As this story gathers pace it's looking less likely that Sale will go to LSV contrary to what inside knowledge we have heard, I think I heard that Edgeley Park isn't up to Guinness Premiership standard, if i was a Salford fan, i'd be watching out.

As a Salford fan who works a spitting distance from the Sale/Stockport ground, I am worrried.

The Stockport pitch isn't fit for owt: it makes the infamous Willows pitch of the 60's look like Wimbledon in May.

The Barton stadium probably will continue to host Salford as that is the council's current view. However we will not own the stadium - Peel Holding will. I am on record of not trusting this company to look after anything but their own profits. Their record in Rochdale (where I live) is as a robber baron. Give them the opportunity to attract Union and the resultant media or promote Salford ... even with my red blinkers I see which way they would go.

However, please stay in Stockport as the resultant supporters are keeping one of the finest boozers going.

I do fear for Salford in that mate, even if i disagree with Salford getting the franchise last time round, they have worked hard and put it right, it would be a shame if Sale mooched in and took it away from them. I was hoping FC United and Swinton would get in.

The standard of grounds in the Guinness Premiership is not that high, look at the Rec at Bath. Edgeley Park is far better than that.

Really? I look at that dump all day at work and the rec must be a right dive if its worse than that. I think RU clubs have brought in ground standards, a sale fan was telling me they need 16000 capacity, which must be bull as leigh inly holds 12700

The Rec is basically made up of temporary stands and has been for several years. Nowt wrong with Edgeley Park either, would be a crackin' ground if there was a roof at the scoreboard end.

The Sale/Altrincham/Wilmslow Union fans won't travel to Leigh no more than Warrington when that was mooted some years ago.
Sale Union wasn't financially viable at Heywood Rd., it's not financially viable at Edgeley Park.
Does anyone think the penny will drop one day with this lot?

Really like who? still have sheridan hodgeson. cohen. chris jones. dwayne peel. mark cueto, and matthew tait. hardly a team empty of international standard players is it.

yes edgely park is a dump i went there in 04 i think it was for a plymouth albion sale cup game and the pitch was horiffic then.

I heard this is 90% certain!

Why doesn't Kennedy stick his hand in his pocket and build a ground in/near Sale? Whelan did it with us over a decade ago, why can't he?

Can't understand, why LSV...?

Whelen was a fool!

IF they moved to leigh it would be bad news for leigh,saints,wire and wigan as there are all after spectators

Don't let them nowhere near Leigh's new excellent stadium,let the unionites rot in hell,hate the lot of them.

Explain.

I'd like to see them try to pinch supporters from Saints, Wire, Wigan when all three command the top spots in SL, interest has never been higher!

Wire v Wigan - Sellout
Saints v Wire - Sellout
Saints v Wigan - Sellout

No doubt the remaining 3 games (Wire v Saints, Wigan v Saints & Wigan v Wire will be sellouts too).