Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:24 am  

reffy wrote:

It is fair because we play the bottom four in Super League irrespective of the method they end up there.

And the winner of most pompous post of the year goes to...

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:35 am  

It isn't fair on the current Salford players or coaching staff and it isn't fair on the top 4 clubs from the Championship. It is fair however on the Salford club as a whole to face a penalty, I am just not sure a points deduction is the right way. Perhaps given we're two years down the line, a reasonable fine would have been a better punishment.

As if it wasn't hard enough before for Championship clubs, it's just become even harder.

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:51 am  

maurice wrote:

We will do Salford in the eights at home

If we finish top and Salford either finish 10th or bottom,that fixture will happen.

[Bullseye]

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:57 am  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

It isn't fair on the current Salford players or coaching staff and it isn't fair on the top 4 clubs from the Championship. It is fair however on the Salford club as a whole to face a penalty, I am just not sure a points deduction is the right way. Perhaps given we're two years down the line, a reasonable fine would have been a better punishment.

As if it wasn't hard enough before for Championship clubs, it's just become even harder.

Agree 100%.

Perhaps another punishment might be to deduct the overpayment from future salary cap allowances for say 1 or 2 years? Hard to do with exisiing contracts but not impossible.

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:16 pm  

We still have to play the bottom four, it is going to be difficult against any four teams from the Super League. Does it matter who they are?

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:48 pm  

reffy wrote:

We still have to play the bottom four, it is going to be difficult against any four teams from the Super League. Does it matter who they are?

Yes, if one of them is in bottom four for any reason other than being one of the four worst teams in the league over 23 rounds.

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:14 pm  

With all your 'star players' I wouldn't of thought you would be bothered. You have a SL standard pack better than some of the bottom teams in SL.

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:49 pm  

TwistTheMellonMan wrote:

You have a SL standard pack better than some of the bottom teams in SL.

Correct EmptyMelonHead.

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:09 pm  

reffy wrote:

It is fair because we play the bottom four in Super League irrespective of the method they end up there.

Normally reffy you make a fair amount of sense but this beggars belief.

So, let's say Wakefield or Hull KR finish the regular season 4 points behind Salford but Salford drop into the Middle 8's, sparing one of the 4 worst teams in SL from the 8's.
Both WTW & KR are beatable SL sides, Salford probably not. Salford could theoretically end up in the MPG *unlikely* which Championship Team would beat them ?

It is feasible that given the right circumstances & form that both Leigh & Bradford 'could' take the scalps of WTW & KR, maybe 1 victory from each Championship Club or 2 victories from 1 Championship Club.

Then there is the MPG itself.
Oldham have already done a job on KR !!! & they will be nowhere near the 8's, proving that in a one off game 'anything can happen'.
Now if one of those poor SL sides is replaced with a decent Salford, what are the chances ? More or less reffy ?

Re: SALFORD : Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:29 pm  

LeythIg wrote:

Yes, if one of them is in bottom four for any reason other than being one of the four worst teams in the league over 23 rounds.

Exactly Leythlg.

The RFL have yet again proven their utter ineptitude at managing the organisation they are charged to run.
This group of overpaid invertebrate tea drinkers are too busy with their self congratulatory tub thumping in their crazed expansionist empire to smell the coffee.

What will it take for these morons to wake up, grow some hairs on them & make a proper & forceful decision for once ?

I for one would like to see 'All' of the chairmen & BOD's take a stand with a Vote of NO confidence against the RFL, but it won't happen, there are too many SL Clubs that the RFL 'protects' over others & so it wouldn't be in their best interests to get involved.

P&R What a joke.