By Jeff Probyn, A front row view of the game

The start of the Premiership season last week threw up, as usual, very few surprises.
Bath reaped revenge against Northampton for daring to beat them in last season’s play-off final, while there was another loss for Newcastle to add to their winless run.
Of course, Newcastle coach Steve Diamond has again promised that they will improve and will not be winless at the end of the season again.
But the famous saying, “well he would say that, wouldn’t he” springs to mind.
Steve is a good coach but he has his work cut out to make the necessary changes...