Nice touch of the Benji's there!

I know everyone likes to slag Chase off, but I for one am glad he's in our game. Not saying he should play for England (or Wigan, God forbid!) or anything, but he is a talent, and,above all, an entertainer.

Y'know. like Saints used to boast they were.

Rugby league needs more Rangi Chase's not less.

Ironically, if Dobson was playing last night you wouldn't have seen that stuff and Hull may well have won. Chase is at his best when he's on his own and has the chance to express himself. Tim Smith is a good half back in his own right, but he just didn't work alongside Chase, and I'm not sure Dobson will either.

I think Salford either have to get rid of Rangi and sign a more conventional half, or let Rangi run the show on his own and embrace the fact that for every performance like that he will have one where it just doesn't work for him.

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You have to build the team around Chase and have the team setup for him. If you don't there's not much point having him. It's his biggest asset and his biggest liability too. Cas showed that if you do that he'll be incredibly good. But it's why I don't think he'll ever fit in to an international side like England.

It is telling that as soon as Salford were forced away from Harris' rigid Wigan-esque 'attacking structure' and replaced it with 'give the ball to Chase and let him do what he wants', they became considerably more of a threat.

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That effort from Chase with the flick pass (not to mention the earlier dummy) was superb. Not many defences anywhere would have stopped that. He can be absolutely unbelievable at times. That skill level is so way beyond most halfbacks that its a real shame he can't show it for England.

Just a note, Salford were without Michael Dobson, Ben Jones-Bishop, Cory Paterson and Kevin Locke. Obviously Gareth Hock left during the week and then both Niall Evalds (full-back) and Mason Caton-Brown (winger) were forced off the pitch through injury with Salford having no replacements back’s on the bench.

Rangi Chase was switched to full-back and as I am sure you will read, he was fantastic. It allowed him to leave the structured stuff to the make-shift half back pairing of Tommy Lee and Theo Fages whilst Rangi popped up into the line when and where he wanted. It was a pleasure to be there and watch him.

Regarding the crowd, when are people going to realise that due to years and years of defeats and poor league finishes there is a huge apathy for Salford Red Devils within the City. Again, we’re bigged up in the off-season only for the second game to consist of an absolute hammering off St Helens. I cant tell you how many “same old Salford” comments I heard for the week following.

As soon as we start winning games, particularly against the bigger teams (something we’ve struggled with over the last couple of seasons) crowds will increase. It really is that simple.