A man with a wheelbarrow collecting the remnants of a somewhat random pyrotechnic display.

I agree. It was hardly Universal studios.

for one I wouldn't pay the company responsible for the "fireworks" some of the ones at the south stand didn't go off and others seemed to have a mind of their own stopping and starting at will no real correlation to the other fireworks on the wire.



so first night nerves over, now its onto St Helens, can we spoil their party?

You'd have thought that one look at the weather would have brought about a re think on plans. The fair was always going to be dead in that weather (though come summer I'm sure that would be a winner) and I'm pretty sure that laying cables to fireworks in snow as always going to effect them.

I know how you feel: all those who watched it in warm pubs or cozy rooms: our board's fault for not attracting them. Those who braved the elements to go to City: our board's fault for not convincing them of Salford's pre-eminant rights to fans. Those shoppers at the Centre are all rugby league fans turning their noses up at Salford: the board's fault.



Look we have issues but, as I stated before, this is the board we HAVE, the team we HAVE, the stadium we HAVE. You have a right to moan but this is what we have got. Either put up, improve it by finding solutions, or shut up.

What I found most galling last night, was not the abject performance, or lack of atmosphere or the hour stuck in traffic before the game, but was seeing all those good for nothing councillors with their free tickets and free meals, DID anyone notice apart from me the corporate seats where mostly empty five min into the second half? Give Councillor Merry his due he was there at the start of the second half be he did leave 10 mins before time, must have been trying to beat the traffic!!

So Gruffy if you are a councillor you are good for nothing, very strange line of thought, have you thought about what a councillor actually does, or who was to blame for the seat you were sat in?

Or who runs the city? can't be the councillors because they are good for nothing, must be the fairies with a little help from Santa in December.

Last season was too much for me, it brought to a head everything that's wrong with Salford. No investment, no direction and managed by a set of amateurs.

I have maintained a respectful silence during the pre-season and read with interest all the posts on this forum.



I watched the game on T.V. last night. I thought it was typical Salford, ineffective forwards laying a non-existant platform for the halves and backline. Is this the kind of fare that will bring lapsed supporters back? Will last nights viewing attract new supporters?



It seems that some of our fans were abusing the players, well don't be too hard on them, because the next step is for them to stop going as well. A crowd of 5k last night...........and it wasn't all down to the weather! Unfortunately, JW and the Board will no doubt have their excuses already lined up.



As for the Team........Patten still has no idea how to tackle or defend whilst his mate Holdsworth is going from bad to worse.

Smith has a bit of class and works hard, but has little protection and a dud partner.

The Centres and Wings have great potential, but without halves and forwards it's asking too much of them to turn games. (Borne out last night by the try of the match in the context of another defeat).



Feka is the only forward with any go forward or presence, but thought Gledhill showed some promise as did Howarth.

As for the rest, they took the ball standing still and were consistently driven backwards. It's no good completing sets if we aren't capable of making any yardage.



I'm sorry guys, but the writing is on the wall. In three years time we'll be out of Superleague and consigned to history.

Personally I think a spell out of SL might just club needs to rejuvenate the players, then fans and Salford as a rugby city, at the mintue we are continously wipping boys, beating after beating with the odd surprise in there. If the club dropped like Widnes for a few year this would allow the club to get rid of dead wood players and upstairs then the club could look to build from scratch. This would allow a fresh sense of optimism. Now awaits the club is all mighty nothing ever is wrong brigade to shoot me down

As I've said all pre season, we don't have a pack that can compete in Super League. Cas's pack was woeful yet they bullied us, no yardage up front. Holdsworth had a stinker can't see him having many worse games than that. On the plus side Matty Smith played well as did Howarth before he went off injured, on the whole conditions aside it's going to be one long hard season. The effort by the players was there, no doubting that. At the end of the day some of them just aren't good enough for this level and that's not their fault so I'll continue to follow them home and away.

If you look at why we're losing the collision, it's the standing still bit that's causing us problems. Why oh why can't they hit the ball at pace? The quality in our backline will win us some games, but not consistently!!! Missing several props, Cas showed you don't need to be smashing the opposition out of the way with every drive, just get over the gain line at speed.

Not great I would agree but with Huby, Millington, Jackson, Thompson, Snitch and Hudson on the sidelines we at least have alternatives.