Some championship players are full time, and most train everyday anyway, even if only might be at a local gym (if possible) or at home.
Olly Ashall Bott & Tom Gilmore were signed up by Ottawa, but just 'keeping fit' till pre-season started, and they have done okay whilst playing for Salford.

Agreed, it's not ideal but I'd imagine the majority will have been keeping fit enough to do a job off the bench. It's not like the gyms are shut anymore.

I believe Ottawa are to be a full time club - in League 1.

I don't think any players of the 2 previously mentioned clubs are full time - nor have those clubs started training yet.

If Super League can now accommodate players who have 'trained ' in isolation,then assimilate into a team of players they have not played with before,it probably explains why some think the standard is dropping.

Ideally Super league clubs should have a reserve team and their own academy team, then they could play two games a week, and players would mostly only need to play once a week.

Unfortunately the state of the game in this country means a lot of teams don't do this.

It was inevitable this would happen, Salford shouldn't face punishment, but those in charge of the game should concentrate on producing more players at all levels of the game, and ensure clubs and community all work towards this goal.

It was only an alternative that was suggested, not something that should be implemented. A few clubs (like Salford) don't have an academy, and only have a small squad of players.
But they forfeited the game, and obviously you would prefer that to happen, rather than have 4 extremely unfit part time RL players (who all eat too many pies) on the subs bench.

Leeds are a big club. Warrington aren’t

Quote Hopie="Hopie" Salford shouldn't face punishment, but those in charge of the game should concentrate on producing more players at all levels of the game, and ensure clubs and community all work towards this goal.'" No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/

Quote Hopie="Hopie" Salford shouldn't face punishment, but those in charge of the game should concentrate on producing more players at all levels of the game, and ensure clubs and community all work towards this goal.'" No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/

Quote Donnyman="Donnyman"No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/'" Talk about hypocrisy! So, Toronto should face no punishment then?

Quote Donnyman="Donnyman"No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/'" Talk about hypocrisy! So, Toronto should face no punishment then?

Yeah but, Leeds aren't very good - fancy getting turned over by Trinity

Quote Donnyman="Donnyman"No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/'" Leigh scrapped their academy 5 years ago because it was costing 90k a season to run, and I was told that by the reserve team manager at the time Don Boyle.

Quote Donnyman="Donnyman"No they shouldn't face punishment I agree, as for producing players I don't think they could afford to run in the academy this last couple of years but they stil did what they could... https://www.salfordreddevils.net/more/srd-foundation/'" Leigh scrapped their academy 5 years ago because it was costing 90k a season to run, and I was told that by the reserve team manager at the time Don Boyle.

I believe as we had no players left and Huddersfield were available we asked if we could postpone our game and re-arrange it, but they wouldn't have it. Wire I believe hadn't played for 17 days (not their fault) and I believe once we play Catalan on the 2nd they won't have played for 23 days.

And people complain about TWO games at Easter.

11 games in 37 days.

Salford should be heavily fined here. This is top level professional sport. Absolute disgrace:

Majority of other clubs would have dipped into the academy and give some young lads some debuts. This pathetic club doesn’t have one. What do they offer the game?

Great few years with Watson, getting the best out of players other clubs don’t want but they offer the sport nothing long term. Don’t get me wrong I like and respect the team (coach and players) but the club is a joke.

That tweet mocking Warrington for finally beating them is embarrassing. This is professional sport, and you are laughing at another team because you forfeited a game.

You’d think they’d be ashamed.

Should be fined a % of their sky money.