Manor Complete Double Over Millwall

Another cracking win, 52-15 away to Millwall even if we did play rather shabbily. Playing resources however were so stretched to the limit we saw Paul ‘if the balls on the floor someone else is going to have to pick it up for me’ Saunders play his first full game since 1962. After recovering from the shock of having an attractive blonde Finnish referee (although that was nowhere near the shock she had when Felton suggested she should shower with us) we ambled into the game smashing their pack at the scrum and in the maul but several times handed over the ball for them to run at us like demented loons. In the first half we succeeded in outscoring them turning around 27-10 up.

In the second half we asserted ourselves and played our game which involved mainly hanging onto the ball, rolling mauls and scrummaging them off the park, particularly satisfying was their hooker pleading with the ref for a line out rather than a scrum. We also destroyed them from about 10 metres out (possibly more) for a push over try by Lovett (and Saunders whinged that he didnt get the ball)

Luong was the recipient of the Makowski Moment after diving for a tackle, missing and smashing his shoulder into the turf, Phillipson head butted Jeff, Coggins stamped all over Lovett and someone (who hasn’t owned up yet) has given Mad a split head giving him a scar resembling Harry Potters to match his other head adornments. We also welcomed back John Keen Jr who delivered a man of the match performance on the wing and in the centre.

It was a particularly good result considering the last 2 times we have visited Vicky park we have lost. To cap an interesting afternoon someone even voted for Saunders as man of the match.