What was Tony Smith thinking when we gave you a pant load of money for richie myler then?


Players move, deal with it, did you see any warrington fans crying when Blakely decided he wanted to go back to being a big fish in a small pond at salford? no, we wished him well on his way.

Warrington have only just joined the top table please don't think otherwise. Steve Blakeley realised he made an error in judgement and came back to us. He left one small pond for another.

Anyway with a bit of luck and the Doctors good will we hope to join you at the big table.

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S'au, Morley and anyone else who goes to Salford are going for one reason........and it ain't to win anything [size=200$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[/size

once you finish below the 8 next year, the good Dr will be a distant memory.......

Well, that was mature...

This is how I know things are going to happen, it was the same when city were taken over you had fans from everywhere saying their only going for the money, but what you don't realise is you have to show big players big money otherwise you don't get them, and even if they are persuaded by big wages there not going to play badly their going to give their all, so if enough class players come for the money then were definitely going in the right direction.

Not yet.

Success comes from the ground up in this sport. Look at the top teams - Wigan, Warrington, Leeds - the core of each is a team that has been playing together for a good deal of time or have come up through the academy. Sure, there are some big names that have come with a hefty price tag, but to build a whole team of those players and expect success would be very risky.

[iHaving said that [/i I appreciate Koukash needs and wants to show intent quickly to get fans in and support for the club so perhaps a top 8 finish with a team of older 'stars' is what they need next season. We'll see....

Can't disagree with that.

I think if Salford make the 8th spot next year it will have been a good year. Anything more would be a massive bonus. Koukash has to play a difficult game in trying to improve in the short term for increased support/income etc and set up a long term goal to maintain it. All the information I've heard points to him working very hard to get long term plans set in motion. If they come off we'll be heading in the right direction.

You've got to love how jealous and bitter towards Salford and Dr Koukash opposition fans have suddenly become. When was the last time we were able to splash some cash around? Instead of giving snide digs and making yourself look like a d*ck, why not be happy that a club that was close to ceasing to exist only 6 months ago is now preparing to make Super League an even more competitive product.

But Slford have decent youngsters - Sneyd, Fages, Broughton - all good young players, but when they come into a side like Salford (currently), then they don't have the support that the youngsters at Wigan, Warrington and Leeds get. That's what Koucash needs. He needs a better base to help these guys develop - the only way to do that in a short space of time is sign experienced pros.

This is true.

We have a crop of outstanding youngsters chomping at the bit. In fact, throughout the debacle we went through pre-season, our youth set-up has remained steady and performed very well. Most of it down to Alan Hunte and the backroom staff. There's a number of very good prospects waiting in line. Like you said, we don't have much experience to guide them into the step-up to first team.

Bingo.Ignore the infidels.