I don't suspect this will come from the club.

I know the press have got hold of it. Not sure where it will break first, but I suspect the Evening News would be the best place to start as I know they have it.

Can't say what it is myself, but it's gonna send a few shockwaves around the club.

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Surely in a professional outfit sending someone who is in close contact with the playing staff who looks unwell is a wise and prudent move? if it is to do with a neck injury that requires surgery likewise it is the correct thing to be sending him home as can any of us see alker being anything other than very hands on when training his players?.

FFS this seems to me that the club can't do right for doing wrong, what would the reaction be if the club kept him on and he made his neck injury worse and then the club became liable for his injuries and future.

Just seen that story...its a very strange season we are having both on and off the pitch.

is it just me, or does it read like ALker has spat his dummy out? going to the union officials etc. If its been done in his welfare surely he cant argue bout that?

Or is there more to this than meets the eye?

[iToo much news about Salford City Reds off the field this season so far in my opinion.

Here's hoping the people in charge behind the scenes get things sorted out and none of this effects what goes on out on the paddock starting at the Jungle tomorrow!

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Erm. No Comment.



Put it this way. If there was a huge fan, and a big pile of horse manure. And the said horse manure was thrown in the general direction of the huge fan, it could potentially hit that fan and make a right mess.

This is too good to be true...first McRae and now Alker gone just 9 games into the season. Neither should have been involved in any of those 9 games IMO mind you but that's another argument.

Fancy dropping me a PM with what you know if you cant post on here?

For Gods sake just say Salford.

Does seem that the people who many want rid of are doing thier level best to make it easy for the club.

I'm still adament the club need to find a young hungry MgGuire type Aussie and stick with him for a few years until he builds a sucsessful team around the good players we already have onboard.

I think I kind of agree with that.

Wayne Bennett?...

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SPOT ON

As an outsider Simms seems to hold a lot of power at your club and the casualties allways seem to be other people.

Coaches come and go and he remains.

He also seems to do all the signing of players.

Reading the Baraclough piece in the MEN it doesn't sound right.

You seem to have some major issues behind the scenes.

Gerry, thanks for your insightful comments, I can't be d telling you how wrong your perception is - especially on this one.

Well I hope this doesn't cause you too much dissruption for the game tomorow

, but seriously there must be much more to this than you are being told because there is no way you would go and see your union rep if the only reason you had been sent home from work was because you looked poorly.
Not really followed much of your seasons form up to press, but are there alot of problems behind the scenes do you think?

Quote ="13"Wayne Bennett?... ........... ........ '" www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6035964569 Well he isn't heading back to Brisbane... Perhaps Wayne would like the challenge of winning Super League? (Could you imagine? WB at Salford? )

Quote ="13"Wayne Bennett?... ........... ........ '" www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6035964569 Well he isn't heading back to Brisbane... Perhaps Wayne would like the challenge of winning Super League? (Could you imagine? WB at Salford? )

You've more chance of seeing the pope's

than him coming here.

Probably.

You'd have to be near the little boys schhol for that



Though on a serious note that's the kind of big name coach I have said would'nt go amiss to start life of at the new ground.

I think this reflects rather well on Simms, if there are "other" factors to this than have been released think Simms is to be applauded for acting fast and hopefully ushering in a new era in of zero tollerance at the club for behind the scenes cack.

One other scenario that I definately hope is wrong that know one has mooted is that maybe Alker was against the return of SM and Simms doesn't like that? Always got the feeling there is/was no love lost between SM and Alker, just shotting the breeze but a possibility.

Interesting that you don't seem to want Alker around on coaching staff? What's happened there then? Just out of interest.

Not entirely sure many wanted him in the first place, think many know he was a destabilising influence at times during his career. We saw what Lowes was like and feel he's cut from the same cloth, know doubt he'll make a decent coach but not sure 2nd in command at this early stage of his career was a good move.

Think Paul Highton might have been a wiser choice?.

err ... I saw the late Pope