So you're looking at...

1 Gibson
2 Broughton
3 Nero
4 Gleeson
5 Williams
6 Fages
7 Howarth
8 James
9 Godwin
10 Boyle
11 Anderson
12 McPherson
13 Wild

R Ashurst
R Jewitt
R Dixon
R Neal
R Gledhill

You need halfbacks ASAP if you get sorted.

And some forwards too, that's a very weak pack.

This year will be a right off but a strong Salford going forward with a business man in charge, bigger crowds, new stadium etc etc will be great for the game.

I hope it all comes of for them

Dr marwan koukash getting involved with rugby league!!



i know my horse racing and this guy is brilliant for horse racing, he has some cash to say the least and is one of the biggest owners in british horse racing, follow alot of his horses, had over 100 winners last year, loves chester

would be brilliant to have such a guy in rugby league, hes not daft and knows what hes doing aswell, hope it comes off would be brilliant for salford and rugby league to have him involved

Oops, spotted the deliberate mistake there - Anderson has left the club and is currently party to the winding up order! I'd fully expect Jewitt and McPherson to be starting props and Dixon and Ashurst our starting 2nd Rowers actually. Don't underestimate Theo in the halves, virtually every SL club would love to get their hands on him but we definitely need a Scrum Half. Let's hope the lovely Doctor comes on board, it's been a depressing off-season.

If this bloke is so financially savvy, why doesn’t he wait for the club to go into admin?

I’ve no idea how much debt he’ll be taking on, I saw £300k banded about to the HMRC, Salford Council, considerably more.

O.k. the club would have to stand the points deduction for this season, but looking at the squad it’s hardly going to set the game alight.

Or is there something I’m missing?

don't ignore Sneyd as a half-back

potential

but we do need a couple of thuggish old fashioned forwards

Jack Holmes and Jon Ford should be added to that list.

I'd say that Evalds would be favorite to be in at FB, and Gibson in the centre. Marc Sneyd is a good prospect, and will almost certainly be in at scrum half and goal kicking. All in all, considering the financial woes, its not the worst squad. Heavily reliant on young players in pivot positions, and very little injury cover. Should anything happen to Fages or Snyed it would be a killer blow. Happy at this stage to have a squad at all.

As to going into Admin... haven't Bradford has Sky funding witheld after going into admin? wouldn't the same happen to Salford? By avoiding Admin, we retain the Sky income, which is significantly more than the current debt in the long term.

I could be wrong but I thought Bradford were advanced Sky money by the RFL to help pay wages etc while Bradford was in administration. So they haven't had funding witheld but had received it last season instead of this.

Is that his? Looked at that sorry looking farm for years thinking someone could make a fortune by renovating. It's now a very smart looking property.

From what I can gether reading around about him it sounds like it.

Like you said it's a smart looking place. My mrs wants it. She can't have it.

23 yr old Marc Sneyd will have the number 7 shirt , if anything purely for his Goalkicking , Howarth & Godwin will interchange the no.9 position
Theo Fages could be a revelation. if given a chance .

We need new halves, Sneyd isn't good enough and can't be kept in a team just for G/Kicking. And Theo is too young at the moment needs another year or two. I would only use these 2 as back up if we can. They will get battered against SL opposition, Sneyd looked average against Swinton and Theo would just get ran over. However I do think he has a bright future if we can surround him with the right players and slowly ease him into the first team over the next couple of years. Maybe only Cup matches against lower teams this year?

I disagree:
the lad's just back from injury and only just getting into the "first team"
and no one has mentioned Owen who I see as a more utility player.

Anyway, why aren't we discussing this on our own board instead of (again) washing our linen in public?

An interview from the St Helens Star today with Dr Koukash. He talks the right talk! www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... ref=twtrec

An interview from the St Helens Star today with Dr Koukash. He talks the right talk! www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... ref=twtrec

Very good article. He seems to say all the right things. I hope he comes in and gets Salford going again

Quote ="Ande"An interview from the St Helens Star today with Dr Koukash. He talks the right talk! www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... ref=twtrec'" Seems promising. Fingers crossed!

Quote ="Ande"An interview from the St Helens Star today with Dr Koukash. He talks the right talk! www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... ref=twtrec'" Seems promising. Fingers crossed!

Hes 23 and has been around the first team for 2-3 years now. He never sets the U20's alight when I've watched him either. No real attributes other than can kick, which isn't enough. Think Owen will take on full time hooking role next year when Godwin's contract is up.

Reason not on our board is becuase its crap!! Washing linen in public? Its a public forum!

Seconded, a serious individual.

"Reason not on our board is becuase its crap!! Washing linen in public? Its a public forum!"

Know what you mean by the first part so that's why I worry when we are on here.

lol very true, shows the problems are not just with the club bit with some of the armchair keyboard warriors who affiliate themselves with our club

Sounds like he's ready to compete if the deal goes through? www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... City_Reds/

Sounds like he's ready to compete if the deal goes through? www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... City_Reds/

If Salford were a Hollywood film they'd be Down And Out In Beverly Hills.

What a comeback.

Quote ="RED LEAGUE"Sounds like he's ready to compete if the deal goes through? www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... City_Reds/'" Great news for the club and the game in general. The game needs more savy businessmen involved...people who understand commerce and the need for self sufficiency

Quote ="RED LEAGUE"Sounds like he's ready to compete if the deal goes through? www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/1015 ... City_Reds/'" Great news for the club and the game in general. The game needs more savy businessmen involved...people who understand commerce and the need for self sufficiency

Absolutely. The more of these people the better. "Self-sustaining" my a**e, professional sport needs rich people. Always has, always will. We need to grow up and accept it, then attract these people instead of living in a fantasy world.