The Crusaders were excellent today. They threw the ball around so much and made barely any mistakes when in possession. Very disciplined and intelligent display IMO.

that is what happens when you have a former top class player becoming a young top class coach

exactly

get rid now get noble in so he can teach Alker how to coach as i can not see Alker learning much from mcrea

This.

Cru were good today and well done to them but for most of the game they were very beatable yet we made mistake after mistake and allowed their strike players to get into the game and that was it, the lack of effort from Salford compared to Crusaders was embarassing

I can see massive problems if Alker and SM stay in the same coaching set up. Alker was without doubt Salford through and through and I honestly think he has the club at heart and as such think when he and SM fall out for the first time all manner of things will come to a head.

For me get SM out and give Martin Crompton a go till the end of the season, then bring in a top class Aussie to usher us into the new stadium sod Vievers off and have Crompton as number two with a view to him becoming long term first team coach.

Or simply give the genius the job for the season.

Yes and also a weak unprepared pack that gets dominated too easily! When are Salford going to get some forwards that run hard on to the ball and really mean it when they charge in?

We've got them, we just need to start using them correctly

Is this the same Alker who was ' high fiving ' Hudson as he left the pitch , what a muppet

No it was the same Alker who was 'high fiving' GODWIN as he left the pitch! Other than that I know what you're talking about.

I also seen that and thought if i was a coach and my player just did that i'd be annoyed with him, not high fiving him!

we virtually have a new squad with young players who we can all see have the ability to be very good players, only thing that has not changed a lot is the whole backroom staff set up, could it be time to start from new, you look at are bench now, there is so many backroom staff now.

Do the coaching staff not watch the video of last years game at Wrexham. Every time they kicked off it was a short kick off and they gathered the ball almost every time. Also they did that short kick off from under the sticks and re-gathered the ball.Yet they were doing EXACTLY the same thing today and getting posession .We havent learned a thing from last year.

OMG id blanked that out of my memory, thought i was seing things! Could not believe that happened. Im all for team solidarity etc etc but that stick in my thoat. Im going to presume that the riot act was read later on in the dressing room!