I guess that oversized 1 million pound cheque the Salford fans were gloating about on our pitch 2 years ago was never cashed in then?

Asking for supporters to help signings is fine. We occasionally do similar through the RSG.

The problem with Salford is that there are signs that this is the tip of the financial crisis iceberg. Whilst true fans of any club have my sympathy when the club they love hits financial problems, I find it hard to have too much sympathy for Salford.

They had a chance to get money for Bob Lui at the start of the season and they all laughed at us. Now they're cash strapped and we've signed Todd Carney (and possibly a couple more) till the end of 2018.

Will we survive? No idea, but we're going all out to try.

Without trying to sound like i'm sticking the knife in (I've certainly nothing against Widnes), its the second season in a row you've finished bottom and have only won 3 times this year. Even when you did get in the top 8, it's almost like the club thought "job done" and went on holiday.

Widnes should be applauded for the academy (as you say its one of the best) but i do feel sorry for the young players coming through into the first team as there's been no real investment in it and are almost like lambs to the slaughter.
I just want to see more from Widnes, as another poster said, its like they're happy to be in SL.

Regarding Salford i hope they sort it, but as a Bradford fan as you can imagine I've experienced this sort of stuff many times over and i really hope they sort it, but it looks like only one outcome IMHO

Indeed, RLFANS moderators love Sir Kevin/Jean. They just won't admit it.

You logged in to the wrong account again Jean?

Very true and moving to the AJ Bell seems to have been a terrible financial move, with unbelievably high rent and the well publicised access problems
It "The Willows still standing or has it been bulldozed ?

Comedy gold! The RFL are incapable of wiping their own fecking ar$e$ let alone capable of advising anyone else how to run their business. They're an absolute disgrace. Now we've never been anywhere near a well supported club but at least at The Willows we could live within our means but at Barton we're being bent over a barrel and royally shafted with stadium rent and no matchday income from the food/drinks as that all goes to the SMC. Funny how 15 or so years after being given the ultimatum to "move ground or be booted out of Super League" the likes of Cas and Wakey are still playing in their poophole grounds, yet we did as we were told and are dying a slow and painful death.

They are = they're

Come on Jean, please make the effort.

Btw Willzay was spot on despite his telling off.

Your sympathy isn't wanted thanks. Jesus wept you really need to let the MPG go mate it's a couple of years down the line. You're starting to sound like a Scouser.

It was demolished in 2012.

Sorry, but not all of us have a more successful football team to scrounge off.

The Willows is now new housing mate !

Salford are in an almost no win situation. If you were designing a club to fail then taking it out of its core supporter base and dropping it in a place with poor accessibility would be the way to do it.

People want to go watch a game without having to plan for the logistics of arrival and departure.