Final season’s Premiership was extremely aggressive between most sides, however Newcastle completed 27 factors adrift on the backside after dropping all 18 video games.
It was starting to appear to be an identical state of affairs within the new marketing campaign as they opened with 4 defeats, however victory moved them one point behind Exeter, albeit nonetheless in tenth place.
With the demise of London Irish, Worcester Warriors and Wasps nonetheless contemporary within the reminiscence, Diamond understands that the slimmed-down 10-team competitors wants a aggressive Newcastle outfit, as they put together to face Gloucester on Saturday.
“I do know we’re not going to win each recreation, however I want us to be aggressive each recreation,” he stated.
“Generally that’s extra essential than some wins. If we do not win, we nonetheless decide up factors and decide up respect.
“And opponents begin to assume, ‘Crikey, we have to go to Newcastle and win’.
“Newcastle have gone up and down a few occasions, however they’ve by no means been checked out in the best way it was beginning to look.”
