Steve Diamond insists there will be no panicking at Newcastle despite their 22-game run without a Premiership victory.
He said: “I’m disappointed but I’m not panicking; I saw enough in those first 50 minutes to know we will be competitive in this league.
“I don’t like conceding four tries but credit to Bristol, they took their chances, and there’s lots we learned out there.
“We’re not going to panic, we’re not bringing the lads in on Sunday for a rollocking. We’ll just go through it calmly on Monday.
“We had an error-strewn 15/20 minutes in the second half which is the bit that annoyed me...