Apart from the Sean Gleeson & possibly Kane Bentley has anyone heard of anyone else who we are looking to sign or is our recruitment complete now? With the anti-tampering deadline over today has anyone heard anything else?

If we get Gleeson and Bentley I'd still like to see one more quality player, cant really think of anyone else thats available though

I'd love to see another top quality half back brought in to partner DH but can't see any available. Smith has too many average games for my liking but maybe Ratchford will show us last seasons promise turn in to consistant performances next season. Maybe a back up winger too?

Gleeson is a winger so can't see us signing another as Gibson can cover there and we're also strongly linked with Reardon.

There's no pleasing some of you.

Even if we don't sign anyone else, we have done extremely well.

Let's not be too disappointed with one or two more signings!!

I for one am looking forward to next season.

Your going to get people moaning no what happens. I also am looking forward to next season, we seem to have developed a really solid team, my only concern is we still have the same coach

True, your only as strong as your weakest link and for me SM is just that, I just hope he doesn't persist with the same negative tactics next season when we have a far greater attacking presence and thus risk unsettling some of the new better quality players.

Looking at the recruitment bit heavy on the forwards in the class dept and not as much in the backs.If the coach doesn't mess Ratchford around I think we have the answer at half.Would really like a dominant quality centre to set the backline alight.

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I wonder if Salford City Reds have considerd getting Mark Smith [Widnes Vikings on board ?

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Thanks for that I'd forgotten the full name of the team we all support.

come on Michigan why start with James rowley? ? He is one of the good guys.

Good call James and English although I would prefer bentley

Simple, it's nothing personal but find on an informal forum such as this his infernal pedantic streak is annoying in the extreme.
We know the team are the Salford City Reds.
We know the players full name.
We know for instance that John Wilky is a man and there is no need for Mr John Wilkinson.

It really isn't a personal thing but it detracts from what are often insightful and well written posts by J R.

You on the Roids these days?

Only when I sit on them

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Mark Smith would be imo a good signing for us

OK
We have Ashley Gibson & Mark Henry , Chris Nero & Phil Bailey
All officially ' Centres ' although they have covered Wing & 2nd Row roles respectively
Jodie Broughton on Wing

Rumoured in's
Sean Gleeson ' Centre ' Wakefield
Stuart Reardon ' Wing - Fullback ' Bulls
Martin Aspinwall ' Wing - Centre ' Giants
Greg Johnson ' Wing ' a team 'Giants'

that's probably the strongest selection we've had available to us for many a year . especially if you add Ratchford in his capacity as utility cover aswell

do you think weve got to many versatile players instead of specialist players for that certain position like weve not got 2 decent out and out wingers and weve got about 4 cum 2nd rowers/wingers if you get what im trying to say!!!

I think in this day and age players have had to become the 'Utility Player' that was once seen as just someone who can cover for injuries.

Centres play in the pack. Second-rowers play centre. Loose Forwards play stand-off. Stand-offs play hooker. etc etc

In my opinion, having so many versatile players can only be a good thing in todays constantly changing RL.

Typo corrected.

Smith is past his best and I'm not convinced he was ever up to SL standard TBH.

I remember in the old days a versatile player was someone who drank, bitter, mild. lager and cider

J.J still does.

Now that's what I call a cocktail.