Lets cut the crap! I really like MP and think he is the man who can take us forward. But lets not forget, he walked into a job blind by all account, we are talking about a man who has never been out of Aus, i know for a fact he has put pressure on AH to produce more youngsters, don't think he understands the lure of football in this country. They don't grow on trees like they do in Aus! there is a lot of work to be done and i truly believe he is the man. KH was our last great coach and i think MP can really push us forward. He has to understand tho that we are a poor club! we have no money and he only has scraps to work off. but it will show the true mettle of the man! KH did it so it can be done!!I think the season ticket fiasco shows the bs that goes on behind the scenes!!

I'm not entirely convinced that MP is the man to get the job done, but he deserves the chance and he seems determined to make the club better. KMT is correct, MP clearly didn't fully understand the British game, but I'm sure he's got the idea by now.

In MPs favour: we've got a coach who, at least, knows the level of fitness required to play modern day Rugby League, he's got the full team back for the start of pre-season and Anderson started to play better. Unlike his predecessor, Parish at least gives the impression that he cares

Let's just be grateful McRae has gone and Alker has been replaced by a more creative mind!

A strong disciplinarian with vision , an assistant who poaching was not just off the pitch (i.e. a real half-back), and a very experienced assistant with excellent man management skills.

Sounds good, to me, to blind-side other coaches.

Back to my original point, the rumour that MP has decided not to return grow stronger.

Training starts this coming Monday, and my man in the "know" informs me that Matt has still not returned from OZ...

I won't pretend to be alarmed as I simply don't know if this is the norm, but judging from my mates reaction it isn't

His predcessors (i'm informed) were present much earlier to organise whats what ( as you would expect )

I feel this is the last thing we Salford fans need or deserve after the last 5-6 year's of turmoil, and I think I speak for the majority when I say Matt is the most decent and possibly capable coach we've had to push the team in the right direction.

I'll keep everyone updated should I hear more.

His predcessor lived over here and may have turned up early but he did not appear to have organised anything in the past four years, MP may have put the wheels in motion before he left on his holidays, I am on half term at present and I thought I would do some planning for the next 6 weeks, only to find I had already done the stuff I needed during the summer, just forgot, it's called planning ahead, a lot of people do this.

Anyway MP's new "best friend" has said he will be here by the weekend.

If walshofski stalks him like last time and then goes for another beer with him and I dont get an invite I won't be happy

Ok so it looks like our recruitment is done, bar one or at a push two(hopefully a hooker or centre.
I think after last years splash out we have decided to coach the ones we have got, which will be a change after Mcrae just buying and not coaching.

think i would go with
Patten
Jodie
gleeson
Nero
willaims
Reg
Smith
james
wagga
boyle
ashurst
Macpherson
wild

bench
Jewit
feka
sneyd
Neal

I presume we will see some more of the academy lads which is good, hopefully more of the lads who graduated from u18's. Think owen and sneyd will be the main graduates although not sure if owen needs another year to bulk up, but as no hooker signed I presumed he will be pushed!
lets be positive this is a young team with a lot of potential!!and the right coach who knows!!!!

what about joel moon

Hoping for a couple of forwards and hooker

As there is a airline strike going on I oz at the mo if Matt doesn't turn up Monday I wouldn't be too concerned...

Any news yet ?

rlsky newsrl

unless Parish has chartered his own flight or is rowing over I guess he's stuck where he is with the other 74,000 passengers...

And Ben Gledhill

the things people will do to try and stop Salford all getting together to start training at the beginning of November, who would have thought that Shaun McRae's cousin was a Shop Steward at Qantas.