You've got by far the better deal out of all this

With the loan deal being until the end of the season, and if as Saints4eva2013 says, Gaskell is OOC at the end of the season, why then would "the Doc" have to put pay to make it a permanent move?

I think it's a decent short term deal for both Saints and Salford to be honest.



I have high hopes for Gaskell, and hopefully this opportunity to develop his game at Salford will improve him as a player - certainly better for him than sitting at home on a game day.



Howarth will do a job for us, and he is certainly better than the options we would have had. He's not a world beater, but at least he is a natural #9, and has experience in the position.

A natural 9? No he's not, he's a loose forward/second rower. PV tried making him into a hooker for some unknowen reason and it's not worked. You'll see that when he plays, he's not comfortable there at all.

This is (on paper at least) the best swap we have done since Mick Worral went to Headingley and we got Phil Ford PLUS CASH in return

If I'm not mistaken Howarth is also our of contract at the end of the season.

Well, let's say I doubt it was the lusty scent of Howarth that persuaded Saints to loan Gaskell to Salford (rumour has it there is a lot of interest in the lad, and whoever signs him on loan certainly has a head start).

He is far more experienced in the position than the likes of Speakman and Ashe. As you say, he played the majority of his schoolboy rugby at #13, so his versatility will be highly beneficial given our current injury situation in those key positions.



We have only signed him on a short term deal, so it's not the end if the world if it doesn't work out.

Are you short of players in any other positions? We could always take Jonny Lomax off your hands.

Unless I'm missing something this is unbelievable business.

Howarth can't make our team ,has been given plenty of chances and although a trier he's not up to it.

Gaskell is a class act,but not seen him recently so I guess he may have gone backwards.

It was suggested that he's coming on a promise to play Stand Off.

That's ok by me.

Reality check. We are bottom of the league. We need a spark. This lad can provide it.

Why the fook would Saints want Howarth? Sorry but I'm struggling to recall him having a decent game in a Salford shirt and they surely must have one or two youngsters that could do a better job for them. Is this an ill-timed April Fools?





While Nathan Brown is off his meds, maybe we can persuade him to send us Puletua in exchange for Boyle!

Also, does this signing now mean the new coach is definitely in position? As I thought we weren't announcing any new singings until that was the case?