Kept out of the team because of the chairman wanting to keep Theo, Evalds is a far better player than Theo get rid if he wants to go, otherwise we'll have Evalds handing in a transfer request next.

Said it on another thread, Harris made a sh*thouse decision tonight and instead of dropping either Dobson or Theo tried to fit all 3 into the team at the expense of Niall. Just because he's young, quiet and earning less than anyone else in that 17 last night it seems he was an easy target for Harris to ensure all 3 of Rangi, Dobbo and Theo were included.

Embarrassing.

Bad decision unless injured. As dissapointed as I am, I really feel for Evalds.

#FreeNialEvalds or will it be #FreeTheoFages

Time will tell...

So does no-one think Evalds was injured then?

It would explain why players who weren't in the original 19 man squad played.

I'd like to think he was.

If he was just dropped then that's toatally unjustfiable!

If he were injured, don't you think the club would be quick to acknowledge it and stop all this speculation?

The silence speaks volumes!

In the right way I hope Evalds is injured as dropping him to play our most creative player out of position in a make or break game seems like folly.

Evalds is one of the most exciting talents I've seen for a good while in a Salford shirt, likewise Fages is deserving of the huge wraps he gets, for me the fact that we offered Dobson a 4 year deal is the worst bit of business we've done since the Doc took over.

I doubt Evalds feels the same type of restriction Theo does, there are not many youngsters who could have deputised for one of the best full backs in the world and in all honesty made his services even more dispensable.

A name not mentioned in this is Sean Long, it is well known he is a huge fan of Theo's and rather took him under his wing when he was at the club, if we'd have kept him I could see Theo and possibly Evalds career progressing at a much faster rate than currently.

Evalds has been having a blinder all season, Chase is best at stand off. WHY switch them about ?

Because it appears our coach is incapable of making a tough decision and managing the fall-out from such. Therefore, it's just easier to drop Niall who if anyone knows him is as quiet as a mouse and wouldn't say boo to a goose.

No coincidence that since Rangi, Dobson and Theo have been available (ie Wigan and Hull KR) Evalds hasn't started.

This situation it abit like Hampshire and Williams over at Wigan, it seems to be one or the other. For me I'd let Theo think about his future while playing U19's. Tell me where he would get a starting place in SL? His agent is advising him wrong.

Niall is a quiet lad. And a very pleasant lad. But Harris has no concept of using homegrown talent and, seemingly, no ability to foster bought in talent either. Theo may be preferred because he is "French international" or because he wants to leave and the boss has said so.

The number of talented young players who have become disenchanted with SRD and either packed in playing, or are elsewhere in the lower divisions rather than be subject to this regime, is unbelievable.

In my opinion, Alan Hunte did a great job with very few resources and the players he produced in the last couple of seasons were ignored in favour of big name, big money, none producers.

And they wonder why they get so little support? You reap what you sow!

I agree re Hunte - What are your views on Martin Gleeson and his efforts to date?

Were some young players ignored though because they simply weren't anywhere close to playing at SL level? Evalds, Theo, and the Walne brothers have all been given an opportunity by Harris.

Let's dispel the myth. Mr Hunte went off like a train when he first got his " academy " job.
He was never away from local amateur clubs,however as time went by he became more and more anonymous,till he became as useful as Albert White,who rarely considered local talent.
Remember we had the only academy setup that was considered to be failing,and this probably brought about the demise of Mr Hunte.

I too thought Alan Hunte did a good job, but as said above he just didn't bring through enough local talent. I am not involved in the local amateur game, but I am told by people who are that Salford have no presence whatsoever at junior/youth games.

Instead we settled with the best of the rest what Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds etc didn't want and in that respect we've done well with what we have produced.