Brett Deacon

They've brought people at the top.

They've brought Brett Deacon from the Tigers, who I think has probably made as big a difference as anybody to the attitude that we've seen Gloucester play in the past.

And the signings as well, you know, two Welsh captains, the back row and the hooker.

um you know great players across the piece and they're really playing well and they look motivated and you know two bonus point wins one away against exeter which i think is the one that you really stand up and take notice of um but even the harlequins one harlequins are and are and were fairly dire but nevertheless 48 nil is pretty comprehensive um so they are playing very very well deservedly up at the top of the league and you know, frankly, they're probably looking forward to coming to Marty Earlywood's Walford Road almost as favourites.

And this season, you've got a new coaching team underneath him.

Um, you've only got to look at Gloucester, which we'll talk about in a while, but Brett Deacon going, you know, if you look at what he's made at Glo- the difference he's made at Gloucester, that's quite significant.

Um, so you've got those issues.

You add in the injury crisis, which I think, I think I'm gonna use the word injury crisis now.

What have you made, then, of this, of, of this transformation? Um, because it has the potential to be, and it's very early days, but, but from what I have seen, it doesn't look, you know, like a flash in the pan really.

This looks like those structural changes have made an impact.

Um, uh, Brett Deacon as well, people have talked about as well.

Mm-hmm.

You've got people like Rob Burgess and Chris Boyd doing all that kind of stuff.

But we've also brought in Brett Deacon, obviously former Gloucester boy, former Leicester boy, been coaching at Leicester for a few years, very highly rated.

And Joel Tompkins as a defence coach.

And I've seen them both speak and, you know, I've listened to what they've said.

... you can only say the Chris Boyd effect and the, and, and L- and Lewis Deacon, I think, is the other- ... big change that's happened.

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Will Trentham and Arthur Clark both awesome outside of the, the Jean Kleins, Dewey Lakes, and Jack Morgan who continue to impress.

But I think the big one for me, I think Brett Deacon needs to take a huge amount of credit for what he's been able to do in such a short turnaround.

As he's come in as forwards coach, the pack looks completely rejuvenated in comparison to the way it did last season, and also the defense has been so much better as well.

Joel Tompkins has, has clearly made an effect early doors because the defense has been incredibly, incredibly resilient and tough to, to break through.