Quote: Donnyman "I am very pleased to hear that. I admit to feeling worried about Salford's financial situation. That was based on sub 4,000 gates at the A.J.Bell and the idea that the stadium attracts little commercial income, plus an admission of sorts from one of the directors there is no free money from rich directors contributions.
If Salford have a model for competing at a lower level of income then no wonder so many Championship clubs want to get in on Superleague. Good stuff....'"
While we will never be a big contender financially, you're right in the assertion that we sit in a precarious position and will be until a wealthier contributor turns up, if ever. Since Koukash left we have been in a considerably worse position, and while he wrote off his personal debt with the club (something that was very generous) his successors still inherited the debt from the John Wilkinson era that Koukash inherited when he first took on the job. That debt meant that the club had to cut its cloth so fine that it was held together by threads. That debt has now been written off which allows the club to start to spend on the things that can make a difference. Of course, it still needs to be carefully managed as it's still a smaller pot than most teams. But we are much much better managed off the field now than ever before. We need the return of crowds to help keep the ball rolling, but the future is, tentatively, brighter than in a long time.
