Although they're not signing superstars, they are definitely improving the squad.

Patten is a massive improvement on Fitzpatrick. Anderson & Wild better than the likes of Sibbit & Littler. Palea'aesina better than Leuluai etc. etc.

They're hardly going to be up there challenging for the Grand Final, but they should be a fair bit better next year.

And this poor current squad is only 3 points behind Bradford. Or possibly 1 after this weekend.
Though this present Salford investment does have all the classic hallmarks of boom & a very big bust shortly after.

Yep, and I find that very depressing. Almost as depressing as losing to every one of those teams that are below us, most at home

It's partly because those teams are rubbish. Unfortunately, we've been even more rubbish for the last few months!

Huddersfield, Wakefield & Quins looking at him according to an Oz website

I really hope the club know what they are doing on this one. I will be gutted to see him go. But we can only assume that there is someone is lined up. I sincerely hope anyway.
I can see this one coming back to bite us again though.

I know its a massive shame but I think that we'll find that the club had to use a lot of cash to keep Langley at the club. They said at the forum the clubs have been rocked by the wage demands of their homegrown talent as its now most important to get 8 homegrown players in the squad. Stu Duffy said clubs will now spend their money on fulfilling this rather than on marquee aussies/kiwis and you'd probably end up with 5 'James Evans' (would have been happy with that this season actually)

Does this mean we've got a big name homegrown player returning? - there are a few outthere. Remember the homegrown player is a lot more valuable to the original club

apparently at the end of the game he was heard to say "thank im off"
no kidding!

TBH yesterday I thought it was a pretty shabby way to treat him but after reading the T&A article I don't. They've done right by him. They've been straight with him. They only have one quota spot (with his contract up) they want to test the market to see if they can bring in a decent 3/4 (something I think we'll all agree on is needed) and rather than leaving him in limbo have told him he can talk to other clubs in order to ensure his future is sorted out. Say there's no one available or the decent 3/4 isn't counted on the quota then let's hope he hasn't signed for someone else. If he has then it's our loss but the club would have done the right thing by him and he deserves that honesty because he's been a great servant even in just 2 years of being with us.

It's such a shame that this great player won't get to finish his glittering career with you guy's. Have had a soft spot for Bradford since Daniel Gartner played for the Bulls, I think it may have been a reason as to why Beaver went there in the first place.

if sykes can get a new contract, surely the best player at our club can easily get a new one.

Hope We don't sign him, although he has been awesome for the Bulls he is 37, we need to be investing in a young british player who can give us 5+ years not a 1 season wonder, we have enough of them already, can't see Kear going for him he wont give JD another year at 34 with 7 years service to the Club...

Sykes doesn't use up a quota spot, is classed as a 'homegrown' player (of which we need 8 in our squad) and is probably on a lower salary than Menzies.

What would you think if the club was waiting on a decision from Willie Mason before deciding on whether to extend Menzies contract

It would certainly put the bums on seats that the club thrives for