Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 10:42 am  

jimmyfivebellies wrote:

Balmforth Laidlaw Gardiner etc all got game time under Hodgson but fans were that impatient they ridiculed Brett due to the results.It shows at the moment that Smith knows who needs to go so is starting his clearout,something Brett wasn’t given the opportunity to do

Balmforth hardly got any minutes, Hodgson choose to play Johnstone instead which was criminal.

Not sure any fans critised Hodgson for playing the young kids, of anything it was quiet the opposite, main criticism was playing more experience players, no way would Hodgson would have dropped Evans or a big player like Savelio.

Hodgson make too many errors, like above and probably the worst recruitment since we have been in SL.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 11:01 am  

hodgson made some bad signings,but he also made some good ones.hoy,clifford,dwyer and sutcliffe.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 11:03 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

[quote="mwindass"Bloody hell

Yes, pretty grim encouraging supporters to take out a loan at 19.9% APR to invest in the club.[/quote]

Whilst Salford aren't forcing anyone to sign up it certainly seems a little excessive in terms of the APR.

Be nice if they'd like to do a swap, Dupree for Savelio

Hope they manage to stay afloat though.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 11:04 am  

Salford's payers ar5e5 must be twitching a little with all this financial uncertainty surrounding the club .

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 11:06 am  

fosdyke99 wrote:

hodgson made some bad signings,but he also made some good ones.hoy,clifford,dwyer and sutcliffe.

.Clifford was Smith, not convinced on Dywer.

Agree on Sutcliffe and probably Hoy (not played enough yet)

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 11:14 am  

cliffords signing was cut and dried weeks before smith came on scene.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 1:28 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Be a shame to lose Salford but it is looking pretty bleak for them, hopefully they can turn things round.

Be sad for the game to lose a club that on the field play good rugby and have a huge catchment area (but frustratingly never make a breakthrough in getting the fans in) if they can get past this season then the security of a licence might attract new finance.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Wakefield survive somehow tho, got 9 lives that club!

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 1:47 pm  

By the sound of Wakeys chairman , I don't think Wakey are far behind Salford .
Salford are still £200k short of the initial £350k they need and I think that money will go back to those investors in the 350k figure isn't reached . Looks like some players will have to be sold .

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 2:46 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Halton gone, sounds like no fee, as Chris mentioned all in the players favour now, contracts are pretty worthless.

Oh boss im really homesick and the wife has got the car
works every time

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed May 17, 2023 2:54 pm  

Don’t think IMG will be the saviours of the game, unless they can magic up a few hundred million £.

Union is in the same boat, no one can compete with Premier League Football.