Quote: Slugger McBatt "I had a quick look at your squad the other night when thinking about our first game and I thought "jeez, that looks good", and you have a good coach. I think Salford will be fascinating this season, with some belting games and the real mystery factor. It might take a few rounds for the word to spread, but if you have the season I expect, next winter's figures may be wholly different.
I'm not sure you'll topple Wigan, Wire, Leeds and Giants just yet, but I'm expecting you to be one of the ones in the immediate pack behind, along with Saints and Hull.
My only hope is that you won't have gelled in the first game.'"
You're very kind.
That first game is arguably going to be the most important of the season for us. We should (hopefully) have a big crowd there, and we really need the team to put in an entertaining, winning performance to make the newbies want to come back. If we get off to our usual forehead slappingly awful start, then it'll create that 'same old Salford' vibe. Having so many new names in the side is a bit of a worry on that score.