Revitalised Northampton give winning start to Alan Gaffney against Gloucester

• Northampton 22-19 Gloucester • New coach says victory after 11 defeats means ‘the monkey is off our back’Alan Gaffney’s focus on his first week in charge of a Northampton side that had endured 11 successive defeats in the Premiership and European Champions Cup was motivational rather than tactical as he looked to convince a team made up largely of international players that they were too good to be wallowing at the wrong end of the league.His message got through in the second half against Gloucester when Northampton were trailing by 11 points against the side who started their slump at the b…