: Mon May 04, 2009 11:35 pm  

smithy68 wrote:

got talking to a friend yesterday and he mentioned how about a team of local locals lads that salford didnt sign so i came up with this

1 john scofiled
2 phil edge
3 vic mcdonagh
4 johhny evans
5 simon williams
6 mike clarke
7 bob chadwick
8 dave ferrar
9 steve kemp
10 rob grayson
11 leo murphy
12 eric newton
13 phil costelllo
14 monksy
15 paul coleman coey
16 glen prince
17 mal reddican


theseare all local lads thats slipped through the net since the early eighties anyone of these players could have walked into the salford team , but unfortunatly because they werent wiganers or aussies they were not given a chance

I'm guessing the club may regret not signing Denis Betts and Adrian Morley a touch more than the guys above.

: Tue May 05, 2009 8:45 am  

The King Of Birchwood wrote:

See them play a lot did you?

The title of the thread is "Best Salford team ever" - what we are getting is people's opinions about the best composite Salford team from players they have seen. Fair enough, it is difficult comparing players from different eras even when you have seen them play, but the title of the thread is being ignored. Anyway, I shouldn't criticise - I have been watching Salford for over 40 years, and I don't feel competent to pick a team from those players I have seen, never mind an all-time best.

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:13 pm  

Solly wrote:

Id probably put him at loose in mine tbf

at last someone with a bit of Knowledge

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:24 pm  

smithy68 wrote:

got talking to a friend yesterday and he mentioned how about a team of local locals lads that salford didnt sign so i came up with this

1 john scofiled
2 phil edge
3 vic mcdonagh
4 johhny evans
5 simon williams
6 mike clarke
7 bob chadwick
8 dave ferrar
9 steve kemp
10 rob grayson
11 leo murphy
12 eric newton
13 phil costelllo
14 monksy
15 paul coleman coey
16 glen prince
17 mal reddican


theseare all local lads thats slipped through the net since the early eighties anyone of these players could have walked into the salford team , but unfortunatly because they werent wiganers or aussies they were not given a chance

what about Micky Boardman or Tony Hodgkin? or Bob bruen(even though he played for swinton)

: Tue May 05, 2009 2:38 pm  

The King Of Birchwood wrote:

See them play a lot did you?

That wasn't the question, if it had been Best Salford team of players you have seen, understandable. But they are clearly two of Salford's all time best.

: Tue May 05, 2009 3:57 pm  

Chris Charles No1 Fan wrote:

what about Micky Boardman or Tony Hodgkin? or Bob bruen(even though he played for swinton)

mickey boardman is a great call seen him play lopads of times 110% effort all action forward , bob bruen great scrum half , played a bit for langworthy as well in the eighties

: Tue May 05, 2009 5:00 pm  

1..Jack
2..Fielding
3..Watkins
4..Moule
5..Hodgeson
6..Blakely
7..Myler/Nash
8..Young
9..Alker
10..Rutgerson
11..Coley
12..Cartright
13..Burgess

14..Dixon
15..Hulme
16..Dunneman
17..Lee

poop this is hard!!

: Tue May 05, 2009 6:52 pm  

Iain wrote:

I'm guessing the club may regret not signing Denis Betts and Adrian Morley a touch more than the guys above.

you didnt see some of these play , vic mcdonagh was a world class centre one of the hardest players i have ever seen play the game , phil edge was probabaly as quick as anyone i have seen since keith fielding , simon williams was a winger that would run through brick walls never knew when he was beaten , mick clarke was similar to rob burrow , bob chadwiock best stand off since steve nash , ask anyone on the local amatuer scene, dave ferrar sheer quality ,kempy class ,everyone of the above mentoined players have given me years of enjoyment and i wish some of the above were still playing today

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:14 pm  

smithy68 wrote:

mickey boardman is a great call seen him play lopads of times 110% effort all action forward , bob bruen great scrum half , played a bit for langworthy as well in the eighties

thats funny because mickey was a scrum half? and Tony was hooker and both went onto coach Langworthy

: Wed May 06, 2009 1:08 pm  

Young Danny wrote:

That wasn't the question, if it had been Best Salford team of players you have seen, understandable. But they are clearly two of Salford's all time best.

Fair enough.

My argument is though how can you say this player's better then that player when you've never seen them play?

Yes, the stats and stories are there for all to see but IMHO you can only pick players that you've seen with your own eyes and know are truly great.