Babbling 'brook

Ah good shout. tigerburnie still around? it's starting at garden of remembrance, just off O'Connell street 2-3pm saturday. I think it's the "Ireland is full" mob....if you mention they are like the National Front or British First, they should get the gist. they had the same stuff in engla...

I disagree with you purely because JN was asked this exact question at the start of the season and his response was you could have 100% tackle success and let in 4 tries which would make that stat redundant. All he cares about in defensive stats is the score line and we at present are keeping teams...

Osborne and Frawley are great players. As is Turner. But, for a Heineken Cup knockout match, I'd be a little concerned about any partnership without any of Henshaw, Ringrose and Ngatai. The fact Henshaw wasn't running yesterday doesn't necessarily mean he's out though. It's an 8-day turnaround from...

Just looking at the stats, I felt at the time that we missed a few tackles (including a crucial one that lead to a try and yellow card by Jack Conan). Tackle success rate vs the Bulls was 86% which is the same as our URC seasonal average in which we are ranked 13th in the league. That's not good en...

Just looking at the stats, I felt at the time that we missed a few tackles (including a crucial one that lead to a try and yellow card by Jack Conan). Tackle success rate vs the Bulls was 86% which is the same as our URC seasonal average in which we are ranked 13th in the league. That's not good eno...

Osborne and Frawley are great players. As is Turner. But, for a Heineken Cup knockout match, I'd be a little concerned about any partnership without any of Henshaw, Ringrose and Ngatai. The fact Henshaw wasn't running yesterday doesn't necessarily mean he's out though. It's an 8-day turnaround from...

Interesting piece in the Indo today (paywalled) on the decision to fire Petrie, which apparently came from the IRFU: Behind the scenes as embattled Ulster part company with CEO Jonny Petrie ​As recently as last Friday, Jonny Petrie was leading meetings aimed at steering Ulster into the future, seem...

Strong team and a pretty good bench. Don't love Larmour at 15 though. Think Jordan is taking one for the team here. He's had a very good run for us on the wing and is playing 15 because there's nobody else. That gives Russell another chance to impress in his position. Credit for that. Otherwise Big...

I know a consultant surgeon who just recently retired from the NHS in Belfast. His opinion is that all the difficulties stem from funding and the lack thereof not from management NHS spending per capita in the UK has gone up over 40% since 2013, which is way above population growth and their health...

I know a consultant surgeon who just recently retired from the NHS in Belfast. His opinion is that all the difficulties stem from funding and the lack thereof not from management NHS spending per capita in the UK has gone up over 40% since 2013, which is way above population growth and their health...

cormac wrote: ↑March 20th, 2024, 3:18 pm Is it possible I've missed the season ticket renewal e-mail? It's usually out by now.

No there was a discussion on one of the other threads on communications. We are later this year than we were last year. Not sure why that it but likely due to working out where we are playing next year.

Funny I'd take the person who's had to keep the service running through a prolonged crisis over the one who had it easy. He's retired, so he's probably doing Ulster a favour and may not want the job long term. I think the point is that if you are looking to run a high performance organisation you s...

Ulster/the IRFU have moved to fill the CEO role quickly, albeit in what appears to be a clear interim (and only interim) appointment: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/03/27/ulster-rugby-announce-hugh-mccaughey-as-interim-ceo/ I think when Leinster interviewed for their CEO they had change in mind and...

I wonder how much of the coach and management getting the hump is D Humph. After Jackson, I'd say Nucifora would have let a lot slide for a quiet life. If you consider that the Nucifora/Humphreys role is to manage the provinces to feed the Irish national team Ulster is the province that needs most ...

For one game? Jeez- my heart bleeds. Ridiculous stereotypical in its Dublin-centric entitlement… I think people need to understand that most fans are fairly casual, they enjoy watching rugby and for many it's an excuse to catch up with friends or hang out with the kids. Many will only go to one or ...

Jordan Larmour and Ronan Kelleher were at a charitable trust photo shoot earlier which suggests they weren't training. Could be a very depleted squad that we're putting out this Friday. If so, I don't think we'll be winning. Not only to the Bulls have a decent team but I'm not sure there's another ...

Wasps filling a 28000 seat stadium is about as likely as me winning the lottery and it seems in order for me to do that I have to at least meet them half way and actually buy a ticket. Is there any club in world rugby who regularly attracts 28,000 to it’s home fixtures? Even 75% of them? UBB in the...

16k+ tickets sold so far for this game, really looking forward to it. When the top South African teams come to town the increase in the level is palpable. Hopefully we have a strong team out as we try to integrate the internationals back in.

Travelling hassle for fans? We travel from North Kildare for every match. Using the train, its essentially a 2 hr journey there, 2 hrs return door. Nowlan Park (albeit not by public transport) would take less. Sent from my SM-G990B using Tapatalk I'm not trying to piss anyone off here .... but the ...

Henderson and McCloskey didn't play last weekend. Ringrose didn't play, Harry played 6 minutes before getting a card and Jordan was playing his first match. Understand perfectly lads being rested and very much needed and deserved but not those 3. I just hoped we have enough to beat these guys, we'v...