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now the squad is complete , what is a realistic aim , squad looks great on paper , lama tasi looks great on youtube , watching junior sau trample all over cockayne on his way to his try against the knights gave us a glimpse of his talents , but theres still a fair few most of us know nothing about going into starting 13 , anywhere from 6th to 8th would be a great season for me , i think us both hull clubs and catalans will be fighting for those spots ,hull kr have recruited well i think and have depth in strength , surprisingly i think hull are the weakest of the 4 , can`t wait for february now , just hope the squad says fit and we can push on to the play offs , lets enjoy it
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Top five will be Wire, Wigan, Saints, Leeds, and Hudds. Which order I don't know. With the exception of London all the other teams could be in any order below those five.
You'd probably say Hull will claim a sixth, seventh or eighth. Seventh and eighth could be any of Salford, Widnes, Wakey, HKR or Catalan. I think Cas could also challenge but will need some luck. I think Bradford and London's situations will do for them what happened to us this season gone.
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I think a lot of how we go will depend on keeping key players fit, in my opinion we have taken a risk on 3/4 very injury prone player: Morley, Rapira, Gleeson and McPherson also H only played 14 games for Wigan last season and missed the World Cup through injury and Danny Williams always seems to pick up a few niggles. If we can keep them all fit for the majority of the season there is no reason why we can’t finish 6/7th as our pack on paper matches up with most in Super League. If as I suspect we don’t manage to keep them all fit then we may be looking at between 10th and 8th. I just hope the medical staff Nobby and the Doc have employed have done all the necessary checks before completing the signings (I’m sure they have by the way)
Anyway here’s to a cracking season and one that we can hopefully enjoy for the first time in a long time.
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In all honesty I think next year will prove a closer SL then ever before. I think we are honestly capable of 6th or 7th, I am not being over confident here I am just looking at what we have and more importantly what cover we have. If nobby can get them to gel and more importantly keep them disciplined then why not?
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| Quote ="Ave It!"I think a lot of how we go will depend on keeping key players fit, in my opinion we have taken a risk on 3/4 very injury prone player: Morley, Rapira, Gleeson and McPherson also H only played 14 games for Wigan last season and missed the World Cup through injury and Danny Williams always seems to pick up a few niggles. If we can keep them all fit for the majority of the season there is no reason why we can’t finish 6/7th as our pack on paper matches up with most in Super League. If as I suspect we don’t manage to keep them all fit then we may be looking at between 10th and 8th. I just hope the medical staff Nobby and the Doc have employed have done all the necessary checks before completing the signings (I’m sure they have by the way)
Anyway here’s to a cracking season and one that we can hopefully enjoy for the first time in a long time.'"
I've thought about the injury situation, and provided we don't lose all our new recruits at once, would you be unhappy to see the likes of Ashurst, Walne(s) and Dixon deputising for them? I don't see many teams in the league with much greater strength in depth. For what it's worth, Rapira played 26 games for the Cowboys in 2012, since recovery from ACL surgery takes roughly six to eight months at best I think we can over look the fact he only played 14 games in 2013. |
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I think we would have to be happy with 6th - 8th but would hope for higher and stranger things have happened (e.g. our last excursion into the play-offs), even if we finished 9th I wouldn't be too disappointed given what we had to endure last year but anything lower would be terribly disappointing. I just want to see some exciting games where we compete and play some attractive rugby to be honest.
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| Quote ="LincolnDEVILSFan"I've thought about the injury situation, and provided we don't lose all our new recruits at once, would you be unhappy to see the likes of Ashurst, Walne(s) and Dixon deputising for them? I don't see many teams in the league with much greater strength in depth. For what it's worth, Rapira played 26 games for the Cowboys in 2012, since recovery from ACL surgery takes roughly six to eight months at best I think we can over look the fact he only played 14 games in 2013.'"
No not at all, I'd be more than happy for the lads you have mentioned to be given a run, in fact I'd be disappointed if we didn't use them even without injuries as it's a long season and they're all more than capable of playing at the required level.
