Matt Parish was never first choice... he wasn't even 2nd or 3rd choice... the club made a right royal hash of the whole process and are likely to do just the same again. Parish was a desperate choice as they didn't want to come back from Australia with nobody. What we got was somebody who didn't know anything about the club... hence the reason it was probably so easy to talk him into it. He got here... and it wasn't a pretty picture... most of us knew that anyway.

It's hard to know where to begin... and my position as a moderator on here prevents me from saying exactly what I think.

Maybe those who have defended everything the club do in recent weeks... those who have a pop at any of us with the slightest negative comment... will now take off those rose tinted glasses and realise what we have here.... a great big bloody mess of a club.

No it doesn't. Just don't swear or say anything libellous.

Well done, Matt. You are the first coach to exit Salford without their reputation being so low that their career is effectively finished.

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I tried to tell a few home truths last week hoping to break things in gently but you still get the blind faith brigade ignoring everything!

One day as this is only the tip of the iceberg they will finally take those specs off mate!

"To lose one coach, Mr Wilkinson, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose three in one year looks like carelessness."
apologies to Wilde

we are a laughing stock

it just shows how much the board etc care about the club - they dont - all the wilky is great and simms are great people should wake up. They dont care about Salford if they did they would have made the changes as Parish said and we all can see are needed. Its not all about money its about professionalism and we are a joke.

All these idiots who go on about Parish being 2nd 3rd or 5th choice etc should take heed who appointed him? Their top choice is at Hull cos we wouldn't wait.

How can Parish's reputation be tarnished, the bloke came in and acted honestly and told people the truth -which they didnt like - tarnished? rubbish it will be enhaced - everyone with in the game knows how badly this club is run.

Matt Parish :-
Games 6, Won 1 - Drawn 0 - Lost 5 , Points for - 96, points against - 196 .


His reputation , when it comes down to it ..

That's where the problem lies Iain... Not sure I could refrain from either

Not sure I agree with that.

I feel let down because he had a job to do and he walked. There may be personal reasons but if he really wanted to change things at the club or had issues with certain people at the club he should have tried to work his way round them.

Lots of people in lots of jobs have had issues within their working lives. They don't all walk.

Silk purse... Sow's ear

It matt we did trust...in the board we do not

TBF you cant polish a turd, especially one that had been left by Mcrae!

He has shown some willing by getting the team in earlier than most other clubs, and he paints a good picture of himself in the press with what he says, but his treatment of some players towards the end of the season was shocking and a lot of the squad will be glad to see the back of him.

If he was deceived by the club or his own research into it wasn't up to scratch I don't know, but he has wanted out for a long time and I suspect he has only stayed because he needed some form of employment.

The club are running with a reduced salary cap for 2012, with money going towards the cost of new offices (presumably at the stadium) so whoever is coming in has very little room to maneouvre.

Perhaps we aren't crediting him with any intelligence here... perhaps he realised what too many on here can't.... while the current set up at the club is in place... he had no chance... absolutely no chance. He was just wasting his time banging his head against a brick wall.

He wasn't wearing the blinkers that too many on here wear.

Matt Parrish could talk the talk but nothing more.
He will have known what he was walking into but couldn't hack it.
Upsetting people may be a popular way of getting support from the Turkey,but it's no way to start a new job.
Basically he's a sad excuse for a prospective career coach and I would be staggered if he ever holds down a Head Coach job in Oz. Whinging Aussie is how I described him on another link last night and that's about it.
Those who are influential in the game were NOT impressed by him at all.
He's missed a great opportunity to prove what HE could do rather than highlight the failings of others.
John Wilkinson appointed him,so clearly got it wrong and I suspect he is big enough to admit that.
He should also realise that the Scarlet Turkey does not control who the Club appoints next as half the posts are from interested bystanders who say they wont go to games.
Personally I'd go for a quick appointment and a safe pair of hands which brings in Noble or Kear.
Neither present a huge risk whilst the other suggestions are big on potential and low on achievement.
Just like Parrish,really !

F'king hell! I couldn't care less about this squad or players anymore they whinge no matter who we have in charge its not just a muck about with there mates FFS

To be fair you couldn't really judge him off those last few games on coming over. This season and probably more importantly the next would have been the mark of his coaching prowess.

However now it's all irrelevant, 'cos he's gone.

Anyone know when the next plane out to Aus is from ringway? Perhaps we could go say good bye to him?

It never fails to amaze me how people will use this as an excuse to get rid of the coach. Why do people think that rugby players should only work for a coach they are pally with? It's a fecking job. If you don't like the boss then feck off!!

WTF am I reading are some of these people on this planet - Noble said before Parish was appointed that he didnt want the job - why is he gonna want it now?

I just cant believe what I am reading from some people on here. Parish upset the players- how? cos he told ones he didnt want that they wernt in his plans cos he told feka to lose weight or Sidlow to put some effort in. He made holdsworth come back early to train with is teammates rather than when he wanted 2 after christmas.

Your fecking idiots to be defending the indefensible. no wonder wilky and the rest feel they can sh*t on us. You lot are crying for more

For those of you who want a detailed explanation from the club of why Matt left, I would'nt hold your breath. The club are in a solid position there. Matt left, they didnt terminate his contract, so it wouldnt surprise me if they've added the "personal reasons" to make it look better.

As mentioned earlier, they've probably said , "look you can leave and we'll leave it at that, as long as we can say this, this and this.

On Matt : It''s obvious it wasnt what he expected so he sorta has a right. Its allso obvious he isnt the man for the job. He wanted to change things and it looks like he doesnt want to do that.

On Protest's : What will they gain us ? who do you want out ? Wilky - Simm's ? If it's Wilky were will that leave us ? Possibly having our SL license removed.

Just heard Simms on GMR - He said he and everyone is totally surprised - Matt come back and all seemed well - however its now obvious he has personal reasons which affect this ?! -

You can imagine the interview JW had with MP back in Aus, big plans, new stadium, sky's the limit...........

Then MP comes over, it isnt what he expected and he has the nerve the tell "Mr Salford" - apparently on a daily basis that there needs to be big changes. The Salford board do not like people to question the regime, or suggest the operation has been run in a "tin-pot" manner.

MP then has a choice, does he change is approach, bank the wages and sit out his contract, or does he walk? All credit to him. My only question to him would be:-
Who did you speak to before taking the job at Salford? if you had done even a small amount of research you would have seen what the club is all about and that there is no money (or appetite) for change.

Never felt so disillusioned as a fan.

DON'T Panic, DON'T PANIC Mr Mainwarring



stick it up em

Cracking image from the Salford Star.

I couldn't care less either I'm just telling it like it is. Although to be fair to 'whinging' players they haven't had a stable coaching setup in years, firstly with McRae (who only spoke to the players three times a week) and Alker (who had a list of problems so long that I won't and can't go into) and now Parish, who told a number of players not to bother coming into work with two games left in the season in an attempt to get them off the wage bill, nothing short of attempting constructive dismissal in my view.

3 words...MANLY SEA EAGLES