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And as for the "Altrincham stockbroker belt" comment - well that's a load of b*llocks. I can't deny that in recent years, as I have said we have attracted a lot of fans from all over the show. There is a fair few toffs amongst these but I can assure you that the majority at Sale aren't. I don't know how many of you have been to Sale or Stockport but they're hardly middle class havens. You don't get many toffs sitting in an open air stand at a 4th division football ground in minus 5 conditions put it that way. I'm from Wythenshawe, formerly the biggest council estate in Europe so where I come from makes even St Helens look posh! Only joking guys.
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Only just saw this. I used to live in Sale and my experience was that, other than people who played for Sale FC or who drank in that pub at Brooklands, RU is pretty minor. I do remember being out in my Warrington top and a bloke asking me why I didn't support my local rugby club (had to point out to him that RL is a different sport).
I would agree that it's not people in the Alty stockbroker belt- because they mainly seem to be into football.
I get the feeling that RU fans in and around Manchester are rather scattered across the area rather than concentrated anywhere.