Re: Brian McDermott : Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:32 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Thankfully he came along before the club was placed in administration so no assets had to be sold.

Actually I think the opposite is true - he would have been better picking the club up through Administration as it would have given him the leverage to renegotiate certain key agreements, notably the stadium deal and the council loan.

But I would imagine that building from the Championship wouldn't have suited his thirst for publicity.

Re: Brian McDermott : Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:38 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Actually I think the opposite is true - he would have been better picking the club up through Administration as it would have given him the leverage to renegotiate certain key agreements, notably the stadium deal and the council loan.

But I would imagine that building from the Championship wouldn't have suited his thirst for publicity.

Yes but if he had done that they would have gone to the Championship instead of errr heading for the Championship like they are heading to this year

Re: Brian McDermott : Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:11 am  

saint at wire wrote:

Yes but if he had done that they would have gone to the Championship instead of errr heading for the Championship like they are heading to this year

They might have been able to win a few games, then.

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:06 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

They might have been able to win a few games, then.

When they lost Chase to his long suspension and a couple of key players to injury during their Challenge cup game against Leigh they were on a winning streak and in fourth position in the table. Had they not lost that momentum through injuries and suspensions Salford may now have been in the top eight.

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:09 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

When they lost Chase to his long suspension and a couple of key players to injury during their Challenge cup game against Leigh they were on a winning streak and in fourth position in the table. Had they not lost that momentum through injuries and suspensions Salford may now have been in the top eight.

Every team gets injuries, we've lost countless this year and still right up there

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:20 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

Every team gets injuries, we've lost countless this year and still right up there

In fairness, we've got more depth through:
1 - Having lots of quality juniors - something that takes years to develop properly
2 - Being a top team. The reason players are willing to be squad players for the likes of us and Leeds is that we have chances at silverware. Salford etc can't offer that at the minute, so have to pay overs.

Re: Brian McDermott : Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:27 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

When they lost Chase to his long suspension and a couple of key players to injury during their Challenge cup game against Leigh they were on a winning streak and in fourth position in the table. Had they not lost that momentum through injuries and suspensions Salford may now have been in the top eight.

Yeah, but when you build a squad with guys like Chase (and Hock) you're going to have big ups and big downs.
I want the Salford revolution to go well, for a number of reasons, but it does seem like Marwan just throws mud at the wall until something sticks.

I like having Marwan about, although the last press conference was a step too far, for me. I wouldn't, however, want him as the chairman of my club.