www.itv.com/news/granada/update/ ... _multiline Not such a joke after all.

www.itv.com/news/granada/update/ ... _multiline Not such a joke after all.

He means business. It's good news for Salford and good news for RL

No it's still a joke. He's hardly likely to come out and say actually Salford stood no chance of getting him.
Morley was a realistic aim being a Salford lad and coming to the end of his career. Tomkins was just laughable.

Can't wait for someone to call his bluff.

every team needs a owner like him,wish he had wandered into leigh lol

I bet a few of the big clubs are a bit twitchy now a big fish as splash into the super league puddle

Why is it a joke! Yes maybe Tompkins coming to us was never going to happen but it doesn't mean he was having a laugh he really wanted him, this guy is brand new to RL he doesn't know about the BIG DIVIDE between bottom an top clubs he just knew Sam was one of the games best players and wanted to sign him, and I can assure you it would of been a record fee. The guy is seriously loaded and is prepared to spend until we're on level terms with the big boys.

I spoke with someone 'on the inside' at Salford on Tuesday night, I was having a chuckle about the bid for Tomkins. He assures me it was a deadly serious offer, despite the chances of Wigan releasing him obviously being slim.

Also tells me there are some very seriously determined and ambitious people behind Koukash and his equally serious cash, people who don't generally take no for an answer or consider failure an option, and that we can expect very big things from them.

Bet they've never taken anything like Salford on before though.

I wouldn't call it a bluff. If Koukash stays for the next few years, Salford will become one of the big boys. At the moment they will probably struggle to attract the top players from the likes of Leeds, Warrington, Wigan, just because they are challenging the silverware and play in front of big crowds. Although if Salford start having some success, they will attract the crowds.

But i'd say the teams outside of the top four, the opportunity for a move to Salford would seem very appealing. They will get paid big money, and joining a team that is moving one way, up.

If, as Cronus suggests, that it was a deadly serious offer then that's more worrying than if it were a joke bid. If Reading were taken over by a super rich owner no-one would take them seriously if they made a bid for Lionel Messi.
As I said, spending money on big players like Morley is one thing, bidding for Tomkins is just embarrassing.

Honestly I'm genuine here, i cant wait for this guy to start spending 200k on players rather than spending 200k a month on just propping the club up

I have no doubt Mr K would have signed the cheque , I expect him to need a new book for next year , But realistically he might need to go for the ' B ' option for a year or 2 until he will entice the truly ' A ' grade stars , as I said , emulating what Blackburn and Man City had to do to get to the top

It should make for an interesting few years , enjoy it you SCR fans , and it is also partly your responsibility to help by dragging all you can down to Barton to support him

Why is it a joke? If Salford offer a £50k a year pay rise to Tomkins is he definitely going to ignore it? If they need to shell out a decent transfer fee are Wigan definitely going to say no? Especially considering there is a decent chance of it being a few hundred thousand now, or nothing in a year or two?

There is a huge difference between Tomkins and Messi. Messi already gets enough to make him richer than he could have ever imagined Tomkins doesnt. The relative differences in wages in RL means that even a moderately ambitious owner, with a moderately fortune could tempt pretty much any player they wished to pretty much any side. £100k to a Koukash, Lenegan, Caddick or Moran is pocket money. £100k extra to pretty much any RL player would be life changing.

The only thing which stops Salford being the Man City of RL is the Salary Cap. This is the perfect example of why we should look at having some form of marquee allowance so that if Dr Koukash wants a Sam Tomkins to show his intentions and kick off some momentum he can.