Just to put a bit of positivity back into the forum, who would your top ten favourite players from the past be?

For me in no particular order.

1. Steve Gibson
2. Tex Evans
3. Steve Blakely
4. Darren Rogers
5. Fata Sini
6. Paul Forber
7. Steve Kerry
8. Peter Williams
9. Ian Blease
10. Gary Broadbent

Steve Blakeley

Heres my 10 of the most entertaining players from the past

1.Paul Shaw
2.Neil Baker
3.Steve Gibson
4.Chris Hesketh


5.John Pendlebury
6.Ken Gill
7.Phil Ford
8.John Cartwright
9.Keith Fielding
10.David Watkins

All Great Players in there own eras when any of these players had the football in there hands you knew 9/10 something special would happen.

I dont mind coming out from the woodwork for these! Always nice to remember times when it wasnt a chore to support Salford. My cult heroes in no particular order:

1. Tex Evans.
2. The original Gibbo.
3. Littler.
4. Paul Forber.
5. Naylor (the first time).
6. Neil Baynes.
7. Paul Highton.
8. Dai Young.
9. Broadbent.
10. Blakeley.

I could go on forever but a few honourable mentions - Peter Edwards, Shane Hansen (mainly for his try celebration!), Cartwright, Tassell, Panapa, Eccles, Clinch, Hancock (mainly for the beard/bald head combo and his incredible training routine in the gym), Mark Lee, Hulme........

1. Paul Charlton

Sadly non of the current squad make it.

01. David Young.
02. Peter Edwards.
03. Fata Sini.
04. Richard Webster.
05. Paul Forber.
06. Gary Jack.
07. Joel Moon.
08. Buddha.
09. Andy Gregory.
10. Mark Henry.

Ah, David Hulme. If only we had 13 David Hulmes in our side now, we'd be in the playoffs.

I've got more than ten, but in no particular order...

1. Paul Shaw
2. Shane Hanson
3. Steve Gibson
4. Mark Lee
5. Clinch the Pinch
6. Tex
7. Forber
8. Hancock
9. Jack
10. Panapa

Christ how good would we be with our usual 14 players if they were all David Hulme

Paul Forbe
Sam Panapa
Fata Sini
Paul Shaw
Teflon Tex
Peter Edwards
Esene Faimalo
Andrew Duneman
Stefan Ratchford
Anthony Grosvenor

1. Gary Broadbent
2. Steve Blakeley
3. Paul Highton
4. Stuart Littler
5. Darren Rogers
6. Gavin Clinch
7. Kevin McGuinness
8. Andrew Dunemann
9. Neil Baynes
10. Sean Rutgerson

If I had to pick a coach from my time as a Salford fan, I'd definitely go with Karl Harrison.

In no particular order and off the top of my head:

1 - Steve Blakely.
2 - Peter Williams.
3 - Fata Sini.
4 - David Hulme.
5 - Ray Cashmere.
6 - Nick Pinkney.
7 - Andrew Dunemann.
8 - Adrian Hadley.
9 - Steve Kerry.
10 - Darren Brown.

Charlton
Richards
Watkins
Gill
Dixon
Coulman
Peter Williams,no substitute for class!
Forber
Webster
Gibbo

I've got a different take on this as it seems to me we've had over my time watching some very good props.

01. David Young.
02. Sean Rutcherson.
03. Ray Cashmere.
04. Paul Highton.
05. Craig Stapleton.
06. Shane Hanson.
07. Terry O'Conner.
08. Michael Korkidas.
09. Ian Blease.
10. Esene Faimalo.

Add Malcolm Yates !

1. Karl Fitzpatrick
2. Dave Hodgson
3. Stuart Littler
4.
5. John Wilshere
6. Andrew Dunemann
7. Gavin Clinch
8. Ray Cashmere
9. Malcolm Alker
10. Sean Rutgerson
11. Andy Coley
12.
13. Chris Charles

Coach - Karl Harrison

Omitted 4 and 12 as during the 15 years or so I followed Salford, I never saw more than one Centre or Second Row who were any better than the other several dozen that all played there.

Steve Nash
Watkins
Fielding
Richards
Dixon
Gill
Peter Smethurst
Blease ( homegrown )
Chris McGreal ( local lad played with one eye )
Charlton ( Legend )

Sorry for getting a bit nostalgic but if we can recreate those days again I will die a happy man. Over to you Doc.

I'd have Moule as the other centre, class.

P.Charlton
K.Fielding
D.Watkins
C.Hesketh
M.Richards
K.Gill
S.Nash
M.Coulman
C.Dixon
E.Prescott

Or away from the greatest side I ever watched.

G.Jack
S.Gibson
D.Stephenson
P.Williams
M.Hancock
M.Offiah
N.Baker
A.Gregory
D.Young
G.Selby

1) Paul Charlton, Top fullback,better than B .Slater as he could tackle
2) Wally McArthur, Wing, Faster than Offiah( but played in a crap Salford team)
3) Ken Gill, Stand Off, could put a man through the eye of a needle
4) Chris Hesketh, Centre, could wriggle out of tackles
5) Billy Banks, Scrum Half, If you did not see him you missed watching a genius and a showman, the crowd loved him
6) Stefan Rathford, Don't need to say anything about Stef
7) Charlie Bott Prop, Tough no nonsense hard working Prop


Colin Dixon, Second Row, Fast classy forward
9) Hugh Duffy, Loose Forward, played the same time as Wally McArtur in a poor team, always breaks in attack
10) Ray Cashmere, Similar to Big Charlie Bott

Then there's Watkins , Richards, Just thought about Jackie Brennan

Lots of good memories there. Lets hope next season we have plenty more favourites

Bloody hell,Roy,you're showing your age.
I only just remember him !

1. Neil Baynes
2. David Major
3. Paul Forber
4. Mick McTigue
5. Ray Cashmere
6. Craig Stapleton
7. Colin Dixon
8. Shane Mata'afa Hansen
9. David Hulme
10.Peter Edwards

after last weeks gutless performance up front, a nice mix of tackling machines and forwards that liked to ' introduce ' themselves whilst doing the hard yards.

Favourite players since I've been watching, not necessarily the best players but the ones who I had a soft spot for or always gave 100% :

Gavin Clinch
Craig Stapleton
Stu Littler
Malcolm Alker
Andrew Dunnemann
Fata Sini
Karl Fitzpatrick
Gary Broadbent
Stefan Ratchford
David Hodgson

Billy Banks - Five foot nothing and bald at 25. Great player in a poor team.

Here's my list you might get the idea I'm stuck in the late 60s early 70s...

David Watkins
Chris Hesketh
Paul Charlton
Colin Dixon
Mike Coulman
Bill Burgess
Keith Fielding
Steve Nash
Ken Gill
Maurice Richards