According to the manchester evening news he as been given back the captain job no wonder things are in a mess at the club keep messing the players about

Alker Returns as Red Leader- see www.reds.co.uk alker has been given armband back!c

Alker Returns as Red Leader- see www.reds.co.uk alker has been given armband back!c

good!! If its true it was obvious parker didnt feel comfortable with the job on field as it was still alker shouting out the instructions

FFS.
Player power does rule then.
Are the players who got fined going to get there money back as well.
We are a joke and this just confirms it

Absolute laughing stock and a terrible decision.

Lets just hope that now the mistake has been made that any foolish behind the scenes cack ends and rugby is the only thing that people are concerned about around the club.

Got a sneeky feeling that at some point in the future what exactly has gone on will emerge and some peoples stance on this will prove to have been unwise.

I can see both sides of the argument here.... but overall.... I think I'm pleased for him to be back doing what he does best.

Rob Parker was never the right choice of captain.... mainly due to his playing roll. At Bradford and Warrington he was always used as an impact player, and I still see this being his best roll. Whilst he was captain there was a need to start him.... I hope this now changes.

short term i see it as a good move and hope the squad responds in a positive way.also glad to see rob parker still has an important role to play as well.Think we may see a lot better from him now the pressures off a little.lets hope for a much improved performance against saints and put the jacksonville thing to bed now.

My comment on the decision .... has made the board & coaching weaker, either it was the wrong decision in the first place or they have capitulated to the changing room junta, either way they've been made to look stupid!

Hopefully now the players will concentrate on their performances. Notice they have moved Rob Parker ' sideways' installed as Club Captain, with Alker as ' Team Captain ' .

Will our fans now dispense with their boo boy attitude to Rob Parker who seems to have handled these events with great dignity.

Got to the point now where i dont care. the players dont so why should I.

Alker? Parker? Me? what ever.

Im sure the players can perform better for Mal than they did for Parker

The line from McRae about Parker being instrumental in bringing Malcolm back to the role is a classic - In other words after all the unjustified sh*t Parker got last Friday it's obvious he's gone to McRae and said f*ck this Captain's job for a game of soldiers!









I don't like knocking the club because it only makes matters worse but we really must be the laughing stock of rugby league! From the fans to the players to the coaching staff to the directors. . .we are a joke of a club at the moment!

People on here are amazing.... everyone calling for Rob Parkers head last week the club make a decision on what they think the 'boo boys' are shouting for namely for Rob to be removed and Alker reinstated and still they cant do right for doing wrong.. lets see if it works before we start slagging off everyone concerned with the club bloody hell we cant get any worse.....

that why wilshere pulled out of tomorrows match

Terrible decision. The club have now set a standard and its a low one to say the least. Prepare for the season to get worse as certain playes refuse to play under Alker and who could blame them? Not me.

Saying that at least his pals littler and fitz might start to remember what they are suppossed to do on the field of play now

I did say 64-0
Put that at 100 plus now.
The players Alker has pi$$ed off will no doubt be really impressed with this.
If there was not already two factions at the club then there will be even more so now.
If Salford do win tomorrow(as much hope of that as Citeh winning the Premiership)I will hold my hands up and hail Saviour Malc.

Oh Dear!

I'm not sure who makes these decisions, but the 'club' as some on here call them, are split into two separate sections - one runs the administrative side of things, Dave Tarry et al, and the 'rugby' side of things is run by, well, the 'rugby' side of the club. Neither has a 'real' say in how the other operates...which is a shame, as the admin side of our club is quite professional and one of the best run in the game...says it all really!

I thought Fitzy was our man of the match against Quins, I thought he went looking for work, running the ball out when our forwards wanted an undeserved rest.

this for me is a very weak decision
I hope everyone will now get off Rob Parkers back now though

You missed the 'Lay off Rob Parker' thread after last weeks game then?

Do two wrongs make a right, just have to see what happens, will the two camps join and play or will the division widen.

But If we beat Saints on Friday I will bare my Backside on the Townhall steps

Can't remember that thread, can you show me?

It's official then, St Mal of Alker IS bigger than the club, an absolutely disgraceful decision, the club is losing credibility here. I hope all the idiots cahnting for Mal are happy now because it was probably them booing Rob Parker and the team recently

this will cause even bigger divisions,



what a bloody disgrace,not going tomorrow,dont want it to be interpreted as support for alker,







We are officially the biggest joke in superleague...going to be a long season

I wonder in this if JW has had an input into Alker's reappointment? can't think of a genuine reason why this course of action should have been taken.
As someone else has said this goes to show that Parker has asked not to be onfield captain any longer after the truely shamefull reaction of a section of the so called Reds fans in the shed last week.

I wonder if the team continues to perform in the same manner if the aformentioned fans will turn on Alker in the way they have against Parker, I for one hope that Parker plays out of his skin and excepts the thanks of the true fans of the club and somehow makes his feelings towards the boo boys known.

WE AS A CLUB HAVE TAKEN A MASSIVE STEP BACKWARDS TODAY AND OPENED OURSELVES UP TO RIDDICULE FROM WITHIN THE GAME OR RUGBY LEAGUE.

Lets just give him a 2nd chance and see what happens, things cant get any worse can they

What an absolute farce, once again we have senior players wanting things their own way & the club caves in again. 2 years ago they got Harrison the sack now they've got their mate back as captain despite his transgressions. Are we going to see some effort tomorrow from this camp, if so, can I kindly request that they inform us before they spit their dummies out next time so we can choose whether it's going to be a waste of our time & money in supporting them. Honestly didn't think my pessimism about this season could get much lower about this season but guess what, today's managed to dampen my enthusiasm even more.

As has been pointed out, I hope that fines are being refunded if Florida is now officially forgotten by the club.

By the way I'm surprised players aren't beating down the doors trying to sign for us the amount of power that they're seemingly afforded once they arrive at Salford.

That seems a bit strange strip him of the captaincy and than give it him back, whatever went on in florida must have been brushed up underneath the carpet.