sounds abit like the lunt and moore situation for us last season... then look what happened!

My take on this is that there will be an agreement for Gaskell to move to Salford permanently for a few quid from the Doc, and we've decided they may as well throw in a squad player while they're at it since we're lacking cover at hooker.

We've seen the last of Gaskell I reckon.

Nothing like it - Lunt is a decent hooker, Howarth isn't. Simple

I don't get where this idea of Gaskell being 'amazing' has come from.

He's not done anything under 3 coaches since 2011 and 2 of them didn't pick him. You'd have to ask why that is.

He's been underwhelming since 2011 I agree - but would you rather see him or Charnock/Wellens run out with 6 on their back at the DW tomorrow . . . . .

you obviously dont know what happened and the whole scenario

cant see the same happening where you win the grand final though

I'd take Lunt in a flash!

Fair to assume that Brown thinks the latter.

As a supporter we can judge in hindsight after the game tomorrow whether the right decision was made.

Howarths not a 9. His preferred position was 6 or 13 for Wakey and is not as bad a player as made out , A change of club may give him a lift and playing alongside a better squad will give him more opportunities to show his ball playing skills .
Veivers ran him as interchange 9 , with Godwin being injured for alot of last season . now he's 3rd choice behind Godwin & Gareth Owen . we are in desperate need of a stand off after Holdsworth leaving.
Howarth had a couple of ' run ins ' with Salford fans after bad losses so this didn't endear him to the more vocal amongst the support .
Lee Gaskell , I remember him ripping us to shreds at the Willows a couple of seasons ago and Gaskell/Lomax was going to be the Saints half-back Partnership for years to come. what happened >? he was non too pleased being palmed out to Hornets a week or two back .

anyway good luck to both

It's nice to see a balanced opinion about the lad.

Well, no surprise to me that Gaskell has gone to Salford. I did say he wouldn't play for Saints again and I did say he was out of favour. He's been treated poorly by Saints but at least now he is at a club where he will get a chance to play each week and will also be under the guidance of one of the best halfbacks ever to grace our game. Given that he's out of contract at the end of the season I can see this being a permanent move which, with Koukash around and the possibility of at least one quality coach being brought on board at Salford, he may well be happy to take.

I love the way Saints keep on developing their local young players.

And given Brown's decision to send Lunt out on loan to Leeds to faciitate his beloved Scott Moore, I don't have a lot of faith in Brown's judgment.

Me too, I mean we have blooded 6 kids this season already.