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By Tim Empson
June 18 2009
Firstly an apology! Real life has got in the way of the reports over the closing stages of the season. The project is now however live and I am getting the chance to catch up. Like you at this point I do not know who the overall winner is as I haven’t collated the stats.

Question: Who was your MoTM as Saints squeezed home against Sarries?

 

So to Sarries at home in the Guiness Premiership.  Sarries are one of those teams which I need to approach every game with trepidation.  Yes there have been some stunning victories – the Carlos game and the “was it wasn’t it” over matches come to mind – but my gut feel is we often come off second best to the men in black.  That was certainly the case earlier in the season at Vicarage Road when we flattered to deceive at times only to end up on the end of a bit of a thumping.

Sarries certainly lived up to the billing as they took the game to Saints in a close encounter that was rarely more than a score apart.  Sarries shaded the first half thanks to the boot of Glenda Jackson to a Myler penalty and try from Captain Bruce.  The difference being a missed conversion!  Saints were never in the lead for that first 40 minutes.  

The second half was all more to the liking of the home crowd as Myler slotted over 4 penalties to Glendas solitary place kick.  It was thus with seven minutes left that Saints moved 8 points clear.  Sarries showed their mettle and refused to give in and in the final minute they managed a drop goal to get the consolation bonus point.  This showed the big difference between the teams in experience as Saints’ continued to struggle to close out games.

 

 So who caught the eye?

Brett Sharman making a fairly rare start as Dylan was off gathering splinters on the England bench was in third place with 12.5 % of the votes.

In second was the hometown favourite and diminutive winger paul Diggin.  I have rattled on enough about Digger this season and he continued to impress with 22% of the votes.

The winner and now in a clear second place was Roger Wilson with over 26% of the 128 votes cast.  Roger is a firm favourite and closing in on Digger.

With this win the forwards are starting to take a firm step ahead of the pretty boysin the backs.

Full Result

Sarries Home Fullresult

Previous Winners

Sarries GP Home 2009 Previous Winners

Vote History

 

 Sarries Home GP 2009 VoteHistory

Who Wins

Sarries Home GP Who Wins

LeaderBoard

 

Sarries Home GP 2009 Leaderboard

 

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Date: 18/06/2009 20:47

First of the catch up - and my first effort at solo publishing the story.

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Posted by: Flinstone Saint (IP Logged)
Date: 18/06/2009 21:35

Well, it worked very nicely Tim. Thank you.

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Posted by: Wee Jim (IP Logged)
Date: 19/06/2009 07:05

Thanks Tim - good stuff! No need to apologise either - you volunteer for this so real life does gget in the way sometimes. Your efforts are appreciated!

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Re: MoTM Sarries Home
Posted by: Connorman (IP Logged)
Date: 19/06/2009 09:55

Brilliant! So nice to be reading and posting on Saints stuff again! The charts are great, Tim. I know Besty was "absent" for a while, but I really did have him nailed on as the season winner of this comp - seems it's not to be. No complaints mind - Digger and Big Rog deserve to be slugging out for the title.

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