no one has mentioned charlie?

got talking to a friend yesterday and he mentioned how about a team of local locals lads that salford didnt sign so i came up with this

1 john scofiled
2 phil edge
3 vic mcdonagh
4 johhny evans
5 simon williams
6 mike clarke
7 bob chadwick
8 dave ferrar
9 steve kemp
10 rob grayson
11 leo murphy
12 eric newton
13 phil costelllo
14 monksy
15 paul coleman coey
16 glen prince
17 mal reddican


theseare all local lads thats slipped through the net since the early eighties anyone of these players could have walked into the salford team , but unfortunatly because they werent wiganers or aussies they were not given a chance

i've only been watching for 6-7 years so mine would be

wilshere
hodgson
moule
talau (because he is class but not seen much of it yet)
white
dunneman
myler
rutgerson
alker
stapo
adamson
coley (when his heart was in it!)
charles

ratchford
cashmere
lulu
korki

See them play a lot did you?

..........and you're suprised

Id probably put him at loose in mine tbf

I'm guessing the club may regret not signing Denis Betts and Adrian Morley a touch more than the guys above.

The title of the thread is "Best Salford team ever" - what we are getting is people's opinions about the best composite Salford team from players they have seen. Fair enough, it is difficult comparing players from different eras even when you have seen them play, but the title of the thread is being ignored. Anyway, I shouldn't criticise - I have been watching Salford for over 40 years, and I don't feel competent to pick a team from those players I have seen, never mind an all-time best.

at last someone with a bit of Knowledge

what about Micky Boardman or Tony Hodgkin? or Bob bruen(even though he played for swinton)

That wasn't the question, if it had been Best Salford team of players you have seen, understandable. But they are clearly two of Salford's all time best.

mickey boardman is a great call seen him play lopads of times 110% effort all action forward , bob bruen great scrum half , played a bit for langworthy as well in the eighties

1..Jack
2..Fielding
3..Watkins
4..Moule
5..Hodgeson
6..Blakely
7..Myler/Nash
8..Young
9..Alker
10..Rutgerson
11..Coley
12..Cartright
13..Burgess

14..Dixon
15..Hulme
16..Dunneman
17..Lee

Sh1t this is hard!!

you didnt see some of these play , vic mcdonagh was a world class centre one of the hardest players i have ever seen play the game , phil edge was probabaly as quick as anyone i have seen since keith fielding , simon williams was a winger that would run through brick walls never knew when he was beaten , mick clarke was similar to rob burrow , bob chadwiock best stand off since steve nash , ask anyone on the local amatuer scene, dave ferrar sheer quality ,kempy class ,everyone of the above mentoined players have given me years of enjoyment and i wish some of the above were still playing today

thats funny because mickey was a scrum half? and Tony was hooker and both went onto coach Langworthy

Fair enough.

My argument is though how can you say this player's better then that player when you've never seen them play?

Yes, the stats and stories are there for all to see but IMHO you can only pick players that you've seen with your own eyes and know are truly great.

always thought mick boardman was a forward ,he certainly played like one , must be at least 30years since he last played , carnt remember tony ,although spoke to a friend and he says he was alright , you ask mickey how good some of those players were on that team sheet , all local lads in the last 30 years that salford didnt give a second glance



KEEP THE FAITH

i spoke to mickey yesterday and he said that you maybe thinking of his brother. Tony also played for salford juniors then went back to Langworthy and played till he was 50, due to player shortage. Both stand with me in the shed. cracking pair but never get the beer in

why dont that surprise me ,








KEEP THE FAITH

what about ken gill he was class

Im with you on this one fella.

1)Fitzy
2)Hodgson
3)Moule
4)Naylor
5) Johnson
6)Dunnerman
7)Clinch


Ruchinson
9)Alker
10) Young
11) Cartwright
12) Brown
13) Panapa

1 steve gibson
2 . tex evans
3 . peter . williams
4 . scott naylor
5 . keith fielding
6 . paul shaw
7 . g clinch or andy gregory
8 david young
9 mal alker
10 . charlie rampling
11 . paul forber
12 . john cartwright
13 . sam panapa

From the players i've seen in the 20+ years i've been watching Salford:

1. Broadbent
2. Hodgson
3. Naylor
4. Peter Williams
5. Hadley
6. Blakely
7. Kerry
8. Rutgerson
9. Edwards
10. Stapleton
11. Cartright
12. Brown
13. Hulme

1 Broadbent
2 Evans
3 Watkins
4 Naylor
5 Hodgson
6 Dunnemann
7 Myler / Clinch
8 Coley
9 Alker
10 Ruttgerson
11 Cartwright
12 Adamson
13 Charles

14 Big Phil
15 Moule
16 Young
17 Panapa

From as far as i can remember (20+ years):

1) Steve Gibson
2) Tex Evans
3) Scott Naylor
4) Peter Williams
5) Fata Sini
6) Steve Blakeley
7) Mark Lee


Dai Young
9) Peter Edwards
10) Paul Highton
11) Paul Forber
12) John Cartwright
13) Darren Brown

14) Cliff Eccles
15) Neil Baynes
16) Adrian Hadley
17) David Hulme

Maybe not the most talented but definately entertaining.