very impressive first half, attack wise. so many options we looked dangerous everytime we went in the Salford half.

re the car park. got to car after the game at 3.08, and drove past the Barley Farm restaurant at 4.18 I joke not !!
For those not familiar with the Barley Farm, it is approx 500 yards from the AJ Stadium. It took 1 hr 10 minutes to exit that car park. Now, in last years Grand Final at Old Trafford, we stayed inside the stadium for the celebration and trophy presentation, left the ground and drove home inside 1 hour 10 minutes, something isn't right there.

I think we can have some confidence that we'll compete. The side looks strong and focussed and I think we'll give it a shot.

we need to rattle them early doors.

Regarding that car-park, why do our supporters insist on parking there year after year? At the M60 slip round I always turn left towards Eccles, few hundred yards there are numerous side streets to park on (and it's free). Once the game has finished, fifteen minute walk, straight out and home within another twenty minutes!!

To the game itself, thought we went okay! Decent first half but definitely took the foot off the gas after half time ready for next week! Game was more or less won so why not?

How the frig did Mossop win their MOM?

I forgot to give a mention to our fans turnout, good numbers and nice and loud! What was the attendance, I didn't hear it announced...about 6k?

Done this for years watching Sale. I park down the one for Eccles Rugby club. 10 min walk, right onto the motorway within 60 seconds of getting in the driving seat.

Never understood the obsession with people surrounding the car park. It seems obvious to me if you park at the stadium it will be busy, give it 5 mins worth of effort to get away and it will be less busy.

6,200 it said on the superleague site.

We had a decent percentage of that main stand as well so we certainly helped swell that.

Sshhh don't give the secret away

but yeah, I was back in Orrell at 3.45, one of the easiest games to park and get away from If you know the score...

As for the game itself, that's the sharpest I've seen us look in an opening game for a very long time. The first half at least. Every time we got down their end we put a set move on and scored. Bodes well for next week and I'm slightly optimistic.

Difficult to knitpick over yesterday's result.

Looked like we could score at will in the first half, but the cue was firmly on the rack in the second.

No real complaints about that with next week looming.

Don't like leaking soft points, but Salford's comeback was always going to be too little too late.

The only real worry I have is how weak we looked under the high ball. A really good field-kicker could give us quite a few problems if we don't remedy that.

67 bus is the way to go lol . In the pub in Piccadilly Gardens at 3:45

Regards , EW

Having seen the scores it did appear that we were full of ideas near their line which was certainly in short supply last year.
Thought our pace out wide did Salford as it will a few teams this year.
The second half is a lesson to be learned.

I thought our attack looked better in the first half than at any time last year. This was solely down to our left edge.

Second half we just couldn't get or keep the ball, I'd love to see the penalty count. It was as though Thaylor was under orders to test our defence ahead of next Sunday. Two unbelievable try saving tackles from Lewis and Tommy.

Some of the team (Lockers, FPN, Tommy) looked rusty. Faz was my MoM and Willie Isa kept going and should have cemented a bench spot for next week, if Bateman returns. Escare had a good debut and Burgess was excellent too. Gildart seemed to get a knock in the second half, hope he gets over that.

Not to labour the point but the game was possibly a micrcosm of what we will get from Tommy. Some unforced errors, great defence, strong running but unbelievable poor kicking. For a world class scrum half, which he is, his kicking really is desperate.