If you want a phrase that epitomises Sale Sharks over the seasons, it would be “that was a lot closer than it should have been”, AKA “squeaky bum time”.
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View from the south stand: Sale 59 Benetton 7 [F]
It’s quite difficult to watch a — let’s face it, not very meaningful — rugby match when you’re also checking your phone every 30 seconds for the latest update from the Hundred eliminator match down in Southampton.
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View from the off-season: 2022-23 preview
I was there, you know. Up in the gods at HQ, about a mile from the pitch when George sent the ball back inside from the left wing, fell over and didn’t get back up.
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View from the south stand: Sale 42 Bristol 19 [GP]
’Cause it’s a bitter-sweet symphony, that’s life…
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View from the armchair: Wasps 7 Sale 16 [GP]
It’s a bit much when your reaction to a gritty, hard-fought win is, “the try bonus would have really helped” – it would have kept the “Boys’ Own” fantasy of sneaking a top-four finish alive, at least for another 22 hours.
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View from the armchair: Racing 41 Sale 22
I will admit that, before the game started, there was a bit of me that was thinking, “please don’t let it be a slaughter”.
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View from the Birtles: Sale Sharks 57 DMP Durham 5 [AP15]
Corpaq Stadium, Heywood Road, Sale
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View from the south stand: Sale 35 Newcastle 27 [GP]
And this, folks, is where the story really starts to get interesting.
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View from the armchair: Bristol 29 Sale 35 [HC]
Blimey. That took me right back to last season: tight, brutal, nerve-wracking and playing most of the game a man (or two) down.
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View from the south stand: Sale 9 Bristol 10 [ERCC]
You know, I can’t be arsed. Take random sentences from previous reports and construct your own. Except…
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an old grey dog 
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