[quote="Tarquin Fuego":14awi0a7]Surely we offer Lane Fash Sao for a player swap ! We get McDonald then as Sao disappears and the above 4 wages aren’t that much compared to McDonald We need a CENTRE and a Stand Off Not a 35 year old scrum half in Sneyd[/quote:14awi0a7] What would be in it for the players? I can’t see any players from any SL club wanting a swap as who’d want to risk not getting paid but especially 3 players based or settled in Hull. Also I know it was last season but Macdonald was there the Sky research had Salford’s wage bill down as ridiculously low, only just higher then part time London. Swap deals with established SL players won’t likely work for Salfords financial situation because the players coming in likely wouldn’t be far off what they pay ‘stars’ like Macdonald anyway.

[quote="Mild Rover":1c10cgjh]I can imagine that moving to a club in financial difficulties may not be hugely appealing to Lane, Fash and Sao.[/quote:1c10cgjh] Exactly some fans think it easy, click your fingers and you can get rid of players and replace them.

I don’t think it’s easy to offload players It’s an idea - a suggestion - a hint at some of the baggage we’re still carrying The truth is that some swap deals would interest Salford - they will still need full time professionals albeit on lower salaries Let’s see what happens but fwiw I’d love to see us replace Lane Fash and Sao, and the sooner the better

[quote="Tarquin Fuego":1cx6b8is]I don’t think it’s easy to offload players It’s an idea - a suggestion - a hint at some of the baggage we’re still carrying The truth is that some swap deals would interest Salford - they will still need full time professionals albeit on lower salaries Let’s see what happens but fwiw I’d love to see us replace Lane Fash and Sao, and the sooner the better[/quote:1cx6b8is] I can't see lane or fash leaving. I'm pretty sure they'll get new deals. Sao will come off the quota for 2026 so depends what kind of season he has but he's our 2nd best prop IMO, just needs to sort out his discipline which should be better if he and the rest of the team are fitter anyway. Also will be played solely at prop hopefully as he's not mobile enough for 2nd row

[quote="Jake the Peg":gwaagr3a]I can't see lane or fash leaving. I'm pretty sure they'll get new deals. Sao will come off the quota for 2026 so depends what kind of season he has but he's our 2nd best prop IMO, just needs to sort out his discipline which should be better if he and the rest of the team are fitter anyway. Also will be played solely at prop hopefully as he's not mobile enough for 2nd row[/quote:gwaagr3a] I'm hoping that under Cartwright we see an improved version of Sao this season. On his day he can be a very good player. He just needs to focus on running straight and hard and not looking for an offload every single tackle. But mainly get his discipline sorted. I got the feeling last year a lot of his poor discipline and errors where through frustration over the teams poor displays (which yes, will be argued his errors and penalty's were contributing to). I think he was just trying to force plays or Big hits a bit too much to swing momentum or get something going. Like everything with the team last year, it just wasn't coming off. Big year coming up for him if he wants to earn a new deal, either at Hull or elsewhere. I'm also willing to give Lane another year before totally giving up in him. There's a player in there and if Cartwright has improved fitness and conditioning he will be one of the lads to see a big benefit.