quite clearly he cant be bothered with us anymore ,just like most of the team seem to have thrown the towel in!

quite clearly he cant be bothered with us anymore ,just like most of the team seem to have thrown the towel in!

Apart from win a grand final?

No, I seem to be getting a few bites.

... from people who think you look like a "complete lover".

Listen to you Wire-supporting colleague.


Back to the OP, 12 months ago I would've been gutted at the thought of losing Ratchford.

Now, partly because it's inevitable, I'm fairly nonplussed.

If you don't mind, no. It winds you lot up saying it.

Ratch can go for me if he feels it's best for him! He probably won't play in his prefered position for us, so go else where and do so. Just like Jordan turner did, but he's still playing in the centres!

Lord Tony Smith more like Michael Carroll

Think Ratchford need to stop trying the flick pass! OK it worked in France but really he over uses it now and with little success and Jodie's tries have dried up and as they say a winger is only as good as his .

And a centre is only has good has is backs,and the backs r only has good has the forwards.you could go on all night about it you couldn't blame the lad if he went especially the way the club has been this year.

Hopefully he plays for the club which he feels is the best for him, be it Salford, Wigan or Warrington. Lets just hope he's left to choose his own destiny and people respect that.

no he will play for the club which is best for his agent.

What would you do in is situation? That's what is agent gets payed for

I know and I am not critical of it, but sometimes as we have seen whats best for the agent is not best for the player, from football Shaun Wright-Phillips move to Chelsea for instance. Just hope it is what Stef wants.

Lets be honest, no one can blame him if (when?) he goes. We should have built a team around the likes of Ratchford in the 3 years since getting a franchise, instead he has spent most of the time playing wing/centre/full back/sub.

Can't blame him if he wants to go to a bigger club.
His best games for us were from centre.
He's undoubtedly a talent but I just have a sneaking feeling he's not quite as good as some think .
I could be wrong,we will see !

Fully agree with every word of that

wise words Pev wise words, if i was him, id bulk up in the summer and look at improving his centre play, he would be world class imo

Players come and go. It would be a shame to lose Ratch but life goes on. I truly think if he does go he would be missed less than you think. He's clearly talented but has not commanded a regular position in the team (For lots of reasons, I know) Our core positions of 1, 6, 7, and 9 are pretty strong and we wouldn't be losing one of those core positions. Of course it's nice to have the best players fill the rest of the team, but he's a young lad and he should do what's best for his career.

Some people on here make out that there will protests in the street, wailing and tears from the Salford masses if he goes. Just like the same people said about Myler (Who was a core position) and when he left, what happened?

It really wasn't that bad.

Players come and go, it's part of the game. What we have to hope for is that if he does go, our new coach will bring someone else in to make us forget about Ratch and concentrate on Salford City Reds...

I would hate to see Stef go (especially to Warrington) but with how he has been treated over the years can you really blame him ?
It is sad to see a home grown talent leave, but that is life.
Myler going meant we got Dan Holdsworth and Stef will hopefully be replaced by someone of similar stature.
If he does go to Warrington it will be very interesting to see the Myler/ Stef combination, it was not a sparkling success at Salford was it ?
Lets just hope against Warrington this weekend he does not have the same attitude as Myler did at the same period a couple of years back



p.s Anyone seen Stef at any Music concerts, or suddenly apopearing with a brand new car.

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Like the man said , life goes on

Wouldn't play 6 for us.

was thinking the same thing and would prob turn out (size wise) like paul newlove back in the day

I think we'd look at him playing fullback when Brett Hodgson retires. I might be wrong, I think TS would look at using his skill set joining the attack.