Absolutely shocking, what to do in attack yep will start looking at rp for that, the utterly shocking defence falls at the players feet

First time I have ever left a game early but tonight was just too much

I am a Leigh supporter and went because I live in Salford. Have to say your defence was terrible' although in the last 15 minutes your players seemed to get their act together.

Your team is marginally better than Widnes imo.

Terrible result and by all accounts a terrible performance. I really hoped Rob Powell would succeed but it just isn't happening - our club needs a new coach, and one with a lot more experience . And it needs to be now! I know we're only 5 games in to the season but apart from a few glimpses against Saints I can't see where our next win is going to come from.

He may well be a poor coach, but the players are clearly not performing for him.

What is terrible is that some of those players are players he bought to the club, and have clearly let him down. Inexperienced and poor as a coach he may be, but i would imagine he has given a lot more to trying to turn it round than his senior players, too many senior pros have done f88k all for him and as previously posted, they are just cheating themselves and more importantly the club and its fans.

Must be time for Powell to go, but there won't be many players able too look him in the eye, and say they gave him a fair crack, which is disgusting.

Some decent players earning good money who have not stood up to be counted, gutless

Very sad, it says more about the senior players than it does for the coach,

Just back from the game.

Shocking is not the word. Even the tackles look half hearted, and forward runs are being made sideways. I thought the 'gelling' might still be taking place but this team do not know how to play together.

Caro was the only one who put any bite in, and Colbon was the only one showing any emotion any time an error was made/a try was conceded.

If I'm honest, I think the scoreline flattered us

I really can't see how Rob Powell can hang on to his job for much longer it the comments in this tread are true, and i have no doubt they they are. The man is clearly out of his depth at Super League level, and i would suggest the players have little respect for him now as his coaching methods and match day tactics are not working.

I know it's absolutely no consolation but I'd just like to commend the Bronocos fans who made the trip up. You were an absolute credit to your club and rugby league and were in good spirit after the game despite the result.

On the pitch, to me as a Salford fan it was evident that you had no plan B. It seemed that your game plan was to simply dominate our forwards. As soon as we moved the ball out wide your defence crumbled and it became a case of how many would we score. Hopefully things will get better from here for you. All the best for the season.

Wisezola. Been my point all along, you cannot blame rp for inability to complete a tackle so yep in my eyes not rp to blame for the 44 points we leaked even the great white hope gower seems to have given up rollocking the boys
Am not interested if they don't want to play for rp they should be playing the best they can for me and padlock and pc plum etc etc
On a plus side at least the players coming off during the second half who had to walk past the away support at least looked utterly ashamed
Jr looked angry

First 15mins both teams looked quite even. in some respects we were dominating territory and drove well for first 5 tackles and then well nothimg. Then when Salford got their first break down our right side they scored. Two further breaks lead to trys. Add to that a couple of breaks that were caught. Fourth try of first half resulted from something like 3 penaltiestaking Salford to our line and Feka from 5 yards was a dead cert. Start of second half there might have been a brief suggestion of trying before we were opened again far too easily.


It did help that Salford were cheatimg as they had planned moves with a deepish backline and options with everyone knowing what they were doing and moving. Also they were prepared to keep the ball alive. it started to look like a demonstration match. i think they got bored or were worried the score board couldn't accommodate 50 points. A brief flurry while Salford did their warm down in the last 15mins does not disguise a clueless performance.

What's all this rubbish about RP not being responsible for defence?!? Brown and Maguire single handedly revolutionised the defence (that's pronounced DEEEEEfence btw) at Hudds and Wigan. Organise, inspire, motivate that's his job and he sucks at it.

I had a bad feeling as soon as I saw our preseason vid on YouTube (other video sharing websites may as well not be available). You hear about Wire players running up sand dunes until they vomit, our boys were jogging round a nice lush park holding hands.

Our tackling was described on Sky as "Powderpuff".......I,m embarassed to be a fan this morning....Time for major changes before things(if they can) get any worse....

Aussie Rules at your club I feel and Powell would be more suited to a less demanding role at the club. The imports will not respect either his qualities, previous professional performances at SL level or his age.

Such as Gower, Dorn & Bryant have more experience in their little finger than RP at this level and just wont be playing for him.

LB - with so many antipodeans need either an experienced Aussie (even Dave Woods would do) or Brian Noble immediately if not sooner.

By the sounds of it I'm glad I didn't take advantage of my day off and make the journey up to watch our boys and see the new Salford ground, sounds like we have brought in good pro's and kept the fragile mentality that we have had with our weak squads over recent seasons. If this continues for much longer I will be joining those calling for Powell to step down or step aside because it seems to be mental rather than structural, and that is not something that gets readily fixed without bringing in a player (ie Henry Paul when he joined the club) and that is a problematical option with Hickey ineligible and the club at or around the salary cap. The other more obvious one would be to bring in a proven coach, and a proven winner who seems to be a good man-manager and motivator; Brian Noble in and we have a chance at going for the play-offs, leave it for much longer and we can write of this season (and potential crowd boosts) until 2013.

Right now the club is a joke. Powell should hand in his resignation.

The morning after the night before and time to reflect. Was my general downer based on the appalling journey up (5 hours for a 3 hour trip), the fact we got there JUST in time and then we, like hundreds of other, had to queue up to buy a ticket to get on and missed our best 10 minutes ......... or was the performance that bad !

