Agree that 3 defeats is not good ,and its better to get off to a flier , but every team in the comp will go through a poor spell at some time .

I think its too early for all the doom & gloom .

Getting shut of Noble now will only put us in another transitional period , I think we have had enough of that dont you .

Let him see this year out , if things dont turn around , then he will have had the time , so we can bring someone in then .

Any idea how many are coming down to Quins next week?

Just the lads who are playing and the coaching staff at the moment mate.

My first match at the Stoop was against you guys last year, great performance, i was really impressed by the way your team turned the screw on us! Great atmosphere as well.

Personally, I'd agree with Noble. The season nowadays has just become a warm up for the PlayOffs. The Minor Premiership is the equivalent of winning a dinnerplate and has little or no value. What you do in February/ March, although obviously going to have an impact if you lose constantly, is irrelevant. The start to the season doesn't really mean anything, it's how you finish that counts. Look at the slow start at Saints last year. They didn't really start truly playing till mid-April, won/ drew every league game since and then flunked in October. October is the month you wanna start winning games. October/ September are the only months that REALLY matter in the RL calender nowadays.

We should expect to see good rugby for what we pay, but essentially what Noble is saying is correct.

Herein lies the crux of the problem.