Boom!mate that's too much like a reasonable post for on here. You should know only doom and gloom need apply for scarlet turkey. Also love the response from Hunte! Nice dig!

The Salford response to Diamond's remarks should tell those of you who don't see this as an issue exactly why we need to be wary of Sale and everything they do.

I agree KMT! I am sure like the rest, you agree we need to move on but too many on here press the doom button before seeing the fine print. We need investment if we are to survive, we are sinking & before I condemn what has been suggested I would welcome investment if it meant we could also grow. We will not survive being the only tenant & for me I will take rugby 12 months of the year. I am not saying we should roll over but show me the long line of investors waiting to put a bid in.

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Who's talking poop now. But still the wats remain gods. These cowboys stole your hard earned Lyrad Red that makes you a bigger one.

The club is in a stadium we don't own, can't afford and have no say over with a proven predatory rival on the verge of trampling all over us with our club appearing periless and unable to resist. Point me to the sunlit uplands, please?

Why do you love the response from Hunte if you don't think this is a problem?

I wish some of our fans would follow the logic backwards and see why we our so poorly supported and in such a poor position as opposed to saying 'Wilky is brilliant, the club do a marvellous job - why don't the people of Salford flock to watch such a consistently underperforming and poorly run organisation.'

People aren't kicking off about investment. Read Steve Diamond's comments again and see why people are worried for the future of a club that has represented the people of Salford for 133 years.

Well said redgunner. Hearts ruling heads on here. IF the club had a decent marketing set up we should be excited that 10,000 Sale fans will be treading their paths to Barton to watch a much inferior game played by much inferior players. Salford have opportunities galore should the Sharks come to capitalise on a much wider audience. We have a better product so lets earn out of it.

You have to ask yourself how have we ended up in this situation? It is the 'becoming second best' part that people are worried about. Despite the Salford council money it seems that Sale already have primary tenancy so will have first choice on fixtures etc and thats before they have even moved in. How exactly are we in the box seat? What 'small print' are you expecting to be in there that will turn this into a good deal for us? There are no positives in this for Salford from what I can see.

Can you list some of these opportunities?

Considering Sale are likely to drop the 'Sale' tag from their name to appeal to a wider audience, can't see why these people would then attach themselves to a team called Salford?

Supporting League or Union is not just about watching inferior/superior products as we all wish it would be, it is about many social factors and the history of both sports feeds into that. There is a large amount of people who simply prefer Rugby Union over League come what may and vice versa. On a simpler level many people prefer to watch good teams. There is little doubt over the last decade who has had more success between us and Sale and in the decade to come that is unlikely to change.

Nothing is more unlikely than Sale coming to Barton leading to a large influx of new Salford supporters coming from the Union ranks. Salford don't have the skill, resources or nous to do it. The much more likely outcome is any wavering supporters who are not particularly wedded to one code will be attracted to Sale by their superior off the field operation coupled with a decent side and their crowds will be blossom while we continue to stagnate.

Taken from the union thread (yes, there is one),