This is so poor

[u/TallPersonality6180]

Countless handling errors, 2 scrum pens conceded and 2 of the softest tries you can concede

Are we determined to give every team in the league a 10-15 pt head start before switching on??

[u/CampVisual406]

We are honestly so shite

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/CampVisual406]

How have we regressed this much from last season

[u/PassageBig622 → u/TallPersonality6180]

From last year* imo. We had a good run at the cup but from my memory those were all scrappy wins.

[u/CampVisual406 → u/PassageBig622]

It’s particularly disappointing because I genuinely thought we would make big strides forward but unfortunately it looks like we have regressed. Our defence and physicality (both sides of the ball) is just not at the level needed. Team seems to go into a shell if they get a bloody nose in the first few minutes.

[u/PassageBig622 → u/CampVisual406]

Yep you can see the pattern in every game now. If every player is poor I really think it's on Richie and he needs a fire lit under him.

[u/Andrewhtd → u/TallPersonality6180]

But we were poor last season too, and season before. Bar some decent runs at times, we're just not good enough or consistent enough

[u/PassageBig622]

I'm beginning to think we aren't very good

[u/matt-on-two]

It’s a shambles

[u/OxfordHandbookofMeme]

Willie Faloon should be at the dole office on Monday. Absolute shambles

[u/PassageBig622]

I genuinely think we are missing Kok. Always lifted the team almost like a captain with the way he played. David McCann to me is the only player filling that spot with his aggression.

[u/Andrewhtd → u/PassageBig622]

We are, but a wing not the whole issue here

[u/PassageBig622 → u/Andrewhtd]

Not saying we're missing a winger but we're missing that dog in the team

[u/Andrewhtd → u/PassageBig622]

Oh got you. Think we do have dogs, McCann needs to start for example

[u/PassageBig622 → u/Andrewhtd]

Yep McCanns the only one sticking out to me like that at the moment. It's odd because we definitely have those players kicking about but they haven't been turning up.

[u/Andrewhtd → u/PassageBig622]

We do have them, need to let them loose alright

[u/ShoddyWorkTed]

The worst part of this game is listening to zebo 🤮

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/ShoddyWorkTed]

He’s like a fan in the stands on the pints, fucking smug prick

[u/ShoddyWorkTed → u/TallPersonality6180]

Im a connacht fan so im not biased 😅 but surely hes not getting paid for this.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Bird-38]

Haven’t shown up for the start of our first 2 home games and stupid mistakes killing us. Backline don’t look like they know the call

[u/Working-Ad6933]

Absolute dismantling

[u/CampVisual406]

It’s the hope that kills you

[u/CampVisual406]

Jesus Christ - never seen anything more Ulster than that ballsed up line out on 58 mins

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/CampVisual406]

All the chat from Richie about improving set piece and they’re worse than ever

[u/NewArdmachian]

Quiet in here now...

[u/greatsword_enjoyer]

It's not helping with the Oscar worthy performances, but this is terrible. Murphy has looked shell shocked at 10. EOS has looked back to his old crap self.

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/greatsword_enjoyer]

He’s never been good enough; had one half good season when his contract was at risk.

[u/TallPersonality6180]

Getting fucking worse with every minute

[u/Working-Ad6933]

Team sheets would suggest 50 / 50.. but only one teams turned up so far

[u/terenuregary]

Diabolical. There's not an ounce of fight in that team

[u/ehwaht]

Not won at home in the league since January.

Diabolical.

[u/ShoddyWorkTed]

Murphy back in 🤪

[u/Sad-Ad3414]

Murphy and Falloon out. Give it Dermody till the end of the year, and then send the lot of them packing. Mark Sexton can go to Ireland as Humph wishes, and we can all be done with it.

Half a decent run of games at the start of last year, and they we're all given new contracts. What a joke of an organisation. Murphy has engendered a culture of mediocrity and un-professionalism - these players make the same mistakes and unforced errors week after week, season after season, and nothing happens. No accountability, no change in approach, and sure as shit nothing in the way of pride for the shirt.

Season's done and dusted - we'll get slaughtered in South Africa, and it'll be nil from 5 with trips to Cardiff and Leinster on the way. We'll be at the foot of the table with Zebre by 2027.

Sidenote - Simon Zebo is a c*nt.

[u/Nice-Chart-6749 → u/Sad-Ad3414]

You will say this and a new coach will come in producing the same results. Same with all the coaches before. Theres clearly a culture problem in Ulster than isn’t addressed and hasn’t been cracked by multiple coaches

[u/Thin-Customer7858 → u/Sad-Ad3414]

Agree, Murphy out of his depth, no wins in the last 6 or 7. Should be sacked, embarrassing. Challenge cup again next season.

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/Sad-Ad3414]

The fact that we conceded 60 against Montpellier and Richie thought that was acceptable from his defence coach says a lot

[u/greatsword_enjoyer]

Our open play defence is fine, but these mauls are fucking impossible to stop and EOS is shitting the bed at the scrum so no help there.

The TMO is in overdrive trying to find anything to fuck us with, and Evans is playing along like a good little boy. Combes should be fucking ashamed of himself.

No shit we look worse when he stick in players who have been over rested and now have dildos for hands because they've no game experience.

[u/Sweaty_Most_1895]

Jack Murphy is not at the standard required.
Benson to get the 10 shirt as he was signed to do.
Richie needs to manage his team and not focus on giving his son a career

[u/ehwaht]

Murphy has to go.

[u/TallPersonality6180 → u/ehwaht]

With falloon too

[u/ehwaht → u/TallPersonality6180]

It's embarrassing

[u/ehwaht → u/ehwaht]

Who is down voting this, it's embarrassing

[u/paulmcelhone86]

Awful performance so far, munster on top on every facet

[u/ForsakenPoetry915]

This could really begin to unravel now. It's seems like a continuation from last season. Looking at URC fixtures we may not be looking at a win until Ospreys at home just before Christmas, which would put huge pressure on the team for that game, then it's interpros.

Early days, but how confident are people we'll finish top 8?

A reminder again, we sacked McFarland mid-season, something that never really happens in rugby, because the position in the table we were - 8th - was catastrophic. Personally, i don't understand how Murphy has had such a easy ride from media, commentators, pundits, podcasters etc. How the team selection during run in was handled last season was unforgivable.