Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Steve Diamond is targeting a top-four finish in the Aviva Premiership next season. Ryan Allen Jersey . The club has ambitious new owners led by Simon Orange - brother of ex-Take That star Jason, and Sale have appointed former British & Irish Lions prop Fran Cotton, himself a renowned businessman, as chairman.The owners are planning significant investment in the Sharks infrastructure and playing squad as they try to establish themselves as a north-west union powerhouse. Sale finished sixth in the Premiership last season, and Diamond is aiming higher in 2016-17. Fran Cotton has been appointed the new chairman of Sale Sharks and promised the club will become a strong northern club based on northern talent. Our ambitions is to hit the top four, he told Sky Sports News HQ. We have been consistent, sixth, seventh and fifth.With the playing squad we have got and the impetus the new owners will bring its going to be fantastic - so top four is where we are going to be heading.Its exciting times. I can be described as being the mortar between the bricks, pulling a lot of things together over the last 12 months - culminating in Fran Cotton agreeing to be chairman.We understand how to run a business between us and hopefully that can translate onto the field. Fran Cotton (R) alongside Graham Price (L), Peter Wheeler (C) on the 1977 Lions tour in New Zealand Cotton, a former England captain in the 1970s, built a clothing empire after quitting the game and was Englands Team Manager in the 1990s.Its Frans experience, his knowledge, said Diamond. But he is also a forward-thinker in the game. Twenty years ago he was making suggestions on how the game should be run the way it is now.He has got a great rugby brain and is a fantastic businessman to boot.Hes always been a bit of a guardian angel for me. Ive always had the ability to go have a cup of tea with him, a pint, a glass of wine, to throw things off him and he has always led me in the right direction. To work with him closely is even better. Also See: Premiership home Premiership table Fixtures and results Rugby Union on Sky Elandon Roberts Jersey . The team of Lars Nelson, Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, and anchor Marcus Hellner cruised to victory in the 4x10 km event, winning in a time of one hour, 28 minutes, and 42. Mike Gillislee Jersey . 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Chara was uncharacteristically indecisive on Montreal breakaway. David Krejci and Brad Marchand — key scorers in the two runs to the Cup finals — did not score a goal in these playoffs. "Maybe it was a lack of focus or I didnt bear down enough, but I didnt come up big when the team needed me and (its) very frustrating," Marchand said. "Its really tough. I think we expected to go all the way this year. Its very tough; its very disappointing. Its hard to really put into words. We expected a lot more." Coach Claude Julien said the team struggled to overcome injuries on defence to defenceman Dennis Seidenberg and Adam McQuaid. Steve Grogan Jersey. That left them relying on a lot of young players, including Dougie Hamilton and Torey Krug, who played well in the series, and Kevan Miller and Matt Bartkowski, who didnt. "You could see tonight that there was a lot of nervousness," Julien said. "This time of year, youve got to play your best hockey of the year. And I dont think we got to that point. I dont think we played badly but we certainly werent playing as well as we could to be a team that would move ahead." Despite the injuries, the Bruins coasted through the regular season to 54 wins, then eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in five games. After dropping the opener at home to Montreal, the Bruins came back to take a 3-2 lead in the series. But Montreals Olympic gold medal-winning goalie Carey Price shut the Bruins out 4-0 in Game 6 to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game. And then he held them to a single goal in the finale. "When you know that you have a team that was so good and consistent throughout the whole season, and you have a good enough team to win more than one series," it takes a while to sink in, Chara said. "Its something that youre going to be thinking about. Ill be thinking about it for sure quite a bit." 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