Title of this Topic is all wrong !
The theme for me will be ' Congratulations to Darryll Goulding & Matty Smith '
Last season Goulding it seemed was surplus to requirements at Wigan, wasn't getting a look in . Salford took him on loan and he was a revelation for us , Wigan took him back simply because they were having an injury crisis , but we had given Darryll what he needed:- a good run of games and the chance to rebuild his confidence. He never looked back and is now a linchpin of the Wigan Wing attack and his crucial try at Headingley is a big reason why the Warriors are at Old Trafford on Saturday. I'm convinced that had Wigan not had their injury problems last season we would still have Goulding at our club.
Similarly with Smith he'd been hawked around with Tryer on a Saints player-for-hire basis for the last three seasons , but got a good run of games at 7 for us and formed a good playing relationship with Holdsworth, good enough to secure a full time deal for us and remind other clubs, including his hometown club of his talents. Again because of an injury crisis he bizarrely found himself back at his hometown club almost ' Roy of the Rovers' playing a crucial part in saints Bid for a first win at Old trafford in four Visits.
That for me is the story of this SL grand Final not AC, the story of two revitalised young players given a shot in the arm by the Reds who will now have a major part to play in what is now the biggest club game in Northen Hemisphere RL.
So may the best team win ..
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Some find it hard to forget that had Coley been fully commited to Salford in 2007 it may have helped us avoid relegation. The problem was Coley was such an immense presence for us and when he was tapped up he lost interest and it was very noticable.
