[quote="rubber duckie":1o1ib61j]John Davidson says Wire are in for Sneyd? Can he play prop? Has Hayes picked up another injury? According to Davidson he’s injured. Latest was he was in training.[/quote:1o1ib61j] Didn’t he just fly to warm training camp with the squad?

[quote="rubber duckie":1uxb56xs]John Davidson says Wire are in for Sneyd? Can he play prop? Has Hayes picked up another injury? According to Davidson he’s injured. Latest was he was in training.[/quote:1uxb56xs] Who is John Davidson? Is he the tangerine faced bloke off an auction programme?

[quote="ninearches":oepfx2lm]It's all very well for other teams to be feeding off the Salford position but it will leave Salford in a worse situation than they are already in terms of playing strength & probably not deserving a place in SL.[/quote:oepfx2lm] But if clubs do not come in and take players, there will be no Salford as they won’t be able to pay the bills…

I don’t want to go into full on panic mode just yet but is there any corroboration with regard to Hayes new injury?

[quote="Alffi_7":2m4dt9d0]But if clubs do not come in and take players, there will be no Salford as they won’t be able to pay the bills…[/quote:2m4dt9d0] Salford will probably be looking for player exchange plus cash for any players that they off-load. They have done remarkably well in the past with other teams unwanted players.

[quote="Captain Hook":2hb10hi1]I don’t want to go into full on panic mode just yet but is there any corroboration with regard to Hayes new injury?[/quote:2hb10hi1] Unless it's just lazy journalism in relation him still in a recovery phase from his previous injury. Obviously nothing from the club but lets hope its nothing.

[quote="BOSS HOG":xl5fzov5]Salford will probably be looking for player exchange plus cash for any players that they off-load. They have done remarkably well in the past with other teams unwanted players.[/quote:xl5fzov5] Tai for Macdonald will do me…

[quote="ninearches":egwn1diw]It's all very well for other teams to be feeding off the Salford position but it will leave Salford in a worse situation than they are already in terms of playing strength & probably not deserving a place in SL.[/quote:egwn1diw] Isn't it more that Salford have been/are living beyond their means and the RFL has had to step in and enforce a maintainability cap to stop them doing that? Can't be asking for £0.5M worth of urgent advance payments to keep the lights on.

Heard he’s done his hamstring. I see Salford have now pulled out of pre-season friendlies, what a bloody mess.

[quote="ninearches":2z9ro0dn]It's all very well for other teams to be feeding off the Salford position but it will leave Salford in a worse situation than they are already in terms of playing strength & probably not deserving a place in SL.[/quote:2z9ro0dn] The thing is, though, that it's the RFL that has ordered Salford to sell players in order to comply with their new reduced cap of £1.2m. That needs to happen ASAP, so the other clubs would actually be doing Salford a favour (of sorts) by buying their players, and thus helping to get them within their new cap. Salford being left in a worse situation in terms of their playing strength is an inevitability (unless the RFL change their minds, and I rule out nothing with those clowns). As for whether or not Salford deserve to be in this season's Super League, that's a moot point. Perhaps future IMG grading questionnaires need to be more explicit, and contain a question along the lines of 'Are you at risk of imminent financial collapse?'.

Salford have been on a tightrope for a good few years financially & it isn't a good advert for the game at the start of the season. Even the new ground hasn't really helped them.

[quote="ninearches":3jz3bcpp]Salford have been on a tightrope for a good few years financially & it isn't a good advert for the game at the start of the season. Even the new ground hasn't really helped them.[/quote:3jz3bcpp] The new ground has been the catalyst of Salford woes. Built away from their fan base on wasteland and owned by Peel Holdings and Salford Council with no way of generating any income for the Rugby League Club.

On another note, good to see Connor Wrench training, Looks to have put a little bit of size on as well. I hope he has an injury free year this year, he's in his last year with us, and regardless of his potential, if he gets another injury that takes him out of action for a long time we might release him.

[quote="Or thane":1fiqvexl]On another note, good to see Connor Wrench training, Looks to have put a little bit of size on as well. I hope he has an injury free year this year, he's in his last year with us, and regardless of his potential, if he gets another injury that takes him out of action for a long time we might release him.[/quote:1fiqvexl] When he’s right. The lad can shift. Top 3 in the club.

