Northampton Saints
News: a Jimmie for Jimmies
By COYSDC
February 4 2010
Northampton Saints will announce today that James Downey is staying at Franklin's Gardens. In doing so, the 28-year-old Irishman becomes the seventh Saint to re-affirm his commitment to the club by putting pen to paper in recent weeks.
DOWNEY BECOMES LATEST SAINT TO SIGN AGAIN
James has been the lynchpin of the first team midfield since he arrived in the summer of 2007 and so far he has made 73 appearances, scoring seven tries. A defensive leader, his two-and-a-half years at Franklin's Gardens have seen him develop other aspects of his game under the tutelage of the Saints coaches.
"I think I've come up a lot under Jim, Dorian and Paul and I've grown with all the players around me," he said. "They trust the players to make decisions on the field and with quick lads out wide we can get the ball out to them or keep it tight. A lot of the other guys have got better as well.
"You can always improve. This is only our second year back in the Premiership, and as the young lads get older we can only get better. We're playing big teams and that's where we want to be, winning some silverware."
A European Challenge Cup winner in 2009, Downey also won the Churchill Cup with Ireland ‘A' later that summer, which he said was a bonus on what had happened at club level.
"We were playing a good brand of rugby last year," he added. "I was chuffed to bits when I got involved with the Churchill Cup. It was the last thing on my mind when I came here. I just wanted to play and still want to do my best for Northampton. I've been here longer than any other clubs, and I'm really settled here with all the lads. If I can do well and help the team it will be brilliant."
"Our outside backs have been receiving the headlines, but they cannot function if the guys like James don't do their work in midfield," said director of rugby Jim Mallinder. "James puts in plenty of hard yards in attack and defence, and has been one of the most consistent players in the squad since he joined us.
"He is a person who thrives on competition, and he has increased his performance level time and again to keep his place in the first team. He has improved a lot in his time here and I believe there is more to come, which is why I am delighted that James is staying with us."
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More good news. Obviously a timetable for these anouncements.
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Wey hey! These announcements are becoming my new alarm clock. Definitely news worth getting out of bed for!
A true Saintsman, 100% effort, 100% understated. Just gets on and does his job. At the start of the season there were questions on how often he would play with Shane's arrival but we clearly know the answer now.
Thank you James!
A true Saintsman, 100% effort, 100% understated. Just gets on and does his job. At the start of the season there were questions on how often he would play with Shane's arrival but we clearly know the answer now.
Thank you James!
Jolly, jolly good. With Clarkey signing as well, that bodes very well for the defensive line next year.
Good news.
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Excellent news! The back line is looked very settled going into next season.
That is all of our current first-choice back division signed up for the next season at least. A very good position to be in at this stage of the year.
Splendid news. If it wasn't morning time i'd Down-ey a 'JD' to celebrate!
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Me too TF! first thing I do is log on to COYSDC. Great news another guy who like Wilson gets on with the hard graft often unnoticed....... Tiny who?
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Saints should run out to Jimmy Jimmy by The Undertones! It's better than Metallica. (Another discussion me thinks!)
Great for the Club and good to see this continuity (in the backs division at least).
undercoverposter1
05/02/2010 10:27
05/02/2010 10:27
Well that should shut that pillock Richmond up....another example of how little he actually knows. Downey was a dead cert for Munster according to him!
on this board we are a bit old fashioned - we prefer to disagree with people without calling them names !!
05/02/2010 11:24
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Downey was a dead cert for Munster according to him!
He is, isn't he?
Top banana (both the player and the news that he has signed on the dotted line). The number and quality of players staying put just get better and betterer...
Elastico Fantastico! Brilliant news, another of the hard grafters secured for a mission at the coal face. Well done Jim you know it makes sense.
Excellent News he is at the heart of our backs defence. Jame Downey's Mom and Dad came to say hello to us when we were in a Limerick restaurant just prior to the Munster game in January. The parting comment from his Dad was please get him a (nice) girl friend.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:02:06:12:53:33 by SaintPaddy.
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