: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:34 pm  

mat wrote:

given our current links with manly they may have put a good word in for us.

Orford would be a huge signing for us, he'd be the little general we have lacked this year. But can't see it unless we're releasing Deacon as well and that would then leave us needing two halfbacks. Unless Macca was being serious about Sykes at 6, but for me to be happy about that I'd want to see a top quality centre and scrum half recruited. Even then it would be a gamble..

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:45 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Orford would be a huge signing for us, he'd be the little general we have lacked this year. But can't see it unless we're releasing Deacon as well and that would then leave us needing two halfbacks. Unless Macca was being serious about Sykes at 6, but for me to be happy about that I'd want to see a top quality centre and scrum half recruited. Even then it would be a gamble..

would love to see orford in a bulls shirt. perusing other boards ratchford may be available from salford. ratchford/orford starting halves with deacon and sykes as backup would be a major improvement for next year. Also brough's played plenty of standoff in his time so orford/brough could be an option and rumours about brough coming keep floating around.

heres hoping

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:54 pm  

mat wrote:

would love to see orford in a bulls shirt. perusing other boards ratchford may be available from salford. ratchford/orford starting halves with deacon and sykes as backup would be a major improvement for next year. Also brough's played plenty of standoff in his time so orford/brough could be an option and rumours about brough coming keep floating around.

heres hoping

I think Deacon would be an expensive back up! I have heard rumours that he is off next year but with a year left on his deal I would be surprised unless he is part of a player exchange deal. Perhaps Salford would welcome an experienced scrum half to replace Myler!

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:56 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I think Deacon would be an expensive back up! I have heard rumours that he is off next year but with a year left on his deal I would be surprised unless he is part of a player exchange deal. Perhaps Salford would welcome an experienced scrum half to replace Myler!

...and Robbie.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:59 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

...and Robbie.

I must say I was disappointed to see Robbie move to Leigh. I was hopeful he might retire and we would offer him some employment up at Odsal. Probably wouldn't fit in with our cost cutting measures but we can really do with someone like Robbie promoting our club once again.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:19 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I think Deacon would be an expensive back up! I have heard rumours that he is off next year but with a year left on his deal I would be surprised unless he is part of a player exchange deal. Perhaps Salford would welcome an experienced scrum half to replace Myler!

deacon in swap deal for ratchford - everyones happy

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:33 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I must say I was disappointed to see Robbie move to Leigh. I was hopeful he might retire and we would offer him some employment up at Odsal. Probably wouldn't fit in with our cost cutting measures but we can really do with someone like Robbie promoting our club once again.

Looks a lot to me like Robbie is happy to do the promotional stuff, providing he gets to still play. I suspect once nobody is offering him a playing contract, he'll work full time in the media, probably for the BBC.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:16 pm  

mat wrote:

deacon in swap deal for ratchford - everyones happy

Ratchford looks to be wakefield bound..

: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:21 pm  

Paul124897 wrote:

Ratchford looks to be wakefield bound..

according to wakey fans - their the new wire, think they are signing everyone

and wakey fans are going to be disapointed anyway as ratchford to wakey was all a facebook hoax started by the player himself. official statement on salford website about it.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:18 am  

Why do the RFL keep changing the quota eligibilty of overseas players, it's making a mockery of the ruling and doing nothing to decrease the amount of overseas players playing in Super League.

In my books it should be 3 overseas players per team(Kolpack included), nothing more.