Howard Khan Liar of the Year

Despite a quiet end to the season Howard the coward Khan's efforts during the first half of the term carry him through ahead of such legendary artists in the field as Jan de Koning, Stephen Jones, Rowan Quinn, Karlis Salna and Peter FitzSimons. He repetitively misquoted his old Nemesis and claimed he had said things which he had not said at all, then swaggered in amongst the regulars with valiant tales of saying this or that and how his Nemesis had "lost it;" instantly reduced to a pile of ashes before the cyclopean power of the magnificent Howard. When, in reality, no such discussions actually took place. Perhaps the new Planet Rugby board, with its more transparent format, was the reason for the coward's reduced output during the second half of the term. Or it may be that he has simply defied accepted board practice, realised that infantile spite is not clever but only infantile spite, and actually grown up! Nevertheless, good enough to beat off a strong field of most worthy contenders for this prestigious award.