Short term success it won't be as the team needs to gel as said already, if they can keep the majority of the team together for the next 2 yrs then maybe into yr 3 they may make the playoffs and be competitive. But need to add some talented youngsters to progress over that same period as Morley, Puletua and Meli aint getting younger.

Having Chase and Hock in your side is a mouthwatering prospect. But when you compliment it with aged rubbish, it kind of takes the shine off it.

Anyone who's followed Leeds United over the past decade or so knows exactly how this is going to end.

I had no idea Ridsdale was involved.

More runny nose, nes pas?

Chase and Smith could be a cracking half back partnership f they gel.

No, they can't buy success. Not IMO.

Too many intangibles needed that can only come from building a team, not buying players.

Good luck them. I hope they bring extra much needed competition to SL.

The whole point of the salary cap is to stop teams buying success (often beyond their means). Whether it works or not is another matter.

It depends what you mean by success. To a degree Warrington have bought success, their academy only just starting to produce players.

But I don't think success for Salford is winning the GF. In the short to medium term it's to make the playoffs, then to be a consistent top half team. Their biggest success will come off the field in my opinion though. If they invest wisely and build the club and academy then that will lead them to success.

I think they sound be applauded. I don't think they are trying to buy success, I think they are trying to get themselves in the game by getting a string squad. That squad will be about 6th I would guess. What it does is signal that they mean business and want to challenge. In years to come more plays will be attracted and over time more will be based on ambition and not money. It's a path Warrington embarked on a decade ago.

It's certainly better than clubs who never try and better themselves, and are content to be also range just making up the numbers

Does Koukash have any money?

I'll be surprised if they do

If he wants to buy success for me should focus on building up a youth set up and building on that so there is a future there but at moment buying up a dads army and Rangi Chase just doesn't seem such a good prospect

I think you need both. Some big names to get the team competitive and bring extra fans in, then gradually move to a more sustainable situation where people are coming through from academy etc

Salford U20s won the cup final last night so they must have some sort of decent academy set up.They have always developed good players but never had the finances to retain them and further develop them into the first team squad.

No. The club cost him nothing to buy and was debt free. Rangi Chase, Tim Smith and Gareth Hock were all free and Brian Noble and the rest of the 2013 playing squad were also earning zero this season.