When I saw the team sheet for this game, I thought, “By ’eck” (or words with similar effect), “that’s a tasty set of backs. Try fest time.”
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Month: November 2019
View from the West stand: Glasgow 13 Sale 7
Back to big-time European competition; how would Sale fare this time? Previous excursions at this level had not been covered in glory, but with the new regime come new expectations. For me, I am trying to temper the feeling that something good is about to happen in the team with the cold water of reality; the reality that this is effectively a new team who will take a while to fully bed in.
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View from the south stand: Sale Sharks 28 Wasps 18
Sale’s season after three games could probably be most charitably described as ‘inconsistent’. Relinquishing a 10-0 halftime lead at home in the opener, a comprehensive win at Irish and a scrappy defeat at Bristol.
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an old grey dog 