I know what you mean SteRed, you need to aim to be the greatest, i used to watch other teams like Wire and Castleford and wish my Salford who were dropping the ball, bombing great opportunities to win matches, players trying but not just being good enough and move on as a club phycologically were as good as they were.

They played good rugby, defended as well and for a brief period we got to that level and i though, this could be somthin special here then *bang*, one duff season, bit of infightin, wrong players yada yaday ended up in relegation

We bounced back up but this team that is being rebuilt and is a few years away (as long as we keep them together) to get anywhere near the levels we have it, its not their fault its a young team who need experience and will be great but not right now.

I always thought id never turn into one of them " if only " salford fans but i did unfortunately if we had built on our play off season who knows were we'd be now

Perhaps that relegaton could be seen in the same context as our challege cup semi defeat i dunno.

I fear that what was happening by the end of the Harrison era (player power and lack of respect) has done an inordinate amount of damage to us as a club and, as you rightly say, may turn out to be similar to the famed semi defeat. FWIW I don't expect us to be World-beaters, I don't actually expect us to finish much higher than bottom this year but I'll be damned if I sit here dredging up crass excuses for poor play and, what looks to me like poor team spirit and lack of enthusiasm.
As I have said, somewhere else, I will still be there on Friday hoping that we can get into first gear. It is still, and always will be, the club I love and support but what is happening is not acceptable to me personally. I accept that we all see it differently but my opinion is as valid as anyone elses who pays to watch.

But thats just salford innit, i wouldnt be amazed if we blow Quins out of the water in the 1st 15 minutes race into 20-0 and spend the rest of the game "hanging on" like we did against Celtic instead of pounding them into the ground like the top clubs do.

when given a inch they take a mile, we get the tape measure out.

Yes there was a smoke bomb/flare whatever you want to call it thrown straight after richie owen scored his second try under the sticks.
This being the reason the goal kick was delayed, i was in the WRE and saw it land on the pitch.

I can assure you it did happen.

I think it's the fact that people seemingly don't know what a flare is that's the main issue in the 'argument'.

Items such as the one thrown on the pitch are commonly refered to as 'smoke flares' or 'smoke bombs', so i can see why the pedantry is needed to be honest, we all know the majority of salford fans would not have anything to do with such an act, its just a few mindless idiots, probably the same ones that have thrown coins at us in the past.

I would like clarify for anyone who is not getting the message. We know an 'item' was thrown on the pitch, however it was NOT a flare.

That's been my point all along!

Yeah I know

The item in question is of a type common referd to as a smoke flare.

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Tell me what it was then. There are highlights on the SL website and there is smoke coming out of a canister.

Well, according to the League Weekly'Giving it the san siro treatment until the match commissionner stepped in.'[/i