Glad I cashed out a couple of days ago as I had a decent sized bet on Salford at +14.5 but I had a feeling that the clearance wouldn't be done in time.

Not sure why they can't play the same side as they played in the CC Cup which would've been more than competitive. Or have they just stuck 2 fingers up at the RFL?

Feel sorry for the no doubt sizeable Salford contingent who have bought tickets fully expecting a full squad.

It's also embarrassing for SL that Saints have essentially received 2 free competition points just because of the fixture draw. Imagine they finish 1 point above relegation now

Betting on the game has been removed by Skybet and Betfred so don’t know if any exsisting bet still stands

Saturday's evening viewing ruined.
Just rugby leagues luck that this fixture was picked by the beeb

Why not lift the cap provisionally pending approval?

Not sure you can do that, what if approval was not granted and Salford won with a full strength team. Would they then have to forfeit the points.

There's only one team bottom of SL at the moment

There always is

It's a right mess whichever way you look at it. It will probably affect the crowd at Saints and, I would imagine that, the BBC are not too thrilled as it will affect their viewing figures. If Saints are not at the top of the league by Saturday evening they are in for a difficult season.

At least once again we were history makers in defeat

I believe Saints are livid. Any potential "walk ups" now won't happen. Salford have clearly looked at it and presumed that they had a good chance of losing with a weakened team anyway, so made the decision to completely rest everyone and go again in R2. That's how I see it anyway.

Either that or as Jon Wilkin put it last night, it's a petty strategy to get back at the RFL.