Moving on to halfbacks, and to save time, doing both halfback positions at the same time. I thik the list below is pretty exhaustive of everyone who's done a few games at half back (and in some cases few really does mean that). Initial thoughts from the list suggest some real class acts and a hell of a lot of filler.

Andrew Dunemann
Bobbie Goulding
Cliff Beverley
Craig Murdock
Darren Brown
Francis Maloney
Gavin Clinch
Graham Holroyd
Jeremy Smith
John Duffy
John Wilshere
Karl Fitzpatrick
Karle Hammond
Kevin McGuinness
Lee Marsh
Luke Dorn
Luke Robinson
Martin Crompton
Radney Bowker
Richard Myler
Robbie Paul
Simon Svabic
Stefan Ratchford
Stephen Myler
Tim Hartley

clinch and dunemann for me

I'd find it hard to disagree with that.

this.

I think what's most disappointing is how much Robinson and Myler promised, and how easily they chcuked in the towel. I'd say even more so Myler

Has Steve Blakeley played for us in the decade?. Has to be Dunnamen and Clinch with Beverley a honourable reserve.

A Myler/Dunnemann hybrid would be perfect for number 7. Not possible so I guess I'll jump off the fence and go, erm, Dunners for number 7 on the basis he did a grand job in winding Dave Solomona up in the year we beat Bradford at home. ('07?) It all kicked off and Dunners taunted Solomona with a hilarious comedy fighting style.

For number 6 it's gotta be Sir Clifford!

Jeremy Smith and Luke Dorn - if only we'd have seen these two play together, I think some fans' heads may have exploded at the prospect of having to decide which one to hurl abuse at...

Bloody hell, of course he has - he set a club goals in a game record (14) v Gateshead in 2003! Apologies, I've been given duff information (you know who you are - hang your head in shame). Played far more than most of the above from 2000-2003, making 63 starts and 23 sub appearances (mainly in 2003). His best years with us were the 8 seasons before his brief move to Warington, but he still contributed more to the decade than most above.

Cheers Iain,i thought he did but was unable to trust my fading memory. Steve Blakeley is one of my all time favourite Salford players and in 35 years or so of watching us thats a lot.

Stefan Ratchford as he will be the best 6 since Edwards at Wigan trust me.. (KOTS believes me now )

And Dunnemann with mentions to Beverley and Blakeley

Andrew Dunemann and Gavin Clinch.

Dunnaman and clinch, both oozed class, both tactically immence, both carried the salford team they played in to the next level from where it started, they were a honour to watch and delt with the pressure of it superbly.

Our fall from grace when neather were at the club shows their worth, one day hopefully soon we will get a replacement to take us back to that level because that is ALL that is missing

Clinch and Dunnemann would be my choices - though I'd like to mention Cliff Beverley too who was a class act.

I think that in the future Ratchford can be even better than the two I've selected but I've based it on what they actually did. Here's hoping that Ratchford is a star in the team for the next decade - and Myler could have been with him if he'd stayed.