www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... an-9133890 The guy is a joke.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... an-9133890 The guy is a joke.

Very embarrassing for a club, whose coach is pushing for a Marque player, yet unable to put together a team!!

If MarwanK gets his way, Salford would be able field 12 under 19's and Greg Inglis!

I recall Leeds had the option to not play a game against Cas due to International Duty, but chose to go ahead with the kids, and still win!

Iestyn needs to get his boots on!

The game should go ahead even if Salford don't/can't field 13 players.
There isn't a pre-requisite to field 13 players, there is no rule that states you must take to the field with that number & that isn't a reason to postpone a game, the sports own rules make that clear.
So IF they don't have any interchange, hard lines, if you turn up with 10 players, that's a tough day at the office, BUT there is nothing in the rules to say the game has to be postponed because you can't field a full strength side.

In fact if taking into account the laws which say that a game can still go continue even if one team has only 5 players (& not be abandoned) then only having 12 players to take to the field at kick-off is not a reason to postpone. It's that simple really, anything else is against the sports own rules.
Postponement due to fog, stadium safety, no doctor, safety of players from fans, unplayable pitch, yep all good reasons, not enough players to make up the 17, nope.

Couldn’t Salford tempt Martin Gleeson out of retirement, I’m sure he’d make one in, after he’s nipped to the bookies.

Ignoring the rest of his ramblings....He keeps referring to having to double up as the water carrier. Serious question, surely one of the 100-150 Salford fans going to the game on Friday would be willing to help the team out by being the water carrier for the night?!

Might have a cheeky fiver on a Salford win

Show's the need for a reserve grade. But clubs would rather chuck 500k at a nrl "star" than build a decent infrastructure to bring through more English players.

It's obvious that the Doc is trying to fire up the old 'us against them, everybody hates us' siege mentality in the Salford fans. It would probably be quite successful if his article didn't read like a drunken senile fans facebook rant.

Watch out for flying toys around the Trafford Centre area

Salford are lucky its only hull they are playing. Just put the academy side out and they will beat Hull

Regards

King James

Shall we define that as a has been or never was player from the NRL

they could fine them for fielding an understrength team

Wait for the flu epidemic or stomach bug in the next day or so, proven with 'doctors' notes

How was the water carrier injured ? I bet MK would love running on the field with a crate of lucozade.

And the hull fans giving him a standing ovation. Not.

He could ride out on one of his horses

No, because the Saints-Bradford debacle established that there is no such thing. If players are in your squad then you can pick whichever ones you like. Which seems kinda reasonable.

Hope the horse doesn't pull a fetlock !

As others have said It's not the fact he asked, it's the way he did it. The piece in the MEN has done him absolutely no favours at all. People don't hate salford- they just hate the way their owner constantly tries to dictate the game and makes it look even more amateur than tge RFL manage.
What a tantrum- that will have lost him support from outside salford. Now where did he throw that dummy????

How did he ask?

Not sure. Smoke signals, I think.

As he does everything- loudly and publicly.

Is it not the responsibility of the CEO to make the request?

I now understand it is the requirement of the head coach,as demonstrated by Huddersfield,to request the RFL disciplinary to 'throw the book' at opposition players and prejudice any decision making.

Of course,in keeping with the ubiquitous criticism of Dr Koukash it may just be that he is paying a member of his staff to do nothing.

A Noble gesture,perhaps...?

why are you referring to dirty tackle techniques in relation to Koukash wanting a game deferred?