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Some interesting conversations before KO - need to digest them.

What was the mitigation for the challenge on Atkin? Same player was carded for "leading with the shoulder" last league fixture v Wire - he got away with two on Byrne - nothing said for those?

widdenoldboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:03 am Some interesting conversations before KO - need to digest them.

What was the mitigation for the challenge on Atkin? Same player was carded for "leading with the shoulder" last league fixture v Wire - he got away with two on Byrne - nothing said for those?

Nothing said by the commentators either

when a Wigan player hit someone like that earlier in the season, it was he should be bending his back to get down to prevent this. Absolutely nothing last night, until he was sent to the bin, and it was Adrian Morley got sent off after 10seconds, and he's doing well as he finished the last game on the bench and he's started this game on the bench

whilst i dont necessarily agree with all the rule changes, to the letter of the current law. I couldnt see any mitigation, which seems to be the default for refs now. its a yellow, because there is mitigation, what he just hit someone in the head with is shoulder , and made no attempt to get down to tackle him

onto the game, and 1st half Leeds werent that good or impressive. Salford were chancing their arm mainly coming out of their own half, and gifting Leeds possession. When they didnt spill the ball, they gave away stupid penalties, but credit to Salford they were defending really well, and for all Leeds pressure, they didnt create loads of scoring opportunities. However, i didnt watch 2nd half, but assuming that the defending took it out of Salford in 2nd half and they tired a little

I had it on my tablet sort of in the background but i did think several things:
How on earth did we manage to lose to Leeds who were awful?
Why don't Salford try using the basics instead of mad offloads? I felt a bit for Wagstaffe who had passes over his head, at his ankles, behind him and everywhere except to his hands. Not sure who thought Nikorina was a half.
And I thought the Leeds player was a bit fortunate not to get a red. Must be that X-Ray vision from Liam Moore.
Thought Liam Rush had another decent outing as a ref.

Leeds,in my opinion are crap just as they have been for the last 8 years or so and as mentioned how Wigan lost to them is simply a mystery,as Toyah once sang.

Salford well where are they going well bust if listening to the bloke who is the new ceo they don’t want the team just the land around the stadium I hate to say but they are doomed,as private Frazer once said.

The bizarre move by the high up in keeping Salford to a cap limit is just bloody stupid they still have to pay the players Jesus wept it’s almost as if someone from upon high wants the club to go bust…it’s a mystery isn’t it?

So essentially the Salford owners are looking for a real estate deal, and are they buyng from the council?

If thats the case, maybe the club continuing to exist is part of the negotiation. However if I know these finance types (which unfortunately I do have some personal experience) they're likely to run the club on a shoestring until the deal is done and then just drop them financially. Even if this breaches any deal terms they'll just wait for someone to sue them. If it's more cost effective to breach and close the club they'll do it.

The CEO is in an impossible situation. He could resign, but that leaves everyone in the shit with no one representing them at all. And whilst he's in position he can't say anything explicitly negative about the ownership.