LeytherRob

It's less about social media and more about the nature of human interactions - threads drift off topic just like conversations do. How many times have you been chatting with friends and suddenly wonder how you managed to get onto a certain topic?

That’s literally the point of my post Harry

Yep and you can file it next to the opinions that the generation(s) following yours are lazier/have it easier/are ruder/etc etc. I have always found it genuinely baffling how little self awareness we have as a whole to recognise the clear and obvious generational patterns that get repeated time and time again.

Yeah it's a bit odd really as the other clubs they're manufacturing for also have their gear at a similar level of discount on the vx3 website including Newcastle Falcons, Torquay United and Newport County. In fact everything along the lines of rugby/replica kit is heavily discounted.

No I'm a resident of Pangaea and anything that came after is just woke, new-age guff that somebody dreamed up when the continents separated.

Well at least you're honest about how detached you are from reality I guess

As I’ve already said Harry, we only have one player in the squad with a proper creative passing game and it’s Lachlan Lam, so I don’t know what your point is. You were talking about Bailey Hodgson vs David Armstrong and I gave my thoughts on their strengths and weaknesses as 2 running full backs and wingers. Leighs problem is a very simple mathematical one. We subtracted 2 creative playmakers with top passing games(Asiata and Moylan) leaving 1 for the squad in Lam, and added zero, leaving Lam having to play both sides of the ruck to get the team going. Armstrong has the potential to be a top fullback as a runner, but you can’t do that without 2 good pivots to organise the team. Leigh need to jettison Aaron Pene and find an suitable quota halfback with a good passing/kicking game.

Nope, there’s only Lachlan Lam left at the club with a passing game capable of unlocking a defence. They’re both runners, Hodgson is stronger and Armstrong is faster. Modern wingers do more tough carries out of yardage than any position on the pitch which Hodgson is far more suited to than Armstrong. You also want your fastest player in a position to get his hand on the ball more which makes Armstrong more suited to FB than Hodgson. He just needs more work on his game sense and positioning to put himself in opportunities like against Hull and Huddersfield - too often he gets to tight to the ruck and is missing from spread plays but that will come with experience.

just seen this on one of the Salford FB groups, not a good sign to be flogging off kit 70% off less than halfway through the season

Several club owners have raised it as a possibility so I'd expect the threat is very real should Salford fail to complete the year. I'd expect that's also part of the reason why SL/RLC were so keen on Salford paying back the advanced central funding before the cap could be lifted because they only pot left now to take any penalties from, would be the one shared amongst the other 11 clubs. Either way - the other clubs are going to be feeling this in a pocket now which is why I think some form of skeleton club will complete the year under the name Salford, even if they have to remove the loan limits and cobble together a squad of everyone's fringe players. It's cheaper for the clubs to muck in then relegated Salford than lose the home games AND pay money back to Sky.

No, because it isn't about Sky wanting 6 games, it's about breaching the broadcasting agreement which would open SL up for penalties. Sky isn't a charity and the people making these decisions don't care about RL - if they did the contract wouldn't have been decreasing the past 2 cycles. Sky care about getting as much content for as little money as possible and if presented with the opportunity they would absolutely jump at the chance to pay even less than they have done for the rights this year.

I'm sure they almost certainly will, but that doesn't mean they won't also take the opportunity for even more money in the form of penalties for breach of contract. They can, and probably would, have both.

It's to show 2 games a week on the main channels AND the other 4 on SS+ which add value to that service in the same way as the EFL/tennis does (irrespective as to any opinions on how much/little value that is). Sky would be well within their rights to seek recompense should that number drop - not to mention plenty of those main channel games have and continue to involve Salford.

Probably no, but you’d expect any corporation of that size to be taking any opportunity to claim back money based on breach of contract.

Hodgson reminds me a bit of Matty Russell tbh, very compact but aggressive and committed in his carries making him able to ride contact really well and bounce out of tackles. Does have better hands than Russell although his passing game will stop him being a fullback IMO. Should make a good winger

I’d do the same, but Hodgson right wing outside of Hanley when he is back

I'd expect nothing less than the guys who booked the Happy Mondays at literally the first crumb of good news they had. Knowing what we know now with regards to the deal hinging on the land and stadium sale, which was nowhere near done at the time, that 1 week period of the sustainability cap being lifted just gets wilder and wilder.

“But according to sources, Irwin allegedly did not resign but was relieved of his duties as chief executive by the club's owners. rugbyleaguehub.com Long Readsunderstands Graver left his post with Salford last week. It is believed Graver was unhappy with how the owners had been operating and resigned after a disagreement. As the company's sole director, Graver cannot formally leave until a replacement is found. He is a business consultant and became involved with the owners when he offered them a company director and secretary service. On Companies House Graver is listed as the only director of Salford RL Group LTD. That company is owned by Jacobsen Venture Group Limited, and its two directors are Red Devils assistant coach Krisnan Inu and Isiosaia Kailahi.”

wrong thread

Seen a few different Salford fans on social media claiming that apparently Irwin didn’t tender his resignation and actually found out at the same time as everyone else when the statement went online…

Chris Irwin has resigned as CEO. Looking bleak right now

I'm exactly the same with regards to your final statement. 2023 felt like there would probably never be a better opportunity to win a major trophy again and now that box was finally ticked it's really taken the pressure off. I've found since Wembley that I rarely get nervous at games full stop anymore.

Also worth noting that it's the 3rd major semi-final in our 3rd year since promotion - CC semi in 2023, SL playoff semi in 2024, CC semi in 2025. It's arguably already Leigh's most sustained period of competing at the top of the game and we're not done yet.

To borrow a phrase from your side of the political isle, facts don’t care about your feelings

UK armed forces can get anywhere up to £650,000 paid out for injuries whilst serving - https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-injury-received-while-serving/what-youll-get There is also the War Pension scheme with specific provisions to compensate for injury or illness - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/war-pension-scheme-wps builders with lung conditions are eligible for compensation through the workers compensation act of 1979 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/41/contents Everything does come with risk. Being exposed to unnecessary risk by your employer gives you legal mechanisms for recompense and has done long before ‘the nanny state’ or ‘wokeness’ or ‘health and safety gone mad’ or whatever you want to label it.