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saw a clip on youtube from a maori news programme about Steve Rapira saying how close to retiring he was because of his knee , but he was making out this was his final throw of the dice and seems to be coming over motivated with a point to prove
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| [url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/salford-reds-brian-noble-dismisses-2941193Brian Noble dismisses claims his team is a bunch of mercenaries[/url
Good piece here from Ex MEN Hack Trevor Baxter,
Quote Noble -“Financially, we have been very prudent and all the players that have come in have something to prove,” he added.
“It’s about the right person for the right role,”
“It’s not about stockpiling people.
“We are always on the look-out for talent but you have got to want to play for the Devils.”'"
Realistic expectations ?
If some of the partnerships gel , then we could be in for some exceptional games.
We could just as likely see a few awful ones as passes go to ground players overrun or slicker opposition exploit the new team not playing ' as a unit ' |
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I don't get where this lack of depth comes from?
Last season we blooded so many of the younger players and none of themlet anyone down, OK they were never going to be bolters for England but they did themselves no harm at all. The thing last season they were coming into a beaten team full of pretty much dead wood, this year if say the Walnes or a Ford came into the squad they will be surrounded by a much higher quality of player who can leak by example.
I personally think anyone who finished above Saints next season will be the winners as they have recruited extremely well and have some brilliant youngsters coming through, for me one of the big 4/5 will struggle and will only just make the 8.
For us I think 8th will be a fair result and a kind draw in the cup to further help spread the word of a resurgent Salford.
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Last season we blooded so many of the younger players and none of themlet anyone down, -- this year if say the Walnes or a Ford came into the squad they will be surrounded by a much higher quality of player who can Leak by example
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leak by example
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| Quote ="middleman"leak by example
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I thought for a minute we'd re-signed Lee Gaskell'"
Hey if I don't know how to spell things how on earth is spell check.
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At Pendleton Gateway meet, Brian Noble said they had planned for a 35 game season. Seeing as the regular rounds come to 27, this means a further 8 games, play off's to the final and a Challenge cup final finish
I'll go with that
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| Quote ="scoot"At Pendleton Gateway meet, Brian Noble said they had planned for a 35 game season. Seeing as the regular rounds come to 27, this means a further 8 games, play off's to the final and a Challenge cup final finish
I'll go with that'"
Our grand total of extra curricula games = 1playoff, spanked by Bradford & a semi final appearance I still have nightmares about.. Can someone remind Brian the title of the thread is realistic aims. |
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When you know your boss is ruthless for success, I think you aim high.
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| Quote ="middleman". Can someone remind Brian the title of the thread is realistic aims.'"
I agree. He should have been saying that finishing 8th would be a stretch and we'll struggle in the knock out competitions |
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Owner Marwan Koukash has revealed shock plans to ignore salary cap rules to turn Salford into a Super League power.
But the impatient City Reds’ chief claims his regulation-bending proposals are already employed by big-spending rivals.
Koukash’s outburst has put him on a collision course with RL bosses, working on a radical overhaul of the sport after the licensing period ends at the end of 2014.
Wigan were docked four points and the last team punished for salary cap overspend violations in 2007.
Salford have never spent up to the £1.8 million limit, and Koukash claimed: “Even spending the full cap will not give me a sporting chance of a trophy.
“So I will spend over it and re-create what three or four other clubs have been doing.”
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Owner Marwan Koukash has revealed shock plans to ignore salary cap rules to turn Salford into a Super League power.
But the impatient City Reds’ chief claims his regulation-bending proposals are already employed by big-spending rivals.
Koukash’s outburst has put him on a collision course with RL bosses, working on a radical overhaul of the sport after the licensing period ends at the end of 2014.
Wigan were docked four points and the last team punished for salary cap overspend violations in 2007.
Salford have never spent up to the £1.8 million limit, and Koukash claimed: “Even spending the full cap will not give me a sporting chance of a trophy.
“So I will spend over it and re-create what three or four other clubs have been doing.”
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jeez ,talk about old news , how far back did you have to go to drag that out
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The off field set up needs completing.
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Off The Cuff,
If the 2014 campaign does have relegation do you expect any complaints should Wigan once again fail to play their,err,strongest side at your place,on that surface ?
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| Quote ="the red fusilier"jeez ,talk about old news , how far back did you have to go to drag that out'"
My guess is that his next post will be a newspaper story that Salford are about to go bust. At least it will date from December, even if it is December 2012. |
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it'll certainly be interesting seeing how you get on next season.
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