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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Cymro" data-source="post: 568824" data-attributes="member: 40909"><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">London Welsh</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">What were your pre-season predictions? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Relegation battle. Considering the team had 4 weeks to turn things around after winning the appeal. It was always going to be a tough season.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">High point? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Beating a few sides and causing some upsets. Not only that but the way the team played and won over many fans wherever they went. The players and the club as a whole should be proud of the effort they gave. Might have been in vain but they were a credit to the league.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Low point? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Where to start? The whole getting into the Aviva Premiership was a shambles, to only be given 4 weeks to prepare was hardly enough. Probably the next and the killer blow the ... 'KeatsGate'. The whole thing was a shambles from start to finish. It killed the survival chance of the club. The blame can lay with solely one man, Mike Scott. It is a bitter pill to swallow but at the end of the day Tyson Keats was incorrectly registered and despite the good nature of London Welsh themselves alerting the authorities, it was a little to late.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Best player? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Jon Mills, the lad was outstanding. Really battled hard all season and was an excellent captain. Henson when fit was superb as was Gordon Ross when he took over. Mills was the man however. Played with his heart on his sleeve. </span>Hudson Tonga'uiha was influential when he played, but got injured and only ended representing the club on 9 occasions all season. </p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Best new signing? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Gavin Henson, Neil Briggs, </span>Franck Montanella<span style="color: #000000">, </span>Kirill Kulemin<span style="color: #000000">, Paulica Ion, Phil MacKenzie and Tom Arscott. There are a fair few. Each and everyone can say they added something to the London Welsh squad. The additions of Briggs, Ion and Montanella ensured a weakeness was filled and when they were fielded together they were very good. Big Mack was superb and gave everything. Henson when fit showed a lot of class, it was a pity he wasn't able to play more. Tyson Keats misses out, not because of the incident but more for the fact that he was up and down in terms of performances. Gonzalo Tiesi didn't play enough for the club, I am sure he would have featured had he played more.</span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Worst new signing</span></strong><span style="color: #000000"> Probably Gareth Evans. He was signed as probably cover but never made the impact, playing only in Cup matches. To be fair he did have a stint on the sidelines through injury. But Evans was expected to make an impact. Maybe </span>Julio Farias Cabello could be thrown into the mix. Don't think he had the impact which he would have wanted. Tom Voyce is another. Literally played nothing and was injured most of the time.</p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">What do you need to improve on?</span></strong><span style="color: #000000"> Ensuring that relegation doesn't affect the squad and people behind the squad to much. Lot of players have moved on already and the squad will likely need strengthening. However with money seemingly going to dry up, its a tougher task than first thought. </span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Prediction for next year? </span></strong><span style="color: #000000">Mid table finish in the Championship with an outside chance of making the play offs.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Cymro, post: 568824, member: 40909"] [B][COLOR=#000000]London Welsh What were your pre-season predictions? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Relegation battle. Considering the team had 4 weeks to turn things around after winning the appeal. It was always going to be a tough season. [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000]High point? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Beating a few sides and causing some upsets. Not only that but the way the team played and won over many fans wherever they went. The players and the club as a whole should be proud of the effort they gave. Might have been in vain but they were a credit to the league. [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000]Low point? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Where to start? The whole getting into the Aviva Premiership was a shambles, to only be given 4 weeks to prepare was hardly enough. Probably the next and the killer blow the ... 'KeatsGate'. The whole thing was a shambles from start to finish. It killed the survival chance of the club. The blame can lay with solely one man, Mike Scott. It is a bitter pill to swallow but at the end of the day Tyson Keats was incorrectly registered and despite the good nature of London Welsh themselves alerting the authorities, it was a little to late. [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000]Best player? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Jon Mills, the lad was outstanding. Really battled hard all season and was an excellent captain. Henson when fit was superb as was Gordon Ross when he took over. Mills was the man however. Played with his heart on his sleeve. [/COLOR]Hudson Tonga'uiha was influential when he played, but got injured and only ended representing the club on 9 occasions all season. [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000] Best new signing? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Gavin Henson, Neil Briggs, [/COLOR]Franck Montanella[COLOR=#000000], [/COLOR]Kirill Kulemin[COLOR=#000000], Paulica Ion, Phil MacKenzie and Tom Arscott. There are a fair few. Each and everyone can say they added something to the London Welsh squad. The additions of Briggs, Ion and Montanella ensured a weakeness was filled and when they were fielded together they were very good. Big Mack was superb and gave everything. Henson when fit showed a lot of class, it was a pity he wasn't able to play more. Tyson Keats misses out, not because of the incident but more for the fact that he was up and down in terms of performances. Gonzalo Tiesi didn't play enough for the club, I am sure he would have featured had he played more.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000] Worst new signing[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000] Probably Gareth Evans. He was signed as probably cover but never made the impact, playing only in Cup matches. To be fair he did have a stint on the sidelines through injury. But Evans was expected to make an impact. Maybe [/COLOR]Julio Farias Cabello could be thrown into the mix. Don't think he had the impact which he would have wanted. Tom Voyce is another. Literally played nothing and was injured most of the time. [B][COLOR=#000000] What do you need to improve on?[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000] Ensuring that relegation doesn't affect the squad and people behind the squad to much. Lot of players have moved on already and the squad will likely need strengthening. However with money seemingly going to dry up, its a tougher task than first thought. [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#000000] Prediction for next year? [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000]Mid table finish in the Championship with an outside chance of making the play offs.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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