Was just wondering with the whole raft of new measures announced over the last couple of days in Australia for drug testing if the 'personal issues' might stem from worries over this?
I for one rate Hock as an immense player but there is always that nagging doubt over someone with his type of previous if he'll test positive again.

Great talent, but a .

Good luck with him.

Well today at the Etihad I have heard you have signed hock, chase, Morley and SBW is a strong possibility. The SBW one came from an Aussie agent talking to a super league coach.

Heard this about SBW a couple of weeks ago off a good source but decided to not say anything because I couldn't be bothered with the doubters. We'll see...

SBW is the player Koukash referred to as being the signing that would shock the game.

He has got a reputation for wanting to prove himself in various sports/competitions aswell.

Of all the pie in the sky names that have been banded about, SBW has got to be the least likely person to sign for Salford surely?

It's like us signing the golden boot winner...

...oh wait.



Can you imagine the pitchfork waving lynch mob that we'll see if he did sign? Salary cap blah Cheat Blah Demoted Blah.

I bet all of you can't wait until other teams fans get wind of this rumour?

I'm a little tired of the rumours and nothing actually happening but it's fun to see opposition fans working themselves into a frenzy.

SBW is a mercenary. So there’s always a possibility. I wouldn't count on him sticking around for too long though.

Said it somewhere else but we'd have more chance of signing Venus or Serena, but I guess that have the same physique as SBW.

Think the Doc might have to borrow Warringtons accountants to allow us to have a squad of more than one if he did sign,

How could we afford SBW he want about half a million a year that would leave us much on the cap plus whatever we offer the NRL and union can match or even offer more

Why do people ask how could we afford such and such a player? Give Koukash some credit, he isn't daft and knows exactly what he is doing.

Whether it be SBW pet cat earning £250k per annum working as the Koukash's pet cat, he would sort it.

While you'd like to think about seeing SBW in a Salford shirt could you imagine how closely scrutinised any deal would be?

Would have been better for the Doc not to go to the press and announce he will find ways round the salary cap.

I actually believe Williams Will come to Superleague. I heard an interview with him a couple of months into his Roosters career and he was asked about his one year contract and what next for Sonny Bill? and he was very vague with his answer it was all about "testing himself in new environments and developing as a human being" he definitely did not commit to A) the roosters or B) the NRL........

call me oldfashioned but I read that as if I can get some Wedge elsewhere I'm off.........

I would love him to come to Salford Especially after koukash denouncing wanting any Mercenaries ,when $onny bill is the biggest of the lot.

but i do like checking out this site its a bit like reading those mad stories on the front of the Sunday Sport years ago....

As its been said on the Wigan forum there's nothing the RFL could really do to Salford on a legal front, if the RFL decide to fine or take points off Salford then there could be a huge court case on the RFL's hands one on which they'd lose, as quoted on the Wigan forum, Salford could make a case for restriction of trades act. I think the RFL will take a step back from this potentially dangerous situation.