Apparently yours now. Pretty p*ssed off myself but you now have the best halves in the league, Chase and Smith.
Think I might move down Salford

Don't forget the best young halfback in Super League in Theo Fages.

My god! now that would be a dilema, salford or Wakey? I'd sod it all mate and move some where nice!

Hope this is true as we need a good half back next to chase next year and have theo as back up

Will it be cash plus player to Wakefield and is he going the other way in exchange to the French national coach's team?

Yes , we need a good half back to partner Theo , when Chase is on his habitual grade A-B ban ...

Bet we're Looking out another Top 2nd rower to cover for Hock's 5-6 games on the sideline too.

I'd seriously doubt it.

Theo has more invested into Salford than just a contract. Who knows?

I wouldn't swap Theo for anyone in Super League.

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this will be the best thing to happen in Salford in years, it will be no doubt that this should secure your place in the super league and keep you away from the negation battle

Best half pack pairing in Super League.

IF both Smith & Chase sign and are our half backs for next year then lets hope they get a good pack to play behind. Potentially as devastating partnership in the league there is/will be if they get time & space to work.

Smith and Fages?

Fages won't get anywhere near the game time he's had this year, next. He'll be bench player/cover at best!

I hope Theo is managed wel. After being in the first team and performing so well this season it must be going to be rather frustrating to become a second fiddle especially if the side starts to gel into a winning one!

I'd be really disappointed if we lose Smith but I'd like to see the French kid at Wakefield if he does go.

It wont happen I'm afraid.

Obvious question do we need Smith?

He's without doubt a good player but I think Fages and Chase would be an amazing pairing who would create a bucket full of tries. I'd hate to see Theo's development stalled because I'm sure we have a future star on our hands.

Next season is clearly about maximum impact.
Player development may need to have a one season break and resume in 2015

doesn't make a damn about next season if P&R is back you could quite easily drop at any time so why put player development on the back burner

I was being light hearted !

Of course we need a player of Tim Smiths quality, he absalutely ruined us this year at the SCS, I've said this about theo before, in my view he wouldn't of played anywhere near the amount of games had we not of been in fanancial trouble and didn't had to get rid of Holdsworth and Matty Smith, he should only really be getting drip fed into the team next year not having to carry a team on his shoulders at this early stage of his development. So yes, yes we really do need Tim Smith for next year.

I agree with you to a degree.

The trouble now is after being thrust into the hot seat this year and doing a pretty good job under the circumstances. How does it make him feel to just drop back down the pecking order after basically being one of our stand out players this season? In an ideal world he would have been drip fed into the first team, but he's been thrown in at the deep end and performed above expectations. When you've already proved you can do it with a sub-standard side around you it must be difficult to be told you're going to be second fiddle in a much better side.

Of course, he may be perfectly happy, and he seems to be a level-headed lad who sees that his age is an advantage. He'll be our number one choice at some point in the next few years. Hopefully, he'll be patient enough.

Can I ask what makes you so sure ? You've just signed one of our star players that signed a 2 year extension a couple of months back, so what makes you so certain that we haven't asked for a very in experienced, un proven player in return ? If you wanted Smith it was on our clubs terms, not yours.

Not saying we have but I certainly wouldn't be so quick to write it off.

Oh course, Tim Smith might just be option 2, if there is a problem with the visa for Chase. Just a thought.