Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:51 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Surely the Brutal decision making, in this case (without knowing all of the ins and outs) being get an injury and we will just get rid of you, might have an effect on your reputation as a club when players are looking at where to sign? If I was a player, it would certainly put me off.

Really!!!!! If I were signing I think it would point to a club who means business. Do you really think that it would have put Asiata off signing had he know about this before hand? if It would only put me off as a player if I was signing for the club and in the process trying to pull the wool over the clubs eyes. There is more to this than simply getting rid of a player because he is injured, perhaps more than we appreciated when we signed him.

As a club the parameters by which you are judged behaviour, dedication and attitude wise have changed immensely. The truth may or may not come out but it certainly won't come from the club. In fact as yet nothing has come out from the club at all so we await an announcement.

[Mild Rover]

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:06 pm  

The Dentist Wilf wrote:

The truth may or may not come out but it certainly won't come from the club.

I know what you meant, and I’m sure you know what I’m thinking.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:16 pm  

As for the Sneyd situation, I'm really not sure. They always say 'never go back' and that might be the case here.

I guess it would depend on what type of deal was thrashed out between player and club, but I can't imagine Sneyd would sign for only twelve months and on the cheap, and we certainly don't want to be investing too heavily in a player in his mid-thirties. I'm not sure there would be enough common ground to make this work satisfactorily for both sides.

Plus a half back combination of Sezer & Sneyd doesn't look ideal, possibly too similar in style to be effective, especially given we're hardly blessed with pace across the back division. Although I'm not sure what our ideal line-up would be, given the current squad personnel. These are the kinds of decisions that Myler/Cartwright have to get right if we are to progress forward over the next 12/24 months.

I would also hate for Sneyd to come back, in all the wrong circumstances, and bomb out. The guy played such a massive part in arguably the two greatest afternoon's in the club's entire history, that I would hate to see that tarnished in any way. Let's not forget that when he left us there was a general feeling that the time was right to part ways. I'm not sure what we could offer him at this stage in his career, apart from one last healthy pay day, which might not necessarily suit our purposes.
I'll be surprised if this one comes off, but RL is such an incestuous sport you never know.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:40 pm  

Officials from the Rugby Football League will return to Salford Red Devils this week to outline what the possible options for the club are moving forward: including the potential for cuts to their 2025 squad.

Aaron Bower.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:49 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Officials from the Rugby Football League will return to Salford Red Devils this week to outline what the possible options for the club are moving forward: including the potential for cuts to their 2025 squad.

Aaron Bower.

Matt Shaw putting a piece out too on it. They've asked for an advance on the central funding but are taking the squad on a warm weather camp. Kinda admire the front of it

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:57 pm  

BP1 wrote:

As for the Sneyd situation, I'm really not sure. They always say 'never go back' and that might be the case here.

I guess it would depend on what type of deal was thrashed out between player and club, but I can't imagine Sneyd would sign for only twelve months and on the cheap, and we certainly don't want to be investing too heavily in a player in his mid-thirties. I'm not sure there would be enough common ground to make this work satisfactorily for both sides.

Plus a half back combination of Sezer & Sneyd doesn't look ideal, possibly too similar in style to be effective, especially given we're hardly blessed with pace across the back division. Although I'm not sure what our ideal line-up would be, given the current squad personnel. These are the kinds of decisions that Myler/Cartwright have to get right if we are to progress forward over the next 12/24 months.

I would also hate for Sneyd to come back, in all the wrong circumstances, and bomb out. The guy played such a massive part in arguably the two greatest afternoon's in the club's entire history, that I would hate to see that tarnished in any way. Let's not forget that when he left us there was a general feeling that the time was right to part ways. I'm not sure what we could offer him at this stage in his career, apart from one last healthy pay day, which might not necessarily suit our purposes.
I'll be surprised if this one comes off, but RL is such an incestuous sport you never know.

Sneyd was below par in 2021 (along with most of the team) and it feels like a lifetime ago now but the team had gone from 80mins from the Grand Final to 8th which felt shocking at the time (oh if only we knew that wasn't rock bottom )

so yes I was in the mood for changes at the time and on paper former man of steel Gale fitted the bill...Hodgson also thought Connor could be the man to lead us around...

What is noticeable though is how much fitter Sneyd looks at Salford, it's been well documented how poor and fitness has been the last few years. I agree with others that ideally he needs a runner with him though, he and Albert were an ideal combo.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:07 pm  

Sezer captain Asiata vice

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:08 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Matt Shaw putting a piece out too on it. They've asked for an advance on the central funding but are taking the squad on a warm weather camp. Kinda admire the front of it

Absolutely shameless

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:09 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

Sezer captain Asiata vice

Bit of a surprise but if this is the consensus of the squad then that's good enough for me.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:12 pm  

Sezer should be on the pitch for the full 80, wonder if that had any reasoning.

Thought Asiata was nailed on for it