Quote Chico="Chico"Just watched this week's episode of [url=http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,24883_7664191,00.htmlSuper League Back Chat[/url (it's a cracking little programme). Martyn Sadler, Andy Wilson and Barrie McDermott spoke a bit about the Sale moving in. The thing that they were most impressed about, Sadler in particular, was the extent to which Sale briefed the media both before and during the press conference. Whereas Salford, apparently sent nothing. Also, it didn't go unnoticed that Salford were the only team not to release the 18-man squad for Monday's game before the RL newspapers went to press.
Whether the club are aggrieved about it or not, its PR isn't thought much of within the game. The RL journos, honchos and publishers I've spoke tend to make a point of it. So when we're talking about things that Salford can improve for little to no extra financial investment, PR is certainly up there.
(P.S. Don't get this mixed up with advertising and promotion. The club have been very unlucky with the weather in the two matches they have really pushed.)
Ditto. It'll be alright in 20-30 years though. By which time it will be surrounded by terraced houses and become an area 'that doesn't appeal to corporates'.
Just to reiterate, the web side of things would barely cost anything to develop in-house. Facebook could also be utilised to sell things. The bigger issue I imagine would be purchasing stock for the shop.'"
Excellent post Chico, for what it's worth I feel that our move to the Salford City Stadium has been overshadowed by the Sale move to the Salford City Stadium and I don't blame Sale 100%.
The club have missed chance after chance to promote everything about the club to all and sundry and lessons must be learned and things sorted out quickly if the Salford City Reds are to be as successful as we all hope they will be.
Compare our write ups to the ones that Sale get, compare our press releases to the ones that Sale put out and I am not a media person at all but I am certain that the club can be marketed,promoted and generally talked up more professionally than we have been lately.
I would have preferred for Sale not to be our co-tenants at the stadium but they are and I wont lose any sleep over it but the fans should be told exactly what the implications are over the tenancy agreements that both clubs have signed up to and I am not suggesting that we are told everything but for example-
Will the running costs for the City Reds reduce now that Sale are here?
How will each club be marketed on match days within & outside the stadium?
How will the clubs Logo's be set up outside the stadium?
Will there be any shared training facilities?
Will there be any underground heating fitted?
Plus many,many more