[quote="rubber duckie":nws3dc3z]John Davidson says Wire are in for Sneyd? Can he play prop? Has Hayes picked up another injury? According to Davidson he’s injured. Latest was he was in training.[/quote:nws3dc3z] As much as i do believe he would improve us, i expect this to be nothing more than his agent just using our name to increase Sneyds value as many agents do this as we are known to be a spender. In some ways i hope I'm wrong as i often am

[quote="rubber duckie":pkvd9v1i]When he’s right. The lad can shift. Top 3 in the club.[/quote:pkvd9v1i] Really hope he can play a few games without getting another injury. There comes a time when everyone gets fed up of recovering from injury & throws in the towel. He has had such a tough time. Even when he gets back on the field he'll be apprehensive. Best of luck to the lad.

I'm glad someone mentioned Wrench; I'm also rooting for him. He is exactly the sort of centre people say they want to see - mesmerising footwork, puts his winger away - but they bottle it if that player misses a tackle or two.

[quote="just_browny":3873itpt]I'm glad someone mentioned Wrench; I'm also rooting for him. He is exactly the sort of centre people say they want to see - mesmerising footwork, puts his winger away - but they bottle it if that player misses a tackle or two.[/quote:3873itpt] He has great pace, evasive ability and footwork, and can make space for his winger but as you say his defence lets him down. Presumably why he was dropped by Burgess after round 8 (or was that another injury?). He is into his 6th season following debut and has played 38 games. This year is a big one for him to cement a place and a new contract.

[quote="just_browny":6sgz2997]I'm glad someone mentioned Wrench; I'm also rooting for him. He is exactly the sort of centre people say they want to see - mesmerising footwork, puts his winger away - but they bottle it if that player misses a tackle or two.[/quote:6sgz2997] In Wrench and Lindop, we have two centres with vast potential. Here's hoping that they can both stay fit and keep progressing, because if they fulfil that potential they could form an outstanding centre partnership for years to come.

Derek Beaumont now saying that Leigh are no longer in for Sneyd. Perhaps gives the 'Sneyd to Wire' rumour more credence?... https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... -half-back

Derek Beaumont now saying that Leigh are no longer in for Sneyd. Perhaps gives the 'Sneyd to Wire' rumour more credence?... https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... -half-back

[quote="The Speculator":21uhbyul]Derek Beaumont now saying that Leigh are no longer in for Sneyd. Perhaps gives the 'Sneyd to Wire' rumour more credence?... https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... -half-back[/quote:21uhbyul] The issue with signing Sneyd is that we will have three specialist scrum halves, who have no versatility. If Sneyd came cheap this wouldn't be an issue, but I imagine he'll take up a bit of valuable cap space. I think he'd be a solid addition, and would even go as far as saying I'd have taken Sneyd over Leyland (at the time we signed him) for a year or two while we bring Hayes through. However, we've made our signings, and I was actually quite impressed with Leyland on debut.

[quote="The Speculator":21uhbyul]Derek Beaumont now saying that Leigh are no longer in for Sneyd. Perhaps gives the 'Sneyd to Wire' rumour more credence?... https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... -half-back[/quote:21uhbyul] The issue with signing Sneyd is that we will have three specialist scrum halves, who have no versatility. If Sneyd came cheap this wouldn't be an issue, but I imagine he'll take up a bit of valuable cap space. I think he'd be a solid addition, and would even go as far as saying I'd have taken Sneyd over Leyland (at the time we signed him) for a year or two while we bring Hayes through. However, we've made our signings, and I was actually quite impressed with Leyland on debut.

[quote="rubber duckie":1uxx8ske]When he’s right. The lad can shift. Top 3 in the club.[/quote:1uxx8ske] Ashton is definitely faster than him, is Dufty the other?

We're not in for Sneyd, i can't see that what so ever. We've got Hayes and Leyland with Ratchford as back up. Sneyd isn't needed. Talking of Ratchford, has anyone heard how he's doing after his head knock on Friday?

[quote="Or thane":2w7gzoms]We're not in for Sneyd, i can't see that what so ever. We've got Hayes and Leyland with Ratchford as back up. Sneyd isn't needed. Talking of Ratchford, has anyone heard how he's doing after his head knock on Friday?[/quote:2w7gzoms] Ratchford looks fine in recent training photos released by the club. Good to see.

[quote="BOSS HOG":22j981fs]Ashton is definitely faster than him, is Dufty the other?[/quote:22j981fs] I seem to remember Briers saying (admittedly when Wrench was younger and before injuries) that Wrench was faster than Ashton over 100m from a standing start? Whereas Ashton is faster hitting the ball running, or something to that effect? Or maybe it was the other way round. I'd have to try and google it. Think it was in the guardian a few years back.