Ulster Team Talk Thread IV... Go On My Henderson...

Pretty deflating! Packs been ate up and spat out!

That pretty much sums it up for me, but im very critical of Burns, an aspiring international 10 should be standing out in a Game like that but he did the opposite.

Ulster are unlucky they dont have a game next weekend, because they need to bounce back from that performance quickly.

That was a game for Carter and Kearny! To add some ballast!

Is it time to give Treadwell some Blindside game time?

Cartys a good player consistently, he's not a top end goal kicker but otherwise he's really sound defensively and very creative. I hear that he also lost to Japan singlehandedly but when I watch that game back he also played fairly well in that. Think he's well worth a shot again in the same way carbury deserves the time to find his way again. No idea what Harry Byrne has done to be considered, all flash no basics for me.

Liked what I saw from doak tonight, all the basics, I'd have him in my team ahead of Casey all day long. Henderson looked good, Ulster back row well outplayed. Not sure I see potential in o Sullivan ?? Am I missing something? Bealham playing so well this season a seriously underrated player in Ireland because porter and furlong are so good.

Ton Daly is a good player. Hume had a poor night. Porch and Hansen are tidy. Balcoune is a player needs some ball.

Nice to get a win

Would love to see Doak in the Irish squad for the 6N if he can get some big games on the other side of the international break. He does look like a very special player and players like this should be fast tracked (Him, Osborne, Ahern etc).

Worst display from Ulster in a long time! Ross Kane is hopeless! Ulster are fcuked after Moore and TOT.

Hume was poor too and Burns was....well! Nothing positive from an Ulster perspective. They could have used Kearney to add some grit. Treadwell doesn't have the physicality.

It was a dreadful wake up call to those responsible for the recruitment or retention of some pretty average players. There doesn't appear to be any channelled aggression available, just running through set drills over and over. Burns was very poor but at least he tried to make things happen......and got butt hoked for his trouble, There was no cohesion at all.

Connacht had fire in their bellies...Ulster did not. Once Plan A of give the ball to McCloskey and run over the top of them didn't work there was no Plan B.

When a few things went against them they lost the plot.

You worry about their mental resilience against ANY Irish province at this stage...not just Leinster. We really can't complain when this Ulster player or that Ulster player doesn't get picked by Ireland when we consistently lose Inter Pro after Inter Pro. I think all the other provinces see Ulster as a soft touch.

Ulster didn't look prepared! It was bizarre! Connacht were putting in crushing tackles and backing each other, Ulster looked like they were already on break. It could just be a bad day, but they were not at the races.

Carty was far from perfect, but he was definitely better than Burns who just had a day to forget, and actually a day that sadly could be very detrimental to his career in international terms.

At the very least, there should be a response v Leinster. It's mind boggling how Ulster have performances like this.

Bradley Roberts been called into Welsh squad for autumn games due to Ken Owens pulling out due to injury.

Good for him.

Not so for us though. It's probably fair to say he won't be an Ulster player this time next year.