Babbling 'brook

Jeff Blackett? Please don't get me started Berniemac!!! The awards for bans are so inconsistant from the rfu. It's as if all the port and wine, along with the fine dinner before the hearings, makes him unable to remember what he gave for the same crime the time before. Hartley, got rightly banned fo...

I'd love to see the quote where Flash says he put his knee into Tuilagi. I think you'll find that you won't actually find one though. Ashton is a cheeky bugger. He is the clown of the group. The practical joker, the lippy so an so, the life and soul of the party and that cheek was missed by the play...

Seems a few cheeky comments I made were taken too seriously. Sorry if I took things too far. I'll leave you in peace but with sincere best wishes for your game next weekend. Losing to a side as good as yours makes the losing a little easier to take. You have some class players and it was a real plea...

was that counting Downey and Wilson as well olaf? Are you saying that the Magner's League teams you talk off... such as Ulster, Cardiff and Edinburgh aren't very good? Is that an admission that the Magner's isn't a very strong competition and that you can rest players during the season? :wink: :lol:...

Leading into this game, I'd prefer a semi against Ulster at home, rather than Leicester at Wellbad Road.....wouldn't you?

The way the supporters act together is what gives our game such a unique feel. I took my 10 year old son to the game, who had never seen the Saints lose (until you horrible lot came along), and at the final whistle when he was devastated and wanted to leave, I told him that we had to stay. I told hi...

I couldn't give a damn about England. I'm born and bred within Northamptonshire and for my small county town to be messing with the big boys is great. I'm a shareholder of the club and a season ticket holder for nearly 20 years and my club means the world to me. Northampton is a real working class t...

Had a quick look at the matches started for the Saints players this season.... 1. Soane.... 34 games 2. Dylan.... 23 plus 9 for England 3. Mujati.... 34 games 4. Lawes.... 24 plus 4 for England 5. Day...... 30 games plus some for England Saxons 6. Clarke.... 35 7. Dowson.... 34 8. Wilson....30 9. Di...

Illthinkofsomething, Hearing what Jim Mallinder had to say at the end of the game, it sounded like Dylan took a bad knock when scoring his try right on half time. Tiny (Soane) had also been having treatment through the first half so perhaps the front row were beginning to wilt before the first 40 wa...

It won't be used as an excuse, we knew the score when we started the season and it was our fault for not recruiting well enough, but there must be an element of fatigue. Both our first choice props were playing their 34th game of the season, even the likes of Ben Foden who's been away with England f...

I haven't seen the match on tv yet, but can imagine what Jim Mallinder has said. We love him. A true Yorkshire man who just says it as it is. Any praise he put on your side was deserved. It is little wonder that players have wanted to join the Saints because they have worked with him previously at t...

Most hearty congratulations on yesterday's result. The Saints went in as underdogs and Leinster showed why that was in the most professional display of rugby in the second half. At half time I think a number of Saints supporters were more in shock than you guys, as in our wildest dreams we never exp...

I don't think I said that it was alright Hartley 'gouged' because he was young. I you took it like that, then I should write a lot clearer. He was rightly banned for quite a long time for what he did and you'd find it hard to find any Saints supporter who wouldn't agree with the ban. The only whinge...

Yes he's a thug... if that's what you want to believe. And Oh My God, that Ashton bloke is just awful. How dare he enjoy scoring for his country? An all those fans cheering him... that's outrageous. As I've said before, I wish he wouldn't do it, I think it looks pretty pathetic to be honest, but rea...

I'll also be interested to see how your front three lives with ours as I think we're a little more dynamic in this area, yep you have a good front three but they're not half as good around the park and Ross is the scrum king, the man actually has personal notes on each and every front row in most o...

No I wrote that a bit wrong. What I meant was he was rightly banned for a long time for gouging. (FULL STOP) He is an abrassive character who gets up the nose of the opposition but aren't all hookers abrassive characters who get up the nose of their opposition? When Hartley got banned, something lik...

Funny that, I would rate Foden as our best back!!!

I thought your back play was very good against Ulster and your centres have more pace than ours, that's for sure. You do like the odd loop around as well. Thought your passing just before the tackle came in kept the pace of your attack very high. Much better than trying the offload in the tackle. No...

Grumpy, When Leinster score tries, is it hearty hand shakes all round? Is the crowd cheering being disrespectful to the opposition as well? You obviously haven't seen Chris being interviewed very often. Always one to sing the praises of others, especially the forwards. Even credited his long range t...

I think you'd be hard to find Saints supporters who think Ashton is a STAR. He's a developing talent, who only two seasons ago couldn't make the starting lineup. The season before, most Saints supporters wanted him out of the club as he was useless as he struggled hugely in our first season back in ...