McRae Ecstatic With Reds’ Big Match Attitude
Salford boss Shaun McRae could barely conceal his delight after the stunning victory against St Helens at The Willows and his biggest problem was finding an explanation for his side's ability to raise themselves for the big matches. The Australian, who enjoyed a highly successful spell as Saints coach between 1996 and 1998, has seen his men beat Leeds and Saints this season as well as Bradford and Warrington, but have struggled more against the teams around them on the ladder. "I can't explain it," said McRae. "You play against sides that are evenly matched and sometimes you just don't perform, but the ...
Reds Put In Performance Of A Lifetime For Stunning Victory
Stefan Ratchford touched down twice and was inspirational throughout as Salford City Reds recorded a famous victory over engage Super League leaders St Helens. The rangy half-back, 21 lthis weekend, claimed his two tries in the first 10 minutes and full-back John Wilshere converted both to put the Reds 12-0 up. Remarkably, a third score arrived in the 16th minute when Ratchford orchestrated a fine flowing move which culminated in centre Darrell Goulding crossing in the left corner. Salford deservedly led 16-0 at the break and, though Saints responded in the second half with a try through young replacement Andrew Dixon, there was ...
Gloves Are Off At Oliver’s Gym
The gloves will be off at Oliver’s Boxing Gym this Friday as Salford’s very own European light middleweight champion Jamie Moore will be hoping for the bragging rights when The Salford Reds take on St. Helens in the rugby league Super League at the Willows. Salford born and bred Jamie will be hoping the Reds can put one over St. Helens the favoured Club of Oliver’s Gym stable-mate Martin Murray winner of the Prizefighter middleweight boxing series featured on Sky. Martin a St. Helens lad is a self confessed rugby league nut and were it not for his success in the ring ...
Cashmere: We Need to Put The Starch Back In
Salford City Reds battle-hardened Aussie prop-forward Ray Cashmere knows exactly what needs to be done to stop the St Helens winning machine that arrives at The Willows this Friday evening. “We need to get back to basics to be honest,” said the popular Cashmere, “In places last week it was embarrassing the way Huddersfield broke us down the middle. We need to put the starch back in and compete.” “We had a couple of confusions in communication but a lot of the performance was down to attitude and we have to fix that. Having said that, I think the Giants had the ...
Potter Wary Of Reds Threat
Salford are a team that "force you to make decisions whilst defending" and "play with a lot of shape"... That’s the view of Saints Head Coach Mick Potter as he prepares his side to face the City Reds this Friday at the Willows. Potter will warn his top-of-the-table side tomorrow to be wary of the sting in the Reds tail as Shaun McRae's side look to derail their title challenge. “Salford vary their rucks a lot," said Potter. "They can play with width off them, and then play close depending on the speed of their play the ball.” "They also have a good ...
Young Guns To Lead Charge Against Saints
The Reds go into their biggest home game of the season against St Helens on Friday evening with a few faces missing, but the opportunity will arise for several of the Club's young stars to shine. Richie Myler will miss out with his heel injury keeping him from training all week, but there will be a welcome return for Luke Adamson to the second-row after a two-game absence. The Reds are looking to bounce back after last week's disappointment and with a spate of home fixtures in quick succession are in the hunt for some more Super League points. "Realistically I'ds say we ...
Talau: Reds Will Need 110% From Everybody
Salford City Reds powerhouse centre Willie Talau may be nursing his third serious injury of the season, but he will be making every tackle in spirit at least on Friday night when his new team take on his former employers as the Reds' entertain top-of-the-table St Helens at The Willows (8pm). Talau spent five hugely successful years with the Saints before leaving to join Salford as a big close-season capture. Since then a fractured eyesocket, a tricep torn from the bone and now a serious scaphoid injury have made his first season in the scarlet a miserable one at best. I've only ...
Chairman Speaks About Stadium Progress
The Reds today utilised their usual pre-match press conference to speak about the progress on the new stadium development at Barton and the current situation with Salford City College. After the press conference we taped an exclusive interview with Reds' Chairman, John Wilkinson, OBE to clarify things still further. To see the full interview with John Wilkinson on RedPlanetTV, click the video link below. httpvh://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhODw2ST80
June Stadium Update
Further to today’s scheduled meeting of the development team (Salford City Reds, City of Salford, Salford City College and Peel Holdings) regarding the proposed Reds’ stadium development, high on the agenda was the recent announcement that LSC investment has not been allocated to the project in this round of funding. The outcome of the meeting was very positive, mapping out all of the options that the team now have available to them, to ensure the delivery of the stadium within the required time frames. After the meeting, Peter Crompton, Principal of Salford City College said: “LSC funding is not and never has been ...
Contract Boost For Reds’ Foundation Stars
The level of play shown throughout the series of Foundation games that the Reds recently played has led to six players earning contracts with the Club, and bodes well for Pete Carey’s Academy team. These young players are local lad Adam Files from Cadishead who played for Woolston and is an exciting hooker and very good running from dummy half, he is a Salford supporter and has always dreamed of playing for the Reds. John Wilson is a loose forward or second row forward who played as an amateur with Adam at Woolston before a move to Ryland Sharks. John has played ...
Catalans Game Confirmed Date
Hopefully for the final time the Reds’ fixture against Catalans Dragons at The Willows has shifted. The game will now take place at Salford on Friday 7 August (kickoff 8pm) as both [Read more...]
Celebrate Your Family Event in Style
If you are looking for an unusual birthday present or even anniversary gift then why not consider bringing your family along to enjoy the spectacle of Super League at The Willows while dining with us in our fabulous pre-match restaurant. [Read more...]
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Be the Reds lucky mascot!
Salford City Reds are offering one rugby league fan the fantastic opportunity to be the club’s junior mascot for the next home fixture, when Salford City Reds take on Huddersfield Giants [Read more...]
Lucky Lottery Winners (01/07/09)
Now’s the time to find out if you are one of this week’s big winners on the Reds’ Golden Bond lottery. Each week you could win up to £10000 for a single £1 stake…think of how you could spend that money this Summer. [Read more...]
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