That effort from Chase with the flick pass (not to mention the earlier dummy) was superb. Not many defences anywhere would have stopped that. He can be absolutely unbelievable at times. That skill level is so way beyond most halfbacks that its a real shame he can't show it for England.

Just a note, Salford were without Michael Dobson, Ben Jones-Bishop, Cory Paterson and Kevin Locke. Obviously Gareth Hock left during the week and then both Niall Evalds (full-back) and Mason Caton-Brown (winger) were forced off the pitch through injury with Salford having no replacements back’s on the bench.

Rangi Chase was switched to full-back and as I am sure you will read, he was fantastic. It allowed him to leave the structured stuff to the make-shift half back pairing of Tommy Lee and Theo Fages whilst Rangi popped up into the line when and where he wanted. It was a pleasure to be there and watch him.

Regarding the crowd, when are people going to realise that due to years and years of defeats and poor league finishes there is a huge apathy for Salford Red Devils within the City. Again, we’re bigged up in the off-season only for the second game to consist of an absolute hammering off St Helens. I cant tell you how many “same old Salford” comments I heard for the week following.

As soon as we start winning games, particularly against the bigger teams (something we’ve struggled with over the last couple of seasons) crowds will increase. It really is that simple.