Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:21 am  

Guess what, MR I got up this morning!

As for turning out the lights ... the club's floodlights are very capable of doing that themselves.

Funding ... I have been told a recent post by Walkdenred is closer to the truth than we like.

Anyway I still hold that it is not the job of JW to dictate to any coach who plays and where they play.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:26 am  

This is all so indicative of Salford as a club-regardless of anything else you tie down promising young players well in advance.Look at the Nasri situation at Arsenal as well-it becomes disruptive and a side show that affects both the player and club/team.In addition a healthy transfer fee.Salford are and have been a shambles.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:59 am  

TheButcher wrote:

So what?

A young player decides to follow a different path. He's hardly a Salford Legend, as much as I like him as a player. He hasn't exactly set the world alight either, moments of magic interspersed with average displays. Now that could be down to our former regime not utilising him correctly or the fact that he actually isn't as good as his hype (yet).

I don't wish him any ill and hope that he goes on and becomes what he has the potential to be, I just think some fans seem to think that he is a RL Messiah when in fact he is just a young lad with a bit of talent.

It's not the Clubs fault, a player will decide what he wants and will go through with it regardless.

So much this. I was genuinely beginning to think I was the only person who isn't absolutely gutted by this news. Granted, Stef is a talent, no doubt about that, but I can count on one hand the number of times he's dragged us to victory with an absolutely outstanding display. This can obviously be attributed to previous management regimes, or the players he plays alongside not being up to scratch etc etc, however for all the potential I don't acutally think our starting 13 will be that much worse off without him.

As The Butcher said, I don't wish him any harm, but come on people this is just one player. We have a new coach, stadium and plenty of room to manoevre on the quota side of things, this is not the end of the world. The only thing that irks me is that we're getting absolutely naff all for him. At least with what's his face we got a nice pay cheque.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:00 am  

Michigan red wrote:

Why do you bother getting out of bed in the mornings??

You are the most pesimistic person I've ever encountered, tell you what let's just stay at the Willows and politely ask the last fan to give it up as a bad job to turn the lights out.

And as for what kind of coach I don't really care, maybe if he had have done it might have made SM sack it sooner rather than drag the club I love with a passion from one disaster to another.

If we would have sold McRae earlier we'd only have been waiting for Matt Parish to arrive as he was still doing State of Origin.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:23 am  

Since when has Chairman or Director intervention on the playing side ever benefitted a team? It would have been ludicrous for Wilky to entrust the coaching side of things to McRae and then demand he should pick certain players in certain positions just because he's the owner/chairman. Wilky is a lot of things (good and bad) but he isn't an interferring Chairman, thankfully.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:28 am  

Welcome to Warrington Stefan.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:30 am  

As much as I like Ratchford as a player, I don't believe he is consistent enough to play regularly at half back for us. Similarly, I believe we can find better centres out there. Due to his versatility, he makes a very attractive proposition for the likes of Warrington and Wigan. He has received a very good offer from the club, one that he has considered for some time. He has made his decision to leave and he goes with my best wishes. It is important that we now identify quality replacements and continue to move onwards and upwards.

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:44 am  

Agree with the consistency at half back,
Showed glimpses of class at fullback when he covered there !! probably be Hodgsons replacement at the scum !!

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:54 am  

Oh well we can at least rule out Crusaders as his destination!!

Re: Ratchford : Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:41 am  

Shizzle wrote:

There are a few things mentioned that I totally agree with.

1st of all why didnt we sort this out last year ?
and why didnt JW pull rank and tell mcrae to play him instead of the woeful smith's ?

My personal opinion is that I'm not to fussed that he's on his way. Myler was hailed as the next big thing and to be honest take out his backing up and he is very average !! and our replacement for him....Daniel Holdsworth who has been a massive improvement.

Jordan Turner was another so called good young talent and tbh not seen him set the world alight at Hull.
Good luck to Stef and all but im sure Salford will move on stronger and better.

must just be me that find Myler. Turner & now Ratchford feeling the need to ply their trade with other clubs worrying , correct non are the finished article , but have 35-40 tries between them this season, and all have their best years ahead of them.
and no it doesn't leave Salford in a better position , it just reinforces the belief that we are a good shop window for a year or two to get to another club . not exactly a receipe for making us a top club in SL.