Does anybody agree,when I say in my opinion, Adamson and Sidlow are going backwards.

i think sidlow is very hit and miss, he had one of his better games against wigan on friday and also played well against wakey. Adamson is good defensively but in attack offers very little if nothing at all!

I cannot work out why we extended Sidlows contract, to me his has not improved the last three years. Regarding Adamson, i feel he needs to improve his attacking play and quick

lance todd - you are also islambob on here and I claim my £5 prize.

Just considering also whether you are also John from Salford on GMR plus a decendent of smithy who apparently was an agent for Kevin Sinfield but was sacked earlier this year..

Early Bath you are wrong all accounts.

As to Jaymc9 maybe your right re Sidlow having one of his better games against Wigan he did sit on the bench for most of it!

It's not Sidlow & Adamson going backwards, just the failure of our coaching to push them forwards.

[iLook it's a long season and I fully expect Sidlow and Adamson to improve.

The one thing as fans we must not do is start having a dig at young players at our club if they have a dip in form that is the job of the head-coach to put them in the reserves to freshen then up.

Luke Patten looked a bit hot and cold in the first couple of games but it was clear to see last Friday that he is going to be fantastic in the coming weeks ahead.

Over the next month we are in for a bit of a rollercoaster down at the Willows and the sooner we get the McRae thing sorted out I think we as fans should all just show a little patience.[/i

I agree that both players are not showing signs of developing to their potential at present. In fairness with the injuries to the new players Anderson and Bailey they are being heavily relied upon during a season of higher expectation.

It could simply be a pressure/confidence issue and publically critising them will not make them perform any better. Give it a little more time, working under different conditions you may just see these lads really flourish.

I think Adamson has allot to offer and has shown allot of class and finesse in attack just not recently. I've said it before and I'll say it again. How can he improve in attack when last year we made a 1100 more tackles than the the top team? Especially when he's been ranked in our top 2 tacklers for thr last 2 of the last 3 seasons we've been in SL?

And to add insult to injury Someone had the audacity to question his effort and work rate in another thread?!?!?! Have thee gone mad?

Considering his mentor I think he's done well to progress to the level he has with the determination and commitment he has!

Never ducks out of a tackle
Always tracks back
Always makes the 10 (maybe a little to hohnest IMO)
Always looks to apply pressure to the kicker
And most of all, the most professional in his work ethic at the club.

Once he we have a good mentor in place to bring the best out of him and the likes of Adam Sidlow like Karl Harrison did then I'm confident we'll see more from him in the way of attack. Considering our loss in Swain and Alker I'm happy with the robust athletic committed commanding attentive, ever present Mr Adamson.

Great Post

I Love both Adamson and Sidlow and you're right we should get behind em' as we don't want their head's turned and they both seem Salford through and through !

i agree its not the pair of them going backwards....its the coaching that they have had that hasnt pushed them forwards!!

To be honest they do not receive great coaching FACT! However Sidlow is to soft for a man of his size he runs the ball in half heartedly i can not believe he got a new deal?????. As for Adamson his hands are not good enough for him to kick on to the next level, also he lacks explosiveness, yes he's a great work horse but only a squad player for me if we are wanting to break in to the top 8!

Your way off the mark. I've made a special effort on focusing on our home grown talent. I attend every game, and can safely say Adamson has the skills whether they be hand or other to develop and progress. Your missing the point. This guy has worked the hardest. Fact. But he's in a team that has not performed in SL. a team which has defended and had less of the ball than any other team in 3 seasons in SL.

I've seen a few magic moments from the lad and theyve been special.
His break at MM against Warrington in 2007 collecting short kick off. Ending in a try.
His try against Warrington. Winning the game. There's more but point being the lad has what it takes but as has been pointed out he's not progressed in attack because we've had a clueless coach who hasn't coached him on his game. SM can barely get a game plan together let alone nurture our young talent. Only time will tell but he isn't going anywhere and his commitment is legendary. I just hope someone else returns rather than SM to take charge of the likes of Adamson.