The Salford financial issues are still not sorted and they’ve picked a team of kids with Joe Bullock, apparently to try and force agreement to their take over. If Saints win by 60 it could make a big difference to where they finish in a tight season.

I feel for their fans but My sympathy for Salford as a club is running out, it’s self inflicted and now they will make the game a laughing stock live on the BBC

If they've picked a weakened team when they didn't have to, then they deserve everything they get. They picked a pretty strong team in the cup, so I assume they're not still under cap restrictions?

Anyway, I thought despite a few technical issues the opening game, and the coverage was superb. Great crowd, great intensity, great occasion.

Yes, really good start to the season. Struggled to see the mitigating circumstances when Keighran struck a prone player in the head when he had the whole body to aim for ? Nice to see Liam Marshall’s electric eel impression being ignored at last by a referee. Only downside for me was the Superleague champions opening game being played with all the football markings across the pitch. Very distracting for viewers and demeaning for a sport wanting to be taken seriously by the media and potential sponsors.

Yep, cracking start to the season and great PR for the game.. made a fair few sports news headlines.. it really is a cracking product RL, it just needs some clever investment.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rf ... s-revealed This is not a good look for the game.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/rf ... s-revealed This is not a good look for the game.

Lewis calling for 10 mins for Hoy (i think). .Should be auto 10 mins for any player doing that.

Lewis is a bit of an ars£ tbh. Delighted to see his late knock on after his usual clapping and head patting of other fumblers.

Behaviour not tolerated in the NFL. Unsportsmanlike conduct / taunting draws a penalty. Something to think about.

The Salford game playing out exactly as expected so far. Not a good look for the sport.

Degsy suggesting a team losing a GP game should get a point. I'd much prefer a first possession try wins it outright, with a field goal (or a pen) allowing the other team one possession to do the same. After one possession each, sudden death as now. A la NFL.

desperate!!!