Semi-final Day Speech
(after William Shakespeare – Henry V c. 1599)

Enter the King (Kieron)

Royce – O that we had here but one ten thousand of those men in Sintellins that do no work to-day!

King Kieron - ……….Rather proclaim it Royce, through my host, that he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart; his passport shall be made, and bus fare back to ‘Tellins put into his pocket.
We would not die in that man’s company that fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is called the Challenge Cup Semi Day. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, and rouse him at the name of the Semi.
He that shall live this day, and see old age, will yearly on the vigil get the ale in, and say ‘To-morrow is the Semi-final’.
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars and say ‘These wounds I had battling the Pies on Semi-final Day’. Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, but he’ll remember, with advantages, what feats he did that day. Then shall our names, familiar in his mouth as household words – Kieron the King, Graham and Roby, Wellens and Pryce, Puletua and Meli – be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red.
This story shall the good man teach his son; And Cup Semi-final Day shall ne’er go by, from this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remembered – we few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me for Saints shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition.
And gentlemen in Sintellins now abed shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here at Halliwell Jones, and hold their manhoods cheap while any speaks that fought the Pies with us upon Semi-final Day.


COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Howard, is that you ?

Doesn't matter, you're still going to lose.

I just watched that, I'm going to have to go and find somebody to have a fight with now.

great stuff saint rabban. will be a cracker. really looking forward to it. with pryce back as well to provide some direction.
wigan in the first 20 minutes were awesome v us in the quarters but i think you could edge it in the forwards. it's
going to be one of those games which you can't miss. I don't mind who wins but good luck anyway.

Well I am up and ready for the fight.

=#FF0000COME ON YOU SAINTS.

Up and ready! Let's have it saints!
Theres a whole different atmosphere about this than the last few derbies! Anyway let the drinking commence...

Isn't that Any day in Saint Helens?

COME ON YOU SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every day more like it. "Tom, is it Giro day??"

Saint Rabban - wish that was the version of Shakespeare I had to study at Uni!! Good one!

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It's not often they get 10,000 to a game though