Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am  

Big lads mate wrote:

I’ll ask Amos to see what he can do as I’m a dinosaur with owt like that I’m afraid, thanks for your generosity all the same. I usually take about 8 loose change collection boxes in a year at about £20 a go, so normally use that as my donation plus the entry fee of course.

I'll try and see you at the next game to give my donation.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:16 am  

Personally I’d move Jowitt into the halves, bring Kershaw in on the wing and move Tupou back to centre. I think Kyle Wood offers too much around the ruck to be moved to scum half.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:47 am  

You'd think Johnstone - Toupou - Atkins - Lynn would be the obvious choice. In fact, it could be hard to fit a healthy Arundal into that line-up. We are missing a winger, not a centre in reality, as a choice of Toupou, Lynn and Atkins is good pot.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:04 am  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

You'd think Johnstone - Toupou - Atkins - Lynn would be the obvious choice. In fact, it could be hard to fit a healthy Arundal into that line-up. We are missing a winger, not a centre in reality, as a choice of Toupou, Lynn and Atkins is good pot.

Atkins and Lyne hasn't looked too clever as a partnership in either pre season or against KR.
I would be tempted to go with Kershaw on the right wing.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:18 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Atkins and Lyne hasn't looked too clever as a partnership in either pre season or against KR.
I would be tempted to go with Kershaw on the right wing.

From seeing Toupou on the wing, it does seem to make more sense to play a natural winger rather than a centre. Kershaw isn't as good a winger as BJB or Johnstone, but he's probably a better winger than Lynn or Toupou, unless there's something we don't see in training sessions.

As we have seen with Kelepi, it is perhaps better to play someone in their natural position even if it means playing a less favoured player in their natural position. Whether Kelepi is as good a prop as a prop lower down the pecking order is a moot point, but it is obvious that Kelepi isn't as good at being Kelepi when he plays prop. The same must go for Bill and Reece and Atkins.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:19 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

From seeing Toupou on the wing, it does seem to make more sense to play a natural winger rather than a centre. Kershaw isn't as good a winger as BJB or Johnstone, but he's probably a better winger than Lynn or Toupou, unless there's something we don't see in training sessions.

As we have seen with Kelepi, it is perhaps better to play someone in their natural position even if it means playing a less favoured player in their natural position. Whether Kelepi is as good a prop as a prop lower down the pecking order is a moot point, but it is obvious that Kelepi isn't as good at being Kelepi when he plays prop. The same must go for Bill and Reece and Atkins.

I get your point but I'm not convinced by Kershaw at all, he seems a real rocks and diamonds type player. Scores a 90m worldy one week then cant catch cold and gets bombed all day the next week.

Tupou outside Lyne and Atkins inside Johnstone for me. That edge of ashurst, tupou, TJ just isnt getting the same joy it was getting 12 months ago

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:41 pm  

And it never will if there not playing to gether. The problem is in the 6,7 and 9 there making no room for them

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:04 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

If you put your link on I'll sponsor you BLM.

I'll add a couple of shillings too if you get set up.

Re: Salford next week : Tue Feb 25, 2020 9:08 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Atkins and Lyne hasn't looked too clever as a partnership in either pre season or against KR.
I would be tempted to go with Kershaw on the right wing.

To be fair to Atkins at HKR he was playing out of his position and got little if no help from his inside men .Imo whilst the team is trying to settle into some sort of rhythm his wealth of experience will only add to the stability of the team ,provided he is played in the correct position. Kershaw’s time will come as will all the youngsters this season,I’m sure .

Re: Salford next week : Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:35 pm  

For those who may be interested
SALFORD RED DEVILS V WAKEFIELD TRINITY
Sunday 1st March
AJ Bell Stadium | KO : 15:00

Referee L. Moore
Touch Judge 1 D. Bowmer
Touch Judge 2 L. Rush
In Goal D. Arnold
In Goal 2 T. Arnold
Reserve Referee J. Butterfield
M Com F. Hawley
Time Keeper D. Campbell