: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:22 am  

Rooted Red wrote:

Had to admire Tomkins, he's a star.

Myler, great performance and can still get better.

Ratchford must be given a chance at 6

Why is McRae doing that with Ratchford, I understand you dont have many wingers but there must be someone else who can play there

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:29 am  

agree,Myler fantastic, we should enjoy him while he is here,sadly

will move on to better things.

Ratchford definately at 6,ran himself ragged last night

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:31 am  

Myler really impressed me last night and I would love to see him playing alongside Sam Tomkins

What is Myler's long kicking game like?

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:32 am  

never you mind

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:00 am  

There is only so much loyalty a player will show to a club.
He says he loves it at Salford but when the big teams come a calling he will be off.
We need to build a team around Myler, Turney,Ratchford and the rest.
No more $hite second rate Aussies.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:34 am  

Here's a radical idea.

How about we buck the trend of signing average Australians/Kiwis and try to have a squad of just British players. If the overseas limit will be coming down in the near future then we could build a reputation as somewhere that promising young players can develop and make the 1st team, if they are good enough.

I for one would rather see a young, developing team than one choc full of overseas mercenaries.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:15 pm  

dentonred wrote:

Here's a radical idea.

How about we buck the trend of signing average Australians/Kiwis and try to have a squad of just British players. If the overseas limit will be coming down in the near future then we could build a reputation as somewhere that promising young players can develop and make the 1st team, if they are good enough.

I for one would rather see a young, developing team than one choc full of overseas mercenaries.

Agree 100% but it will never happen with Simms and McRea at the helm

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:26 pm  

dentonred wrote:

Here's a radical idea.

How about we buck the trend of signing average Australians/Kiwis and try to have a squad of just British players. If the overseas limit will be coming down in the near future then we could build a reputation as somewhere that promising young players can develop and make the 1st team, if they are good enough.

I for one would rather see a young, developing team than one choc full of overseas mercenaries.

Could be a really good PR stunt if nothing else.

Considering what the franchise system is all about, and the fact that we're not the most media-friendly club at present, it might be a good idea to try and field a fully English squad? Then perhaps work towards a squad for next year that has more English players than anyone else?

We're going to get battered on a weekly basis this year anyway, we might as well have the excuse of only choosing home grown players?

Don't like your "overseas mercenaries" quote though - my RL watching experiences have been lit-up over the years by many, many amazing foreign players. I appreciate that none of our current crop are 'RL greats' but don't think it's fair to refer to foreign players en masse as 'mercenaries'.

: Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:27 pm  

The Eclipse wrote:

will never happen with Simms and McRea at the helm

... or anyone else to be fair, it's nothing to do with our current coaches, it's to do with the stae of RL in this country.