Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:23 pm  

Rugby Raider wrote:

Might suggest that the Salford ‘Trading’ of players has commenced…..

I didnt think they where allowed to register anyone..

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:27 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

The Salford situation is making a mockery of the sport.

To be fair I don’t think anything’s really changed in the last week or so. All that’s happened is that clubs have agreed for quota dispensation if the situation arises that they need to sell, Salford still seem pretty insistent that they won’t need to sell.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 2:43 pm  

DSJ1983 wrote:

Good to have Balmforth signed up, said it seemed like a big gamble for me letting him start the season able to negotiate with other clubs, if he started the season well we’d have been in a battle to keep him.

Also been confirmed by Matt Shaw that clubs have been given quota dispensation to sign Salford players. Don’t think it’s that relevant for us, Cross was the target and if they do sell think it will only be Leeds now with the Sivo injury.

Wouldn't that put us in a better position if we decided to make a move for Lafai, McDonald or Marsters? We need a centre and have cap space unlike a few other clubs.

The dispensation allows an extra quota signing on a 1 year contract. Lafai is only on a 1 year deal at Salford so I guess he might accept a similar contract if we offered him one.

All hypothetical. I'd rather Salford secure the investment sort the mess out and avoid a fire sale.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:13 pm  

DSJ1983 wrote:

To be fair I don’t think anything’s really changed in the last week or so. All that’s happened is that clubs have agreed for quota dispensation if the situation arises that they need to sell, Salford still seem pretty insistent that they won’t need to sell.

But the rfl put them in special measures and stopped them signing/registering players if I remember rightly?

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:21 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

But the rfl put them in special measures and stopped them signing/registering players if I remember rightly?

Yeah I was assuming you meant the latest development in that clubs have seemingly now granted dispensation to sign quota players from Salford, just don’t think there’s a lot in that and the situation is the same as it was the last week or so, Salford are looking to get the takeover finalised.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:26 pm  

mk_fc wrote:

I didnt think they where allowed to register anyone..

I was meaning that Chan may be on lower pay than some of the highest paid Salford players and him arriving might signal the start of others leaving to clear the £700k cost deficit.

After all, if Salford aren’t bought and need to sell, they still need to put a team out every week, so some lower cost players will be needed.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:32 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Wouldn't that put us in a better position if we decided to make a move for Lafai, McDonald or Marsters? We need a centre and have cap space unlike a few other clubs.

The dispensation allows an extra quota signing on a 1 year contract. Lafai is only on a 1 year deal at Salford so I guess he might accept a similar contract if we offered him one.

All hypothetical. I'd rather Salford secure the investment sort the mess out and avoid a fire sale.

Like you say it’s all hypothetical and nobody knows. If I had to make a guess I’d say Salford will push for quota and cap dispensation and force a bidding war for Macdonald for a five figure fee that Rovers would eventually win. They get a big fee and possibly the biggest earner off the books but still maintain a decent squad and steady the ship, like they did with Croft and Ackers the year before.

Marsters was on the open market a few months ago when we had quota spots and we didn’t seem to make a play, nobody knows for certain that we didn’t but I’d have expected noise if we did. Lafai like you say is supposed to be heading home next year so could be an option. Nobody really knows what’s happening at Salford but I don’t think they’ll be losing lots of players now it looks like they’ll get a takeover sorted soon.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:24 pm  

Pleased for Balmforth,like people say..he is still raw but there is a player in there…I wonder how Grix feels seeing that he used to criticise him and if he had his way,he would have gone.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:54 pm  

Echo the thoughts of many, pleased to see Balmforth given a deal.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:56 pm  

The games afoot wrote:

Pleased for Balmforth,like people say..he is still raw but there is a player in there…I wonder how Grix feels seeing that he used to criticise him and if he had his way,he would have gone.

You say he is still raw and then have a rant about a coach because he publicly said the same? Wasn’t the quote something like “Denvine had a solid game but still needs to work on a few things off the ball and in defence” sounds like good advice for a player that’s raw. Not only that some very wise coaches have always liked to keep young players feet on the ground.

I have no particular feelings on Grix, he was an assistant coach thrust into a job that he didn’t ask for managing one of the worst squads assembled in SL history. Think it’s a bit strange that some of our fans have a bit of an obsession with him. Myler and Cartwright have been absolutely ruthless with contracted players like Adbull, Morgan Smith, Walker etc if Grix was really upsetting the players I’m sure they’d have let him go, all evidence points to people in the game thinking that he’s maybe a decent coach.