I agree that people need to reign their expectations in. I didn't think we played that well on Sunday. We made far too many mistakes and overplayed when there was no need to.

If we make as few errors as we did against saints we will have a chance but Sunday showed that we intend to move the ball a lot sp it is hard not to make mistakes. If we'd played more sensible rugby at times then I don't think Widnes would have got near us. When we were 12-0 up I was convinced we were going to lose because of how we were playing. After going 22-0 up I was more confident but we still nearly lost.

That is not because Widnes were amazing. They were good but unspectacular. If we play anything like that against Wigan we will lose comfortably. Wigan are a much better and more experienced team than Widnes. They will punish us. Hopefully we will play more like we did against Saints

Not seen such a poor reffing display in a long time, extremely strange decisions going against both sides.

Although I couldn't see from the other end, a lot of people saying that it was a blatant knock on prior to the last try.

First half though we were our own worst enemy and the likes of Lui didn't look interested, not sure we actually attacked their line.
The set completion rate for the entire game mustn't have been more than 30%.

In defence Carney frustrates so much always stands 10 yards in leaving his winger which Wigan exploited numerous times.
Second half we seemed to switch on and realise we still had s chance, that try from BMM where he steam rolled Farrell I think I'd like to see again.

Real arm wrestle which could've gone either way and a share of the spoils would've been a fair result.

I've seen some poor refereeing at schoolboy/amateurs level, but that takes the biscuit.
Terrible for both sides.

Join the club. He was appalling at Leigh last weekend!

In the first half we must of made a clean break around 3 times including an earlier one from Lui however the support play was poor again and we pi$$ed away them chances which could of led to us winning.

SHOWN on Sky,dropped the play the ball,and knocked on,apart from that it was a good try!

I wasn't referring to breaks from inside our own half, more to putting pressure on the goal line from their 10 yard line.

So close yet to far.

We're starting to become a lot more consistent as a team, and although we made too many errors and missed a few chances, I'm not disheartened at where we are at this stage of the competition. We'll pick up wins away from home, and as long as we stay strong at home we'll be in a decent position come the end of the year. For a very new team we're really gelling at a rapid pace and I'm looking forward to our team strengthening when our long term injuries start getting back to fitness.

I'm cautiously optimistic for the future as things stand. Onto next week.

A really decent effort last night, irrespective of Wigan's injuries. How the ref didn't see that knock-on is beyond me. In front of the Sky cameras the outcome could have been different.

Totally agree Butcher the future looks very bright.

You've got to take a lot of heart from that performance. We've had a very tough start and to pick up 2 wins already is better then anyone predicted i thought second half we was excellent were starting to look like a team and i look forward to the game against Wire (hopefully make AJ a fortress). I thought Kopczak looked class again that one on one steal was first class. I do however feel we need another prop Kopczak and Griffin are playing long minutes as i feel were a little under strength in this position but hey the future does look very good. Happy salford fan!!!!!!

I did not go to the game but just watched the highlights here rlhttp://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/rugby-league/10181672/wigan-20-16-salfordrl

I am gob smacked that knock on was not spotted!

Glad we're competing, however that game to me hurts that it was there for the taking. Josh Griffins defensive anomalies cost us the game, i'd flirt him back to the wing. Period

The more I see it, the more angry I get

A few observations from last night:

I watched the game from the 'main stand'. When amongst the travelling supporters it is often hard to gauge how loud the support is. Safe to say, we won that contest hands down last night . Very little noise from the Wigan fans (none without the accompaniment of 'that' drum).

To come away disappointed at a narrow loss shows how far we are progressing. Thought for long periods we more than matched them. It's a shame we couldn't finish off our first half breaks like they did. We have our best half backs for over a decade, and they will only get better.

An elderly Wigan fan turned around at full time and told my young boys not to feel despondent - that is the best Salford side he has seen there for many years (so they aren't all one-eyed obnoxious so and so's).

The ref was awful. Simply awful. But for both teams. The knock on he missed at the end is a prime example, but I thought he could have done Gorge Griffin for not paying the ball correctly before Murdoch-Masila's try. Let's not focus on the ref - we need to accept it and move on.

If we play every week like we have for the last 3 I will be making more away trips as finally (hopefully) we have a TEAM worth watching.