Which Chase is more than capable of doing. However, if the opposition stick to their game plan, Chase is likely to be the player who gets constantly closed down and will find himself lacking the time and space to actually produce anything.

Not sure Chase is the wisest signing Nobby has made. For sure he's a big draw on the gate [at least, you'd expect him to be and an exceptional individual who can win games for a team. Probably shows up best in a team with low expectations and few other individual talents.

Have to say though If I were one of the playmakers in a team with Chase in it, I'd soon be pigged off with the way he plays. Even more so if I'd ever been any good, and particularly so if I were an international class player like some of the ones at Salford.

Though the title asks is Nobby past it perhaps the question is are some of the older players brought in past it?
It is very unusual in the modern game to be able to match the pace of matches once you get over the 30 mark and legends like the Beaver who can maintain their standards up to near the 40 mark are exceptional.
So for all the chest beating and declarations of love for Salford I suspect a few of their signings were taking advice from their pension advisors prior to signing - good look to them you should never look a gift horse in the face.

I think I mentioned something about it earlier in the piece, to be honest NR.

To look the new players in the mouth, as it were, you'd probably have to agree with what you suggest, however to look at it from the coach's perspective, he's trying to assemble pretty much whole new squad, so it makes sense to bring in some solid, [only just, former internationals. These 'been there, done that', type of players, to whom fitting into new systems may well come more easily, are just what he needs to hold the squad together in the first season.

I say to early to make judgements as takes time to gel a new team.Look at Widnes in the first season in Superleague getting thrashed every week. Make judgements come june time.

Noble is one of the best British coaches the game IMO we all know what a fantastic job he did at the Bulls has we all know, he also did a great job at Wigan keeping them in SL (although breaking the salary cap in the process) and making them Super League competitors in the process the only thing he couldn't do was deliver silverware which led to his sacking, did a great job Crusaders with a slim budget and got them into the play offs in their second season in SL and did reasonable job has GB coach too, but I do think he is IMO a short term plan to Koukash's ambitions for Salford a bad string of results and I think he will get the sack.

Perhaps it shows you need more patience to build a team with solid foundations with your backers cash - though not necessarily taking a 100 years like Huddersfield

Absolutely. To be honest, it's pretty daft looking at the teams in Salford's position after just three or four games. As for Nobles job being in danger, well Koukash didn't make his money by being stupid so I'm sure he has nothing to worry about ....yet.

2 seasons would be sensible. 4 seasons would be lunacy.