The point of my post was to look at the results from a statistic perspective.

I wish Gustard every success. 'Balls on bags' was his highly publicised coaching innovation but balls are now needed from him to get results in any way he can.

Unfortunately for Gustard he starts from a low base and time is not on his side. He does not have a season or two to find a successful formula - good results must come quickly.

If Quins are to finish in the top six they need to win 9 out 11 home games and must start winning away games against teams that finished last season in the 6 to 11 positions.

Sale was a good start but loses to Saints and Bath do not bode well.

While Blucherquin may think it 'silly' to interpret a loss to Brizz early in the season as making Quins relegation fodder - regrettably it does. Perhaps he, or anyone else, can suggest where the away wins will come from if Quins cannot win away against the promoted team or Northampton?

Having now lost to Bath at home it also means Quins must find a replacement home win against Sarries or Exeter to make up lost ground.

As I said objectively back in August, we will have a very good idea of Quins fate this season by the end of October given the way the fixture list falls.

I really don't think balls on bags is a coaching innovation, it's just something he said in a training video when telling someone to have a low body position.

Top 6 is fantasy land given the work needed to repair a club in total chaos. Our aim this season should be avoiding relegation and not being a team full of quitters who don't trust each other - and to show signs of a rebuilding process. If you're trying to measure progress on if we're likely to make top 6 I just think you're not acknowledging how badly broken Quins were last year.

And I said it's silly because it's a long season, we've only won away three times in two years and haven't been relegated in either of them - and because we've only just started the process of creating a new side, which by January may well be operating better than it is now.

Not relegated and not terrible should be our aim this year - and so far I think there have been indications that the rebuilding process has begun.