But what if Malc sees himself as the rightful head coach? Would he put up with someone else coming in above him?

This is awful, I can't believe what i'm reading about this club.

After all this should have been your celebratory season breaking into the top eight and yet here you are in turmoil.Coaches falling sick at the drop of a hat, big name Aussies enjoying yet another six month holiday courtesey of the paying public and all when you'll soon be able to rent the councils new stadium.

Not to sure how much lower the City Reds can go but look on the brightside you can't get much lower than the laughing stock of a club you are fast becoming.

Well its in the Mirror so it must be true

Was thinking along the same lines myself.

It seems to be a "no Sherlock" story rather than being based on proper journalism.

I wouldn't trust what a redtop was telling me if my life depended on it.

The fact is though the club have handled this in the correct manner, it is Alker who has gone to the press, shows him a different light to what some seem to think he is and for me is vindication of me being against him joining the coaching sey up from the get go.

For me bite the bullt get rid of Alker and SM, appoint Veivers and Simms till the end of the season and have done. Then invest in a big name coach who will hopefully take the club forwards. The beauty in this for me is that I doubt there is a player at the club who Simms didn't bring in and in theory with not being the head coach until now none of them should have an axe to grind against him or Vievers.

What National newspaper do you read?

If at any time you think being the tennant in a stadium is wrong please feel free to stop sullying the Willows with your presence and go home to your own stadium - oh wait a mo you can't.

People in glass houses dear boy.

Oh we could. Much lower. Much, much lower. Something you should appreciate more than most.

We seem to have a particularly fragile club when it comes to matters like this. It only takes one player, one incident, one ingredient to go wrong and everyone suffers.
Then, without any forewarning, everyone has a week or two where we all pull in the same positive direction and we move on (briefly). Repeat ad nauseum.

What a first class tit you are however I must say thanks for paying your council tax which is paying for our shiny new stadium

He aint wrong though

We may never know!

We have been here before with him, have we forgot America? too many times with one individual, get rid of Alker, we need a fresh start, great loyalty he is showing our club, maybe there was something in the SM sick leave relating to trouble in camp, maybe Simms as got the balls to sort it out? What coach gets his union rep in, apparently allows the MEN a good story! I for one would welcome a complete change! MA great player in his day but played with a team who had a losing mentality, only knows one club, it would be best for him to broaden is coaching away from Salford, reminds me of a person who has only worked for one company all his working life, does not know the real world outside, too close we need real changes.

The interesting question for me, is where did Neil Barker get the original tip from?

Interesting also that a post appeared on the Turkey from a relatively low numbers poster saying that something was about to break in the MEN - mmm - as Sherlock said - "once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth"