if you didnt already realise it Stacey Jones is back and better then ever.

When he came on off the bench for the Warriors on sunday afternoon against Manly he proved that he has lost nothing since retiring a season ago.

it may be fair to say that he is a better player now because of the players of class he has around him with the likes of Steve Price, Brent Tate and Manu Vatuvei.

When he left the Warriors back in 2005 the club perhaps relied on him a little to much and the pressure was always on him to perform.

Now that hes back at the club he loves, most of everything has changed right from the top management down which is what needed to happen.

No more Mick Watson, no more Eric Watson and no more Daniel Anderson.

So the club had to rebuild itself got a new management team headed up by rugbys John Hart who is a picture of professionalism.

With new management came a new team, sure it's had it's ups and downs but at the end of last season just showed how classy it had become.

Now add Jones to that mix who just oozes class and now that the Warriors have much greater depth and leadership he will thrive and you watch the Warriors go

"Nobody in Rugby should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." - Jono Gibbs - Chiefs

"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." -Rodney So'ialo - Hurricanes - on University

"You guys line up alphabetically by height." and "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." - Colin Cooper -Hurricanes head coach

Chris Masoe (Hurricanes) on whether he had visited the Pyramids during his visit to Egypt: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."

"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." - Colin Cooper on Paul Tito

Kevin Senio (Auckland), on Night Rugby vs Day Games "It's basically the same, just darker."

David Nosafora (Auckland) talking about Troy Flavell "I told him,'Son,what is it with you. Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'David, I don't know and I don't care.'

David Holwell (Hurricanes) when asked about the upcoming season: "Iwantto reach for 150 or 200 points this season, whichever comes first."

"Andy Ellis - the 21 year old, who turned 22 a few weeks ago"(MurrayMexted)


"Colin has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator." (MaNonu)

"He scored that try after only 22 seconds - totally against the run of play." (Murray Mexted)

"We actually got the winning try three minutes from the end but then they scored." (Phil Waugh Warratah)

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body."(JerryCollins)


"That kick was absolutely unique, except for the one before it which was identical." (Tony Brown)

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." (TanaUmaga)

"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in rugby - but none of them serious." (Doc Mayhew)

"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."(Anton Oliver)

"I would not say he (Rico Gear) is the best left winger in the Super14,but there are none better." (Murray Mexted)

"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit ofalifetime for that prat." (Ewan McKenzie)

Murray Deaker: "Have you ever thought of writing your autobiography?"Tana Umaga: "On what ?"

"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw."(Murray Mexted)

"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."(Murray Mexted)

Remember.......

Before the MySpace and Bebo frenzy.
Before the Internet & texting.
Before mp3's & iPods.
Before Paris Hilton.
Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.
Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night.
Even before neopets.
Remember back then...
When light up sneakers were COOL.
When you rented videos, not DVDs.
When we recorded stuff on VCRs and taped songs off the radio on the weekend.
When parties meant party hats, party poppers, pass the parcel, blowing out candels on your birthday cake and musical statues.
You only got to sleep when you had your blankie or favourite toy in bed with you.
The best jewellery was plastic.
When you slid down the stairs in your sleeping bag over and over again even when your bum got sore.
Jellies were the best shoes in the world!
When crash bandicoot was the best game.
When wearing summer dresses and shorts and sandels to school in the summer was so exciting.
When you woke up every morning with a big smile on your face, happy to be in this world.
When you had NO cares in the world.
When the playtimes during summer seemed to last for ages.
Way back, when you played skipping.
When spice girls were THE BEST.
Hide-n-Seek after school till it got dark.
Telling scary stories at sleepovers.
Midnight feasts when you had to turn off all the lights and get the torches out at 9pm at night.
The annoying Furbies.
Running through the sprinklers.
Remember when santa, the tooth fairy and the easter bunny were all so REAL!!
The first TAMAGOCHI's and Yo-Yo's...
Pokemon! Need I say more!?!?!
Skinny dipping at the beach not caring who saw you running into the sea.
Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
Booster seats!
AND those little Milk cartons, with a straw.
Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your duvet.
The magic school bus.
Pinky and the Brain.
The adventures of Winnie the Pooh!!
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.
Class trips to the zoo.
When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
When $2 seemed like a million.
When you begged to go to McDonalds for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday.
When Toys R Us ruled.
Go back to the time when decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!' and 'make up never ever break up'
Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly'.
It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
Being old referred to anyone over 20.
Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.
When 'sticks and stones may hurt your bones but words will never hurt you' was soooooo true.
When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
Hometime was the best part of the day.
When the only thing you cried over was your mum being late to pick
you up.
Back in the day when the 'S' word was something you never EVER talked about, when it was a huge forbidden mystery.
When someone said a naughty word everyone said 'Oohh mumma mumma ma..im telling the teacher on you!'
When friendships were as complicated as who's house to sleep over.
When shaving cream was just meant for play.
Dress ups
Picking up rubbish just for a lolly.
Smearing lipstick all over you face then getting caught.
Remember when valentines day meant cards for all.
When birthdays were a class event and YOU gave a lolly pop to EVERYONE in your class.
When a friend moving schools was the saddest day of your life.
When boys had 'boy germs'.
When girls had 'cooties'

Who would have thought you would miss being a kid? when all you wanted to do when you were little was grow up!

If you remember those days, remind everyone how it used to be...