Its not only that, lets say he has been signed as a fullback. What sort of message will that send out to our under 20's fullbacks like Jordan Burke and Ben Helliwell, if its true that he's coming as a fullback then we have basically gone out and signed a fullback that doesn't even play as a regular fullback, Ratchford is a stand off/centre who may have occasionally flirted at fullback when Salford had injuries, he certainly wasn't thought of as good enough to stay there if he did give it a shot.



Salford wouldn't have gone out and signed Luke Patten and wasted a quota spot if they thought Ratchford had some potential as a fullback, he wasn't even getting in the Salford side earlier in the season.



Underwhelmed would be an understatement with this signing if its true, nothing against Ratchford as he's a solid enough player that has played well on occasions but we need to be aiming higher than that to try and get in front of and stay ahead of teams like Wigan and Saints.

He'd have done a better job than Bridge on Saturday

whilst that is true, we all know and im sure bridge would be the first to admit he is not a halfback, why we continue to use him as backup in that position baffles me.



but anyway, yes he would have done better than bridge, but i highly doubt ratchford would sign if he would be sitting on the sidelines until briers gets injured.

The truth is, if you're in the top 21 players at a club, you'll see action.



There are always plenty of injuries through the season and if he wants 1st choice rugby he has to step up and earn it.

If Tony rates him, so do I. All of his signings have been good for us, so I'm sure he has everything under control. A fair amount of Tony's signings have been questioned as well. I'm unsure where he'll play, but utility value is a plus and it means he can put various players under pressure for their place. Add to all that, he's pretty young so there's still room to improve and change.



I remember a few years back, people on here said we should have got him over Myler, Wire and Salford fans alike. Maybe things have changed, but TS is no mug and he wouldn't invest in a heap of mediocrity if it wouldn't improve us.

With Matty Blythe yet to sign a new contract, I can see him going to Widnes & Stefan Ratchford as a good replacement.

Look at saturday as a prime reason why we're signing him. Think he replaces Hodgson in time though,

We have one of the top right centres from the NRL playing for us (who would prefer to play centre) and we insist on playing Bridge there ...... me thinks we need a winger or is square pegs in round holes

Where did Paul Wood say this - follow all his tweets nothing mentioned yesterday unless you have hacked his DM???

I guarantee that plenty will be eating their words about Ratchford in a year or two.



He is a quality player, with stacks of ability and a huge amount of potential that will definitely be fullfilled under Smith.



He'll be a special player for years to come.

Agreed.



He's quality and he's one of the best youngsters in the game, not to mentioned he can play in three different posistions. I'm looking forward to seeing how he develops, because with players like Briers and Monaghan around him he'll blossom into a fantastic player.

i remember when Myler played for Salford, he was Gods gift, then we signed him and all of a sudden, he wasn't even the best player at Salford!! 'You've bought the wrong one, Ratchford is by far the better player!' 'Ratchford is gonna be a superstar'

If that's the case, thanks for the advice Salford fans, more than happy with how Myler is working out, so Ratchford's gonna be a useful addition.