{"id":325681,"date":"2025-12-20T01:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325681\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T01:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:38:11","slug":"esan-marsters-on-his-tough-salford-red-devils-exit-as-bradford-bulls-move-and-odsal-stadium-discussed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325681\/","title":{"rendered":"Esan Marsters on his “tough” Salford Red Devils exit as Bradford Bulls move and Odsal Stadium discussed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bradford Bulls signing Esan Marsters truly hoped his time at Salford Red Devils wouldn\u2019t end the way it did, and throughout their troubles continued to think that their financial issues would be resolved.<\/p>\n

Marsters was one of the last players to exit the club, being one of the final few people out of the door, before their liquidation was confirmed two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

He joined the Bulls upon that news,<\/a> inking a three-year deal to reunite with boss Kurt Haggerty and a number of players who also donned the Salford shirt in 2025.<\/p>\n

In an interview with BBC Radio Leeds<\/a>, Marsters has described his exit, and revealed he wanted to stick it out to the end in the hope that something would be done to save the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough one,\u201d he said. \u201cI felt like I was a person that wanted to see what happened to the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed my time at the club, and especially the coaches and the boys there. It felt like a situation where I was torn in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said, I really enjoyed my time there, regardless of what\u2019s been going on, I always thought there were going to be some light at the end of the tunnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commenting on his new club, he continued: \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that it didn\u2019t work out, but I\u2019ve been here for [over] a week now, and I\u2019m really looking forward to getting to play for Bradford. I know the rich history they have.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaking with Kurt, the vision he had for us as a team and how much it meant to him to coach the side, it just resonated a lot for me, so I felt like it was an opportunity I couldn\u2019t miss, and them being a proud club and them coming up [to Super League], I knew it was the right move for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradford Bulls signing comments on move and praises fans<\/p>\n

Marsters was confirmed as a Bull two days after Salford went under, and after a fortnight of being at the club, is really enjoying his new surroundings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been really good. The boys have been really welcoming. It\u2019s been good to just get out there training with the boys, getting amongst it and I\u2019m really looking forward to the year<\/p>\n

\u201cI know most of the boys in the team, for obvious reasons being at Salford. I played with boys like Rowan [Milnes] that came on loan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still getting to know most of the boys, they seem a good bunch of boys, so it\u2019s been really good and like I said, they\u2019ve been really welcoming, so I\u2019m hoping we can put all our training into a game soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that will help Bradford is that familiarity, and whilst they have made a heap of new signings, the fact most of them have prior experience playing together is a huge bonus.<\/p>\n

Another factor that is in favour of the club is Odsal, and it\u2019s unique stadium facilities. The bowl-shaped stadia can be an intimidating place to go, and after hearing stories about the ground, Masters can\u2019t wait to run out on the field in Super League.<\/p>\n

On his new set of fans and if they will be a boost, he said:\u00a0 \u201cThe crowd, and them coming to the games. Just looking at it now, I can visualise the first couple of games being packed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely going to be crazy, but I was speaking to one of the boys before, and he was saying that they had the highest fanbase here, in Bradford.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be good for us to get a full crowd in, first game, and I know the boys are really looking forward to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on our YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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