Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:49 pm  

vastman wrote:

Yep I’m willing to back you up on that. The coaching staff now know who is and isn’t up for it. It’s very reminiscent of our early years in SL. Put a team together that can scrap, won’t be pretty but it might just work.

What did you think about the bit near the end, regarding the CEO position, MC didn’t want to reveal too much, but indicated talks were progressing. Also the bit about spending £300,000 on Academy etc, didn’t realise it was that much, sadly he spent 10 years building it up, but relegation could damage all that.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:02 pm  

Is it any different from the days of Westwood , Ellis , Jackson, Woods, wright, Atkins , all going to pastures new . All this huffing and puffing and threats of walking away , been there done it and got the T shirt and still the club stands ,and will do long after the faint hearted fans have parted company . Let the club sort the playing side out and let’s us back them , because all the back biting and sniping in the world won’t change a thing now , move on and get behind the lads .

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:04 pm  

jonh wrote:

Don’t Leigh have a quota spot same with Salford so not necessarily have to be overseas if that is right…not sure.

I can see us bringing in Sidlow who may actually bring some aggression and fight to some of our middles.

Leigh have a full quota.

And there is no way Sidlow will be leaving Salford. First choice, 2 year deal, team going well. Not gonna happen.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:07 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

What did you think about the bit near the end, regarding the CEO position, MC didn’t want to reveal too much, but indicated talks were progressing. Also the bit about spending £300,000 on Academy etc, didn’t realise it was that much, sadly he spent 10 years building it up, but relegation could damage all that.

I’ve not heard it yet, I was going more on what I heard yesterday. I know things are happening both long and short term and people will be moving in and out. What I don’t know is who.

I do know that we are going to make our opinions known regarding the Academy but what effect that has is anyone’s guess. I’m

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:10 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

Leigh have a full quota.

And there is no way Sidlow will be leaving Salford. First choice, 2 year deal, team going well. Not gonna happen.

Doesn’t always work like that. In my experience it could easily happen just as easily as it won’t. Clubs and players do all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:11 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

Is it any different from the days of Westwood , Ellis , Jackson, Woods, wright, Atkins , all going to pastures new . All this huffing and puffing and threats of walking away , been there done it and got the T shirt and still the club stands ,and will do long after the faint hearted fans have parted company . Let the club sort the playing side out and let’s us back them , because all the back biting and sniping in the world won’t change a thing now , move on and get behind the lads .

They had all the off season to sort out the team but it would appear the main motivation was a reduction in the player budget. What they are now trying to do is cover their mistakes by appearing to take action but all this involves in bringing players on two week loans and removing our better players replacing them with who knows.
It would be good if they had actually bothered to put together a squad the we could get behind. I would suggest they are forcing supporters away and when it comes to sniping I would suggest you read the statement from MC blaming the supporters for not turning up in sufficient numbers.

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Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:14 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

They had all the off season to sort out the team but it would appear the main motivation was a reduction in the player budget. What they are now trying to do is cover their mistakes by appearing to take action but all this involves in bringing players on two week loans and removing our better players replacing them with who knows.
It would be good if they had actually bothered to put together a squad the we could get behind. I would suggest they are forcing supporters away and when it comes to sniping I would suggest you read the statement from MC blaming the supporters for not turning up in sufficient numbers.

Jeez you like to take the dark view.
I can tell you they are not trying to drive supporters away or covering mistakes. They are just doing their best.

I realise it will be a shock that you are not the driving force for their decisions but alas it is so.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:19 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Jeez you like to take the dark view.
I can tell you they are not trying to drive supporters away or covering mistakes. They are just doing their best.

I realise it will be a shock that you are not the driving force for their decisions but alas it is so.

"Doing thier best" is tame though isn't it.

They are frantically trying to change something but at no cost the club with no to little additional spend.

We are literally throwing the dice 1 more time. But even then Doing it on no money at all. If the new stand is going to make us into overnight millionaires why aren't we spending a bit of money in advance (or even borrowing to spend if we are minted for life).

Also, let's be honest we're in this mess because our recruitment has been shoddy for years now. So I think we have a right to be annoyed

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Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:48 pm  

marc271841 wrote:

"Doing thier best" is tame though isn't it.

They are frantically trying to change something but at no cost the club with no to little additional spend.

We are literally throwing the dice 1 more time. But even then Doing it on no money at all. If the new stand is going to make us into overnight millionaires why aren't we spending a bit of money in advance (or even borrowing to spend if we are minted for life).

Also, let's be honest we're in this mess because our recruitment has been shoddy for years now. So I think we have a right to be annoyed

I didn't say you don't have a right to be annoyed. I'm annoyed.
But saying, as Scarlet constantly does, that the board are trying to make bad decisions and blaming the fans, is incorrect.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:52 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I didn't say you don't have a right to be annoyed. I'm annoyed.
But saying, as Scarlet constantly does, that the board are trying to make bad decisions and blaming the fans, is incorrect.

Yep there not DELIBERATELY making bad decisions. But still there have been some absolute stinkers.