I think it was down to covering more work than he would normally do with inexperienced players playing around him.

Are you a Salford fan Mr Lampwick, a question I'm asking you for the first time.



it's a joke, obviously. If you actually read some of the clart he posts you'll suss why I keep asking.



I'm going to ignore you anyway, Frank Pritchard will come and put a bat up your nightdress when he inevitably signs up.

Quote ="Chester J Lampwick"A couple? It's like you've got tourettes. You're getting boring with it. Can't you just foe him and let the rest of us read threads that stay on topic?'" Not just me that's noticed then mate. icon_biggrin.gif" alt="icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy" />

Quote ="Chester J Lampwick"A couple? It's like you've got tourettes. You're getting boring with it. Can't you just foe him and let the rest of us read threads that stay on topic?'" Not just me that's noticed then mate. icon_biggrin.gif" alt="icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy" />

Quote ="TheButcher"I agree with everything you've said. My personal thoughts are what I've written above. The general feeling of fans will probably be exactly what you've said. Especially for keeping attendances on the up. We started okay last season but it still dropped off, so it will take nothing less than a perfect start to maintain interest =#FF0000">imo.=#FF0000 It's a fine balance isn't it? Start strong and get momentum for it to run out too early in the season or start slowly, fans become critical but finish strong. Very rarely can you get a good start and maintain it, and all Clubs go through bad patches. Like I said, the best thing we can do is win at home. Anything away is a bonus. Making the AJ a fortress should be priority. It keeps things ticking over and local fans don't become as ">despondent.'" Never a truer word. Its going to be a unique season in my opinion. Nothing much to choose between squads (salary cap at last taking effect) and it will come down to how each coach manages his squad. I think Harris has given the youth a chance because he knows that if injuries bite he will have to throw them in (probably earlier than expected) FWIW I think your average attendance will be slightly up on last season and so will your finishing position and that's the way to build year on year. (no boom and bust) I think Cas average attendance will also be slightly up but we will struggle to achieve 4th spot again. So many games this season will be 1 or 2 point affairs and the refs will be under more pressure than ever. good luck.

Quote ="TheButcher"I agree with everything you've said. My personal thoughts are what I've written above. The general feeling of fans will probably be exactly what you've said. Especially for keeping attendances on the up. We started okay last season but it still dropped off, so it will take nothing less than a perfect start to maintain interest =#FF0000">imo.=#FF0000 It's a fine balance isn't it? Start strong and get momentum for it to run out too early in the season or start slowly, fans become critical but finish strong. Very rarely can you get a good start and maintain it, and all Clubs go through bad patches. Like I said, the best thing we can do is win at home. Anything away is a bonus. Making the AJ a fortress should be priority. It keeps things ticking over and local fans don't become as ">despondent.'" Never a truer word. Its going to be a unique season in my opinion. Nothing much to choose between squads (salary cap at last taking effect) and it will come down to how each coach manages his squad. I think Harris has given the youth a chance because he knows that if injuries bite he will have to throw them in (probably earlier than expected) FWIW I think your average attendance will be slightly up on last season and so will your finishing position and that's the way to build year on year. (no boom and bust) I think Cas average attendance will also be slightly up but we will struggle to achieve 4th spot again. So many games this season will be 1 or 2 point affairs and the refs will be under more pressure than ever. good luck.

Looking at the weather for this weekend it looks very grim. This is the risk we took only playing the youngsters at the weekend. Just hope our players aren't under cooked going into the first game of the year!

Hoping we play a mixture of youth and 1st 13



With full 13 next weekend, would like another look at Forster and the youngster on the wing