It is interesting that we have played the last 120 minutes at home ( 40 mins 2nd half v Wakefield and 80 mins v Saints ) without scoring a point and the only repeat set I can recall was 2 mins from the end of the last game when the much maligned Stu Howarth put a kick into the in-goal area,which he followed and tackled Lomax for the GLDO.

I heard Sean Long interviewed once and he stated he constructed attacks from our own 20 due to the lack of impact from our pack at the time.

Getting it perfect for rounds 10 and 11 will be the away games at Leeds and Catalans.


As we have a 100% away record thus far in Super League with the away win at London I will hope the away wins continue,at Widnes,and beyond rounds 10 and 11.

I am not too sure how many of our overseas signings will have played on an artificial surface.

Nobody can question Long's talent as a player, but as a coach I don't buy into this reputation he seems to have amassed with some Salford fans. Yes we played some great attacking rugby under his directive, but we had some very talented attacking players in Holdsworth, Smith and Moon.

I also don't think he's made the transition from player to coach, during his time at Salford seemed to be more interested in being mates with the players rather than their coach and a figure of seniority.

His well publicised personal issues aren't what we need either, Wigan and London both didn't like what they saw. I hope he gets sorted and gets a break, we don't produce too many good half backs in this country and it would be a waste to see him disappear from the game.

I agree. Look our back line a couple of years ago. Patten, Gleeson, Moon, Broughton, Smith, Holdsworth. There was a lot of attacking qualities in there. The wingers/centres we had then were more exciting than I anticipate the guys we have this season will be.

What will your likely team be then ?

Are Hock and Chase dedinitely out?

Hock, definitely; Chase, as far as we know. Plus Meli and Griffin.

Pleased I was sitting down when I read this.It is almost an ecomium for Steve Simms.How did he persuade that standard of player to a dilapidated stadium;a club rapidly running out of money;amateur set-up etc.?

Reading the letter questioning the pace of the backs which,for some arcane reason was printed in this weeks RLE,it looks like this year the backs are going to be to blame after previous complaints about the pack.

Should be good on here after we win on Thursday night...

Listening to Wilkin on the Superleague show he said the score did not reflect the Salford performance , and was a hard physical game. I feel this will be a close and competitive game, as Saints really just took their chances and kicked the goals too. Anyway i hope you bring a decent following because it is like a local derby now in my eyes. So how many tickets have you sold and are a few travelling? Be nice to have a good away following to create a atmosphere.

Anyone who watched the game would understand the scoreline flattered Saints, they are nowhere near 38-0 better than us. Dont get me wrong they were far superior, but we wasnt far away. The last 20 minutes when the heads had dropped were what embarrased the scoreline.

Anyway... According to the Widnes forum, we've only sold 82 tickets for tonights game. See below quote.





1. 7,000 fans they refer to (7,102 actually) included around 850 from Wakefield.
2. There wasnt 7,000 vs Saints, there was 6,300 with around 1,400 from Saints.
3. Why would we exagerate crowd figures?
4. We dont give away any free tickets.
5. When have Widnes ever brought 1,500 to the AJ Bell?

Some deluded scousers over there.

FWIW - I think we'll take 750 ish tonight and a guarntee they'll out sing Widnes "record" pre ticket sale crowd.

Maybe more would pre-buy from Salford if it was better publicised and less laborious. It took me about 10- minutes to get my ticket after the game last Thursday, and there were only 2 people in the queue ahead of me. In the past I've been passed from reception, to club shop to ticket office and back again to get away tickets, and then had to go through the rigmarole of giving my name, address while they click through some computer system and end up giving me a pre-printed ticket anyway.

Judging by a Widnes fan at work, not peaking as much as them!

Widnes fans have become obsessed with Salford since the Koukash takeover, as shown with their record ticket sales. Could be a good night for the Salford bingo.

Quote: Talent Spotter "Widnes fans have become obsessed with Salford since the Koukash takeover, as shown with their record ticket sales. Could be a good night for the Salford bingo.'" Just to freshen the minds of what we're spotting: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=564613&tsmp=1394115486

Quote: Talent Spotter "Widnes fans have become obsessed with Salford since the Koukash takeover, as shown with their record ticket sales. Could be a good night for the Salford bingo.'" Just to freshen the minds of what we're spotting: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=564613&tsmp=1394115486