We really oight to have won at least one more game, and many of the old problems are still there, notably discipline and dreadful kicking, but on the other hand, I think there are clear areas of improvement. I also don't think international call ups will hurt us so much this year, paqrtly because our international players' form hasn't been so great that their replacements would represent a clear drop off in quality.
Gloucester away will be hard, but I don't think they're the amazing team many are making them out to be, and I'm not just saying that based on their heavy loss to Sarries. Sarries at home I can't see us getting much more than a LBP out of, but then again I've thought that the last few seasons