Re: 2017 Squad. : Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:53 pm  

Robert Lui to Leeds is doing the rounds.

Re: 2017 Squad. : Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:55 am  

scoot wrote:

I hope that Watson isn't going to sign a load of championship players like last season. i don't think any of them made it. They have all gone back to the lower divisions.
I stand to be corrected

Overall I was happy with last seasons recruitment :-
a mix of proven SL experience - Kopzcak - Josh Jones -Flanaghan .
SL squad players wanting more game time - O'Brien. Joseph.
overseas players that added bulk & aggression - Murdoch Masila - Lui - Carney
opportunity for a step - up for some of our younger squad who contributed - Wood - Bibby- Lannon
and lastly a mix of championship / season loan players to provide cover - Sarsfield haggerty Andrade.

Of the signings I guess Joseph was the only 'head scratcher' , & Vidot had a mare with injury blighting his 1st season
so we Had Vidot - Lee - Johnson - Wood- Hauraki & Carney injured for major parts of the season.

Re Championship signings , I thinks its still a gamble that Watson needs to take - OK only Sarsfield was used, but for the money it's still a good bet it they come good.
I wood except 2 or 3 more , with Brinning being mentioned for some time


unfortunately with Salford being dragged firstly into the qualifiers & finally the relegation decider , most of the squad's players agents will have enquired or set up deals for their charges in case they became free agents or surplus if we fell into the championship.

This will mean a fair few ' rumours ' will continue & possibly may have ' turned the heads ' of a couple of players who may still fancy - 'out '.


Not going to speculate on who may come or go , but will continue to have faith in Watson's judgement , he's seen us through two qualifiers & if not for the points deduction would've given Salford the best league finish since Harrison .
If they want to go - let them go - If they're coming in , give them the opportunity to prove they're worth wearing the scarlet .

Re: 2017 Squad. : Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:55 am  

Think we will be underwhelmed by any new signings, due to the fact that, we don't have the Sheens pulling power

Re: 2017 Squad. : Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:26 pm  

Losing Sheen's was a massive mistake, from day one should of been Sheens head coach with Watson his assistant. I hope Lui doesn't go Leeds we need to be keeping hold of our players and adding to the squad, Lui 100% is a class act.,

Re: 2017 Squad. : Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:21 am  

I liked lui. When he destroyed Saints early on in the season showed how class he is fully fit. Good player, terrible bloke, I'm speaking for most Leeds fans, we don't want him and highly doubt we'll get him

Re: 2017 Squad. : Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:06 pm  

http://the18thman.com/2016/10/15/super- ... yers-view/ Mark Flanagan says tommy lee has left salford.

http://the18thman.com/2016/10/15/super- ... yers-view/ Mark Flanagan says tommy lee has left salford.

Re: 2017 Squad. : Sun Oct 16, 2016 4:38 pm  

Signing for Saints and there are rumours we're getting Tasi back who apparently regretted leaving us. Another one doing the rounds is Mossop from Wigan. As for Tommy Lee, his Salford career was blighted with those long term injuries because when you could get him on the field he did ok. http://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-set-to ... tommy-lee/

Signing for Saints and there are rumours we're getting Tasi back who apparently regretted leaving us. Another one doing the rounds is Mossop from Wigan. As for Tommy Lee, his Salford career was blighted with those long term injuries because when you could get him on the field he did ok. http://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-set-to ... tommy-lee/

Re: 2017 Squad. : Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:20 am  

LucaUtd1 wrote:

Losing Sheen's was a massive mistake, from day one should of been Sheens head coach with Watson his assistant. I hope Lui doesn't go Leeds we need to be keeping hold of our players and adding to the squad, Lui 100% is a class act.,

Time will tell on that one.

Re: 2017 Squad. : Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:57 am  

atomic wrote:

Time will tell on that one.

Very true but when you lose that level of know-how and experiance it's going to impact negatively somewhere down the line. Sheen's was also a player magnet who didn't suffer fools and it will be interesting to see the caliber and value of the signings we make without him. The club now lacks administrative rugby experience and this is now a weak area in my view that needs addressing. I'm not referring to or criticising our young coaching setup, it's a respectable figurehead with a link between the owner/club side and the coaching/playing staff that we need. As an example look at the newly formed team Toronto Wolfpack. They have appointed Rowley as head coach and an old head in Noble as a middle man. If Marwan Koukash thinks he can cut corners I think he's kidding himself.

Re: 2017 Squad. : Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:11 am  

That's the trouble Koucash dosent think.End of story.