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Ave It! wrote:

Where have you been for the last 12 months? Ratchford plays for Warrington.

If you read it properly you would have read the "fingers crossed you can keep hold of them in future!" bit. I gather he know's he's not at Salford an insinuating if we could keep hold of our talent we'd have a great chance at the top8

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

If you read it properly you would have read the "fingers crossed you can keep hold of them in future!" bit. I gather he know's he's not at Salford an insinuating if we could keep hold of our talent we'd have a great chance at the top8

Oh yeah

Having watched DJ play many times I feel he's the kind of player who can really play well if he's in the right frame of mind and up for it. I certainly think he's had a far better year this year than last but I still think there is a question mark about his manner and body language at times when the team are really up against it. (Can appear a bit sombre and sulky if its not going his way) I certainly think it's helped his game by releaving him of the captaincy and giving it to Wild.

Let's hope his good form continues.

theredshed wrote:

.....Let's hope his good form continues.

Let's hope it continues for us and not for Hull, though I fear the worst!

BartonFlyer wrote:

Let's hope it continues for us and not for Hull, though I fear the worst!

How is that going to happen he's contracted to us for next year. If another club want him for 2013 then they are going to have to throw some money at Salford to release him.

[Iain]

theredshed wrote:

How is that going to happen he's contracted to us for next year? If another club want him for 2013 it's going to cost them some money.

Depends whether Salford want to ease the salary burden or not. Patten was contracted for next year too remember.

Iain wrote:

Depends whether Salford want to ease the salary burden or not. Patten was contracted for next year too remember.

Why would they release a contracted player that other clubs are rumoured to be interested in? If they wanted to ease the salary burden they would surely replace those coming out of contract with new players on less money.

I can understand them letting Patten go because he's 32 on big money and wants to simply retire. No doubt the club will keep his registration to prevent another Hudson Smith situation.

Iain wrote:

Depends whether Salford want to ease the salary burden or not. Patten was contracted for next year too remember.

Was Patten not contracted for 2 years with the option of 3rd?

Extract from th'advertiser............seems reasonably positive,

Reds also insist that Daniel Holdsworth’s long-term future is secure at Salford despite on going reports linking him with Super League rivals Hull.

Holdsworth still has a year to serve on his current contract.

Reds’ coach Phil Veivers does not want to lose the former Canterbury player. Veivers already has to find quality replacements for Luke Patten, Matty Smith and possibly Sean Gleeson as well.

Reds’ officials have been speaking with Holdsworth’s agent. There has also been talk of him possibly returning to Australia.

Hull have also been linked with Castleford’s Rangi Chase.

Any move for Holdsworth from a rival Super League club would entitle Salford to demand a transfer fee for the specialist stand off with him being under contract. Holdsworth’s team-mate Luke Patten feels it would be in Salford’s best interests to build a new-look team around Holdsworth.

Patten said: "DJ is a quality player – the stats confirm this. He was a major factor in influencing my decision to come to play Super League and sign for Salford.’’

It would be folly to try and start afresh with a new half back pairing, put Snyed @ 7 and DJ @ 6 and we've got a year to give Snyed lot's of experience and then look to replace DJ as I have little doubt at the end of next season he will be off.

I'd also look at trying to get hold of the full back at Wigan last week fon a one year loan, as he looked a good prospect and he is highly unlikely to get past their current number one.