One of his old Bradford Bulls pals I bet you!

I haven't seen the conference but read the quote on a twitter account and I took it to mean any player who signed for Salford would not have their pants taken down ie they would be paid,unlike at other clubs ie Crusaders.( But I could be completely wrong !)

As the Castleford game on the 27th is a Ladies Day it may be a suitable time for a 3 game ticket for the price of 2.
Next 3 home games all against Yorkshire opposition - Cas,Bradford and Wakefield;last one on Sky tv.The Bradford game could easily have a strapline,as that is where Noble won things.
As hopefully we are still in the Challenge Cup after Sunday then a half-season ticket could be sold for the remainder of the campaign as this should give season ticket holders priority for the CC game ticket allocation.
Having checked the record of Noble he has 3 Grand Finals,3 World club Championships yet only 1 CC Win.
Emphasis should perhaps be made on the CC as success in the tournament will certainly raise the profile of the club.

He said the club won't have it's pants pulled down salary wise & ANY player signed must want to play for us, not just be in it for the money. May not be any new signings in for the rest of this season due touch of available quality.

Scott Naylors coming back as assistant coach apparently.

I don't want Nobbie Paul which I get the horrible feeling is where it might go.

Scott was in the hospitality area after the game on Saturday.

Good luck to you guys. Its about time one of us lower end clubs got some luck. Hopefully your gate numbers will grow up to and beyond the end of the season.

Hope not, there are some things about him that bother me.

I feel very inspired after watching the press conference video on the Manchester Evening News website. How long will it take before the Salford public start to realise the potential the club has now?

The Dr did say when he first took over was to get our " boys " back....... does Scott Naylor count?? Cant see it myself.

Exciting times do seem ahead now. The backroom staff seems to be taking shape nicely. Hopefully our fan base will improve too ( im sure a few decent wins will help!!).

Why would either Robbie Paul or Scott Naylor be anything other than a help to the cause?

To clarify, and to quote Nobby:

"First and foremost you have to want to play here, it ain't no good pulling in a load of mercenaries, it just doesn't work, trust me"

"...you've got to want to come and do something for this club...nobody's going to have their pants pulled down round here, it's not gonna be throwing moneybags at the problem".

BTW I've read he's being linked with the poisoned chalice at Cas, but would love to have Rhino back as an assistant. Defensive coach?

Just seen the interview on the Comics website and I have to admit that Noble comes across as being passionate and well versed on what is needed for the club. Think there are some home truth's already being spoken about the Marquee signing being Australian with the vast gulf in salary caps so think we can forget about signing the Ozzy back line anytime soon, do think players with 'baggage' like Duggan are your only bet for really high quality imports but guess that's a decision the powers that be at the club need to take about the risk of doing that.

I am really pleased with the noises being made about not being taken for a ride on salaries as was really worried that someone Morley might be brought in on a stupidly high salary.

I actually think it will be a benefit that Noble hasn't coached for a couple of years. He will be fresh and hungry to put his mark on the club.

I know it's easy to talk a good game,but Noble came over really well and was very convincing in what he had to say.
Pressed all the right buttons,I thought.

Considering the good doctor has a management consultancy, I'm sure he & Noble are more than capable of assessing the level of risk Duggan poses. There are very few players of his quality available, and if he wants to get back on the straight and narrow we may have to take that risk. If Morley wants to come for salary that reflects the amount of minutes he's capable of playing, the pride of playing for the team he supported as boy could work in our favour and bring in some extra local support.

I still believe we need to beat Warrington to the punch and get Darryl Clark. Other than that Frank Pritchard is out of contract, who would be immense in SL, and Graham might be a possibility, considering the bad press he got towards he end of last season.