Quote: Iain "If you're going to throw you eggs into the squad basket you've got to recruit better. We threw money at injured players and of the much lauded 2011 intake, only Patten and Gleeson have really played to, or in Gleeson's case, exceeded, the standards we hoped for.'"
I'm not sure I'd include Patten in the list. I was told his defence was shaky, but it still came as a surprise just how shaky it is. He's like the AntiBroadbent. I'm not sure his outstanding attacking play entirely makes up for it.
But that's by the by. The 2011 intake was 2 years ago, and was under a coach who may not have been entirely right up top at the time. I don't think we can complain too much about the 2012 intake can we? Uh, of course we can. We're Salford.
