The Shark Tank | A Sale Sharks Podcast (The Shark Tank Podcast)

On this week's pod, Alex and James discuss:

- Quins 14 -36 Sale
- A five try haul
- The return of Manu, Faf and Cobus
- Injuries to Ashman and L. James
- The return of Steve Diamond to the AJ Bell

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis 

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 36-12 Worcester
- Dimes' return to the AJ Bell
- Dom Barrow signs (maybe)
- The visit to Saints on Saturday
- Ex-Shark Mark Wilson retires


Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis chat:

- Saints 21-22 Sale
- Arron Reed's Blistering Form
- Good outings from Rob du Preez, Sam James and Joe Jones
- Is George Furbank a 10 or a 15?
- The visit of London Irish on Friday night

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 27-27 Irish
- Were we lucky or unlucky?
- A 9th try in 10 games for Arron Reed
- No longer sleeping on Irish
- The trip down to Exeter on Sunday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indeics

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Exeter 19-12 Sale
- Loads of injuries
- Joe Jones goes again
- Nilling Chiefs in the second half
- The visit of Gloucester on Saturday
- James Phillips retires

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 26-24 Gloucester
- A net three points from de Klerk
- du Preezs driving the team forward
- AJ's injury
- Which youngsters could feature in the Prem Rugby Cup 

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex and Lewis discuss:

- Bath 24-24 Sale
- Issues at 10 and with goalkicking
- Bevan Rodd - world class jackal?
- Good signs from the attack
- Discipline issues again and now tackling issues?
- The trip to Quins in the PRC on Tues
- The visit of Saracens on Friday night

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On a special, emergency episode of the pod, Alex and Lewis react to the news that Sale have signed Exeter Chiefs winger Tom O'Flaherty on a three-year-contract.

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod, Alex and James discuss a dismal outing for Sale on Saturday in the first leg of their Champions Cup R16 tie against Bristol.

They also chat Stuart Barnes' asinine article about rugby in big cities, a weak crowd at the AJ Bell and Sale's chances in the second leg on Friday.

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On this week's episode:

- Bristol 29-35 Sale (agg: 39-44)
- A perfect tonic to last week's snoozefest
- A hyper-aggressive 14/13-man defence
- RDP kicks his sticks 

Also:
- Reaction to Faf and Lood leaving for Japan
- Reaction to Cam Neild and Curtis Langdon leaving for Worcester

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 35-27 Falcons
- That extra bit of star dust
- An otherwise bad weekend for Sale
- Bath make a mockery of the Premiership
- Sunday in Paris and the trip to Racing 92

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex and Lewis discuss:

- Racing 41-22 Sale
- Sale's fantastic travelling support
- Moments of magic from Teddy Thomas and Finn Russell
- French TV conspiracies
- This weekend's Champions Cup SFs
- Rohan returns to South Africa

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On this week's episode, Alex and Lewis discuss:

- Wasps 7-16 Sale
- Outstanding showings from the front-row
- Rob du Preez kicks his sticks
- Permutations for the top-4
- The Champions Cup final next weekend

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 42-19 Bristol
- Fine seasons for Reed, Roebuck and Rodd,
- Where does de Klerk sit in the pantheon of Sale greats?
- AJ's legacy at Sale
- The Premiership play-offs

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On the final episode of the season, we look back at Sale's 2021-22 season and discuss:

- Was this season a success for Sale?
- Alex Sanderson's first full year in charge
- Our high and low points of the season
- Our picks for Player and Young Players of the season
- Leicester winning the league

Thanks for all your support this year Sharks family!

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On our first pod of the new season we deep dive into Sale's 2022-23 campaign.

We discuss:

- Expectations for this season
- The long list of departures
- Which of the new signings will have the biggest impact
- Have any other Premiership teams improved or regressed
- Our tips for which players will have a 'breakout' season
- Live reaction to the new home kit 

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Sale are 1-0
- The new look attack pays off
- The Toms have a day to remember
- Josh Beaumont returns to action
- A quick look around the league
- The visit to Bath on Saturday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Bath 20-37 Sale
- Nick Schonert's red card
- Tom O'Flaherty is good at pick-and-gos
- Tom Curry is good at everything
- Which Academy players we want to see vs Tigers / in Prem. Rugby Cup 

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this midweek edition of the pod, we chat:

