In there any truth in this story in the Manchester Evening News today

Or is it just paper talk yet again.....

Leave to go where?

The M.E.N. state that an ambitious championhip club are showing interest in Malcolm Alker

I would say that is more his level these days. He tries hard and always give 100% but he simply hasnt got the pace or the attacking threat that a hooker needs in Super League these days.

Doubt Mal would leave after being given the assistant coaches job, think more and more he'll be the starting hooker for JS to come on after 20 minutes and Mal either come of or move into the 2nd row.

He isnt the player he was but he is still our best tackling machine down the middle of the park and we can ill afford to lose him for that reason alone.

cant see it as hes just taken up a coaching role with us

Matthew Diskin --- Malcolm Alker

Leeds --- Salford
Position 9 --- Position 9
Shirt number 14 --- Shirt number 9
Appearances 24 --- 27 Appearances
Tries 3 --- 1 Tries
Try assists 2 --- 7 Try assists
Goals 0 --- 0 Goals
Drop Goals 0 --- 0 Drop Goals
Meters 1368 --- 1395 Meters
Carries 253 --- 257 Carries
Tackles 600 --- 981 Tackles
Offloads 20 --- 7 Offloads
Attacking Kicks 4 --- 10 Attacking Kicks
Runs from dummy half 215 --- 224 Runs from dummy half
Tackle Busts 39 --- 7 Tackle Busts
Marker tackles 69 --- 125 Marker tackles
Clean Breaks 3 --- 2 Clean Breaks
Forty twenty 0 --- 5 Forty twenty
Kicks in general play 8 --- 106 Kicks in general play
Missed tackles 52 --- 40 Missed tackles
Errors 12 ---- 19 Errors
Penalties 8 --- 8 Penalties


Judging by these stats do you also proposed Matthew Diskin Ply his trade in the National Leagues ??
Mal has always made the defense the principle objective! hadn't you noticed ..

are you sure its not his brother marlon??

Excellent statistical analysis. It just shows how much Mal does. Had he been in another SL team all these years I reckon more international recognition would have come his way. I reckon we'll get the season out of him at least and then who knows. Maybe he'll stay on the coaching. Depends how his body feels and if he fancies playing a bit longer?!

The interesting one from all that is the tackle busts

39 V 7


yes Alker tackles overthing that moves but we need the others to take a share.

thats a good shout

It was Malcolm not Marlon, the club was Widnes and he isn't going anywhere.

so yet another no news story

If i'm not mistaken it's Malc's last year of his current contract, maybe his agent is drumming up some interest and using the media to help secure a contract extension? Personally I'd be surprised if Alker wanted to leave by choice, especially with the new coaching role and work about to start at Barton next month.

Not quite a 'no story'. Widnes genuinely declared an interest in a Salford player and the player said thanks but no thanks. The fact that somebody else wanted him and he said no to stay loyal to Salford suggests it was worth of letting the fans know. You'd all be complaining if nothing was said and it was heard on the grapevine.

It could only be Widnes if described as ambitious Cahmpionship Club, certainly not Leigh.

He will wait until the next franchises either that or thought he could never understand Cullen as he uses

too many words for malc.

the MEN is the grapevine

I wouldnt say that Leigh are not ambitious but that their ambition is misplaced

salford & leigh like 2 peas in a pod