Well!
Clearly people in shock do and say strange things. I've only just come in from work to hear the news and I'm amazed at the reaction in some posts from 'Goodbye Salford' to lets try to get the new stadium safety licence stopped!
Maybe thirty years of watching Salford and a family history of being Salford fans for 60 years has meant that I can't be shocked any more but time to take a deep breath and calm down everyone.

No doubt a tale will emerge as to what has been going on but chances are it will describe one side of the story and depending on each fan's individual stance it will be believed or ridiculed.The fact is that Parish has gone and the short history of his tenure is nothing to judge him on either positively or negatively.

Protesting in order to stop the new stadium getting its licence is like cutting your head off to cure a headache.

Yes we need to learn from this
Yes we need to know why these things happen
Yes we need to vent our shock and, in some cases, our anger
but most of us will be there next season, moaning or cheering as is our want (and our right) and before we jump to the usual conclusion (everyone must go!) lets get the full picture and anyway according to tonight's Advertiser Parish thinks we have "one of the finest back room staffs in Super League"!


KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

ex Manly :- forums.silvertails.net/Thread-Matt-Parish?page=3

ex Manly :- forums.silvertails.net/Thread-Matt-Parish?page=3

I can't be bothered looking up quotes, but John Wilkinson listed one of Matt Parish's qualities as, having done his homework on the club and our players. So, I don't buy this business that he was lied to. Not to say the board didn't bow smoke up his @rse. He, clearly, knew what the club was about and the strength of playing talent. Additionally, one of Parish's main tasks was to improve the supply line, of young players!

This smacks of, he didn't get his own way, and decided to take off.

I view the biggest worry of all as, what if Peel and the council have decided the club is becoming to big a risk and have decided to secure the safest possible method of protecting their investment.

What buying into the club or indeed maybe buying the club as a whole?

The council still see Salford as lead user of ground.

[2nd point------- If it emerges within the next week or so that Parish gets a job in OZ, he will lose credibility over here. It will be so obviouse he has been tapped up and he was just looking for an excuse to jump ship....]


So it looks like redballoon was right.