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Ulster bid to lure Mike Blair from Edinburgh with £300,000-a-year offer
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 299967"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bristol-iain @ Jan 24 2010, 01:17 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=433548" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>They have been. I know that a few months ago Mike Reid their chief executive, left his post. Indications are that he was pushed out because Ulster were underperforming financially. Perhaps the new CEO has brought in a lot of sponsorship which Reid failed to do and David Humphreys as director of rugby has been working hard on selling Ulster to potential new signings. Word is that the IRFU have released more funding to the nordies too.</p><p></p><p>Assuming these deals come off, Ulster could line up like this next year:</p><p></p><p>15. Ruan Pienaar</p><p>14. Andrew Trimble</p><p>13. Darren Cave</p><p>12. Paddy Wallace</p><p>11. Simon Danielli</p><p>10. Ian Humphreys</p><p>9. Mike Blair</p><p>1. Tom Court</p><p>2. Rory Best</p><p>3. BJ Botha</p><p>4. Dan Tuohy</p><p>5. Johann Muller</p><p>6. Stephen Ferris</p><p>7. Chris Henry</p><p>8. Xavier Rush</p><p></p><p>They'd be contenders for the Magners League and a good bet for the Heineken Cup quarter final at least. </p><p></p><p>Chances are that they'd have to "cut" their other non-Irish players which may mean Clinton Schifcofske, Tamaiti Horua and Timoci Nagusa are on the way out. Simon Danielli may also be in trouble in that case since it's unclear whether or not the IRFU has imposed a restriction of 5 or 6 non Ireland qualified players on the provinces. BJ Botha could also be on his way back to South Africa since he's hinted he wants his place in the World Cup squad and needs to return home to secure that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 299967"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bristol-iain @ Jan 24 2010, 01:17 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=433548']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> They have been. I know that a few months ago Mike Reid their chief executive, left his post. Indications are that he was pushed out because Ulster were underperforming financially. Perhaps the new CEO has brought in a lot of sponsorship which Reid failed to do and David Humphreys as director of rugby has been working hard on selling Ulster to potential new signings. Word is that the IRFU have released more funding to the nordies too. Assuming these deals come off, Ulster could line up like this next year: 15. Ruan Pienaar 14. Andrew Trimble 13. Darren Cave 12. Paddy Wallace 11. Simon Danielli 10. Ian Humphreys 9. Mike Blair 1. Tom Court 2. Rory Best 3. BJ Botha 4. Dan Tuohy 5. Johann Muller 6. Stephen Ferris 7. Chris Henry 8. Xavier Rush They'd be contenders for the Magners League and a good bet for the Heineken Cup quarter final at least. Chances are that they'd have to "cut" their other non-Irish players which may mean Clinton Schifcofske, Tamaiti Horua and Timoci Nagusa are on the way out. Simon Danielli may also be in trouble in that case since it's unclear whether or not the IRFU has imposed a restriction of 5 or 6 non Ireland qualified players on the provinces. BJ Botha could also be on his way back to South Africa since he's hinted he wants his place in the World Cup squad and needs to return home to secure that. [/QUOTE]
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