I think that the line up in the back's last night was the weakest we've ever selected in the last ten years. I'm afraid there was an inevitability about the result from the off.

Even so, I thought that the Team did really well to get to 6-10 and be competetive. However, it was clear that we were always second best.

I think this year's signings to say the least have got to improve vastly on the showings up to now, as from what I've seen so far, they're poor.

Talau, Wilshere and White, if available would improve last night's line up. I'm afraid Fitzy, Stu Littler and Robbie Paul have had their day.

Positives from last night............Myler & Ratchford

This subject has been flogged to death in the past, but for me, the root cause of the problem at Salford is poor recruitment of both Coach and overseas players...and everyone knows who's job that is!

Even the most optimistic Salford fan must have been disappointed by last nights performance.

We are not even competing!

Only bright note was the effort of our young players Myler, Ratchford, Turner, Adamson, how long before McRea es them off.
No pace, up the middle rugby, one man rugby, no off loads, poor kicking game, poor defence, not a lot going for us.
I don't want much just enough to say we are competing, that not too much to ask for, Mr McRea.
Salford you need to ask do you want a manager who talks a good game on sky, telling every other Super league team how to play the game but cannot put the basic game plan on the field of his own team.
I expect to be bottom come the end of the season & can live with this as long as I see a team complete on the pitch.
Please take Fitz & Stu Littler out it gives the opposition one big lift before the game.
Sorry I wish I could be more optimistic!!

I completely agree with all of the above. Very poor last night, to be honest it was schoolboy stuff at times, we were poor all over the park, apart from the young fellas I thought everyone else was terrible. defencivly we were all over the place, not marking up properly. Attacking wise its all planned out even before it happens so Wigan just stood there and looked at us and decided who they were gonna hit, very average. The most disheartening thing is that a few years ago I remeber when Wakefield, Huddersfield, Cas, Hull KR and us were all in the same boat, to be honest we were better than them. And they seemed to have moved forward were as we seem to have just stayed in the same place, no progression or improvement. Off last nights performane we have gone backwards

What really concerned me last night is how can a young kid be so far ahead tactically wise than the rest of the players around him.
We have gone backwards, and the worst of the lot are the new Aussie mates McRae has brought in.
Cashmere the new Korkidas, Smith well we were warned, Henry does he know how to tackle, Swain works hard but brings nothing to the game.
I have said before I would rather our young players are put in as it is blatantly obvious they have pride in the shirt and want to play for the club.
People say this will knock their confidence, well I am sure playing with a bunch of s who appear not to care is not helping now.
If it carries on there will be around 2K at the home games, it is boring,depressing and has been the same for around 2 yrs.

I am new to the forum, and this has probably been said before. We need a good defensive coach!!!!
What does Steve Simms bring to the team? Why do we need a director of football? Get rid of the aussie waster simms and bring in a defensive coach! I would have Karl Harrison back in this position as our defense was pretty solid under him, and possibly both he and Mcrae can learn from each other.
Oh, and we need a fullback.... sorry fitzy it aint your position!

Aussie Holiday Home for Rent

Tired of having to make tackles, breaks, offloads, the big hits, the pain, for only £50k a year in a busy competitive league?
Well we have the right place for you.
Salford City Reds
House on the Quays (looks like Sydney after 15 beers)
Club Car
£70k a year
Free trip to Disneyland
free return flights home for the family
What do we ask in return ?

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just put the kit on and lumber around the field for between 20 and 60 mins once a week, no tackling, no running just turn and have a drink with a couple of Aussie mates who are also on a holiday here.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
Call Free of charge Steve Simms on 0800 Lazy Oz Holidays.
and let him do the rest

Aussie Holiday Home for Rent

Tired of having to make tackles, breaks, offloads, the big hits, the pain, for only £50k a year in a busy competitive league?
Well we have the right place for you.
Salford City Reds
House on the Quays (looks like Sydney after 15 beers)
Club Car
£70k a year
Free trip to Disneyland
free return flights home for the family
What do we ask in return ?

NOTHING
just put the kit on and lumber around the field for between 20 and 60 mins once a week, no tackling, no running just turn and have a drink with a couple of Aussie mates who are also on a holiday here.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
Call Free of charge Steve Simms on 0800 Lazy Oz Holidays.
and let him do the rest


Quality post sir

brilliant Bigpev
and by the way....................spot on

As stated in a post on this page our overseas recruitment has again let us down. I said earlier in the season that Jeremy Smith had the potential to be the worse No6 ever to pull on a red shirt and each time i have seen him since he has fulfilled that potential. He flits between anonymity and awfulness and its like we start a game with 12 men as his contribution is woeful. Cashmere also has not clicked but i am still optimistic he will come good. Henry?? well you tell me what he does. Not sure if he is playing out of position or injured but yet again another player who appears lost at present. But it is not just the overseas players who are misfiring. Fitzy has now added heading the ball clear to his ever growing repetoire(sic) of reasons not to catch a football. He is shot to pieces. Littler has been a great servant and i respect that but he is out of his depth now. Poor Myler must wonder what he has to do get players around him when he makes a break and just what in gods name is the point of our sixth tackle kick being gently lobbed into the arms of the opposition full back to allow him to make twenty yards before anyone lays a hand on him.
All in all we dont have the money to spend that we would like but someone is seeing something in players that has yet to be transferred to the games thay play in. I will be patient i will keep turning up...but its getting more and more like going to the dentist each time a match looms into view

Theres always a positive to be taken out of the game.

There is plenty of money to be earned opposing them week in week out, I reckon I will be loaded by the end of the season.

The bookies giving Wigan -10 (what your having a laugh) it was easier than taking candy off a baby...

Bring on KR..............

World class

spot on this season is what it is about for both salford and celtic.

and the cap lock boy is expecting you to play and beat the big teams and be challenging for the playoffs.

and no Ratchford who has more talent in his right boot than some of those you suggest?

Words cant describe how im feeling at the moment, its not anger its not upset its gone past that now.

Last night, there were little postitives (our kickoff routines were better, Myler looked like he was in a different time zone to everyone else at times, smiths sensational break to set up Myler for his try was great......eh we stayed in the game longer than i expected.

Apart from that there isnt anything good to say about it, the players are playing in a system where they are containing opposition/playing percentage rugby league/ boring the pants of everyone, superleague is all about doing the other team damage not covering up you own wounds.

There isnt any fiz, no invension in our team/squad, apart from Myler Mcrae has turn our team into 16 Robots, 5 drives a kick and a good chase worked in the NFP as inferior opposition will drop the ball and you will get chances but in supereleague teams are better and their completion rates are far higher as well as asking more questions of our defence.

The players are grafting but there isnt anything thats going to take us to that other level, You cant expect Myler to carry this team on his shoulders for the next 3 years, he's too young, too inexperienced and its going to stunt his growth for sure.
It just feels empty to me at the moments, the Ozzies n Kwis SS has brought over are of simular standard to what we have, they arnt rubbish but there not adding to what we have and building us up to the next level, the reason we buy these players usualy to take us to the next level is not happening, its the 1st time Ever i feel this has happened and somebody needs to take the fall for it.

Have we hit the bottom yet? dont think so. when the hooter went at the end nobody booed, nobody cheered, nobody screemed abuse it was a stunded silence, the players trudged off the field and away for another week of questions about what went wrong and who was at fault and the fans just looked at the pain and hurt in each others eyes and wondered where do we go from here.