- Sale's first two wins in the Prem Rugby Cup
- Players who have caught the eye
- The disaster unfolding at Worcester
- How we'd restructure the Premiership / league pyramid
- This weekend's visit of Exeter

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 28-20 Exeter
- A tale of two halves
- Joe Carpenter Impresses on Debut
- Gus Warr Impresses on 49th appearance for Sale
- The visit to Leicester on Saturday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Leicester 16-26 Sale
- The Sharks' Unbeaten Start
- Sale's New Side-to-Side Attacking Structure
- Another Impressive Outing For The Carpenter
- The Visit of Irish on Friday Night

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod, Alex and James discuss Sale's resounding 37-14 over London Irish, the upcoming top-of-the-table tilt with Saracens and Wasps' impending suspension as the second Premiership to 'fold' this season.

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis 

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 13-29 Quins
- Where did Sale come unstuck?
- Front row concern?
- Managing the ref
- A top of the table tilt with Sarries
- Tom Roebuck's England call up

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Saracens 33-22 Sale
- Sarries' backline makes the difference
- The widening gap between first and second
- The visit of (a heavily depleted) Gloucester on Saturday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis 

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 27-17 Gloucester
- Prem games on international weekends
- An eventful ten minutes for Dom Barrow
- Another try for Joe Carpenter
- Evaluating Sale's first eight games
- Ryan Mills joins from Wasps

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 25-20 Bristol
- du Preezs make the difference
- Tom Roebuck flies high
- 200 up for Sam James
- Reasons for poor attendance on Sat

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- A special message from the Sale Sharks Supporters CLub
- Sale 39-0 Ulster
- Tom Curry back to his best
- Tom Curtis gets his shot at 12
- Champions Cup in trouble?
- The visit to Toulouse on Sunday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Toulouse 45-19 Sale
- What's the right approach for Europe?
- Where does the Champions Cup go from here?
- A quick turnaround to Falcons on Friday night
- Sale Sharks Women's Premier 15 application rejected

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Newcastle 20-14 Sale
- How worrisome is the loss to Falcons?
- Sale 40-5 Leicester
- Sam James in career form
- Luke James also impresses
- The visit to Quins on Sunday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod, Alex and Lewis discuss:

- Quins 16-24 Sale
- Love for SiMac and Cobus Wiese
- More dominant, league-leading defence
- The Tuilagi 'controversy' 
- The visit of Toulouse on Saturday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Mike Forshaw hired as Wales defence coach
- Forshaw's legacy at Sale 
- Sale 5-27 Toulouse
- Gus Warr vs Dupont
- Wiese's red card and the state of the breakdown
- Knockout rugby against Ulster (kinda)

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Ulster 22-11 Sale
- Alex's adventure in Belfast
- Injury absences start to bite
- How to prioritise Challenge Cup vs. Premiership
- The visit of Bath on Friday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Bristol 43-19 Sale
- What to do with the PRC
- George Ford makes his Sale debut
- Six Nations Chat!

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Exeter 46-3 Sale
- Fixing/Replacing the PRC
- Ireland and France play out a thriller
- Scotland get the job done against Wales
- England, Jack Willis beat Italy

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, we discuss:

- Saints 38-34 Sale
- Tuilagi Red Card
- Wiese and Ashman Yellow Cards
- Refereeing Inconsistencies
- Rob du Preez has the midas touch
- Sale's visit to Exeter this weekend
- Sale re-sign 20(!) players

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Chiefs 24-22 Sale
- Ill-discipline costs Sale again
- Should Ford / RdP play together?
- A top of table tilt against Sarries
- Another Six Nations Stunner

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 35-24 Saracens
- An encouraging afternoon on and off the field
- Ryan Mills makes his mark
- Joe Carpenter's best pro game so far
- The visit to Irish on Sunday

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod, Alex and James review Sale's 36-18 humbling by Irish and England's 10-53 humbling by France. Humility all round.

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On this week's pod, no Sale talk but plenty of Six Nations action to dissect!

