Donal Lenihan: Exploring why Ulster keep coming up short

SO CLOSE: Ulster’s Jacob Stockade dejected after the game. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie
THERE'S no point in Ulster coach Dan McFarland wasting any of his hard-earned sterling buying lotto tickets any time soon. Winning the jackpot is down to potluck, something in short supply up north at the moment.
Unfortunately, the harsh reality of professional sport is that luck has very little to do with winning games on a consistent basis. True, every team gets a break every now and then but, by and large, you’re responsible for making your own luck.