I suppose I can only speak for myself but I've enjoyed working with Michael and I feel we're not far away from being a decent side.
The hirsute flanker, for one, will go to his grave convinced England were a decent side who could have gone much further.
"They looked confident in the first half and moved the ball well but we got to grips with them and showed we are a decent side," said Holloway.
"Parma's victory over Saracens was a matter of desire because they are a decent side but nothing to compare with Treviso, who are actually worthy of a place in a different league," said the Saracens full-back Thomas Castaignède.
New Zealand have clearly been a decent side for a while but on Saturday they were being seriously tested by an Argentina team who had played outstandingly for the first 40 minutes in Hamilton.
The saddest indictment of Scotland's inadequacy all over the field was that they had succeeded in making a country who arrived in Glasgow having failed to take a point from any British opposition appear to be a decent side.
Still Bosnia have (in qualfying at least) proved themselves to be a decent side and with a touch more proper refereeing, they might still have had something to play for this evening.
Although he does not take office until 1 August, the KSI, Iceland's football association, welcomed the news that he was a fan who had first watched the team in 1975 – "a 2-1 win against East Germany when they were a decent side".
Benfica are a decent side, and while the coach Rui Vitoria is yet to fully demonstrate his tactical acumen in continental competition, Benfica caused Bayern Munich a fright in the competition last season, narrowly defeated 3-2 on aggregate at this stage.
They know we're a decent side.
