organisation<\/a> wasted no time in appointing Ryan Brierley as CEO of the new club and over the coming weeks, Brierley, a fan and former player of Salford Red Devils, will be tasked with getting a team together.<\/p>\nA head coach is in place but is yet to be confirmed publicly and over the next fortnight or so, Brierley will hope to get a squad together that is capable of fulfilling their first fixture of the season against Oldham on January 16.<\/p>\n
And, in an exclusive interview with Serious About Rugby League, Brierley has confirmed he is more than halfway towards achieving that goal, with 11 players committed to represent Salford.<\/p>\n
It seems a number of players can be expected to arrive on loan as the season draws closer, too, with a series of Super League outfits already reaching out to help.<\/p>\n
Salford RLFC recruitment latest<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I can\u2019t stress enough is how good the clubs have been in regards to offering loan players, the Super League clubs have been absolutely fantastic,\u201d Brierley told Serious About Rugby League. \u201cPretty much every club has reached out to me wanting to help, which is the main thing, and the fact they can offer so much help straight off the bat is pretty special.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got 11 players signed up as it stands, either contracted or pay as you play. We\u2019ve got to hold our nerve on the quality of loan players that will come in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe loan dynamic is pretty different because you\u2019ve got to try and manage a call back. For example it\u2019s really difficult to have a half-back or a full-back on a two-week loan because they might get called back and it disrupts your whole team. You have to be selective, I believe.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think middles and outside backs you can go week to week with them but important positions probably require a bit more attention and detail. The clubs have been great. There will be a lot of loans, as many as we can, to bring quality from Super League but who they are as of yet hasn\u2019t been finalised.\u201d<\/p>\n
On those already signed up, he added: \u201cThe 11 players are done, that will be a blend of ex-reserve players, Championship players and a few lads that have come out of academy and reserve teams. That\u2019s where we\u2019re at.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as we can get 17 lads to play a game on that Friday night, I\u2019m happy with we\u2019re at, I just want to know in regards to loans where we can add some real quality to a very youthful and inexperienced team. Ultimately, that\u2019s where the club is at right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not been smooth sailing for Brierley, though, since he hung up his playing boots and took the CEO job. With the old Salford club being wound up and liquidated, some players and agents saw debts unpaid and that is throwing up some difficulties in regards to recruitment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been speaking to players in the background and the biggest issue that I\u2019m having is a lot of people don\u2019t want to talk to us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s players and agents because they\u2019re all owed money from previous, so I\u2019m finding it really difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of agents have been unbelievable with me but a few agents don\u2019t like dealing with us because they\u2019re owed money from X amount of people from previous.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome players don\u2019t trust coming to Salford right now which is understandable in regards to they don\u2019t trust whether they\u2019ll get paid or not and these are all challenges we\u2019re going to have to deal with.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first job is to find 17 players to play a game for one, but ultimately the bigger picture is rebuilding relationships again. There\u2019s so many relationships that have been broken and I guess that\u2019s my job to repair them.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver time that will happen, I\u2019m having a lot of conversations with people that have been hurt or burned in the past and it\u2019s important, regardless of performance, it\u2019s important that the club is built on strong foundations which hasn\u2019t been the case historically for a number of years.\u201d<\/p>\n
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