I like this , best post of the year, I will get your first beer at kr

A total disgrace Alker should have been shown the door Not reinstated by the suits looking after their own status.

Ow well at least Sir Mal can't be the leader to get us relegated for what the forth time in his tenure as the Salford trap door has been sealed by Mr Lewis and co at Red Hall.

Pi*s poor Salford..

He should never have been stripped int he first place! Go on Mal!

Very very weak management for me at the very time when we need strong leadership and guidance...this goes all the way to the top too, no two ways about that whatsoever...a very disappointing day for most right-thinking Salford fans.

Interesting to read in the original statementa number of minor incidents recently, long-standing skipper Malcolm Alker has had the Captaincy of the club removed from him as part of the measures undertaken, other players will be dealt with appropriately.

And the newest statementHe is deserving of this second chance, I have little doubt about that, and I can see in his eyes that he will not let us down. I am very pleased we have managed to resolve this and we can now get back to business with no distractions”.

So he's been involved in a number of incidents but this is his second chance...some good maths there McRae.

And McRae has said we can get on with business with no distractions...does that mean no more p1ss poor excuses for being 30 points down at half time at home???? I somehow doubt it...

Part of me thinks that the club has got the captain that some of the supporters deserve right now.

Maybe it was the right decision maybe it was the wrong decision we wont now until a couple of games in if it is the coach or the players thats goosin the team up but i think it must be pretty embarrassing for parker to lose the captains badge so early, shame really he should have been given a chance rather than people wanting his head yes we lost really badly to the other teams but if all of a sudden we start winining ganes under alker wont it look suspicious and make the club look even dafter than before

It wouldn't suprise me if after the disgraceful behaviour of some of our fans Parker told the club to stick the captaincy. Leaving the club no other alternative than to reinstate Alker.

Tonight could be an interesting game.

One thing I have noticed is a conspicuous lack of any apology from Mal. Whatever did go on in Florida and before was sufficent to take the captaincy off him. Whilst glad he is back as I agree he is the teams natural leader I am dissapointed at the lack of any contrition from him.
On the bestselling game of bag your club, lets all get a reality check we are in a very very tough League judge em in July not now. Roll on Saints !

its a 50/50 choice for me.i like the way he is a leader on the field, talking alot to the players on the field sorting them out and lifting the spirits up.but when i heard about him what happend in florida didnt come to a suprise really.i ignore him when i see him out drinking now,but not just him theres a few off the players too.I was annoyed that rob parker was handed the captain because hes new to the club.should off given it to stapleton.I hope that rob parker gets better now as the season goes on.

common sense prevails at last getting our skipper back

I'm not sure i agree with the decission but having said that i will find it hard to criticise if performances start to pick up!

First and last thing I will say on the situation, what a load of sh*te!

if performances do pick up it says alot about te players we have at our club. Personnally as much as I want us to be a better team i'll be less than happy if we miraculously become a rugby team again just because Alkers pals have underperformed on purpose.

Agree

good point, but as i say i'm not sure i could say they should't have done if if we start getting consistantly better results.

Having said that i can't see it really. I don't think the captain is the only reason for our bad performances at the moment!