Pat Lam was left ruing the chances his side left out on the AJ Bell field on Saturday as Bristol Bears suffered their sixth straight defeat in the Gallagher Premiership, going down 25-20 to second-place Sale Sharks.
The good news for the Bristol director of rugby is it didn't look like second vs 10th in the Premiership in a finely balanced contest, the bad news is that despite the improved display the lack of clinical finishing that has plagued the Bears throughout the season continued and hurt them dearly.