Saints need Deano to turn them into a big-time club

JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK

JIM Mallinder has had highs and lows at Northampton, starting with winning promotion back to the Premiership, to the 2011 European Cup final – which they had won, but then lost – to the club’s first Premiership title in 2014, and then the lows since then.
There had to be an upturn this season, and when there wasn’t Mallinder was always in jeopardy. There were rumours that a few players walked off during training sessions, and if that happens you are shipping water badly.
Coaches also left during Mallinder&rs...

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