To see the club i have supported for over 40 years very close to the precipice is heartbreaking, and i am sure that like all true supporters we would do anything to save our club from extinction.The facts are , during our heyday in the 70s the majority of our signings were made from the proceeds of the casino and the willows Variety centre. Since JW has been in charge takings from the Variety Centre will have plummetted, and it has only been his deep pockets that have kept the club alive for so long.Where he has gone seriously wrong is not bringing in new investors a long time ago, and employing a number of people who i believe do not have any empathy at all with the supporters who by definition are the lifeblood of the club. We can all wax lyrical about whose fault it is, but that will not change the situation. What we need is new high profile owners who will be able to attract new sponsors , new corporate guests, invest in the playing staff, market the club efficiently, tap into the resource that is the supporters and bring some success to the club which will in turn increase attendances and make the club viable for the long term. I wonder if Ryan Giggs or Wayne Rooney who say they love RL would like to own a RL club? Very Cheap for them. Heres hoping!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The RFL have not given London/Harlequins any financial assistance, nor marketing/development assistance above that which they give to any other club.

I suspect that I'm not alone in not really giving a shiny one right now about what may or may not have been given to the London club by the RFL.

And your attitude is the correct one. Moaning about fantasy money going ( or not, actually ) to London will not help Salford one jot. I just wish someone who remembers the glory days in the early seventies when getting 8k at the Willows was no big deal would come in and get Salford back on the right track.

From the outside looking in, and please don't shoot the messenger because I come in good faith...

You've relied upon a long needed move to a SL quality stadium and it's not worked. Devil and deep blue sea. The Willows wasn't good enough for those up the food chain and with the franchise farce you had no choice but to move.

You are not alone in that.

We (Leigh) had exactly the same issue, once you lose your secondary spend income (pies and pints) and a disproportionate amount spent is on rent, it's a one way trip to financial hell.

The warning signs of your move were there a year or so ago when you moved your day to day squad activities to LSV and said you'd have to basically double your crowds; whoever, whatever, that needs addressing.

We had a couple of years of trouble with LSV Co, issues that have improved enormously; until all parties realise one cannot survive without the other then you'll never succeed at Barton.

Good luck.

` until all parties realise one cannot survive without the other then you'll never succeed at Barton.`

Exactly - thats why we have to lobby the Councillors in favour of our presence there over the Christmas period.