I'll get the ball rolling:

1. S Gibson
2. Hodgson
3. Naylor
4. P Williams
5. Hadley
6. Blakely
7. Kerry
8. Cashmere
9. Edwards
10. Eccles
11. Forber
12. Brown
13. Hulme

I've only picked from players i've actually seen play.

I started to do this and fell out with myself over the full-back position:
Charlton. Jack, Gibbo, or Broadbent.
So I gave up!

Don't give up.Paul Charlton head and shoulders over the other three.

My team.

Paul Charlton

Keith Fielding
David Watkins
Chris Hesketh
Maurice Richards

Kenny Gill
Steve Nash

Mike Coulman
Mal Alker
Frank Collier
Geoff Selby
Colin Dixon
Eric Prescott

Gus Risman, Keith Fielding, David watkins, Chris Hesketh, Maurice Richards, Kenny Gill, Steve Nash Mike Coulman Malcolm Alker, Charlie Bott, Colin Dixon, Mark Horo, Eric Prescott subs, Barney Hudson, Paul Charlton Shane Hansen, Peter Smethurst

as im not of the older generation and only being watching on a regular basis for 8 years or so i'd go with

Fitzy (pre achilles injury)
broughton
moule
littler (for workrate and giving 100%)
williams (only been a few games but he looks class at finishing)
dunneman
myler
cashmere
alker
rutcho
swain (workrate/tackling)
adamson (workrate/tackling)
holdsworth

robinson
boyle
korki
coley

Hampson

Mcavoy
Naylor
Martin
Rogers

Blakeley
Lee

Young
Edwards
Eccles
Forber
Savelio
Panapa

And here's 3 more outstanding fb's who probably won't even get a look in: Fletcher, Jack and Hampson. When you consider the talent we have had in all positions over the years, it hard to see how we haven't enjoyed more success.

RUTB ..... I like it

1. G. Broadbent
2. D. Hodgson
3. K. McGuinness
4. N. McAvoy
5. D. Rodgers
6. S. Blakeley
7. G. Clinch
8. C. Stapleton
9. M. Alker
10. S. Rutgerson
11. P. Highton
12. D. Brown
13. C. Beverley (Had to fit Sir Clifford in somewhere)

14. S. Littler
15. A. Dunneman
16. N. Baynes
17. P. Leuluai

Coach: A. Gregory

Fitzpatrick

Hodgson
McGuiness
Littler
Henry

Dunneman
Clinch

Cashmere
Alker
Rutgerson
Coley
Swain
Charles

Highton
Stapleton
Haggerty
Beverley

Coach: K. Harrison

(With sincere apologies to the true Saford greats, I never had the pleasure to watch).

Here's mine;
1. Carriage
2. Langi
3. Talau
4. Kirk
5. Barnett
6.....

Whoops sori thought you said crapest team!

Try again

1. Gary Jack
2. Fata Sini
3. Peter Williams
4. Scott Naylor
5. Jodie Broughton
6. Paul Shaw
7. Andy Greg / Dan Holdsworth
8. Dai Young
9. Peter Edwards
10. Ray Cashmere
11. Paul Forber
12. John Cartwright
13. Sam Panapa

1.Paul Charlton
2.Fata Sini
3.David Watkins
4.Chris Hesketh
5.Phil Ford
6.Kenny Gill
7.Steve Nash
8.David Young
9.Mark Lee
10.Ray Cashmere
11.Paul Forber
12.Geoff Selby
13.Sam Panapa
14.John Cartwright
15.Colin Dixon
16.Paul Shaw
17.Peter Williams

Of those I've seen in their prime:
Charlton
Sini
Watkins
Hesketh
Richards
Baker
Nash
Coulman
Lee
Young
Selby
Cartwight
Panapa
subs:
Dixon & Forber
Gill &Williams
Nr misses for Peter Edwards, Richard Webster, Paul Shaw and Sean Rutgerson

