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Three Games In

So now we are three games in I thought it was a good time to share my views on the season so far.

First I suppose I should start with the obvious, three wins from three is a great start and only one point dropped against Ealing I'm happy with. Whilst we may not be first partly due to not playing Jersey and partly cause of Cornwall's great form which as of yet I'm not too worried about due to the sides they have played I would say we have a solid foundation for the season to progress.

I also should comment on the new signings who are making a great impact, Bryce Campbell in particular I think has added the punch in the centres we have needed especially when Mulchrone is not playing. Myler has also been clinical with the boot gaining us valuable points where we in previous seasons may not have been so hot on (albeit this weekend he was a bit off).

Also I'm not a forward but it seems the pack especially this week in the first half dominated gaining easy penalty's for Myler to capitalise on, if we go back up to the Premiership then this forward momentum in the pack will need to be kept up.

On the not so positive side of things Irish's ability to tail off in the last 20 mins concerns me somewhat, on both occasions I would suggest the game had already been won, but as we saw against Bedford circumstances could mean we end up being down to 13 men and a better more clinical team would have scored more points and put us under pressure.

Also our backs from what I saw this week seem a smidge disconnected I imagine we need a bit more of a bedding in period especially between 10 and 12 as some passes seemed off timing and wayward. I'm hoping this will improve with time.

The final negative for me is the crowds, since last time in the Championship it appears we are down. Our first home game had less than a 3000 attendance, Irish's first journey down we had at least that many season ticket holders! I know this is partly down to a couple of yo-yo years and for other people price rises. But I also see this season as an opportunity, Irish are expected to be winning a majority of the games and for the younger fans this is a way to get them to support Irish. As part of this we need atmosphere and whilst I do not expect a sell out I do hope for more people to pack in and make their voices heard, this is even easier with the cup package of offer but I hope the club give some more tickets to the community and schools to help encourage this.

That's all from me, I hope to see some of you in Coventry this weekend!

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