Salford City reds Head Coach Shaun McRae has just stated on Manchester Radio that Stefan Ratchford has been playig with an injury and needs to rested!

He also stated that at this time he is short of outside backs.

In my opinion if Stefan Ratchford is carrying an injury then rest him [uNOW[/u before any long term damage is done to the lad.

In tonights clash against the Castleford Tigers we need 17 100% fit players out on the paddock...If not we will get turned over for sure.

COME ON COACH McRAE MAKE THE RIGHT DECSION TONIGHT.....

That's diabolical.....not the threat, the pretence that anyone from Salford could be cool

the rain looks set for the day..so rest stefan cant risk further injury..

How long into the game until Shenton stands Littler up and shows him how to be a real SL centre?? I'll go for 4 minutes

Littler is not even sure to be playing in the centres tonight, he could find himself in the second-row or even at stand-off ...


I think it's best to wait and see who runs out tonight for the warm up.

Wherever he plays he's utterly gash

After playing for the last 150 games on the trot I think the lad is entitled to have a bad game every now and then.

In my opinion theres a few more of our present squad who are in front of Stuart Litter on the poor perfomances of late.

But I suppose on this matter we will have to agree to disagree.

It says an awful lot about us as a club that someone of Stuart's limited ability has played so many games in a row...I'm not saying he doesn't try or give 100% every week as that's the least of his problems

Hmmmm. That's not something that's been mentioned anywhere before...... apart from on here...... all the time...... since September. Nice to see the penny has dropped.

STU HIS ON THE BENCH TURNER CENTRE WALTON DROPPED

Personally I think had Fitzpatrick been up to task of playing Fullback, and had White/Talau/McGillvray not been injured I doubt Stu would have figured much at all this year, particularly in the centre position.

Is this so we can utilise his astute kicking game, good pair of hands and deadly side-step to their maximum potential?

According to Sky sports Ratchford is playing at stand Off tonight.

I dont think many on here will be agreeing with you James about Araldite Littler. Loyal yes but Fortunate?

According to the Commentators the Ref isn't helping us again.

Boring, boring, boring, boring. Two very dull sides with Cas only being slightly better than us.

What the F-ck do you expect in that weather open Rugby get a grip.

a few years back we beat Huddersfield in similar conditions throwing the ball about with no regard to the persistent rain. It can be done, one up rugby is driving crowds away.

To be fair we play open Rugby most weeks and in conditions like tonight it would cost us the game. you done well against us tonight if there was league just on away wins we would be 2 in the league only lost 2 away all season.

Pretty much a yawnfest and I think if the weather had been a bit better we probably would have lost by more.

Myler was pretty much anonymous.

Not really sure how Leuluai got man of the match - he knocked on a few times and was smashed a couple of times in the tackle. Cashmere was easily our best forward again and Wilshere was probably the best of our backs.

McGilvray should have a spot on the wing locked up for now - very enthusiastic player and he had some nice touches along with his try.

Adamson going off screwed us pretty much with Littler finding himself in at second row again - McRae even said on the radio afterwards that he intended to shift Ratchford into the backs earlier during the game and Littler would have come on at centre but that was screwed up by the injury.

Also I never realised that when a defensive player blasts the ball into touch, his side gets the head and feed in the scrum...

Oh and also I turned down a free ticket to go see Doves at City's ground to go and watch that tonight

That was possibly the worst decision I've ever seen...there was absolutely no way it could have been from any of the Salford players...woeful from the ref and TJ...and before anyone says anything about not seeing it, it was directly in front of us - we were the few in the Jeb, rather stupidly!!

Every now and then?! I think you're being a little too kind there, James.

Fair comment 'GT'

To be honest I am very down after what I've seen in the past two weeks from certain players.

But I am already looking forward to next Sunday over at Warrington, and as a fan I suppose thats all we can do at the end of the day.

I think the ref ruled that the ball played the man, and all that Newton, Einstein and Hawkins have stated about gravity and physics is all wrong.