For what i have seen then mine would be
1, Gary Jack
2, Tex Evans
3, Scott Naylor
4, Peter Williams
5, Phil Ford
6, Steve Blakley
7, Andy Greg/Mark Lee ( carnt decide)
8, David Young
9, Malc Alker
10, Rutcho ( but cliff Eccles ran very close)
11, Paul Forber
12, John Cartwright
13 Chris Charles







Subs Nathan McAvoy, Mike Gregory, Steve Gibson, Ray Cashmere, Sam Panapa
Coach - Karl Harrison

Maybe not the best available team over the past 22 years of my Salford supporting life but for various reasons (ability, class, comedy value

) here's my XIII......,

Jack (pure class)
Jodie (pure pace)
Naylor (bit of beef in the centres)
Wilshire (bit of class)
Fordy (the sidestep + comedy value) (Hodgy just missed out)
Stevie B (my fave player of that era)
Reg/Andy Greg
Youngy (old school prop)
Alker (fantastic servant & defence)
Cashmere (irreplaceable)
Coley (pre you know what)
Buffer (no explanation needed)
Hulme (cracking player, punched above his weight)
Coach: Harrison

I would go with the following from my era:

1. Broadbent
2. Broughton
3. Naylor
4. McAvoy
5. Hodgson
6. Blakeley
7. Gregory
8. Rutgerson
9. Alker
10. Cashmere
11. Forber
12. Wild
13. Holdsworth

14. Dunemann
15. Stapleton
16. Young
17. Panapa

18th man would be Coley
Coach. Parrish

Damn this is hard. I just can't pick a team I'm 100% with. There's too many class players over the years...

Charlton
Fielding
Watkins
Hesketh
Richards
Gill
Nash
Coulman
Alker
Rutgerson
Dixon
Cartwright
Prescott

Subs - Baker,Gibson,Stapleton,Hulme

I'm with you on that, I've been trying to sort out my best team for years, one or two are nailed on but other than that I'm really struggling as its difficult to know who to leave out.

i really cant believe some of you lot have littler in your best side.Proves you probabaly have never played the game or watched the game tactically....

1 .P.Charlton
2 k.Fielding
3. C.Hesketh
4 D.Watkins
5 M.Richards

6. K.Gill
7. S.Nash

8. I.Sherratt
9. M.Alker
10.C.Dixon
11. M.Coulman
12. J.Cartwright
13. E.Prescott

subs. A.Coley. D.Hulme. P.Shaw. P.Ford.

1) Gibbo
2) Tex Evans
3) Naylor
4) McAvoy
5) Sini
6) Blakeley
7) Shaw


Young
9) Lee
10) Cashmere
11) Buffer
12) Hulme
13) Panapa

Coach - Andy Greg

1 gary jack
2 jodie broughton
3 scot martin
4 peter williams
5 fata sini
6 steve blackley
7 craig coleman
8 ray cashmere
9 paul groves
10 david young
11 stephen wild
12mick worral
13 mick mctegue

Subs
14 Geoff selby
15 terry o'conner
16 steve kerry
17 luke adamson

Coach matt parrish
This was tough loads of players miss out

....the next one



I've seen some awesome talent and honest endeavour over my years watching my hometown club , but the best Salford team ..I sincerely hope I haven't seen that yet.

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1 Charlton
2 Fielding
3 Watkins
4 Hesketh
5 Richards
6 Gill
7 Brennan
8 Ward
9 Alker
10 Cartwright
11 Coulman
12 Dixon
13 Prescott

Subs Jack Burgess Nash Duffy and Frank Collier.

Since I never saw some of the great teams from the 70s, or much of the players before the mid 90s, I'd go with:

Broadbent

Sini
Naylor
Moule
Broughton

Blakeley
Dunneman

O'Connor
Edwards
Cashmere
Coley
Cartwright
Panapa

So it's raw power and size in the forwards, then the class of Blakeley, Dunneman, Moule and Naylor in the backs. With the added benefit of Sini's power, the speed of Broughton and the heart of Gary Broadbent.

As much as I think Patten is a talented player, he could do with a little bit more of Broadbent's heart.

With a pack that certainly wouldn't get dominated, and talented backs, I believe that team could win super league.