By Leipziger
May 31 2007

Was the signing of Hayman or the form of Thumper this season's best surprise? When should the Falcons play home games, and has John Fletcher been a better gaffer than Rob Andrew? The answers are here in the final part of our end of season poll. Thanks to all who answered...

Best surprise

Signing Hayman 55%

Others: Meeting Touchline, Touchline mentioned in programme, Emergence of English players, Saracens try being disallowed, Matt Thompson's form

 

"actually signing Hayman...not just talking about it"

"meeting Touchline - he's actually a good bloke if you take his keyboard away"

"Fletch's programme acknowledgement of Touchy's support"

"The emergence of our younge English forwards Thompson / Parling / Woods / Ward"

"End of Saracens game. Thought we'd lost game only for TJ to pull it back because young fan had touched ball before lineout. Phew!"

"Seeing Thumper transformed from someone we hated to see on the team sheet to my preferred hooker"

 

Biggest disappointment

Not winning more away games 55%

Final position 18%

Others: Loki missing kick at Worcester, Mathew Tait, Anthony Elliott leaving, Having to give up season ticket, New message board

"losing so many winnable away games" 

"Final league position"

"our season (again)"

"Loki missing THAT kick at Sixways"

"Mathew Tait's form"

"Elliott leaving/elbow"

"Having to hand season tickets back at start of season because of switch to Friday nights"

"This new message board"

 

When should we play most home matches?

Sunday 55%

Friday 27%

Saturday 18%

 

"Friday now, I've got used to them and it gives me the rest of the weekend off"

"Fridays with a few sundays so they can have big tag festicals on beforehand"

"Saturday's would appeal as son plays on Sunday mornings - but I'm happy with Sundays (and the odd Friday!)"

"In an ideal world I would say Saturday, but 2nd to that Sunday"

 

Has this season been better, the same or worse than expected?

Same 73%

Better 18%

Worse 9%

"Same probably"

"As expected, but some enouraging signs - good vibes at mo"

"I would have to say better. Our home form has been excellent, away...well umm, say no more"

"Better, I thought we were doomed from the start"

 

 

Has Fletch been better, the same or worse than Rob?

Better 45%

Same 45%

Too early to say 10%

Worse 0%

"Better. Rob lost the plot a long time ago. He still has a long way to go though"

"Roughly the same, but signs of better things to come"

"I haven't been one of his best fans during the season, but I think he is steering us in the right direction"

"He's doing fine by me - but then again I wasn't one of Rob's biggest critics"

"Signs are good. Id say on a par, but like his philosophy"

"Too early to judge"

Marks out of 10

5.8

"6. Has to be more than 50% as we didn't do as badly as I expected"

"5.5 lots of room for improvement eh?"

"5, could have been a 6 but for dreadful away form"

Where will we finish next year?

3rd 10%

4th 10%

5th 5%

6th 20%

7th 45%

8th 10%

"5th or 6th"

"8th due to missing so many players during the World Cup and presumably not being able to play Hayman and Pudding together a lot of the time"

"The team will finish on a rugby pitch somewhere, either at KP or one of the other 11 grounds.  We will finish several hours later in a pub."

 

General comments

"I am not a General so can't make General comments."

"Applaud the Club's approach to trying to keep as many of the supporters happy as possible with match times and the clear intent in allowing Fletch to sign Hayman."

"It could have been alot worse this season and great run at home. We seem to be building a decent squad now too so look forward to next season."

"Can I go home now?"