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On this week's episode:

- Bristol 20-36 Sale 
- George Ford's best game yet
- The visit to Gloucester and a chance at a home semi-final
- Sam Bedlow signs from Bristol 
- Ewan Ashman leaves for Scotland 
- Will Cliff retires

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On this week's pod:

- Gloucester 22-25 Sale
- George Ford and Rob du Preez get a run together
- Arron Reed, Try Saver
- What's happening at Falcons?
- Getting Championship clubs into the Prem. Rugby Cup

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 54-12 Newcastle
- Big returns for James Harper and Raffi Quirke
- A final look at the Prem. Table
- Semi-Final Preview
- Ernst van Rhyn signs
- Sale announce end of season departures

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis 

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 21-13 Leciester
- *That* atmosphere at the AJ Bell / Cam Neild loves a flare
- George Ford is world class
- Reedy goes down in the Sale history books
- What a Premiership final means for the club going forward

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod it's The Big One - Sale vs Saracens for the Premiership title.

Alex and James look at the two teams' path to the Finals, what Sale need to do on the day, look at the big selection calls (including 1-15 team picks) and of course, predict a Sale win!

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On this week's pod:

- Saracens 35-25 Sale 🏆
- Where the final was won and lost
- Missing Ben Curry 🤕
- SiMac for England 🌹
- What a final means off the field 📈
- Oosthuzien / LCD / Veainu 🔁

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It's been a few weeks coming but we're back to review Sale's 2022-23 season in full:

We chat: 

- Full Season Review
- Seven Game Winning Streaks
- Best / Worst Games of the Season
- What Next for the Premiership
- End of Season Awards

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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The Shark Tank returns from summer hiatus to preview the upcoming 2023-24 season!

We discuss:

- Sale's PRC, Premiership and Champions Cup prospects
- Which Prem. teams have improved/regressed the most
- Sale's key players and which positions need sorting
- Huw Davies vs Tristan Woodman
+ Much more!

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Let's kick the season off right!

Alex and James sit down with Sale players Connor Doherty and Tristan Woodman and Academy Manager Fergus Mulchrone for a special edition of the pod.

We chat:

- Pre-Season Prep
- Experiences with the England U20s
- Where the Prem Rugby Cup differs
- How Sale manage playing opportunities across the NW
- Gus Warr's training habits
- How the DPP selection process works
- Why Ben Bamber is one to watch

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis 

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On this week's pod:

- Sale's PRC campaign is over
- Key notes/trends from first five games
- Jersey Reds go into administration
- No surprises (at the time) at the RWC
- Argentina and Romania disappoint
- Loving Chile, Uruguay and Portugal

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 20-15 Saints
- A win is a win and not much else
- Big minutes for Ethan Caine
- van Rhine or van Rain?
- The visit to Leicester on Saturday
- World Cup QF Reactions!

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On this week's pod, we recap Sale's 24-17 win over Leicester, preview the trip to Exeter and share our thoughts on a mixed bag of Rugby World Cup Semi-Finals!

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On this week's pod:

- Exeter 43-0 Sale
- Sale's pipeline of academy talent
- How important will points difference be this season
- The visit of Gloucester on Friday
- Congratulations Springboks
- Final thoughts from France

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 24-10 Gloucester
- Ford/Rodd/B.Curry Return
- What a debut for Gus Creevy
- Gus Creevy's try-scoring record
- Sam James is 29 now
- The visit to Bristol on Saturday

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 27-13 Bristol
- George Ford pulls the strings
- Debut for LCD
- What's wrong with Newcastle
- General attendance woes around the league

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 40-22 Newcastle
- Falcons' young guns impress
- Exciting debut for Asher Opoku-Fordjour 
- The visit of Bath on Friday
- George Ford vs Finn Russell

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 11-9 Bath
- Jonny Hill, Try Scorer
- George Ford's wobbles from the tee
- Visit to Quins on Friday
- NW Rugby Round Up
- Latest twist in the stadium situation

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On this week's (belated) pod:

- Harlequins 36-3 Sale
- What the hell went wrong for Sale at The Stoop
- A return to Europe with the visit of Stade Francais
- Quickfire NW Rugby roundup

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 28-5 Stade Francais
- 75 minutes from Asher
- 60 minutes from Big Ben Bamber
- Manu's first outing of the season
- How the hell do we beat Leinster in Ireland

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On this week's pod:

- Leinster 37-27 Sale
- Tommy Roebuck for England
- Veainu debuts
- JLdP is back
- Top of the table tilt vs. Saracens

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On this week's pod, Alex and James celebrate a very Merry Christmas for Sale, recapping the 22-20 win over Saracens and looking ahead to the trip down to Saints on Saturday.

