Ahh but my friend the tinpot outfit to which you refer did somnething your lot will never do again ....lift a trophy at the Willows.Good job really cos your lot have been a disgrace.

Luke mate

Ah yes but I also remember us winning a trophy at Station Rd the last time we played there. And that was one that meant something - remember when you had your own ground??

Third division champions.

Whoopee ing do.

About as much kudos as being the world's tallest dwarf.....

I'm really pleased that Swinton have done well this season and I hope they kick on in the Championship next season.

What confuses me is the knee jerk reaction of Swinton Fans to get a dig into our ribs as if their success on it's own isn't enough , which I think is sad.



However in the spirit I will point out that after years in the wilderness they finally hit on a recipe for success,

Salford Ground , Salfords Ex Coach , Salford's ex halfback playmaker & half a dozen ex Salford players/ academy

They finally hit back

It shows the sad demise of a once proud club to be honest. I would've tought that Salford would be the last thing on Swinton fans minds after they won the league.

and what is wrong with my title?

We lifted all the trophies on offer each time we have been relegated so 1 trophy deosn't stack up.



Shame about Luke Adamson but he hasn't managed to kick on since that shoulder injury.



Will we have any Salford academy trained players next season?

Luke is still sitting in 8th position (Tackle Count) on the Super League Stats, with over 700 tackles and is still Salfords top tackler, another unsung hero, wonder if Vinny will stand up to the mark and do all the tackling instead???????

I sincerely doubt it............ It's a dirty rotten job but someones gorra do it, but hey ho, Mr. Simms knows best..................... or does he????????







And as Red Willow says, how many Salford trained players will we be left with, and how many do we need to fulfil the Super League Criteria??

You know that it's Simms' choice and not MP's for certain? From what I've read it's MP that wants the clear out.

Possibly so, but would the "director of all things rugby" not step in and point out that Luke is Salford's current longest serving player and a shining example of the academy and factually year in year out Salford's top tackler ?!

Top tackler in a team that factually has the ball less than any other team in play! whats the lad gonna do ?



And as Lien quite rightly points out doesn't that leave Salford with minimal "Salford Trained players" as required for The Super League Criteria?



I dont suppose that matters too much to the likes of SS, who seems happy to pad out the squad with oversea players... crocked oversea's players who don't as much play a single game. Christ had Bailey not held his hands up then we'd still be paying him! Makes you wonder exactly how much money is wasted at our beloved club.



BACK THE COACH - I here you cry..... well as long as SS is at the club, any coach of ours will simply be a puppet for SS dirty work. Full control of the squad... my hairy ring piece.



Besides I wouldn't be surprised if Adamson left of his own accord. All that hard work and for what? Scares me to wonder who might put those 850+ tackles in next year... Neale maybe :/



Myler! Turner! Ratchford! and now Adamson and Sidlow, All exciting academy players who were stifled by our coaching system. Players that would have been coached and nurtured properly anywere else. They know that and so do we. Cant blame the likes of Steph.. Dont think he woulda turned Cas - Hull or even Widness down given half the exciting chance.

Wow such innacuracy must be difficult to achieve, if you think that MP has given up a job coaching a SSO side to come to be Steve Simms lap dog you are nieve at best. Think Parish is enough of an Aussie to not let anyone pull strings on team matters except the chairman, I feel certain he was fully aware on the money restrictions when he came and in an odd way that makes the job more appealing.



MP does a good job over the 3 1/2 years of his contract and turns Salford into a winning team in super league with the constrictions he is working with he will pretty much be nailed on that a bigger SL team or maybe even an NRL team will want him.



Sorry for me this SS basahing has to stop, everyone from the chairman down says that SS does a vital job for the club so why do we the largely uninitiated fans seem to know that he is a waste of money?