This is Leicestershire --There will be a sense of huge frustration at Leicester Tigers' Oval Park training base today.
Not only would a second loss in five months at The Rec hurt like hell, but the manner of their defeat will grate at a side that prides itself on giving little away.
Leicester shot themselves in the foot so many times during a first half that they finished 21-3 down, it was a miracle they could walk let alone run out for the second period.
They gave away penalty after penalty, were given two yellow cards and handed the game-changing score to the home side on a plate.
That came with the score at 3-3 in the 20th minute. Leicester had threatened for several minutes when Ryan Lamb's floated long pass was picked off by Jonathan Joseph.
He ran in from 70 metres. Bath suddenly led 10-3 and the momentum of the game changed with it.
From there, Tigers were hammered by referee Greg Garner and got two men thrown into the bin.
Logovi'i Mulipola was first to go for a clumsy high tackle in midfield on 26 minutes and Tom Youngs joined him seven minutes later for harshly chopping down a driving maul.
Two penalties by George Ford made it 16-3 before Bath delivered a killer blow in the final 30 seconds of the half.
Two men down, Leicester had gone through almost 20 phases in attack but they lost possession after Lamb's grubber kick failed to make the touch it should have done. The ball was slung out to Matt Banahan, who ran 50 in metres.
With Leicester struggling to win anything in the scrum too, they looked in disarray as they headed into the dressing room with Bath fans delirious over their 21-3 lead.
But while Leicester were well behind on the scoreboard they had, bizarrely, had most of the ball in the opening period and that fact clearly drove them on to make a game of it.
Steve Mafi scored Tigers first try on 47 minutes, which was made by a lovely break from his own half by Lamb. The former Saint then kicked cross-field to Adam Thompstone who caught and offloaded for Mafi to run in.
Anthony Allen then passed straight out of bounds as Leicester threatened again but it was no surprise when Tigers scored again.
Youngs and Allen drove Bath back 20 metres and recycled ball for Ed Slater to go over in the corner. Mele landed the extras from the touchline to make it 21-15 on the hour and the momentum of the game had changed again.
Tigers had sorted out their indiscipline, their big carriers like Youngs and Mulipola were wreaking havoc, and their backs looked dangerous and full of running.
Ford extended the lead to nine points again before Niki Goneva – who was sensational – ran in a third try collecting Thompstone's pass as he was being knocked out of bounds.
Mele missed the conversion and a penalty a few minutes later, five points that would have put Tigers ahead.
They still had the ascendency, however, and there was eight minutes left.
But the sight of another player being stretchered off the pitch, this time, Bath hooker Ross Batty, caused a 10-minute delay and stopped Leicester's momentum.
Bath earned a penalty and man-of-the-match Ford (he will play better and not win the award) stroked over his 17th point of the day
Bath did a lap of honour. It still clearly means that much to beat their old enemy.
Leicester licked their wounds. They were missing 13 players for this trip and, of those who played, Scott Hamilton and Mafi never looked fully fit.
A mistake-ridden first half had killed them but their comeback was both exciting and full of pride for the shirt. Reported by This is 3 days ago.