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On this week's episode:

- Saints 21-17 Sale
- Sale's injuries start to bite
- A rough go for Asher
- How close the table is this season
- The visit of Bristol on Friday

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 14-22 Bristol
- How worried are we
- Why isn't the attack clicking
- Are we too tired
- A first trip to South Africa vs the Stormers
- NW Round Up

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On this week's episode:

- Stormers 31-24 Sale
- Making Sense of the Champions Cup
- The visit of La Rochelle
- Mason Grady Rumours
- NW Rugby Roundup

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On this week's episode of group therapy:

- Gloucester 32-20 Sale
- Team form leads to individual mistakes
- Where to point blame (& how to keep things in perspective)
- What this team looks like post-break
- Transfer rumours (mainly outgoings!)
- NW Rugby Roundup

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On this week's pod:

- Bath 42-24 Sale
- Where is it going wrong? (everywhere)
- When do we pull the plug on this season?
- The visit of Exeter
- NW Rugby Round Up

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On this week's episode:

- Sale 41-5 Exeter
- Getting Ben Curry back
- When/For Who Does Tom Roebuck Play Test Rugby?
- A Bizarre Josh Hodge Yellow Card
- How To Approach The Challenge Cup

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 37-31 Harlequins
- Getting back into the top-four mix
- A rare 80 mins for Josh Beaumont
- What's happening at Newcastle
- A proposal for an Anglo-Welsh Premiership

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Falcons 14-35 Sale
- Sale get the basics right
- The mood in the North-East
- Sale's updated play-off changes
- Sam James leaving rumours / our favourite SJ memories

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod:

- Sale 31-22 Leicester
- Final home games for Sam James, Manu, Cobus
- Rooting guide for the final round of the season
- Northampton putting 90 on Gloucester
- Axe Re-Signs for three more years

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's pod: 

- Saracens 10-20 Sale
- Finally, some luck
- Gameplan for Bath in the semis
- Gus Creevy to leave at end of the season
- Will Addison to return?

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Bath 31-23 Sale
- Ben Spencer runs the show
- Lack of forward depth ultimately undoes Sale
- Roebuck and Carpenter stake their England claims
- Curtis Langdon wins the Premiership
- Obano red card doesn't ruin the final
- A quick look ahead to England's NZ tour

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On this week's podcast we review Sale's 2023-24 season!

- Was the season a success?
- A prolific if unsatisfying first half of the year
- What sparked Sale's turnaround into the play-offs
- Will this season prove to be a flash-in-the-pan?
- End of Season Awards

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we're back for another year with our Season Preview! We're talking: 

- Our expectations for the season ahead
- New signings
- Position conundrums
- Predictions ("a mugs game")
- Hear from the Sale Sharks Supporters Club

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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Join James and Alex, plus special guests George Barnet and Kieran Crichard, as they debrief Sale's 12-11 win against Harlequins in the opening round of Premiership Rugby.

You can find Kieran on X/Twitter too as @CrichardKieran, and his press conference write ups at https://kierancrichard.wixsite.com/website

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Matt Sansbury in Fan's Corner, as they debrief Sale's 26-45 loss to Saracens in Round 2 of the season.

Part 2, with press conference updates and a preview of the Gloucester game, will be out later this week!

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Kieran Crichard, as they recover from Sale's 26-45 loss to Saracens in Round 2 of the season and look ahead to the Gloucester game. We also welcome Barry Pain from Saracens podcast the Fezcast for his thoughts on the game. 

You can find Kieran on X/Twitter too as @CrichardKieran, and his press conference write ups at https://kierancrichard.wixsite.com/website

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Tom Millington in Fan's Corner, as they debrief Sale's nailbiting 31-27 victory over Gloucester.

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Kieran Crichard, as they look ahead to Friday Night Lights part 2 against Newcastle Falcons.

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Kieran Crichard, as they review Sale's victory over Newcastle and look ahead to a big game away at Franklin's Gardens.

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Billy Ackland in Fan's Corner, as they debrief Newcastle's first win (and reluctantly talk about Sale's hammering away at Saints).

Credit to @kingtay_4 for the episode name inspiration!

