"It was not a hard decision to stay at Bath, " he said.

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Several stocks like Bed, Bath and Beyond ( BBBY) and JCPenney ( JCP) were hit hard, dropping 9.8% and 11.2% respectively on Thursday.

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Sometimes, though, it comes down to the sort of game where hard grunt is the key - half the season is played in rain and heavy mud and Bath maybe just lack a little bit of dog.

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