Out the teams in SL this year, we are the only team now not to have made a major final during the SL era.

P.S. well done Salford.

You just watch, next season, Willzay!!!!!!!!!

Proved a point tonight that you don’t have to have a team brimming with big names and shed loads of money ,you need a team that play for each other and play with passion and pride .

Plus a very good coach!

Full credit to Salford, they deserve everything ! As for my team, wakey have the players, BUT, before you think we can do it the same, you need to listen to all that Ian Watson has said !
a). Putting & placing all the key persons of high skill in place from phisio, conditioner, club doctors of science & dietition, + a sound defence coach & attacking coach as well as him overseeing things.
b). Close season spending hours on defence patterns & technique.
c). getting the players to buy into the ethos & team ethic.
d). Players to understand being fit for 80 minutes irespective of attacking needed when your tired !
Finally believing in themselves and the team with these tools.

In all honesty, I like Chester, but are we going to be at this detail & level, I think not, we will proceed with the same systems & this lies the problem/s, we are at best a 60 minute team with poor condition & poor defence, our forwards do not inter pass or put half backs of centres away/through, only big Dave when fit !
Passion only gets you so far, you must have the fitness & condition level of the top four teams, otherwise don't mistake yourself about winning something, this is not crtisisem, it's observations & honesty !!!!!!

As i said a very good coach! This bloke is streets a head of anyone in super league.

I am so pleased for Salford
They are playing some amazing rugby and really deserve this
Also delighted for the fans too

It makes me believe even more so that our turn is just round the corner

Sorry musson, we are not at that level, turns & wishing is not reallity, as my post says, does our coach, staff & owner got the same recognition of issues & will they change staff & systems to achieve it, probably not ! So our turn will not just happen without making things happen !

Well done Salford a club that lets those who know their trade do their jobs and provides them with genuine backing not just empty talk.

Watson’s been outstanding for the last few years

Reality check guys.
Watson is good yes. Deserves all the accolades.
Salford are good yes. Play well as a team

But Jackson Hastings is why they are there.

You beat me to it. Without Hastings arriving in time for last years middle 8's Salford would probably been down.

We are making things happen
We had some of the worst luck imaginable this year
Last season we had attacking threat all over the park
This season half of it was injured

Have faith pal
It will happen for us

And who brought Hastings to the club?

Watson’s seen his team plundered at the end of the last 2 seasons. Hes had his players picked over by other clubs in mid season and had his main playmaker leave for Leeds. He’s seen the owner leave and a fans consortium with next to no money take over plunging the future into uncertainty.

Throughout all that he’s recruited shrewdly and forged a team that plays attractive Rugby League and doesn’t just dish up the stodge and formulated over-scripted dross that 90% of other teams do.

He’s better than good!

And at the end of this season, they lose Josh Jones and Jackson Hastings, along with Bibby (and I think another major one is going). It's great to see them there and I hope they win it, but this is their season in the sun. They won't be the same next year.

Good luck to them though, and I hope it translates to a resurgence.