Phil Davies Quotes (19 Quotes)

It is nothing short of a scandal that at a time of acute housing need not a single new social dwelling was started to be built in 116 English councils.

When we had 15 players on the pitch we looked pretty decent. It is about keeping the hard work going.

We have also been able to draw in a number of our very talented Academy players to the first team squad, and I feel the squad has a really good balance to it now.

Daryl has grown into the role and we feel the time is right for his promotion. Over the past eight to 12 weeks it has become obvious that he is the right man to take us forward.

Gareth has plenty of years left in him. He has been there 20-odd years and could probably do another 20 years.

Fuelling the growth of prepay cards is essential to realising our vision of a truly cashless society.

We hope the plaque will be a fitting tribute to Tom.

It was a game we were looking to take five points from and four may not be enough to get one of the runners-up places if we go on to beat the Blues.

However, for the first time in years Iain is running pain free in training and you can see his confidence growing with each session.

We are developing a new style of play which will help us create opportunities and threats across the field but I accept that as we try to develop that style mistakes will happen,

I need a job first, ... I had two years left on my contract but the new one takes me until 2007 and to the World Cup season and beyond.

We can take a lot out of it today in terms of the pride and the way we played in the second half.

Daryl has shown a tremendous thirst for learning and has grown into the role and we feel that the time is right for his promotion.

Their achievements in recent years speak for themselves,

Justin has fitted in really well since arriving and he has really benefited from the time off last week,

We changed a few things at half-time. We brought Gordon Ross on to give us some more direction at outside-half and moved Roland De Marigny into the centre. Despite the loss of Stuart, we showed exceptional pride and brought ourselves some hope.

Justin has been a key player for us this season and we hope he will remain here for the challenge that faces us next season. However, we understand his position and we remain committed to retaining the nucleus of our squad for next season.

Everybody's a bit shattered to be honest. We've got three games to go and we have to stick together and give a good account of ourselves. Wherever that takes us we'll sit down and work out how to move the club forward. We intend to finish with a bit of a flourish.

I can't wait for the season to start I'm sure every Director of Rugby and coach is in the same boat and really looking forward to the start of the new campaign. It's the time of year when everyone starts with zero on the table and everything in front of you is still in your own hands.