Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:34 pm  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Fancy a wager on that?

Having been party to the many discussions which Marwan Koukash has held regarding Salford, I am more than confident we'll win Super League within the next 3-5 years. Look at the squad he has assembled in less than 12 months, it's easily top 8 quality. In many ways we were limited to which players were available for 2014 and despite paying transfer fees for Gareth Hock, Rangi Chase, Tim Smith and Harrison Hansen further quality will be added as players contracts expire in 2014, 2015 and beyond.

Both Koukash and Noble have been open about how recruitment for 2015 is already in motion and the calibre of players coming in is only going to improve as the realisation hits (if it hasnt already) that we mean business and are ready to achieve something major.

I cant tell you how different the club is from the one I supported 12 months ago, it really is like a new entity entirely. Where as previously we were training at Leigh Sports Village, we now have a dedicated state of the art training facility/gym within the stadium complete with a players lounge, Richard Hunwicks (formerly of Leeds Rhinos) has come on board as head of strength and conditioning, we have appointed Rob Artingstall (formerly of Sale Sharks) as physio and Sarah O'Neil is our lead soft tissue specialist. All these appointments and changes off the field have been as impressive as the ones on it.

I'm looking forward to little old Salford rattling a few cages in the forthcoming season and beyond.

Whilst stating that it wont happen in a lifetime is slightly daft, I think you 3-5 years is almost as daft in the opposite direction.
Unless the salary cap is scrapped and you can persuade 25 of the worlds best players to join the conquest, you ain't going to win in such a short timescale.
Ken Davy has pumped millions into Shudds over a lengthy period of time and he's just got hold of the LLS so you may need to look at 10 years and hope that Dr K remains committed.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:35 pm  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Fancy a wager on that?

Having been party to the many discussions which Marwan Koukash has held regarding Salford, I am more than confident we'll win Super League within the next 3-5 years.

Nothing's impossible, but you'd need a big slice of luck to pull this off to that timetable. Warrington's revival started around 2002. We moved into the new stadium and started making progress on the playing staff front in 2004. It still took us until 2009 to win the Challenge Cup, and we've still not won SL ( although coming as close to it as possible without winning ). I reckon ten years is much more realistic, and the fans need to accept that and stick with the growth of the club over an extended period. If they really expect top trophies quickly, they are likely to be disappointed and maybe desert the good ship Salford again.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:10 pm  

I think Salford should do okay, but I do wonder about whether they've brought in too many players who are years past their prime e.g Puletua, Meli and Morley, and too many with discipline problems e.g. Smith, Chase and Hock.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:11 pm  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Fancy a wager on that?

Having been party to the many discussions which Marwan Koukash has held regarding Salford, I am more than confident we'll win Super League within the next 3-5 years. Look at the squad he has assembled in less than 12 months, it's easily top 8 quality. In many ways we were limited to which players were available for 2014 and despite paying transfer fees for Gareth Hock, Rangi Chase, Tim Smith and Harrison Hansen further quality will be added as players contracts expire in 2014, 2015 and beyond.

Both Koukash and Noble have been open about how recruitment for 2015 is already in motion and the calibre of players coming in is only going to improve as the realisation hits (if it hasnt already) that we mean business and are ready to achieve something major.

I cant tell you how different the club is from the one I supported 12 months ago, it really is like a new entity entirely. Where as previously we were training at Leigh Sports Village, we now have a dedicated state of the art training facility/gym within the stadium complete with a players lounge, Richard Hunwicks (formerly of Leeds Rhinos) has come on board as head of strength and conditioning, we have appointed Rob Artingstall (formerly of Sale Sharks) as physio and Sarah O'Neil is our lead soft tissue specialist. All these appointments and changes off the field have been as impressive as the ones on it.

I'm looking forward to little old Salford rattling a few cages in the forthcoming season and beyond.

As an old b*gg*r who can remember the days when you had the likes of Charlton, Coulman, Fielding and Watkins in you side, hope you can bring those days back - the system needs a good shake-up!

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:13 pm  

Salford need to get a decent Aussie coach to establish a winning culture in the club. Nobby wont win them the toss of a coin.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:38 pm  

The Chronicler of Chiswic wrote:

As an old b*gg*r who can remember the days when you had the likes of Charlton, Coulman, Fielding and Watkins in you side, hope you can bring those days back - the system needs a good shake-up!

That was a fine team and played some excellent rugby.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:40 pm  

Him wrote:

Whilst they have a long way to go, you could easily have said similar about Huddersfield 10 years ago..

We still say the same about Huddersfield - they won't ever win super league.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:49 pm  

Asgardian13 wrote:

Nothing's impossible, but you'd need a big slice of luck to pull this off to that timetable. Warrington's revival started around 2002. We moved into the new stadium and started making progress on the playing staff front in 2004. It still took us until 2009 to win the Challenge Cup, and we've still not won SL ( although coming as close to it as possible without winning ). I reckon ten years is much more realistic, and the fans need to accept that and stick with the growth of the club over an extended period. If they really expect top trophies quickly, they are likely to be disappointed and maybe desert the good ship Salford again.

What you fail to mention is that whilst SJM funded your revival your club stuck with Cullen, once they finally saw the light and brought in Smith success came pretty quickly.

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:52 pm  

I asked oce before but no one answered - where does the Dr's money derive from?

Re: Salford to win Super League 2014? : Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:59 pm  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marwan_Koukash Dont be lazy use google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marwan_Koukash Dont be lazy use google