Happy with the result but disappointed : Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:49 am  

That two of our most talented youngsters ie. Turner and Ratchford weren't in the squad.They'll be off before the end of the season if they don't get a look in.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:09 pm  

Think Ratchford should be first name on the bench everytime, paul hes definately seemed to have lost the edge.
I dont know how much paul is on but I guess hes at the top end of the pay scale and they might wanna justify his wages????

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:16 pm  

DirkDiggler wrote:

I dont know how much paul is on but I guess hes at the top end of the pay scale and they might wanna justify his wages????

I'm willing to bet that McRae doesn't give a damn about players' wages - he picks the side that he thinks will do the best job in each game. You may disagree with his choices, but surely you don't really think that he would pick a second-rate player to "justify his wages"? Do you?

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:20 pm  

John Charnock wrote:

I'm willing to bet that McRae doesn't give a damn about players' wages - he picks the side that he thinks will do the best job in each game. You may disagree with his choices, but surely you don't really think that he would pick a second-rate player to "justify his wages"? Do you?

Well give a reason why Paul is being picked over Ratchford based on pre-season performances.
Can you?

Re: Happy with the result but disappointed : Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:29 pm  

shandybass wrote:

That two of our most talented youngsters ie. Turner and Ratchford weren't in the squad.They'll be off before the end of the season if they don't get a look in.

And if they do then good riddance to them...if they cant bide their time or be bothered waiting and fighting for a place in the team then they arent what we need...no-one's bigger than the club.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:41 pm  

DD - Paul is being picked a a second hooker, Ratchford may be able to "play-the ball" but he should not be in the No.9 position in defence!

Paul is NOT replacing Ratchford but Alker.

You'll be asking why Myler and Ratcford aren't replacing Stapleton and Cashmere !

Ratchford will get back in on his efforts and probably more when the pitches firm up.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:45 pm  

good reply orsdal red good riddance to them you fool these boys are the future.stop living in the past they can see the performances robbie puts in do you not think they must feel a little fed up when when they see him underperform.i and few of my mates think mcrae has a problem with these 2 because they peformed really well in friendlies and then cant get in the 17 because off a has been

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:45 pm  

FFS.

I'm sick of reading about people moaning with regards to Shaun Mc's team selection. He is an experienced coach, who came up against Celtic 3 times last season and so therefore he picked a 17 who he thought would could a job. I am sure after 20 minutes when we were 18-0 up the last thought on everyones mind was "Why isnt Ratchford or Turner playing"?

As many people have said on here both Turner and Ratchford will get there chance throughout the season and both will hopefully be part of Salford RLFC for many years to come. They are exciting talents however a coach can only pick 17 players to do a job and that's what he did on Friday evening.

I am looking forward to seeing both play in Super League this year, but lets not forget their age, inexperience and imaturity (i.e this was a big game for us and in our last big game vs Celtic, Ratchford perhaps had his worst game in a Salford shirt).

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:54 pm  

I was a bit sharp in the above answer.

However I feel we need to realise that, for the second week, we play a team whose pack should be dominated by ours. The Wakey defence is great but they need to go wide in attack. Consider this and think about team selection.

We need to match their defence and also cut out the moves and kicks to the flanks - areas we were exposed in against Celtic when going back. We also need NOT to let off any pressure.

A lot of responsibility that could make or break these talents.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:12 pm  

Hillbilly_Red wrote:

DD - Paul is being picked a a second hooker, Ratchford may be able to "play-the ball" but he should not be in the No.9 position in defence!

Paul is NOT replacing Ratchford but Alker.

You'll be asking why Myler and Ratcford aren't replacing Stapleton and Cashmere !

Ratchford will get back in on his efforts and probably more when the pitches firm up.

So the bench on sat was Leuluai, Paul, Nash, Sibbit, Paul being the replacement hooker not a replacement hooker/back.

Nobody said Paul WAS replacing Ratchford simply stated Id prefer to see Ratchford on the bench instead of Paul based on pre-season performances.

Why would I ask if Myler/Ratchford would be replacing Stapleton/Cashmere????

I agree with your last bit Ratchford will get his chance sooner or later he just has to be patient after all it is only the first game of the season and that means theres plenty more of this type of banter still to come