Wednesday 26 February 2014 17:20, UK
Salford coach Brian Noble has hailed the "golden ticket" plan of his chairman Marwan Koukash as clubs prepare to bring the marquee player rule into Super League.
Noble admits he has identified rugby union targets for Salford, although he says there are major obstacles. "Financially, you have to compete with rugby union for the player and you have to give him a product that is attractive," he added. "The player has to want to come and play rugby league. It's a little bit like Sam Burgess going to rugby union - I'm pretty confident there is an element of challenge in there for him because of the guy that he is. "I think there are lots of rugby union players out there who have the ability to make rugby league players. "It might take time because they are different games but absolutely there are players out there that can make the transition. "The flow at the moment seems to be one way because of the athleticism and prowess of our players and they will come for more unless we do something about that."