with that

launish116 · 22-05-2018 07:30AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Don't take anything from it. It's media rumours with absolutely nothing concrete behind it, preying on a group of fans who are ready to believe them. Just like the old Stephen Moore rumours to wind up Munster fans.

More a case look we're trying? last day of season ticket sales?
Not sure Jantjies is what we need, but beggar's cant be choosers! Always get the feeling Ulster prefer a marque name for seats on bums rather than performance on pitch.
Would take several Ludik type players to strengthen the squad over one Jantjies right now.

irishbucsfan · 22-05-2018 07:39AM

launish116 wrote: »

More a case look we're trying? last day of season ticket sales?
Not sure Jantjies is what we need, but beggar's cant be choosers! Always get the feeling Ulster prefer a marque name for seats on bums rather than performance on pitch.
Would take several Ludik type players to strengthen the squad over one Jantjies right now.

Could be anything. Could be purely media speculation. Could be Ulster talking to anyone and everyone so that as other pieces slide into place they have options. Could be a mixture of both. They're not exactly on great terms with the media at the moment.

I'd doubt it's a play for season tickets though. Doesn't seem likely to me.

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

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