[iIn this mornings Manchester Evening News they state that Salford City Reds have offered Stefan Ratchford a new three-year deal.

Let's hope it's a good deal for Ratchford and he decides to stay with the Reds..

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With all the speculation about, I guess Stef can just about name his price!

Good luck to him, I honestly hope he does sign for Salford and stays whilst we build something - seeing players like Patten & Holdsworth around him must help - but for everyone's sake - SCR Mangement - SORT OUT THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES - it's up to you to make this club a place where the best players WANT TO BE!!!

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sounds familiar. I only want to read the story confirming an extended contract. that the offer has been made public hope I'm wrong [/i) that this is a PR job to show the Reds attempted to prove they tried to keep him ...

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Also says that we're looking to get Cashmere signed up on a new deal

Hopefully both sign new contracts

Cashmere - Definitely want to keep him. We could do with another decent Aussie prop given we have a space on the overseas quota with the departure of Phil Bailey. I'd like someone such as Keith Galloway - Tigers, Tim Grant - Panthers, Jason King - Manly, Luke Stuart - South Sydney or Luke Bailey - Titans.

Ratchford - Would like to keep him but not the end of the world if he goes. I like Sneyd and with Holdsworth set to do another 2 years I can't see Ratchford moving back to Stand-off.

Wrigley - I assume his future will be a little uncertain with the arrival of Macguire. John Lang inherited him and maybe Macguire would like a freer hand. A little concerned about the South Sydney connection given McRae came via that route. South Sydney have a talented but underperforming squad. I'd prefer someone from a club that is overperforming.

I hope the club are offering Ratchford a similar deal as to what was proposed to Myler, as I think he is definitely worth it and at present is a player that is in a high demand not just in our code of the sport. Com'on Ratch, please sign on the dotted line.

I just hope the club will do all they can to try and keep this talent at our club, same goes for 'Big' Ray also. Would be fantastic if they both signed on for long term deals.

I hope he makes the right deciton and decides to stay, the club have moved forward with new ground, New better players and are trying to clear the dead wood which have prevented us from moving on before.

He is only 22 another 3 years of development and he could be a world class centre.
Might be worth asking jordan turner about his deciton about leaving us, promised he'd be playing standoff for hull is currently playing centre the same position he finished @ salford, he's probably on a lot more money but hull ant exactly setting the world on fire are they?.

I just hope he thinks about his careers, looks at the bigger picture sees us as a club we are moving forward and makes the correct call, instead of taking the money and running of to somewhere where he will be a small cog in a machine rather than a big cog he is here.

We have to sign big ray if he wants to stay in superleague end of

How do you know what the right "decision" for him is?? For us as Salford fans the right decision would be for him to stay. What if Wigan were sniffing round him, as a Wiganer I'd expect the right decision would be to sign for them.

He could also look at the way Stephen Myler's career has gone in Union too. He is a much much better player IMO than Myler and Myler is/was on the verge of England honours as far as I know.

shhhhhhh What if Ratchford reads this?

Nail, Hit, Head

Depends on the terms, is he guaranteed 1st team football?, is he good enough to play standoff for Wigan week in week out? At the moment no and Wigan you don't learn a trade you win, don't win and your out.

Stephen myers game suited union that's why he moved great kicking game that's about it.

just heard that the wire could be after him, oh no not again

If Wigan had any sense Sam Tomkins would be playing 6.

Can't see Ratchford has anything to gain by moving away from Salford now. On the other hand, if he lives up to all our expectations his next contract may be another matter.

Can't understand why Big Ray hasn't been signed up already. In the League Express this week it read as though he was simply waiting for the Reds to put an offer on the table. Failure to retain him would be a huge mistake. He's our best prop by far and we could do with signing someone his equal, not losing the best prop we've got.

Also can't understand why we're dragging our heels about signing a replacement for Bailey, surely there's someone out there?!

Someone huh? He sounds class!