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Join James and Alex, plus special guest Jack Liebster in Fan's Corner, as they lean in to the funeral atmosphere and reluctantly talk about Sale's defeat to Bath. Plus Autumn Internationals and PRC chat!

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Join James and Alex as they debrief a fantastic vistory over Leicester Tigers, wax lyrical about Luke James, look back at the Prem Rugby Cup and the Autumn Internationals and look ahead with optimism and trepidation to Glasgow Warriors in Europe.

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Join James and Alex as they debrief Sale's European adventures away at Glasgow and home to Racing 92, talk about Tom Roebuck a lot and look ahead to a big home game against Exeter in the Premiership.

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Join James and Alex as they look back at Sale's outstanding festive period so far, try their best not to jsut talk about the Bristol game and look ahead to another tough fixture away at Gloucester. And also talk about Ben Curry. A lot.

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We're back! Thanks for bearing with us as we went away fro a January break. Join Alex and James as they look back at a turbulent first month of 2025 for the Sale Sharks and discuss Gloucester and Bath disappointments in the Premiership, value for money on Premier Sports subscriptions, Premiership Rugby Cup, Six Nations and of course - Ben and Tom Curry. 

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Join James and Alex as they have a very quick look back at Sale's Prem Rugby Cup fixture against Newcastle, gleaning what we can from some pretty limited coverage, and talk new signings and continue our discussions on how to fix the Prem Rugby Cup.

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Join Alex and special guest Jack Liebster as they debrief an intriguing and Sale Sharks heavy 6 Nations and look ahead to the return of the Premiership with Sale's away trip to Newcastle.

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Join James and Alex, and guest Tom Millington direct from Kingston Park, to debreif Sale's away win over Newcastle on Friday night, look ahead to the visit of current champions Northmapton this Friday, and chat North West Rugby and signing news.

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Join James and Alex, and guest Billy Ackland, to look back over a nervy Sale win against Newcastle on Friday night, and look ahead to the toughest challenge in world rugby - Toulouse away

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Join Alex, James and Jack as they review a gutsy if unsuccessful Sale performance away at Toulouse, debate bringing back the Sale Jets, wax lyrical over the front 5, and look ahead to a massive game away at Quins in a couple of weeks. 

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Join Alex, James and Tom as they select their forwards for the Lions squad ahead of the summer tour to Australia. 

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Gloucester 19-22 Sale🍒🦈

- On-Field Leaders

- Josh Beaumont's Return

- Tom Roebuck Makes an Impression

- Twelvetrees vs Water Carrier 🌳🥤

- The visit of Worcester on Friday

Theme: Happy Hours - L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 20-13 Worcester
- AJ, de Klerk and James all impress
- Reed and Roebuck look "ready"
- Lewis defends JP du Preez
- How to get the best out of Rob du Preez
- The visit to Edinburgh on Saturday / Champions Cup priorities

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On a special, emergency edition of the pod, Alex, James and Lewis discuss the news that Alex Sanderson will become the Sharks' new Director of Rugby with immediate effect.

Also on the pod, Fylde Head Coach Warren Spragg replaces Jon Callard as Sale's Kicking Coach and we speculate on who could be joining Axe's backroom staff at Sale.

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Bristol 13 - 20 Sale
- A boring but effective method of play?
- Alex Sanderson's immediate impact
- Neild, Dugdale, Rodd, Ashman all impress
- The visit of Bath on Friday

Theme Music: Happy Hours - L'Indecis

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On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 22-27 Bath
- What is (still) wrong with our attack
- Heavy rotation policies
- The visit to Quins on Saturday
- WillGriff John to join the Scarlets
- Marland Yarde re-signs until 2024

Theme Music: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's episode:

- Harlequins 24-12 Sale
- Sale's backline falters again
- Raffi Quirke makes an immediate impact
- The visit of Exeter on Friday
- Tommy Taylor (re-)signs for 2021-22

Theme Music: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's podcast, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 25-20 Exeter
- Lood de Jager is world class
- Playing (too much) off of 9
- Discplinary issues and on-field leadership
- The visit of Newcastle Falcons on Friday

Theme Music: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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On this week's podcast, Alex, James and Lewis discuss:

- Sale 31-16 Newcastle
- de Jager and Beaumont out wide 
- AJ MacGinty's rich vein of form
- Some attacking execution
- The trip to Northampton on Saturday  

Theme: Happy Hours by L'Indecis

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