Pizza Time

Still off school because of a teacher training day, Junior and I had to decide what to do to pass the time.  After a morning shopping we decided the afternoon would be best spent at the cinema.  Rather than go home I suggested that we had lunch at the Sixfields PizzaHut.  Imagine our surprise when two Saints players came in, we didn't realise that this was one of their haunts.  Then another joined.  And gradually over the next 45 minutes the entire team turned up.  It was a slice of heaven in the day, and I have to admit we made the pizza drag out a very long time.  The manager may not have thought exactly the same thing as he clearly felt 25 rugby players descending on an all you can eat buffet was not exactly fair.  With only half a dozen of them having arrived it already looked like a swarm of locusts, and Tiny walking in broke the camels back.  The manager insisted that they had their own pizza rather than going up to the buffet.  What was all the more intriguing though was that it appeared that Piggy Powell was paying for everyone.  As we were settling up I asked the waitress if it was Piggys birthday.  Oh no.  Transpires that Piggy managed to miss a briefing over the Christmas period and this was his punishment.  He did not look a happy bunny!

Give Us A Wave

We've had a rough few months with Sarries supporters.  For one or two reasons we could be said to be "not seeing eye to eye".  And it gets in the way of the rugby a bit.  Rugby is supposed to be fun, and rugby supporters are supposed to get on.  Every club will have its share of malcontents but, overall, we can all be friendly.  It's time to move on and welcome each other.

So I found this recent piece of news very amusing.  Northampton is known for the lighthouse, a massive tower for testing lifts.  It has been on the at risk list for a while but is now listed.  It dominates the landscape, and it sits right bang slap next to Franklins Gardens.  I can see exactly why the Sarries would have wanted to pt a flag up there, it would have been an incredible coup.  All credit to them for having the vision and nerve to try.  Pete Sullivan is right though, he would have been knee-capped!