Pointless.

Move along and please people don't encourage him.

For the record, Rangi didn't put anymore bums on seats than anyone else. You'd be lucky if anyone from the Salford area actually knew who he was. In fact, barring the likes of Sam Burgess, I'd doubt any world-class player would put bums on seats at the AJ Bell. Even then, they'd be curious RL fans from other Clubs, who live near, coming over for the odd game.

I think it's a bit silly writing anyone off before a balls been kicked. While I don't expect us to set the world alight, I think the direction the Club have chosen to go is the right one for the long term success of the Club. Something that should have been done three years ago rather than MK gambling on short-term spending in the hope that it kickstarts success. A lot of Salford fans seem to want the best of both worlds, but until the Club can secure it's turnover it wont happen. Sheens putting into place a quite young outfit should tell you all you need to know about the next few seasons. Building a core of young hungry players makes more sense to me than blowing cash on some retirement package for a has-been.

Getting a little tired of Mario excreting his watery negativity with a new topic every week on the same subject. Slowly but surely letting it seep into the subconscious.

I'm not saying that we can't debate or be negative, but it really has to be proportionate and honest, and I just don't think that's the case or intention of our resident unemployed plumber.

If it is, so what?
I support Salford.

End of.

I do not choose a club every year in the hope of glory or glooating. Every season since the late 70's has been a "write off" but I've stuck at it. Every now and then we get a run of games that gives me joy, there are moments in many games that stick in my memeory, and the atmosphere/camaraderie at away games is wonderful. We are in SL: Rochdale, Oldham, Halifax and Swinton are not and they are my nearest clubs to where I live now. So in many ways I'm fortunate.

Simply, Mario, I don't give a tinker's damn. Perhaps I'm a hopeless romantic. Or simply hopeless. I don't care.

Might be worth waiting until our recruitment is over before we critique.

With the new format it can't really be a write off anyway!

Finish in middle 8s and we'll have some tough relegation battles with the championship sides learning from last year and seeing the difference in playing SL opposition also Leigh adding SL quality players.

Only time you can write off the season is if we finish 8th and are miles away from 4th place by the time of the super 8s.

Maybe we could ask Ian Laybourn.?

For God's sake will some bloody golfer out there please give a big bald wannabe caddie a job

The biggest write off for myself over the last few years has to be the MEN and it's so called Rugby League correspondent.

I think we have quite a pacey back line. Tim Sheens seems to be assembling a good workmanship set of forwards, who, if everyone works for each other, could really gel as a team and be a team difficult to beat. I have high hopes. Like I have every season

Sheens knows what he is doing and for me though it sticks in my throat he seems to be following the example of Castleford of buying a team rather than disparate misfits with big reputations.

I am more worried about the coach than the squad, the big benefit is he is young and will sit up and listen when Sheens opens his mouth where as a more experienced coach might think I'll show him.

Reality check.
Sheens was Australia national coach until very recently.
If we can't trust his judgment,it's time to pack up

Whilst there is a very good sense of team togetherness at Cas, over the last two years we have had a core of players who would get in most SL teams (Shenton, Carney, Gale, Roberts, Lynch, Huby, Millington, Clark, Holmes). As yet, I don't see players of this quality at Salford although I'm hoping the likes of Ben Jones-Bishop and Mason Caton-Brown begin to realise their potential soon.

Whilst I agree with the OP in some respects, the game is not played on paper and it's down to the coaching team to get them playing as a unit and to their potential. However, even playing at full potential I can't see the current squad making the top 8.

You have to think those players a couple of years ago were pretty average. The likes of shenton was pretty average at saints. Clark and holmes were still young. Gale never really kicked on. So for me i think Powell deserves a lot of credit. Probably the best coach in the league!

Shenton's performance at Saints was very good, many consider his shoulder injury in the grand final to have been the main reason behind losing the game and he scored 20 tries over two seasons, plus more than 30 assists (not that statistics are everything). Clark and Holmes were well known coming through the academy system as having the potential to be leading players.
I very much agree we gat halves playing extremely well (Sneyd, Finn, Roberts, Gale) but remember our maxi coaching team is Powell, Orr and Sheridan.