Newbury Blues head coach James McAvoy feels his side are edging closer to a much-needed victory despite falling to a 21-7 defeat to Guildford on Saturday, extending their winless run to eight matches. Following last week’s agonising defeat to Chichester, McAvoy has said he was not “overly concerned” about the potential threat of relegation; yet, following Saturday’s defeat, the Blues boss accepted his side do have to accept that the drop is a real possibility. Even so, McAvoy insists there were enough positives from the weekend’s trip to Surrey to suggest Blues are within touching distance of …
