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| Quote: red13pjb "Terry O'connor for one. Paul Groves left us and immediately got in the GB team. Admittedley it didn't work out at saints for him!
The more telling statement I made was the number of big money hasbeens we've had.
Andy Gregory, Martin Offiah, Bobby Goulding, Garry Jack (2nd time rnd), George Nicholls, Peter Glynn, Kieron O'loughlin, Willie Talau.
I'm sure you can think of a few more.'"
Terry O'Connor and Paul Groves......there the ones, neither of them were world class players, though I always liked TC even when he was at Wigan.
As for the older ones who came like Gregory and co, I sort of agree with the point your making but most of them even at there old age were still better than players we had.
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| Quote: red13pjb "Terry O'connor for one. Paul Groves left us and immediately got in the GB team. Admittedley it didn't work out at saints for him!'"
You’re right here. In the last 30 years, whenever Salford have had a genuine young talent on their books, or a kid with the hype machine behind them, they have sold them on. The two you’ve mentioned are the main examples; Ged Byrne to a slightly lesser extent, Nathan McAvoy to a much lesser extent, who we’d already seen the best from. However, there’s no evidence to suggest whether doing so was detrimental to the team; I suppose that’s subjective and hindsight helps, or perhaps doesn’t help at all, in that analysis.
You’re probably being a little harsh on Groves. A lot of Saints supporters were fond of him and a combination of Murphy tossing about with team during a lulled period and players such as Bernard Dwyer coming through curtalied his impact. He still managed to play over well over 100 games for them.
Quote: red13pjb "The more telling statement I made was the number of big money hasbeens we've had. Andy Gregory, Martin Offiah, Bobby Goulding, Garry Jack (2nd time rnd), George Nicholls, Peter Glynn, Kieron O'loughlin, Willie Talau.'"
I’m sure many would agree with you here, but some of the players you mentioned, although past their best, were a joy to watch at The Willows. A battered Andy Gregory is the still the best scrum-half I’ve seen play for Salford; Bobby Goulding had a good period and the Martin Offiah of 2001 would walk into today’s side. We’ll never know whether the policy of signing such players led to our relegation in 2002.
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| It also has to be said, Salford have spent big during certain times under Wilkinson’s tenure. Adrian Hadley, Garry Jack and Richard Webster to name a few big buys.
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| Quote: Captain Planet "If worst case scenario was that Richie Myler does leave and go to Warrington as seems to be the gerneral feeling arounf the rl,
Would Salford have a case of suing the RL?
The reason of my thinking on this is that speaking to a player under contract with no permission from his club is obviosly illegal. So the fact that the RL allow tony smith to be warrington coach and England coach means he can "discuss tactics" with myler at anytime he wants while he's on england duty.
It would be the second time its happened to salford with coley/noble, only difference was he was in the final year of his contract where as Richie is coming upto that.
Any thoughts?'"
Anyways going back to the original question
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| Quote: Fungus The Muffin Man "and of course your so well known for your optomism aren't you ?
I agree completley, The Salford board will hardly make any thing at all and it doesn't help that our gates are rubbish. If we get into the new stadium and that's a big IF we would still need sufficent amount of supporters to make a decent amount of money plus big sponsers.
if only a sugar daddy would take us over
I can honestly say i have never expected us to challenge, for me watching salford win a game is good enough. it's not to bad being an under dog and winning games your not expected to it gives me the best feeling ever, people just need a reality check
sorry for going off on a tangent, had a moment
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| If we dont make a go of it in the next two seasons were fooked anyway! Why not spend a bit extra and we'll hopefully win more games and make an impression on the rfl. If were challenging for the play offs then surely we should get another franchise? If we go down, kiss goodbye to JW and to our club.
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| i've just read that the cap is staying the same for next season off the superleague website. Also it says that players who have played for 10 years or more at the same club, half their salary doesn't count on the cap. So that effects alker and littler?
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| Quote: Jaymc9 "i've just read that the cap is staying the same for next season off the superleague website. Also it says that players who have played for 10 years or more at the same club, half their salary doesn't count on the cap. So that effects alker and littler?'"
Cant see Littler being with us next year.
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| Quote: Jaymc9 "Why not spend a bit extra'" and, seeing as you repeatedly seem to ignore everyone pointing out that there aren't any magic pots of money, where exactly is this extra coming from?
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| Quote: red13pjb "Terry O'connor for one. Paul Groves left us and immediately got in the GB team. Admittedley it didn't work out at saints for him!
I'm sure you can think of a few more.'"
Quote: red13pjb "i cant think of any promising young talents who've left us for bigger and better things?
McAvoy to Bradford maybe?
Stephen Myler has maybe gone on to better things but he wouldnt have made it in RL anyway...'"
Ged Byrne to Wigan in 87 (ish)
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| Quote: king of the shed "Ged Byrne to Wigan in 87 (ish)
I'll see your Ged Byrne & raise you a David Stephenson (again to Wigan)
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| Quote: king of the shed "Ged Byrne to Wigan in 87 (ish)
Chico beat you to it...further up in the thread
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| Quote: mmp "Chico beat you to it...further up in the thread
Fooker, that'll teach me.
Ok can I have Colin Whitfield?
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3596.jpg this will not be the end, or even the beginning of the end.
It is merely the end of the beginning
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| Quote: king of the shed "Fooker, that'll teach me.
I've only read the last page of this thread and cant be d to look if he's been mentioned but I'll have Andy Gregory then, left us for much bigger and better things than anyone could have ever dreamt to imagine!
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