He was superb tonight for the Exiles.

Will he be a Salford player next season?

Yes he was

Yes he will be!

Absolutely brilliant display by DJ helped by good showings from Menzies, Moon, Monaghan and Hodgson down their right. Everything went through Holdsworth and his passing, footwork and defence were all top drawer. Fully deserved mom award, very proud he's a Salford player

I came on here hoping there would be a thread about DJ tonight. He was superb! I remember a conversation a while back about someone saying to him why Salford? His reply I'm lead to believe was something like 'why not' and something along the lines of 'they don't have to be rubbish forever' and I'm here to change that?

Today I learn he may be signing for some other club? Shame on you if you are Danny! I sent you a private PM on facebook a year or so back.

Salford needs the Daniel Holdsworths, ala Shearer and not the dollar chasers ala Robinson! (Ratch your an exception to that rule imo!)

However DJ I wouldn't begrudge your move.

I do hope if he is to move then the club hold firm and demand a decent fee for a very good player.
We only had to see what type of player he was last night with good players all around him. I personally wouldn't be surprised if Leeds looked at a Houldsworth with them looking to refresh an aging and tiring set of players.
At the very least we should be looking at a couple of very good young prospects coming the opposite way in exchange.

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'IF' Holdsworth moves on then so be it

He's under contract for 2013 so of course a transfer fee would be involved.

A lot of people who seem to be in the know keep telling me DJ will be a Hull FC player next season.

Who know's on that one, but after watching DJ last night in that sort of form Salford City Reds need to keep hold of him for as long as they can.

WELL PLAYED LAST NIGHT DJ..[/i

Yes, Well done DJ!

.....................and if he wants to go, then so be it. No point in keeping players who's minds are elsewhere.

Hopefully we can continue building a young, entertaining and enthusastic squad.

I haven't heard that Leeds are interested but I've heard the Hull FC rumours. I hope he stays at Salford to be honest.

He was the best player on the pitch by far last night. Another Salford lad in Ratchford was also pretty good. Fair play to you guys, fingers crossed you can keep hold of them in future! Moon is also a quality player, and if you can carry on to build with players of a similar quality then top eight should be a target in the near future.

Sinfield's Law states "If it's on a fans' forum and it's from a 'reliable source', then it must be true."

Where have you been for the last 12 months? Ratchford plays for Warrington.

If you read it properly you would have read the "fingers crossed you can keep hold of them in future!" bit. I gather he know's he's not at Salford an insinuating if we could keep hold of our talent we'd have a great chance at the top8

Oh yeah

Having watched DJ play many times I feel he's the kind of player who can really play well if he's in the right frame of mind and up for it. I certainly think he's had a far better year this year than last but I still think there is a question mark about his manner and body language at times when the team are really up against it. (Can appear a bit sombre and sulky if its not going his way) I certainly think it's helped his game by releaving him of the captaincy and giving it to Wild.

Let's hope his good form continues.

Let's hope it continues for us and not for Hull, though I fear the worst!

How is that going to happen he's contracted to us for next year. If another club want him for 2013 then they are going to have to throw some money at Salford to release him.

Depends whether Salford want to ease the salary burden or not. Patten was contracted for next year too remember.

Why would they release a contracted player that other clubs are rumoured to be interested in? If they wanted to ease the salary burden they would surely replace those coming out of contract with new players on less money.

I can understand them letting Patten go because he's 32 on big money and wants to simply retire. No doubt the club will keep his registration to prevent another Hudson Smith situation.

Was Patten not contracted for 2 years with the option of 3rd?

Extract from th'advertiser............seems reasonably positive,

[iReds also insist that Daniel Holdsworth’s long-term future is secure at Salford despite on going reports linking him with Super League rivals Hull.

Holdsworth still has a year to serve on his current contract.

Reds’ coach Phil Veivers does not want to lose the former Canterbury player. Veivers already has to find quality replacements for Luke Patten, Matty Smith and possibly Sean Gleeson as well.

Reds’ officials have been speaking with Holdsworth’s agent. There has also been talk of him possibly returning to Australia.

Hull have also been linked with Castleford’s Rangi Chase.

Any move for Holdsworth from a rival Super League club would entitle Salford to demand a transfer fee for the specialist stand off with him being under contract. Holdsworth’s team-mate Luke Patten feels it would be in Salford’s best interests to build a new-look team around Holdsworth.

Patten said: "DJ is a quality player – the stats confirm this. He was a major factor in influencing my decision to come to play Super League and sign for Salford.’’ [/i

It would be folly to try and start afresh with a new half back pairing, put Snyed @ 7 and DJ @ 6 and we've got a year to give Snyed lot's of experience and then look to replace DJ as I have little doubt at the end of next season he will be off.

I'd also look at trying to get hold of the full back at Wigan last week fon a one year loan, as he looked a good prospect and he is highly unlikely to get past their current number one.

Holdsworth noes the position we are in,he might think he needs to better is own position and is future.
If Hull or Leeds come in for him he would be a fool not to go,good luck to him.I don,t think he will be here next season.

If the clubs sell DJ, thats me done!! i won't watch them if they see their best player, he is as good as I have seen in over a decade and to sell him for such a pitiful sum would be the end of the line. If they run their contract out I can just about deal with it but to sell him would be suicide!! Having watched the exiles you can see what a great player he is behind a decent pack a true aston martin player who makes if look eassy, come on salford lets give him the platform to spin his decks!!

Not necessarily. If the club and Holdsworth agree to a release then there would be no fee at all.

And whoever agrees to that needs shooting.........!!!

Would Arsenal let Robin Van Persie go on a free this summer to Man City or Man Utd? or do you think they would get the biggest fee possible for him before his contract run down?





I wouldn't get too carried away with the performance in the Exiles match. Let's be honest it was a second string England that were very poor. I've seen bigger hits in a game of tick and pass.