FFS



How do we have 12 first team players injured and some other SL have none? Unbelievable.

Escare might get banned too.

Is there any news on Gelling and Williams?

I have played in games where supporters were dragged out of the bar and asked to play. I just did not expect it at this level.
Who do we have left? I imagine that Tierney will come back in to contention, as will Forsyth, but is there any chance of Higginson or is he still injured? If we can find a centre to go with Forsyth, what about Escare to the halves and Fell to full back? Is he still with us? Marshall has looked steady under the high ball if we can get Budgy out of the centres could do a job. I cannot think of any youngsters other than these and Gregson who are ready to step up in the backs. As for the forwards Bretherton and Navrette would be next in line followed by a couple of the DR lads.
Another problem on the horizon is that we are getting down towards the cup tied lads come the Cup game and may have fewer choices there as well.
Does anybody remember saying how great things will be when we get our full team out on the pitch?

It's just pretty boring now. It feels like it's been going on for over two years and it just frustrates everybody. As a fan you want to turn up and be entertained and it's tough for the side to do that with so much disruption.

We'll have to keep doing it tough. The side could be totally patched up on Friday. May going in to June could get very messy for us. The injury situation is getting that ridiculous that I'm sat here thinking daft things like why don't we just write a couple of month off and wrap the actual fit players in cotton wool. Play a strong team in the cup rounds and rest up in between.

Like I say it's daft to think like that but I've never known anything like this run of injuries.

Ben Flower has confirmed on twitter that he has ruptured his achilles.

As a Salford fan I have to admit I'm more than happy for your injury problems to mount up for another week given our abysmal record at your gaff!

We were missing Sa'u, Mossop, Griffin, O'Brien, T Carney, J Carney & Hauraki today which shows we have a bit more squad depth than we're given credit for. Fortunately we have 2 fit halves and Evalds came back in at FB and was pretty much flawless. I'd imagine we'll have 2 or 3 of those named above back for next week as well.

If we can't beat you on Friday with your injury list then it ain't ever gonna happen!!

If any of you fancy a flutter get a fiver on Ben Murdoch-Masila first try. Another 2 yesterday and pretty much unstoppable from 5 metres out.

McIlorum has also been charged for "standing on an opponent". EGP available.

Looks like he is injured anyway

Another one? Maybe it would be easier to list who was 'not' injured against Cas.

So far, I've heard:

Gelling
Williams
Flower
Micky Mac
Escare

Good luck to the lad, that's a long and painful recovery process.

Sutton too!!

Tomkins
Manfredi
Gelling
Gildart
Escare
Williams
Leuluai
Flower
McIllorum
Clubb
Sutton
Bateman
O'Loughlin

Shorrocks

A team that would surely win far more games than they'd lose but all unavailable for Salford. Only Sutton in with a chance of recovering in time. Long night ahead I think!!

Is Wells fit?

That's just unbelievable!

He's played a couple of games for the U19s since his injury. At this rate we will have to cancel the U19's match against Wakey on Saturday as most of them will end up playing for the first team on the Friday.

Absolute odds on that Lockers will suffer an injury for England.

I realise it's unlikely to happen given the depth of our squad even though it's being severely tested but does anyone else think Wane needs to start looking at some Loan options depending on the length of Williams injury as good as these youngsters are we can't keep waiting for players to return half of them are out until June at the earliest by that time who knows how many wins or losses we'll pick up.

I doubt there's any cap space. It would all depend on the severity of Gelling and Williams injuries for me. If they're long term then I'd like to think we'd consider it (if we had room).

How can sky bet give Salford 6 start when we are 14 senior players down very unusual that is, some body is going to win a lot of money.

Get a few quid on Salford as underdogs while you can. Would expect it to be corrected by tomorrow.

Salford 11/8 for the win, then and Wigan 8/13? What's that all about?

Don't really like the idea of betting against my own team (what do you think my name is, Carney?

), but I guess you could argue, put a few quid on Salford, if they win, the bookie's paying for your ale, if Wigan win, well, it was worth it...

Game has disappeared off sky bet now!

Strange quote from Wane on the Total RL site regarding Ben Flower:





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