Whisper it, but Salford are starting to resemble genuine finals contenders after cruising to a resounding 36-8 win over Widnes that lifted them to fourth place in Super League.
Booed from the field after their previous Thursday night television appearance resulted in a 52-6 thrashing by St Helens, the Red Devils received a standing ovation this time after running in seven tries against the team that beat them three times in 2014.
Close-season signings Cory Paterson, Scott Taylor, Liam Hood and Carl Forster all made a big impact as Marwan Koukash's hefty investment finally showed signs of starting to pay off.
The Vikings, who were without seven first-team regulars through injury, were simply no match for their classy hosts and they quickly found themselves 16-0 down.
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