What a year to be a Scarlets fan, one minute your travelling to a Heineken Cup semi final, optimistic as ever after some brilliant performances, the next your pulling your hair out because someone is campaigning to save the worms on the training pitches!
It all started so brightly, wins in Europe to make it 6 out of 6 and then one of the all time great Stradey nights against Munster. It's not very often Llanelli becomes host to such an event and it highlighted the importance of rugby to the town. Munster played their part in every way and made the occassion such a special one.
On to the Leicester match, travelling over the border with such optimism and belief that we were untouchable after such brilliant performances in the previous months but unfortunately we came up against another team brimming with confidence, only this team had a proper pack of forwards who did a job on us, something that was to be part of our downfall.
Just days later, the Ospreys took advantage of the broken men who pulled on the Scarlets shirt to take our home record and any chance of the Magners League title.
Over the summer, not one day went by without debate over the new stadium and the plans for Stradey Park. Possibly the most frustrating time for the majority of fans behind the move as a small number of people held firm over their 'beliefs' of what should happen.
The new season began with a humiliating defeat as the Dragons tore into a weak Scarlet pack and recorded a famous win at Stradey. That was followed by misery in both the EDF and Heineken Cups, both competitions being lost due to the lack of firepower.
Undoubtedly though, the biggest lost of all almost made everything else irrelevant. Scarlets legend Ray Gravell sadly passing away, leading to the most emotional scenes ever seen at Stradey Park and throughout Welsh rugby. Such a great man had been lost, but his legacy will live on forever.
On to 2008, hopefully the year that sees the Scarlets move forward, new stadium on the horizon, the promise of a far superior recruitment policy and a new generation of young players ready to don the Scarlets jersey.
It all started so brightly, wins in Europe to make it 6 out of 6 and then one of the all time great Stradey nights against Munster. It's not very often Llanelli becomes host to such an event and it highlighted the importance of rugby to the town. Munster played their part in every way and made the occassion such a special one.
On to the Leicester match, travelling over the border with such optimism and belief that we were untouchable after such brilliant performances in the previous months but unfortunately we came up against another team brimming with confidence, only this team had a proper pack of forwards who did a job on us, something that was to be part of our downfall.
Just days later, the Ospreys took advantage of the broken men who pulled on the Scarlets shirt to take our home record and any chance of the Magners League title.
Over the summer, not one day went by without debate over the new stadium and the plans for Stradey Park. Possibly the most frustrating time for the majority of fans behind the move as a small number of people held firm over their 'beliefs' of what should happen.
The new season began with a humiliating defeat as the Dragons tore into a weak Scarlet pack and recorded a famous win at Stradey. That was followed by misery in both the EDF and Heineken Cups, both competitions being lost due to the lack of firepower.
Undoubtedly though, the biggest lost of all almost made everything else irrelevant. Scarlets legend Ray Gravell sadly passing away, leading to the most emotional scenes ever seen at Stradey Park and throughout Welsh rugby. Such a great man had been lost, but his legacy will live on forever.
On to 2008, hopefully the year that sees the Scarlets move forward, new stadium on the horizon, the promise of a far superior recruitment policy and a new generation of young players ready to don the Scarlets jersey.
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