Quote Derek Smalls="Derek Smalls"Everyone copped it!
Couple of points of note:
He said the deal with First Utility meant that as a club we would get about £30k, and of course we wouldn't be allowed to spend it on the squad due to the cap. Ditto the £300k we will get from Sky.
He turned to the players and stated that his highest earning player was on a "fraction of what some of those (I won't use the exact phrase, it's a family board) were on at the RFL".
He certainly knows how to garner press. Not sure this was the appropriate place to raise some of the issues, and I think he realised as such when, after his opening salvos against the game in general, he then turned all positive about the side's chances this year . And whilst I admire his enthusiasm and all he is trying to do, I may be a little prudish, but there was some choice language in there, which I'm not sure did him any favours...'"
I suspect Salford ( the Good Dr ) could well be spending their portion of the First Utility Deal on paying RFL fines.
Pre Dr , we eould have been lucky to get a line in the local press or anyone to turn up to a Club media event. now some are worried if they don't they'll miss a good story
He's outspoken and has been since day 1