No, in reflection the performance was bad, no woeful. Preparation, application, skill, game plan, motivation all ABJECT, although I dont think I can totally criticise effort.

At the end of the day, offensively, the half backs are looking incompetent as they dont have players giving them options, and frankly I remain totally unconvinced by both Witt (especially) and Gower (honeymoon period). The hookers are just basically has beens who offer nothing - wayward and inaccurate passes from dummy half, scoots thats my granny could make a better fist of and general weakness in defence - why did we get rid of Ellis and bring back that clown Rinaldi ? Robertson and Colborn look like they have had the motivational stuffing knocked out of them. O'Callaghan is never a centre, in fact if he was at any other SL club would he get a run and the other centre is so defensively inept its embarrassing. The starting props at least gave it a go, but even they seemed to loose interest when they looked at the jokers around them. As for the back three, well least said the better really - its saying something that one week the lock is Clubb, the next its Melling. Caro and Krasniqi, nothing to say other than young lads trying hard. Has Cook been living up to his name as he looks like he is carrying 3 stone round his gut. And for once I cant criticise Dorn.

So the hard facts are Hughes went out and splashed the cash and somehow, Powell has managed to coach out of the best players motivation and skill. His post match waffle does nothing to make me feel he is fit for the role as London Broncos Head Coach - he is not. But I dont know what the options/altrnatives are, but I do know if this continues we are going out of business.

On the bright side, Salford were excellent, well drilled and really entertaining and I wish them well. Their stadium is everything we should aspire too (apart form the pre match ticketing arrangements) and their fans passionate and vocal.

There were times on the journey up, sitting stationary in miles of traffic, when we could easily have turned around and given up on the team, but we made the effort and kept the faith and got there. If only some of the players could take a leaf out of their loyal fans books.

I could not face posting last night when I arrived home! it was bad enough seeing twitter & facebook on the iPhone, what a total disaster, just clueless, it is the first time since I started watching the game of rugby league as a 7 year old that I was so tempted to leave early, yes using the old excuse beat the traffic.

Salford had some good play from individuals & I respect them enjoying their moment of glory but tale of how they will smash Catalan next week away is a little getting carried away beating a bad team.

Only little comfort was we were able to score, which I worried would be impossible to do at half time.

Powell may not be up to it, but Gower in particular should be stepping up and making things happen. An Aussie international, a match for any halfback in his pomp, he should still be capable of creating gaps and opportunities. Too old? Past it? Compare with Lee Briers at Wire who never had Gower's credentials but seems to improve with age and experience. Witt also looked lively at Crusaders, so has to share the blame. No ha;fback creativity = entire games spent in defence = many defeats to come.

Firstly, to you and all other Broncos fans fair play for making the trip last night.



According to "Coach" Powell, Ellis wanted to return north. And like you and a few others dare I say, I thought we'd shot ourselves in the foot when he signed for Wakey Wakey. Always thought he got us on the front foot when on the field and always got us going forward. I see the U20's went down to a not to disimilar score to Salford.

I see from 22:24 last night, the Broncos website, were spinning that "Coach" Powell was a "disapointed man" and has called on the squad to "stop the rot and fast".

Players around Gower just aren't good enough, we don't have an effective game plan and the players aren't playing as 1 unit. He isn't a miracle worker. On the 3 occasions I have seen him this season, it is clear he is the best player we have, a class act, just with no support. Hopefully someone can keep him interested, a partnership with a new, capable coach perhaps.

If Powell is still in charge at the next home game I think we should organise a protest!

Any ideas?

Must say, woke up this morning hoping to see a vacancy at The Stoop.

Still fuming.

I have just looked back at the results and I make it:

Last 27 SL games; won 2, drawn 1, lost 24

Didn't realise it was that bad!

Seem to remember reading that Powell was appointed against the advice of the RFL. As far as a replacement's concerned, the rumour is that Brian Noble's not interested in a job involving a house move and I can't see John Kear swapping a nice, relatively low profile job at Batley with trying to sort out the mess that's us at the moment.

Just a thought but anyone thought that maybe the big senior players and the respective personalities are now a big part of the problem.

They wouldn't be the first players at the end of there career to get the coach the sack, and one step into the breach, How many times in sport have coaches/managers bought players to a club and ended up in affect adding to the problems and appointing there own successor.

RP was in a very awkward situation in this close season, in having to bring in players with a lot of experience and mould a new team. In effect he was also bringing people he really knew nothing about, and most importantly he was just hoping these players would get on, gel and really work along his ideas and game plan.

The new players have clearly not progressed the coach or clubs position, merely exposed him for what he was a rookie coach trying to make his way in the game in arguably the worst position in superleague.

I do feel sad for the bloke, ive said it before appears to be a decent bloke who got the job too early, at a really difficult time in the clubs history, a good coach on paper, but as shown, lacks Superleague experience and his own experienced coaching team. My guess the new players have now sussed this, the respect for the coach is not there.

Time to move on and a lot to learn for the club both on and off the field, A great deal of thought is needed, its massive appointment, it needs to be credible and workable this time.

John Kear seemed very happy two weeks ago at Batley, welcomed every Skolars player into the clubhouse before the game, after the game drove down to Sky Super league review on Sunday night at Isleworth, maybe thats the link.