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Quote: Donnyman "[i"Plans to build Salford City Reds' new stadium at Barton have been given the go-ahead by Salford City Council. The Reds aim to move into the 20,000-seater stadium by 2012 and are hopeful that it will mean they do not lose their Super League licence. Chairman John Wilkinson told BBC Radio Manchesterincrease our fan base, sponsorship and commercial activities The stadium opens doors for us that were closed previously."....................."[/i
Whilst Wilkinson did see Barton as a way to "comply" with Superleague criteria, clearly Wakefield and Castleford were not going to be railroaded into new grounds they could not afford due to the intransigence of Wakefield District Council. Salford took Barton on but history shows they clearly didn't have to. Not if they had stood their ground with Cas and Wakey
You ain't very well informed on your favourite M62 clubs,are you?
Salford made efforts for the very first Licensing period.
Unfortunately the 2008 banking crash put paid to those plans
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... ure-994120
Check the date...
The City of Manchester stadium was constructed at the start of the decade for the Commonwealth Games,which Man City obtained.Then there was the overseas investment from wealthy Arabs ....in 2008!
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Quote: Donnyman "[i"Plans to build Salford City Reds' new stadium at Barton have been given the go-ahead by Salford City Council. The Reds aim to move into the 20,000-seater stadium by 2012 and are hopeful that it will mean they do not lose their Super League licence. Chairman John Wilkinson told BBC Radio Manchesterincrease our fan base, sponsorship and commercial activities The stadium opens doors for us that were closed previously."....................."[/i
Whilst Wilkinson did see Barton as a way to "comply" with Superleague criteria, clearly Wakefield and Castleford were not going to be railroaded into new grounds they could not afford due to the intransigence of Wakefield District Council. Salford took Barton on but history shows they clearly didn't have to. Not if they had stood their ground with Cas and Wakey
You ain't very well informed on your favourite M62 clubs,are you?
Salford made efforts for the very first Licensing period.
Unfortunately the 2008 banking crash put paid to those plans
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... ure-994120
Check the date...
The City of Manchester stadium was constructed at the start of the decade for the Commonwealth Games,which Man City obtained.Then there was the overseas investment from wealthy Arabs ....in 2008!
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| Quote: orangeman "1,000 fans per home game @£25.00 a ticket and buying 2 beers and a pie for say another £8.00 is £360,000 a year.
Wigan lost 6,000 fans over th last few years....that's the same number as the SKY money.
Which sponsor has plugged that gap?'"
in reality away fans dont number anything like that many and most home fans pay nothing like £25 a game, not to mention concessions. Many clubs ( eg wigan in your example) make zero from sales at the stadium. Your maths is flawed.
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| Quote: Ste100Centurions "In which case, would Wakey, Cas & Hudds be offered a spot ?'"
wakey and cas still havent fulfilled the franchise requirements from last time around. I'm not sure how Salfords rental works but Hudds and Wigan pay a rental based on the numbers attending. the smaller the attendance the smaller the rent. so if attendances drop so does the outlay.
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| Quote: jools " wakey and cas still havent fulfilled the franchise requirements from last time around. '"
I think that requirement died with licensing and is clearly no longer a pre-requisite of Superleague membership.
I've been in Belle Vue when it sold out for the Cas play off game, and it was a fantastic experience. Equally I've been at Huddersfield in their modern stadium before some very low SL crowds that wasn't that great.
Grounds need to be safe and that includes not over filling them, and that's about it for me unless I wan't to goad any Wakey or Cas fans on here which I don't. I'm not suggesting you do either BTW, but it happens all too often...... ![Rolling Eyes icon_rolleyes.gif](images/smilies//icon_rolleyes.gif)
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| Quote: Donnyman "I think that requirement died with licensing and is clearly no longer a pre-requisite of Superleague membership.
I've been in Belle Vue when it sold out for the Cas play off game, and it was a fantastic experience. Equally I've been at Huddersfield in their modern stadium before some very low SL crowds that wasn't that great.
Grounds need to be safe and that includes not over filling them, and that's about it for me unless I wan't to goad any Wakey or Cas fans on here which I don't. I'm not suggesting you do either BTW, but it happens all too often......
my comment was in response to whether salford would fulfil franchise requirements now - in that some clubs still havent fulfilled requirements made on them a decade ago - so salford, who did what was asked of them likely wouldnt be bottom of the list!
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| Quote: Donnyman "I think that requirement died with licensing and is clearly no longer a pre-requisite of Superleague membership.
I've been in Belle Vue when it sold out for the Cas play off game, and it was a fantastic experience. Equally I've been at Huddersfield in their modern stadium before some very low SL crowds that wasn't that great.
Grounds need to be safe and that includes not over filling them, and that's about it for me unless I wan't to goad any Wakey or Cas fans on here which I don't. I'm not suggesting you do either BTW, but it happens all too often......
She's just another bitter anti Wakefield fan
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