Makes sense. Lee’s strongest asset is his defence and he’ll get through a shed load of work at loose whilst offering another source of attacking threat. I imagine he’ll operate similar to Jon Wilkin at Saints.

I’m looking forward to a team which includes Mullaney, Chase, Smith, Tomkins, Lee and Fages.

Spot on Early bath! Nearly full strength just Rapira & Griffin missing!

Lee is far more suited to 13 and it's good to see that Theo will reprise his role as interchange hooker. Pack looks strong. Just hope that our defense out wide has been addressed this week.

On paper we look like favourites tonight. The bookies have given Bratfurt an 8 point start too. Lets hope we can push on from a really good win in the Cup last week. Come on Salford!

This will be the strongest team Bradford have been able to field all season tonight. They've got four recognised props available and both their half-backs.

It will be tougher than it would have been a week or two ago, but we should be beating teams like Bradford if we want to be in the mix come the end of the season. Must win.

What's happening with Dominic Manfredi ? Not heard anything about hs injury.

He went back to Wigan after learning his injury would keep him out for the duration of his 4 week loan spell.

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Sorry but that's a disgrace, Theo has been one of the few players who have achieved on a regular basis this season.

Harris is notorious for selecting his favorites and freezing others out. Expect Theo to get very little game time if his face doesn't fit with Iestyn.

Fages is a halfback, and he will I'm sure play many times for us in the future as a halfback or as I like to call the position, outside halfback (better than stand-off).

If Harris thinks that dropping/ leaving out Theo Fages is the way to endear himself to the majority of Salford fans,then he had better take a deep breath.
Theo has been a top performer over the last year,he has the heart of a lion,and has been loyal to the cause.
Theo deserves better and the new coach should have this pointed out to him.
Allez Theo!!

22-6 at half time to Salford
#justsaying

IF FANS PICKED TEAMS THEN WE'D ALL BE RELEGATED... GOOD SHOUT IESTYN, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING ...Sorry Caps lock on

Joking apart,I didn't see that team selection coming.
Too soon to suggest that he's sidelining Theo.
He's class and will be fine

Warrior,how could you possibly know that it is a " good call Iestyn "
Maybe we would be 40 up WITH Theo. How do I know.
Read my point,he will not endear himself to the majority of Salford fans.

Can't remember when we last had 2 away wins on the bounce, especially 2 away wins over the hills.

Still too many points conceded though.

To be honest, MR, I'm just thankful of every two points this season. Avoiding the drop is the biggest thing for us. Progress up the table is second, and play-offs is third.

Wasn't suggesting that dropping Fages was a good shout, all i'm saying is he picked a team to win a game and it looks like he did just that..if you listen to the fans on the message boards then you would lose more than you would win (that's any team not just Salford)

"If you start listening to the fans, you'll end up with them" - W Bennett. Hahahahahahaha, brilliant.

Quite right. On a completely different issue, asso. football should abolish the off-side rule, it's so negative and spiteful, and increase the length of the pitch to 112m, and have lines in metres not yards, like 10m centre circle, 15m penalty box 7m wide goal, 2.5m high goal and 10m penalty spot, but the 'keeper can move anywhere inside his 5m goal kick box at any time. I might watch it then.

Harris can play Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse for me as long as we win.

On a positive note Logan Tomkins had a blinder.

Credit to Harris already as we played with deeper lines and our defence was in the oppo`s faces much quicker.

Pulatea & Tasi outstanding tonight but Meli still a concern.

Tompkins was brilliant, hock gets better and better, and as ive said before meli does some great stuff but could do so much more.

Harris made the right call to drop Theo. Can we all please remember that Theo is a 19 year old half back, not a hooker. It's a credit to the kid that he can play so well in an alternative position but that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Continuing to play Theo at 9 will do him much more harm than good in the long run.

Plus, Tomkins had an outstanding debut.

Ps - how many points should we have scored last night? Once we become much more clinical, someone is going to be on the end of a good hiding.

What is it with fans on this site and Fages?!?! He is not ready for SL yet, does he have potential? Yes but not now. He needs to improve on his distribution, kicking game and needs to beef up. At the moment, he off plays off the cuff, no structure, he's raw but his game will improve the more mature he becomes. I stint in the championship would do him world of good. The obsession with Fages and meant for me the better prospect Sneyd has gone unnoticed as is now proving his worth at Cas. Sneyd brings a lot more in my opinion and I hope we tie him down on a long term contact. I do think Theo has done a decent job as an impact hooker but he gets targeted to easy. For me we should not of even brought Logan in when the only natural hooker we have is allowed out on loan?

It's cringeworthy to people knocking Harris after one game cos he dropped the blue eyed boy!