Will Matthews will not be joining Widnes. Contract terminated due to family reasons

Sorry if I've missed any but there hasn't been a great deal of movement from Salford? I would be thought they'd try to bring in a replacement for Dobson before start of pre season

Maybe, we'll see.

they dont have koukash anymore to bankroll them like before.... salford will slowly go on the decline i feel now

We have signed several players, and one of them is Jack Littlejohn from the West Tigers who is the replacement for Michael Dobson.

And just to keep you up to speed.
Luke Burgess
Gavin Bennion
Levy Nzoungou
Derrell Olpherts
Ben Nakubuwai

plus the club are counting Manu and Tyrone Mccarthy as they came slightly earlier. Not to mention Mossop who will be like a new signing if he ever plays.

How do you think all the new signings have come along a few of us having a whip round in the pub ? Koukash is pulling the strings don't worry about us fella.

You never quite know with recruitment. Superstars sometimes turn out out to be useless, and players previously thought to be useless sometimes become superstars. However, its not a very exciting bunch of signings for Salford. A few guys from the lower leagues and a couple of overseas signings that only the most avid fans of the NRL will have ever heard of. Tbh the only one I know reasonably well is Burgess and he is bang average.

Agree with all your points above.

I watch a fair bit of NRL and can't remember Littlejohn, although I must have seen him play at some time at Wests. The Fijian Nakubuwa, I only know from watching him play at this WC, no surprise though I'd never heard of him before that since he's only played 2 NRL games and is 21. From what I saw of him he could do a decent job for Salford though. Also I know he came towards the back end of last years but McCarthy a solid SL quality forward.

Looking at who they've brought in, apart from Burgess, they've gone for a quite a number of young inexperienced signings, which is interesting. Also while MK was in charge they'd bring in some quite well-known talent, seems a little different this season coming. Surely for Salford though it's all about building, or at least maintaining on what they did last year.

Its not a terrible squad they have assembled. But very little jumps out at you. Theres no position where you look and say they are really strong in that area. Its all just pretty uninspiring. If a few of these unknown quantities fit in well and have good seasons and Lui stays fit and in form then they might do ok, but I expect to be seeing them in the qualifiers, and they could struggle in them if they dont go into them with a healthy squad. Interested to hear from a couple of Salford fans. Am I being a bit harsh?

Clare has played full back as well, so that could be in Powell's thinking. I was disappointed when we got rid, thought he was a great prospect.

salford wont be spending as much as previously, thats why the incomings are uninspiring now... could be a long slippery path downwards now and the fans that wanted koukash gone will soon be wishing he was back!

Tbf that could be said of most SL clubs, your club itself has hardly set the tranfer scene alight just lately.

I've always thought Clare's best position is FB. Whenever he played there for us, he was outstanding.

Don't agree. Trinity have proved you can be very competitive on a low budget - if Salford have some smart people in charge they will do OK, though this season will most likely be really tough.

Like another poster said huddersfield have hardly announced any Cameron Smith esq type signings, you'll be in the same boat when Davy goes, however Koukash is appointing a board of trustees, and I'll guarantee he'll still be pulling the strings.

Luckily for Salford I think Super League will expand to 14 teams in 2019, if not I can only see them in a battle with Hull Kr for the drop.

By competitive you mean one half decent season in 50 seasons?

Regards

King James

49 seasons actually we won the league title in 68.

Yep about the same as Hudds have managed in that time despite being bankrolled by Monty Burns and way better than Salford have done under MK.

So what's your point other than your usual no point?

Tbf he won't be old enough to remember that. What is he a lonely 20 year old? With the mind of a five year old who chooses to speak authoritively about the last fifty years.

Very sad

Attention seeking.

The likely acquisition of David Mead by Catalans is likely to change the club's prospects for 2018 significantly. All that is needed is to bolster the pack, and especially the hooking position.

Update
Luis Johnson
IN - Warrington
OUT - Castleford

Will Mathhew
- Released
OUT - Widnes Vikings

huddersfield have had alot more than just competitive seasons... wasnt long ago we were a permanent top 4 team in super league, won the LLS, semi final play offs and two challenge cup finals (yep all lost but wakefield can only dream of that) .Dropped away past two years from this but slowly working our way back now after abit of a rebuilding phase and injury hit seasons

Yeah, we'd take that.

Couldn't take all that relative success and yet still be a club that has to give season tickets away for £99 though. That would never do.

"Birthplace of RL" is all - it's just the place in the middle of the clubs at the time - the logical place for a meeting.

The sooner "giants" die off the better for the game - get a team in with more potential - someone like Hemel!