It is very easy to trot out all the excuses possible ahead of a trip to Newcastle. It's a tough place to play, the conditions are pretty difficult and travelling can be an issue - but none of these facts can be used as excuses. |
James is a highly talented athlete and we want to see the best of him at Gloucester - he has a bright future. |
Nick has a very bright future and we have made it our business to keep talented players like him at the club. |
Sale were smarter and sharper than us but they lacked our power. |
Strength in depth is vital to the success of any team and both James and Jon have taken their chances. |
The decision was mutually arrived at. The make-up of that third-year option is not for us to discuss, but within that, Terry has decided that the option, allied with a testimonial, was not something that would benefit himself and his family. |
There have been elements of performance this season that have made me happy, but by no means are we getting anywhere near the levels we aspire to. |
There is no definite indication of how long he will be unavailable. |
There may have been a change in emphasis with regard to the competition this weekend, but we are taking it very seriously and looking forward to the challenge. |
There were a lot of things we were unhappy about on the pitch. Jonathan Kaplan is a world-class referee but the Premiership is different. To come in on a one-off was unfair - for him and for us. |
These occasions are something we should relish. Every year people expect something to happen and this season is no different. They are intense encounters but great games all the same. We have already lost to Bath twice this season so we don't want to for a third time. |
We shouldn't have had to go five times to the well, but we got our reward in the end. |
We want to challenge for the right to win at places like Wasps. But I don't want to talk about records. We have a job to do on Monday, that is all that matters. |