comment posted today and ominous rather than hopeful.
No response on whether these were to be incoming or outgoing but as his brother is probably one of the top players agents in RL there must be a fire behind the smoke.

Add this to the reported claim in the press the investment / handover of the club to new mangement is stalled over 250K bank loan
Add this to the fact there are ex players wages still to be paid and payroll due soon for the incumbent squad

I'm not building my hopes up that it is good news

I know this may mean little, but the takeover is supposed to happen this week according to Twitter. Might have been Martin Saddler or the Club or someone, I can't remember.

We've had the 'imminent' thing for a while but you never know. The Club also said today on Twitter that signings were very close to being announced.

Hopefully the signings will be going the right way...

...At this stage, just getting players in will feel like a huge bonus regardless of their ability.

Worryingly all the rumoured signings fail to make any mention of props.

Don't thing were as short in the backs as some seem to think we are but there is definate need of at least one prop probably two.

Sadler mentions in league express that you'll come in for platt once takeover goes through, although rumour we've heard is that sidlow a coming the other way which won't help your prop situation.

Or yours

It's just been tweeted by Stuart Pyke that Leeds have agreed a transfer for Joel Moon - fee to be paid.

Fab.

Wonder how many transfer fees add up to £250k.

Was just about to post similar.

God knows how we'll pay back the money owed to the council and the foundation as apart from Broughton none of the rest are worth anything.

Would've thought the board and new investors would find a way to pay off the money owed first rather than sell off another asset. Doesn't bode well for the future.

What a frigging mess

Maybe you're just clearing the decks in order to sign Willie Tonga...?

I feel sick. If this is true then Broughton will be next. How the f*ck is one of the fastest wingers in SL going to score tries with f*ck all inside him in the centres? I'd rather Scott Naylor came out of retirement than we re-signed that Platt as well. I've been trying to look on the bright side of things for months now and have kept telling myself that this is going to finally be the dawn of a new era but quite frankly (if true) this has well and truly pi$$ed on my chips

Normally I see the fixtures announced and think "great, can't wait for the season to start" but right now I just don't give a , and that really hurts.

You wonder about the ambition of new investors if they'd rather start with a club with no debt than no players.

It was obvious Moon wasn't staying don't act surprised guys. PV should be fuming by the way.

This club now has been Raped of its assets.
Our home = Sold
Myler = Sold
Ratchford = Sold
Smith = Sold
Holdsworth = Sold
Moon = Sold

All these monies was never re-invested in the club. Expect the sale
of Broughton now. Thanks for raping the club Mr Salford you had the
your own interest at heart not the clubs. You should be wearing a mask.

News of this all but confirmed on twitter by Paul Highton last night. Sad but like he says if his hearts not in it good riddance.

FFS.

Change the record will you.

We all know we are in a mess. We don't need reminding about your own personal Crusade with every post.

Sad news and yet another reason not to renew my season ticket. 3 home games on Sky including a Monday why bother?


Having said that

Our home = Sold many years before we left
Myler = Sold but refused new contract
Ratchford = refused new contract
Smith = refused new contract
Holdsworth = Sold
Moon = Sold

the bottom 2 are simply mercenaries looking for a way out and not convinced trying to hold on would be worthwhile.

Heard that any moon transfer fee may go straight to the rfl to pay off some of the money owed to them by the reds. Any truth in this?

Why single them out and none of the rest? How do you know they've not been forced out or treated unfairly? Either way, can you blame either of them for taking what I would assume to be a better paid contract elsewhere at a club with a bit more stability and certainty about the future than we currently have?

If someone came in and offered you a higher paying job, more job security, better working conditions and so on than you're current employer you'd take it. It's the same for these two. They don't have any emotional connection with the club like we do as supporters, they're professional rugby league players doing a job. It's not like they're holding the club to ransom whilst already earning millions of pounds a week, now, is it?

Yes indeed. The club's clearly struggling for cash and the team will need all the support they can get next season, but as you don't like the fact players are leaving you stay at home, keep warm, put your feet up and watch it all on Sky instead.

'Mercenary' Moon and Holdsworth > No Moon and Holdsworth.

The negative use of mercenary towards them is ridiculous as well. I wish we had a few more 'mercenary' players of their quality in the squad.

Myler = went on to wembley glory and the grand final
Ratchford = went on to wembley glory and the grand final and rep honours
Smith = went to warm the Wigan bench, enough reason WIGAN.
Holdsworth = has gone to ambitious Hull fc and will play with the likes of G.Ellis
Moon = is reported to be off to the champions and world champions.

Who'd swap Salford for the above.