As good as Patten is, he isn't the style of fullback Smith has been looking at utilising. Both Hodgson and Mathers play as a pivot coming into the line, especially so on the last couple of tackles.

I'd rather have Mathers

They've also supposed to have signed Steven Wild & Andrew Ryan.

They're quietly putting together a nice little side there, if they keep the likes of Adamson, Broughton, Ratchford they'll be fine.

Did you see his mistake at the weekend? Unbelievable. He has so much going for him, but wastes it all through a child like inability to catch.

Salford are also after vinnie anderson i heard

Salford, playoffs lmao

Andrew Ryan has said he's staying put, and honouring the last season of his contract

Another anti Salford post....Why, when every other Wire fan has moved on to bigger and better things like worrying about the likes of Wigan and Saints, do you feel the need to keep trying to put little old Salford down?

take no notice.

I think salford are on the right track. We have seen that there isn't much between being near the bottom and getting in the top 8... im expecting salford to do reasonably well next season.

They wont make the play offs (salford) they cant do nothing on their gates of 4k against the champs.

New stadia, new signings look what it did to us as a club.

You only have to be in the top 8 to make the playoffs, so it doesn't make a difference if the champs smash 70 past them.

And neither can Crusaders but they're looking likely to finish in the Play Offs.

what did it do?

I bet he'll be "homesick" by June.