As much as brough controls our game and directs it, I do feel he is being overburdened, when we had Brown these two complemented each other rather well like others have noted. But it seems that no matter who we partner with him, he still seems to take the lions share of the duties I.e kicking and plays. Now is this the team not having faith in the other half back, or is the other half back no vocal enough calling for the ball. We know everything goes through Brough, but so do other teams and it's making us a dull side to watch when broughy's threat gets nullified. Wood at time when he's taken control has look threatening, especially when taking the line on. Trouble is that he doesn't do it often enough, Same with Ellis

I agree that we may be short of a top class half but to suggest this might be Sammut is crazy. How someone who doesn't get into the Wakey side is going to improve the Giants is beyond me. He goes missing in games and is woeful in defence. He has also played nearly all his games for Bradford and Wakey at fullback.

100% agree. If we are thinking in terms of this standard , then no wonder we are not in favour of Marque players. We have any amount of players of this standard, why in the world would we want to consider adding to them.

If we can't afford the quality half back we have been desperate for for the last decade, so be it , but don't bring in more of what we have already. Like you I can't believe how low some peoples sights are set.

To me sammut isnt the same kind of player as Ellis and wood. Sammut is a creative running half - not an organiser or distributer

sammut released by wakefield.

ellis took his chance today against warrington! great touch line conversion and two drop goals.

offers another kicking option which wood does not.

Ellis stood up today... needs consistency now

Perhaps it's because he had the opportunity to.

He had a good few games at the start of the season too... hope he keeps up his form

What I meant was - brough was off .....

Fair point, today was Broughs game, but its good to see that we have other options when he's not out there

Perhaps it would be better for the side if we had other options when he IS out there....

Ellis came in well. Hope he can stay in and take more of control. Brough is class and will always do to lions share but if we are to be the best we can we need Ellis to keep the opposition guessing! More options means there is more to defend against!

From BBC Manchester :-

The soap opera that is Salford City Red Devils continues....
Funny they haven't made any massive signings this year- word is out

Waiting to see which league their in maybe?

The koukash empire is crumbling round his ears. Rumours of unpaid bills, several players cancelling contracts, a head coach off on "sick leave" (he's sick of the job and wants to leave?) and not a sniff of a marquee signing....

he had a winner at newmarket lastnight though with the horses , called steve prescott

linked with fages today in the manchester evening news

we have to replace brough at some point?
robinson will be retiring after next season too?
forward planning...

salford are wanting money though and cant say davy doing that

watch this space!

Salford are wanting money for this season as he's put in a transfer request- but he's a free agent next season.

Knowing the journalist in question, this thread may be the source of the rumour?

A friend in Perpignan has confirmed Theo Fages has signed for 2016 & is a done deal, too complicated for this season though never say never......

would be just the sort of signing we need. But i will wait to see it announced before going overboard/ He has been heavily linked with Leeds.

Seems an odd signing to me, we've signed hinchcliffe to play at 9, if fages comes in at 7 that leaves Kyle wood, Ellis, Robbo and leeming to fight it out for two 15 min slots at replacement hooker.....

Plus we're rumoured to be interested in Adam Milner at Cas.

Hinchcliffe is a direct replacement for Bailey.

Fages could play at full back as well as cover at half back.