Not denying that I expected us to win by a lot more yesterday and 10 points in the second half against amateurs is p**s poor.

However Salford’s result today can also be looked at as a bad one. They weren’t at full strength but had a strong side out and won by less of a margin than we did.

Hopefully there is a big attendance for your game next week as its possibly the most intriguing game of the round. Salford fans will likely travel in numbers given their good news.

It’s not been ratified yet, Saints could be playing half a Salford team.

I should’ve clarified that Salford weren’t playing amateurs today but they still won by less of a margin than I would’ve expected.

Salford are +14.5 with the bookies which I find staggering and have to say I’ve already bet on. Part of me wonders if the bookies know that maybe the takeover won’t be completely confirmed by next week meaning they won’t be able to play a full team? I’ll keep a close eye on the news before Thursday and cash out if that’s the case.

I’d say Wigans game is the game of the round. Big things expected of Leigh and I’m intrigued to see how Armstrong goes. I think he’s a dark horse for the MOS

Let’s hope for our sake that Leigh give you a game this time.

Their statement says they’ll have a full squad to choose from.

Thank you. That’s what we want to see. So has the deal now been ratified?

I got Salford +16.5 and Warrington -6.5 last week, easy double.

I wouldn’t call Armstrong a dark horse, everyone I speak to is tipping him. I got him at 33/1 he’s down to about 16s now

Just got on the Salford/Wire double but -10 on Warrington. Well done going early!

That’s a great price, well done.

I have a feeling Sailor won’t be a million miles away either. May have a dabble on him.

You will need to find some points for Sailor to have a chance. Don't think Saints style of play will do him any favours.

If he stays fit I can see Jai Field being in the mix this year

That will depend on how the Saints pack performs.

I see Hurrell has already been dropped, before the season's began



I think their 13 is still quite strong though, they just need Lomax and Welsby to get back to some decent form. But I can't see much impact off the bench unless Paasi also gets some form from somewhere.

Agree that their (long) kicking game is likely their biggest issue. For years they constantly benefited from making strong yards from Makinson and Walmsley and then doing that boring box kick in the corner but I'm not sure that works now. I think they'll beat Salford though, they should have enough power to beat them by 10+ points.