Without doubt, this is the stoopidist idea I've ever heard.



Why? Let's start with the fact that Salford and Swinton are West (west north west if being pedantic) of Manchester!

You knew what i meant east and west, dont be pedantic, fact is all 4 are struggling and salfords stadium is a lie, everyone knows theyre out for probably widnes at the next SL applications, then, tradition or history aside, probably 3 of those teams will die.

There's more chance of Labour getting re-elected than Salfords new stadium ever getting built. As for Oldham they have NO future at all without a ground. Swinton and Rochdale might prosper again though, why not?

Jonny I don't know why you got a bit of stick for that idea. It may not be ideal for the fans but your only thinking about helping the clubs out as their futures are in serious threat.

Rochdale, Oldham and Swinton are effectively dead. There is only the carcass left to pick at.

Salford are on life support at the moment and when the new stadium fails to materialise then they too will die. West of the pennines RL will have been forced out of the cities and will only exist in the smaller towns. Even there it is under pressure with premier league football teams surrounding that territory on three sides and one cuckoo in the nest.

At last! Some support! I just think it might be better to be proactive and try to save the game in manc before its too late, york, carlisle, bramley and liverpool had history but no-one cared when they went ping. Where theyd play is another discussion with numerous satellite grounds good enough, gigg lane and spotland are ideal but maybe too far away from the city?

When they went what?

Luckily York bounced back big time big time but sadly Bramley and to a much bigger extent Carlisle were lost to the professional game. Carlisle were a very sad loss.
My in-laws live in Middleton which is alledgedly in the RL heartlands being Very near Rochdale and Oldham and only a few miles from the RL Hopwood Hall school of excellence. Sad to say the game isn't even on the radar in Manchester, it's not talked about, not really watched much in Pubs and it took me 5 attempts once at various different newsagents to find a League Express. My large extended family in Manchester very rarely talk about and have very little understanding of RL. I hope the Reds can last till they (if ever they do) move into the new stadium at Barton.

I think there'd be more chance out of manchester than in it to be honest.
Sale and the Ice hockey team are both out of manchester

Manchester is almost as bad as Liverpool for support or even interest in RL. It hasn't changed since the game began over a century ago. Why should it change now ? Because of SKY TV ?

Too true. Live in Manchester at moment. Very rare to find anyone with a remote interest in RL. It's all about football. Play for one of the Unis in Manchester. Pretty much all of us are from RL heartlands, with i think 1 from Manc.