Issue 12

10 March 2006

   
Ulsters 5     Monsters 0  

Another easy win for Ulster thanks to the Six Nations bonus point system. An almost full strength Ulster beat Monster with something to spare both on and off the pitch.

In April we'll no doubt start hearing the clichés about the Monster supporters being the best supporters in the world but where were they last Friday night for the top of the table clash at Ravenhill? Do they only go to the "Glory Matches" to be seen?

Just like they'll never be the "First, and Only, Irish Side to win the European Cup", they'll never be the "Best Supporters" either. The FRU did not see or hear a single Munster supporter at the game on Friday night. Shame on them.

The only real contest on the pitch was Roger versus Axel.

Having been a bit shaky at the start of the year Roger showed that he was back in top form by keeping the experienced Foley in his pocket for most of the match.

However O'Sullivan, true to form, calls the aging Foley into the training squad as opposed to the up and coming Wilson. What is the much vaunted management team going to learn from that?

 


The "Best Supporters" for the Third Year!


Foley struggles to get out of Rog's pocket.

 

 

 

The World according to Stewi/Dewi.

The old message boards have been a bit boring the last few weeks and there are no signs of improvement. We're just not getting the material that we used to. I suppose young Crafty being laid up has taken a bit of sparkle from the board (get well soon Crafty) but surely we can do better than this typical thread taken from the UAFC board.

Gary/Gaz: I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.

Dead Ball/Touch Down/Big No 10: Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.

Cockatrice: Them, them, them, them, them, them, them.

Young Man: Patronise, patronise, patronise, patronise.

And so it goes on and on. Surely there must be something more exciting than the URSC committee. Lets face it the Dead Ball/Touch Down/ Big No 10 polls say it all. There are 12,000 regular supporters this season. 12 of them give a shit about the URSC the other 11,988 just want to get on with supporting Ulster. Move on boys move on!

Something of the true supporter has come out with Gaz/Gary/UAFC on Tour successfully organising a couple of buses to Glasgow for a similar price as the "Official" Stenna package once the match ticket prices are included. Having traveled on a few of the Stenna "Snooze" trips before we're sure that traveling on the UAFC "Vomit Express" will be a lot more fun. Well done all round.

We heard a few comments at the match last week concerning our piece in Issue 11 about the Belfast Marathon. Let us assure you this is not a wind up and we really have got a team together with the SCOOP boys. (Check out their training diaries here and here.) We are also running (no pun intended) a caption competition in this issue so check it out.

Now how could we let this issue go by without mentioning the demise of Dead Ball. After all, love him or hate him, everyone agrees he was a pain in the arse. There are a few obituaries for dearly demented DB at the bottom of the page. (Including one from himself!)

 

 

 

Letters to the Editor.

Dear Ed,

I completely refute the suggestion in your rag that i have ever lived out of Roger Wilson's pocket. I have never lived with big Roger, in fact I couldn't live with him during Friday night's game.

Yours sinsurly,

Axel.


Dear Ed,

Remembrance of Dead Ball???? Was he ever alive like??.

Yours sincheerly,

Ronald Burke.


 

 

 

Breaking News!                 Breaking News!                Breaking News!

Not so Fan Dabi Dozi Fans.

Disturbing news has reached the FRU that some so called Ulster supporters are trying to cheat their fellow fans having illegally obtained Schoolboy tickets for the Ireland Scotland game.

One member of this band of low life's is thirty-something, supposed trainee lawyer, Dead Ball/Touch Down/Big No 10 - the self appointed guardian of the message boards.

So next time he's on the MB going on and on about some minor constitutional point relating to the URSC committee just ask him how he enjoyed his deceitfully obtained tickets.


Dead Ball at the Scotland Game!

 

 

 

Caption Competition.

Below is a picture of Stewi/Dewi meeting fellow Marathon Runner Wee Kimble at a recent training session in the Beer Tent. Sent your caption here before Friday 17th March and the winner will get a free pint of Guinness or Harp at the Dragons game.

 

Just what is Stewi/Dewi saying to "Teen Heart Throb" Wee Kimble?

Send in your caption and keep it clean.

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See entry's here!

 

 

 

A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE …. DEMISE OF THE POSTER FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEAD BALL
By Professor A. Preeciation

The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) is optimistic that a major source of world wide misery has been eradicated.

Reports have come in that the only member of a species that has baffled lepidopterists for many months, has expired, - deceased, is an ex-moth!

There are those actually believed the creature was brain dead long ago, but was too stupid to lie down and accept it.

Apoptosis orchidus, or more commonly known as Dead Ball, has had geneticists pondering its origins since it was first discovered.

Some believe it to be a cross between Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow, right) and Arctia caja (Garden Tiger Moth, top right ), due to its predatory nature and large yellow streak.

Others think it was a cross between Philudoria potatoria (Drinker Moth) and Laothoe un-populi (un-Poplar Hawk Moth) – the reasons are obvious.

Whatever its origins, like many hybrids, scientists are convinced this unpleasant creature is incapable of breeding (hence the name).

Although it showed distinct preferences for deserted remote regions such as the Maze (right), this creature traveled far and wide, leaving its distinctive odour wherever it went.

Typically of most moths, it was attracted to flickering lights, computer screens being a particular favourite.

Many a trap was set by lepidopterists wishing to study the animal, using this apparatus.

The behaviour exhibited at such times had lead many scientists to call for it to be re-classified as Controversialis dro-moron.

With its demise, the only concern left to lepidopterists is that no body has as yet been found, and it is a worrying possibility that other species that Touch Down on the corpse could mutate into a species of similar qualities.

Speaking today, one Doctor (W.H.O.) postulated that such a regeneration may have already taken place.

In remembrance of our dear colleague.
Well he was controversial to say the least. But it is our sad duty to inform you our readership of the death of one of the last true investigative journalist Dead Ball. His skills were much appreciated here at the FRU. His most memorable pieces were the breaking articles he wrote on the Presidential campaign. He was a staunch supporter of the Maze National Stadium campaign He leaves 2 wives and 11 children. There has been an effort by some close to the families to raise some funds to try and pay for the funeral costs. Please give generously.

http://www.cqout.co.uk/item.asp?id=1819372

In remembrance of Dead Ball
The PRO League would like to thank the family of Dead Ball for all their patience and sacrifice for allowing him to spearhead his work with the League. He will always be apart of the league and will be forever in our memory.

In memory of Dead Ball
We at the URSC would like to extend our deepest sympathy for the family of Dead Ball and wish that this could have been accomplished a few months ago. We would like to now take the opportunity to remind all our membership that we are delighted to offer all the opportunity to read the minute books. We will be hosting a Q&A session in the near future.


Dead Ball in happier times.


The real Dead Ball.

 

   
 
     
   
       
   

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