Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:16 am  

Towns88 wrote:

I think Salford will win 3/6, rangi will spark them somewhat but they ain't gunna be top 4/6 no way.

Away to FC I think they'll struggle.
Home to the Bulls depends on the saga at odsal, but should be 2 points for the devils
Home to the Giants......I think they'll struggle
Away to Leeds.....time to rest some star players
Away in France...too tough to call.
Home to HKA......2 points to the devils.

By Magic weekend they need to be on 12 points to have eyes on a home play-off game.....if they are on less, they then face a tough run of home games with the hoards from London and France, 2 long trips from Hull and the 2 sides from the small international airport of Leeds/Bradford.....

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:37 am  

As a long suffering Salford fan, I will not guess at any match result. The team is only just gelling for most of the game: we still drop heads when behind.
It'll come.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:01 am  

There's some proper obsessed posters on this thread. Quite amusing. Picking through minutiae to find whatever flavour of negativity floats their boat this week.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:36 am  

gutterfax wrote:

Away to FC I think they'll struggle.
Home to the Bulls depends on the saga at odsal, but should be 2 points for the devils
Home to the Giants......I think they'll struggle
Away to Leeds.....time to rest some star players
Away in France...too tough to call.
Home to HKA......2 points to the devils.

By Magic weekend they need to be on 12 points to have eyes on a home play-off game.....if they are on less, they then face a tough run of home games with the hoards from London and France, 2 long trips from Hull and the 2 sides from the small international airport of Leeds/Bradford.....

Thanks for your viewpoint of which I have not the slightest interest.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:40 am  

People don’t seem to realise how important it is for this Salford team gel. After 15 minutes of our opening game Rangi went off injured and Gareth Hock followed shortly after. It has been a disjointed start to the season, which has seen us lose just one game which we would have expected to win (Widnes away).

We noticed a massive improvement on Sunday against a Castleford team that were unbeaten and playing well, however we were still poor, bombing too many try scoring opportunities, giving away needless penalties and gifting possession with silly errors. Assuming we can go on a run without any key injuries and getting some long absentees back (Hock and Griffin) you will this team improve immeasurably.

Hull FC this week is a tough one to call. There performances by all accounts have been poor this season, we’re a new team and unpredictable but I would be disappointed if we don’t either a) push them close or b) come away with a narrow victory.

Don’t judge this team on what you have seen so far, give them until August at least.

PS – has anyone mentioned Koukash’s generous offer of free away travel to Hull for next weeks CC game? He’s incensed at Salford having to play another Thursday night game and the impact this has on fans when the game isn’t televised.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:49 am  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

People don’t seem to realise how important it is for this Salford team gel. After 15 minutes of our opening game Rangi went off injured and Gareth Hock followed shortly after. It has been a disjointed start to the season, which has seen us lose just one game which we would have expected to win (Widnes away).

We noticed a massive improvement on Sunday against a Castleford team that were unbeaten and playing well, however we were still poor, bombing too many try scoring opportunities, giving away needless penalties and gifting possession with silly errors. Assuming we can go on a run without any key injuries and getting some long absentees back (Hock and Griffin) you will this team improve immeasurably.

Hull FC this week is a tough one to call. There performances by all accounts have been poor this season, we’re a new team and unpredictable but I would be disappointed if we don’t either a) push them close or b) come away with a narrow victory.

Don’t judge this team on what you have seen so far, give them until August at least.

PS – has anyone mentioned Koukash’s generous offer of free away travel to Hull for next weeks CC game? He’s incensed at Salford having to play another Thursday night game and the impact this has on fans when the game isn’t televised.

Be careful, your accurate summation of the subject is in danger of conflicting with their private prejudices.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:46 am  

Towns88 wrote:

We took way way more than 1500.

Yeah, about 3,000 wasn't it?

If people can't see that Salford are progressing from where they were last season and rebuilding from the brink of going completely t*ts up, then I really do despair. Mind you, I suppose a lot of people don't want Salford or Koukash to succeed.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:58 am  

2000, which is probably a full seasons worth of your own away following...

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:10 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

2000, which is probably a full seasons worth of your own away following...

Bless.

Re: The mad doctor : Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:14 pm  

In all fairness I would agree that there were 2,000 Cas fans there on Sunday. I believe the North Stand holds 2,500 and whilst the edges weren’t full the majority was.

I don’t understand where this sudden high and mighty attitude from them has come from though. They have never previously brought that number and probably never will again. Last season we didn’t even open the North Stand due to the limited number that came over.

Amazing what 5 wins on the bounce can do for your support though.