DAN McFarland was both realistic and optimistic after seeing his Red Bulls suffer at the hands of “the best team in the league”.
The Newcastle boss conceded: “It was a tough one. You spend time in pre-season working really hard to put things in place but you are also looking for a result. We definitely deserved the bonus point because there was a lot of effort from the boys

“We clearly have plenty to work on. Northampton demonstrated just why they are champions. You can’t leave them with space on the field as they are smart at spotting it and getti...