….in trouble again. Players not paid again. We might be playing Salford 2nd team on Friday, and we MIGHT get our first win!

If we can’t beat a reserve team that hasn’t been paid on our home ground we may as well give up!

Apparently they can play the squad that beat Midlands hurricanes. That wasn’t too bad all told.

1 Brierley 2 cross 3 marsters 23 hankinson 5 Mcdonald 32 nikorima 14 atkin 8 singleton 22 Morgan 18 ormanroyd 46 chan 15 wright 16 shorrocks Subs 21 Foster 17 sangare 31 bullock 25 connell 18 hellewell

So the RFL have rushed to get Salford out of “special measures” without actually checking to see if the cash is available. What a joke of an organisation. This is the highest level you can play and yet again the amateurs mess it up for the world to see.

RaoulDuke Nikorima and Shorrocks are suspended. Anyway Matt Shaw is reporting that the Salford first team players are refusing to play if they don’t get paid. Given the squad has to be named by midday tomorrow and can’t be changed afterwards then it could well be the reserves/academy lads again.

TheFirm we could do with that tbh.

The RFL are poor and it’s well known. A point I’d like to raise is that only a few weeks ago Salford were forwarded 500k from their sky money early but now they can’t pay wages and haven’t done in February. Is someone going to ask where that money has gone? We hear of debts being paid off, but how? I’ve read the new owner has one business in this country that is late filing is accounts, it seems fishy to me. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/salford-red-devils-restricted-squad-options-for-castleford-game-including-ineligible-stars

What a farce this all is,once again successes like the Vegas weekend being overshadowed by domestic ineptitude.

Having lumped on Cas giving away a six point start prior to seeing the Salford squad I’m quite disappointed to see it actually looks quite competitive,that’s what you get for trying to be a smart arse.

What’s galling is they have a 1.2m cap based on the already played players. However by allowing them to use the rest because of injury and suspension, they have in fact allowed the full cap. So why have they set a restriction and not enforced it? There’s something fishy going on.

Salford.....

Matt

Our first win! Wasn’t classy but we have potential and you could see how much the players wanted that. Hopefully it gives us the kick to go on and get some more.

TheFirm

Over riding feeling of relief right now. It wasn’t pretty at all and it could have easily gone the other way but a wins a win and the monkey is off our backs. An awful lot of improvement needed but some green shoots at least. Thought Okoro did well on his debut, Mustapha put himself about and with something to work off Rimbu looked much better. And hopefully McGuire will now realise that Lawler is a back rower. Onwards and upwards

CurtisTigers

Looked a much more balanced side tonight. Okoro a proper prop looked really good, always got us on the front foot for us to get a roll on which has been lacking so far this season. Mellor and Lawler in the second row together where they both should be - definitely Lawler’s best position. Rimbu able to play off the back of the quicker play the balls that come with the tackle drive. Thought the scoreline flattered Salford - a couple of errors and a dodgy video referee kept them in the game.

Matt

Sounds like the drama isn’t over with Salford. Seems like the players have been paid with another central distribution advance and clubs didn’t have a vote on it.

Hepworth

Matt For gods sake it’s never ending yet the RFL still let them breach the salary cap that they themselves imposed. All that could have been avoided had they offloaded a couple of players as they should have done in the first place,mind looking at the pack they played last night there’s no one I would have wanted. If last night showed anything it’s that if our pack can compete we have the ability to play some decent stuff. Sadly we won’t come up against another pack that weak and we still struggled to make metres first quarter,reinforcements still needed.

TheFirm

Bullock was their best prop by a mile, i’d take him. 125 meters i think i read. He’d add something to us, not sure any of their other props would.

RaoulDuke

Just to note, I said something was not right earlier in this thread yesterday. The RFL have made a mockery of the sport and is in particular by giving them an advantage they shouldn’t have had. If proved, I can’t see how they can defend themselves.

Derek Beaumont is trying to get them out, now I’d be right behind him.

Maturecasfan

Are the RFL an open bank account just for Salford to keep dipping in.
If what’s reported is true then the other clubs need to be up in arms.
It’s beyond a joke.

Hepworth

Sneyd’s release to Warrington and the timing would indicate everything is far from settled re their takeover. He was probably the only positive from their performance against us. That said if they’re offloading I’d rather take Atkin as a back up half rather than than any of the forwards.

Matt

Exactly. If the takeover was all but sorted they wouldn’t be releasing one of their better players. Something is being hidden from the fans and the RFL are clearly at the heart of it if they’re offering cash under the table to keep them propped up.

RaoulDuke

We’ve heard nothing from the new owners which must be very worrying for their fans. The money hasn’t arrived and the rfl has paid the players but not the staff. Where has the £500k advance from the sky deal gone?

pirate

RaoulDuke

Portugal pre season training wasnt it ?

RaoulDuke

pirate if that cost 500k they’ve been done!

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