Manchester is in the wrong country.

rlf had no desire for them to join the league! clearly seen as a threat to salford!

There’s what 4? other clubs within 5-10 miles of them.
Wasn’t it a decision made by the clubs?
It was certainly signed off by the clubs to allow Ottawa to take Hemel’s licence.

They’d spent about half a mil whilst just being an amateur club.
Did they have proper plans for how they would meet their increased costs and to get crowds in?

Mancunians RL have also had struggles over the years. They wanted to join Championship 1 as it was at one stage, it never materialised.

They had two teams at one stage, the first team gaining promotion to the North West Premier of the Conference.

But no interest from the RFL in their long term aims and I don’t think they even have a men’s team anymore.

Now I think they just have Junior training sessions at weekends and work with local schools, coaching kids, during the week.

Agreed.

Remind me how many football teams London has, and Birmimgham.

Swinton week become Manchester Lions in the next few years.

And we wonder why the game is dying on its in this country. People willing to throw money at it, and it’s no, let’s protect the clubs that are failing.

Football thrives by having a strong and wide pyramid below the premier league, letting the cream rise to the top, whilst we do our best to put them out of business and make the mediocre a closed shop.

This was my initial thought. Before using Red Hall as lightening rod, I'd be interested to see what say the clubs had in this.

It was Hunslet that vetod Bramley's application to play their initial games at Morley because they didn't want the competition on their doorstep, and it was the then-NFP clubs that voted against promotion from the NCL (whilst at the same time demanding promotion for themselves to Super League).

Who are the rlf and why would Manchester Rangers be a threat to Salford? We've got very few fans but they're loyal.... anyone thinking they'd up and move sticks to support a rich club down the road is either naive or just downright stupid!

Didn’t your crowds increase when a rich backer took over then deteriorated when he left?