Falcons Given a Masterclass ; Bates' Troops Unable to Bridge Saints Quality Gap

Evening Chronicle › November 29, 2009

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FOR the have-nots, twice in one week eventually proved a bridge too far.

No shame in home defeat to the expensively-assembled, powerfilled Saints, but the loss will still hurt the Falcons in the cold light of day. Just five days after that gruelling defensive triumph over London Irish, Newcastle simply ran out of power at the hands of the composed visitors.

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Falcons Given a Masterclass ; Bates' Troops Unable to Bridge Saints Quality Gap

Falcons boss Steve Bates always pinpointed his small squad as the biggest sticking point this term, and in this contest all those fears were realised...

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