Q&A with Olsi Krasniqi

What has been your best moment in rugby and what has been your best moment in a Salford shirt? (They might be the same.)

Are you wanting to stay at solly? Have you been offered a new contract?

Are you friends with MCB from your London days, if you are have a word and get him back

You've played right through the pack which is your preferred position?

Do you prefer to start a game or come on when the opposition is tiring?

Manchester or Salford?

Have you stopped laughing at Ryan Lannon yet?
I don't think I'll ever stop laughing at Lannon, he's a really good lad but when you fail your theory test 15 times you know there's not much going on upstairs!

What has been your best moment in rugby and what has been your best moment in a Salford shirt?
Beating Wigan away is probably my favourite so far, hopefully we can top that win throughout the year.

With yourself and London Skolars' Erjon Dollapi both being born in Albania, is there a chance that you could captaining your country of birth in the future?
If there was a team I'd definitely put my hand up to play, it'd make a lot of family members proud.

How did you get into RL with you being Albanian born then living in London?
I had 2 p.e teachers at school - John Cadogan and James Lawson who loved league and got us playing. Before I knew it London broncos picked up and just went on from there. 

Which RL players did/do you look up to?
I tried basing some of game around Danny ward who was one of the front rowers at London when I was a kid.

What do you think the differences are between Salford now and when you first arrived?
It was a bit tense with some big personalities clashing at times, but since last year and especially this year the team has really gelled and everyone has a lot of time for each other - there are no egos and everyone just gets on with it.

You've played right through the pack, but which is your preferred position?
Prop or Loose Forward. I'm happy to go where I'm needed though.

Do you prefer to start a game or come on when the opposition is tiring?
I prefer to start but I'm happy to do what's best for the team.

Do you say anything to a player who targets you/ runs at you , and then you put him on his back? Or do you just think to yourself - "that will teach you to run at me"!
Haha. I don't say much - I just like making it awkward on the floor for them.

Who is the toughest opponent you have faced?
Probably Justin Carney when he was at Cas.

Are you wanting to stay at Salford, and have you been offered a new contract by the Club?
I'd like to stay for sure - the club is on the up and there's some good people here, but it's got to be right for everyone and hopefully they want to keep me.

Sounds like young Lannon is definitely a chip off the old Hock block.

Cheers guys. The one thing that struck me was the "there are no egos now" comment. Who is Olsi referring to? I assume one of these egos would be Rangi Chase, but who else?