8 Sept: Qualifiers: Salford Red Devils v Toronto Wolfpack KO 3.15pm (TV)

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Yes, but Salford aren't worthy of Super League according to some on here.

Their acceptability has been re-assessed, due to the presence of swarthy foreigners at the gates.

[Hvy wg]

Toronto discovering what SL is.

[graveyard johnny]

too much too soon maybe for twp , not going in to sl would most likely be a benefit to them at this point of development 

[ravens88]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

Their acceptability has been re-assessed, due to the presence of swarthy foreigners at the gates.

Their long term sustainability has been questioned and rightly so.

They've improved by renting some good players for a maximum of 8 games.

Unless these players are kept long term, what is the point of Salford competing in Super League?

Unless they want to be the next Widnes and collect their Sky money

while virtually everything else disintegrates at their club.

[johnh1]

5 minutes ago, ravens88 said:

Their long term sustainability has been questioned and rightly so.

They've improved by renting some good players for a maximum of 8 games.

Unless these players are kept long term, what is the point of Salford competing in Super League?

Unless they want to be the next Widnes and collect their Sky money

while virtually everything else disintegrates at their club.

Our best players will no doubt be picked off again by other teams. But this just shows that our best starting 17 is a damned good side. Our problem, for a long time has been that with a very small squad, injuries have a much bigger effect than with most other teams. And nobody else wanted Jackson Hastings!

[Toby Chopra]

9 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

too much too soon maybe for twp , not going in to sl would most likely be a benefit to them at this point of development 

Disagree. What this game shows is that even when you put together a decent squad, a year of playing in the Championship just doesn't prepare you for SL quality opposition. (Unless completely collapsed like Widnes) 

Wolfpack needs to go up and learn the hard way. Either they'll finally crack it and stay up, or straight back down. 

Sacking Rowley will help. 

 

[Toby Chopra]

2 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Our best players will no doubt be picked off again by other teams. But this just shows that our best starting 17 is a damned good side. Our problem, for a long time has been that with a very small squad, injuries have a much bigger effect than with most other teams. And nobody else wanted Jackson Hastings!

Ian Watson has developed into a great coach. He's the one you'd have to worry about losing the most. 

[redsi42]

 

11 minutes ago, ravens88 said:

Their long term sustainability has been questioned and rightly so.

They've improved by renting some good players for a maximum of 8 games.

Unless these players are kept long term, what is the point of Salford competing in Super League?

Unless they want to be the next Widnes and collect their Sky money

while virtually everything else disintegrates at their club.

I think Salford and all the other underperforming clubs should call it a day so the more successful clubs can have a bigger share of the pot.  Maybe one league of 8.

 

[johnh1]

1 minute ago, redsi42 said:

 

I think Salford and all the other underperforming clubs should call it a day so the more successful clubs can have a bigger share of the pot.  Maybe one league of 8.

 

Someone would still finish bottom! 

[tonyXIII]

Sidlow barges over for Toronto. 20 - 4 now ktc. Kick good. 20 - 6

[redsi42]

Ha. maybe loose the bottom team each year. A kind of league but one that dies over a number of years.  

[redsi42]

Toronto in again 

 

[tonyXIII]

Comeback on. Toronto again. 20 - 10 ktc. Kick missed still 20 - 10

[my missus]

come back time 20-10 game on

 

[Pigeon Lofter]

Toronto in again on the back of an atrocious refereeing decision,giving them an undeserved penalty when they dropped the ball. Perhaps the greatest failure in modern RL....referees giving free penalties when a ball carrier loses possession due to his own incompetence.

Second biggest failing must be the farcical play-the-ball mess.....never correctly heeled and never enforced.

[my missus]

burgess has to go

[my missus]

game on now 12 play 13

[Futtocks]

Just now, my missus said:

burgess has to go

And go he does, and not just for 10 minutes.

[tonyXIII]

Bloody hell, Burgess!

[johnh1]

Burgess sent off. Game most certainly on.

[Bedford Roughyed]

Not sure he could argue much against that.  Emmett might of made a meal of it, but it was blatant.  

[GeordieSaint]

33 minutes ago, Hvy wg said:

Toronto discovering what SL is.

And starting to step up to the plate (with a little help from Salford). Game on here...

[graveyard johnny]

brian mc dermott will be twp coach next year 

[Futtocks]

Ackers gets Toronto's third try!

[tonyXIII]

Another Toronto try.