Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:18 pm  

According to the Manchester Evening News Salford are being linked with Andrew Dixon for next season. Is he any good and is it likely to happen do you think?

Good win for you guys tonight that keeps us on bradfords tails - thanks!!

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:28 pm  

Dixon got big wraps from us Saints fans in the first few games then got dropped for other players and has only had bit parts yet.

You can expect a player who can tackle and run all day as we produce that type of player from our academy, but really he's not been tested enough to be able to give him a fair assessment.

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:31 pm  

Never let us down, plenty of speed and picked up a good few tries. Will be sad to see him go, but for some reason, his face doesnt fit. Defintily better than Matty Ashurst.

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:36 pm  

That sounds good - Matty Ashurst has been good this year so if he is better than him, that'll do! Is he out of contract this year then or is he just being allowed to leave?

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:41 pm  

He's out of contract. But with this set of backrowers ahead of him he would struggle to get a game next year.

Manu, Sia, TP, Wilkin, Flanaghan.

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:20 pm  

Would be a good signing for Salford.

To be honest i would be disappointed to let him go as for me he is a really promising player.

He is probably unlucky in that Saints dont currently have any gaps that need filling in the backrow, so is not getting the opportunities his talent deserves.

He is very much a running backrow who runs very good angles. He also has excellent pace.
Weakness is in defence as he tends to drop off some tackles but that might be his youth and lack of size.

More talented all round player than Matty Ashurst, who i know has gone well at Salford.

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:21 pm  

When I posted few month back that a young player has been told he can go. It was Dixon I was referring to.

I was told at the time that Widnes and Salford wanted him.

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:30 pm  

Well there goes the next Joynty

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:34 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Well there goes the next Joynty

And if he does go Salford my prediction of 2/3yr ago when I said they will be playing at Salford soon will have come true

Re: Andrew Dixon : Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:55 pm  

I think he could make an outstanding centre. He runs brilliant lines, tackles very well and is pretty quick. He's not big enough for the second row in any serious capacity, he should be given a run at centre.