Salford have proven in the past thy have a fair fan base, it is there it just needs a solid winning team.

Come off it, being in SL is nothing to do with the sport on the field-and that's RFL official policy!

100%, positively and absolutely spot on.......


Now, if someone could get SKY/The RFL to see this, then the sticky plaster can be ripped off quickly rather than being peeled back bit by bit....which is agonising for anyone at the club.

BACK ON THREAD.....IMHO, the only worry Salford have is making sure that those fans that slip away this year (they will without some major signings this year) are invited back next season with welcomearms and free tickets for 5 of their mates each to the first 2 gamesof the season.,......get them into the habit of attending games.

Wire-quin.....stop poking the hornets nest....

The past is no indication of a potential future

A guaranteed winning team is beyond anybodys money in RL

Massive increases in marketing and community involvement is what is required to build their fan base

When did Salford last have a decent crowd over a season?

Get rid of 'em with the cockneys

whoa, dont be having a go at Salford's poor crowd, there has to be valid accepted reasons why it was that low, your not talking about Huddersfield now



I'd hate to see how many pages there would be if we got less than 2,000 - i remember 9 pages once when we got less than 4,000 as that was classed as appalling and no excuses were accepted !!.


in all seriousness though, it seems new stadium syndrome has escaped the public of Salford and the surrounding areas which is a shame cos i always liked the Willows and thought their club would really take off after the move......was it a case of the stadium came too late and the club missed the boat or is there genuinely no interest ?.

The days when adults would gaze in amazement at the sight of a cantilever stand are long gone

i meant in Salfords case as their fans that i used to speak to etc were always adamant that it was the Willows holding them back and a new stadium would bring them flocking in .....obviously it hasn't.

A new stadium owned by salford closer to the Willows would prove more successful than the SCS , just as Hilton Park provided Leigh with better financial results than the LSV , it isn't about the bricks and mortar , its the income streams that are the important bit

Huddersfield are a good example why salford will never be more than a medium size club

Someone has to be dropped to make way for Toulouse in 2015. It will either be Salford or Castleford.

I suspect Castleford, and I hope Castleford, because their stadium situation is unacceptable after 9 years of warnings. But if Mr Koukash walks away from a sinking ship late next year, then it might be Salford.

I know you're trolling but I'll still bite as there's an element of truth to the Toulouse SL push.

Why? Why should Toulouse get in? Another home game for 12 clubs with only half a dozen visiting supporters, a lame atmosphere and almost zero club income, and another away game asking supporters to fork out hundreds to go and watch. Yet another forced artificial team full of second-rate journeymen Aussies no-one gives a sh*t about. Haven't we learnt this lesson yet?

Yes, it would mean a nice derby for Catalans but at a cost to everyone else. If we have to, get rid of London, that other artificial team full of Aussie journeymen. At least other SL clubs won't feel the pinch as much.

Otherwise, take your Toulouse and shove it. We need income and interest at SL games, and even if Salford only bring 500, that's a few grand more in club income than Toulouse will bring, more fans engaged in supporting their team, and the game itself is more of a draw. The game in the heartlands needs strengthening rather than forcing more weak expansion clubs yet again. Get the wavering heartlands thriving and then invest elsewhere.

Oh, and it won't be Salford who leave SL. With their new backer they have a very promising future and Nigel Wood's involvement in the Koukash takeover guarantees they'll remain.