Like EVERTON1 i too have previously posted my negative thoughts about Smith. I cant say im happy to still have that opinion i would have loved him to have proved me and others wrong but i still dont rate him at all. I know posters can come on and say he did this in that game or he played well against whover but i sill think he is awful more regularly than inspired.

Few halfbacks could have done anything with the way the team played last night. How are they supposed to create anything when the attacking line is as flat as the defensive line? When we eventually did line up a bit further back, spread the ball wide and stretched them we looked a little bit more threatening.

Why Smith? Why not Littler

i dont think we've had an easier win all season, we weren't even playing at 80% our potential last night,if we had you could have been looking at a severe thumping.

however like many who have been beaten by the giants this season, it appears it was the ref's fault again

very poor crowd as well, i know we didnt exactly bring thousands but crowds of 3721 must be worrying for you guys, that new stadium cant come quick enough it seems

maybe i worded it wrong, but everytime we've won this year the opposition fans and sometimes coaches have ranted about the referee,it seems we cant win without the aid of the referee

to be fair though, in most games there are mistakes from officials as there are from players, and in most games there a few dodgy decisions which dont go your way, thats part of the game, i bet you cant remember a game where you didnt think the ref was bent etc or gave dodgy decisions?

1) No one is saying the ref cost us last night, we were shockingly bad.

2) That doesn't take away from the fact that he himself was shockingly bad as well. To be fair, I think he was bad for both teams, but he was truly awful.

To those talking of some kind of pre-match issue in the changing rooms. Huddersfield came out early; they seem to do it now and then. The the away game they came out early for the second half and did a bit of warming up. Teams are called out on the ref's whistle - it's not as if Hudds, the ref and the touch judges were all lined up wondering where we were.

Ref did not cost us the game last night (we were awful) but Thaler is the worst ref I have seen in all the years I have watched the game, and I count games not including Salford in that. I can wierdly cope with them being bent but if I was just that plain bad at my job I'd have been signing on long ago.

couldnt agree more chrismun,just read in daily mirror that justin morgan go to be on best behaviour tomorow against wigan as thaler is video ref who quote 'cost morgan £4000 in fines for a verbal assault on the huddersfield official'unquote.

one decision or none decision was the spear tackle right in front of Thalers nose, as Salford appealed for it he was shaking his head, it took the appearance of the touchjudge who was further away to get Salford the Penalty. WHY?

To be honest Hudds played only at 80% we just didn't play, the number of times I looked at the players when we had the ball and not one player was 20 yards away from the the centre of the pitch, he appeared to have no wingers or centres just half backs.

Give the young lads ago and McRae have the courage to drop some of your Holidaying mates from Aus, we might get pride back in the shirt.

Hudds did well to spend little time in the dressing room and get out of the heat in there again McRae would not have thought about that.

I was at Hull last week & Hull were there for the taking but tactically we were clueless, even more clueless last night.
Lets face facts fans are not going to be conned any longer? Stadium issue, same old performances, I last night could not raise a shout I had had enough.
I know I go on about this but as soon as I see Stuart Littler on the team sheet I despair, at Super league level it is taking the .

Mal Alker great servant great defence but no attacking options, Robbie Paul gives more options & that saying something.
Smith always looks to blame someone else, I do believe we have some great talent but we are not going to attract potential fans to watch us playing the type of rugby.

Finally I said to a couple of mates when entering the ground that the mood looked depressing I am sorry to say the fun as gone out of watching Salford it is now starting to feel like an habit.

The ref ruined it as a veiwing option the play was broken and poor from both teams, was glad when it was over.