Bradford and Hull FC

Top 6 ???
That means finding your feet with a totally new squad and the list of stars becoming a successful "team".
Plus, you will have to be better than either Wigan, Wire, Leeds, Saints, Huuds, Hull or Catalan.
There is no doubt that your first 17 will be very competitive but, there will be injuries and suspensions (Hock) along the way and from where you've been, top 8 would be a good season for you guys.

Cant see past Bradford and London.

Bradford are in a real mess, and seem unwilling to do what Wakey did to cut their cloth, so worse will come.

London i think will do far better in the championship, the fans wont see the team lose every week, which will bring more, they get a derby v Skolars, and they can grow more naturally.

Quote: Wadski "The reports of the AGM state that the league will reduce to 12 but I have not seen anywhere where it states specifically it will be the bottom two that are relegated. I just doubt they would commit to that, just in case a team they wanted to keep was at the bottom. If, as is being said, it's agreed and ratified then 2014 is going to be a tremendous year with everyone fighting for every point.'" I can't find the original quote, but Wood has stressed that playing performance will be the main factor taken into consideration when deciding who will play in the new SL. Referenced in this article: metro.co.uk/2013/07/22/superleag ... g-3890904/ A lot of people took that to mean bottom 2 go down, myself included. But actually there is some wriggle room for them to make a porridge of it. 'Main factor' is worrying me now. Whatever, the sport needs a resolution before SL 2014 kicks off in just over a month.

Quote: Wadski "The reports of the AGM state that the league will reduce to 12 but I have not seen anywhere where it states specifically it will be the bottom two that are relegated. I just doubt they would commit to that, just in case a team they wanted to keep was at the bottom. If, as is being said, it's agreed and ratified then 2014 is going to be a tremendous year with everyone fighting for every point.'" I can't find the original quote, but Wood has stressed that playing performance will be the main factor taken into consideration when deciding who will play in the new SL. Referenced in this article: metro.co.uk/2013/07/22/superleag ... g-3890904/ A lot of people took that to mean bottom 2 go down, myself included. But actually there is some wriggle room for them to make a porridge of it. 'Main factor' is worrying me now. Whatever, the sport needs a resolution before SL 2014 kicks off in just over a month.

How nice to see the mentally challenged making a contribution.

Anti Salford?
Years of failure and blame culture at the Willows has left you with a persicution complex, seek help!

Widnes & Wakey for me

London and Wakey with Widnes just edging safety

I think you've pulled that figure out your backside.

The last report was that the club needed to save £400k, which they've set out to do.

He's still thinking of the 'Bribe ' to retain SL status from the last 2 years

okie dokie, i might be wrong, it happens, but my understanding was they got £700k from the RFL, and already need another £400k, not long after they begged their fans for another 500k, thats £1.6 million in not very long at all at my reconing, also mr Khan is claiming he put in £900k, some very big and scary numbers!

400k is a good figure, as it was also the original figure Wakefield quoted to had to save too.

In response, Wakefield sold Amor, smith and cocayne for 150-200k - Bradford to my knowledge have only sold Bateman for 90k (I believe)

Wakefield also released Poore and Aiton, which with the above probably represented all their high earners minus kirmond, who has openly stated he can get a much bigger contract elsewhere but has stayed, and taken a pay cut.

Bradford have released l'estrange, Langley and lulia (none of which, to my knowledge, were for cost cutting measures) but also have made much higher profile signings, carvell in particular won't be cheap.

I wish bradford the best, and don't wish financial mess on anyone, but don't be naive in thinking that to get anywhere near budget much bigger steps need to be taken. Wakefield have shown it's possible to go through it and come out the other side still positive, but this attitude of we don't need to cut from the playing staff has backfired twice so far, and can only be destined to do so again unless something drastic changes

Neville, please don't say something so utterly ridiculous. It is the over optimism that is peeving people off. You are in a small minority of dreamers who see something the rest of us Salford fans don't We see realism and 8th will be bloody brilliant. Nobody hates us, they just hate this "you've all got chips on your shoulders cos we are rich" mentality.

Personally I hope our halves gel but we have Rangi "I can't play to a set structure" Chase and whilst he may be mercurial let's hope everyone else knows what he is doing. I think our squad is stronger than is being given credit for, those lads that were kept on from last season have a full year in SL behind them and will therefore have a better understanding of the pace and Nobby's game plan and they will hopefully raise their game when playing alongside the better players we have brought in.

Remember, 8th is great and please don't hate!