Big Pev could not have put it better

We had Chris Morley and currently have Mat Gardner.

We`ve had Tony Dorahy,Mike Holiday, Tony Iro and IIRC we signed Phil Blake`s brother, who was injured throughout his spell with us.

But a Businessman would bring his own team in to run the club as they would be taking over, they would bring in a new board etc,

But it will not happen because it appears that anybody who makes a lot of money and they come from Salford don't like rugby league, JW is possibily the club owner with least money in Super league, supporting rugby league in a football mad city for 30 years.

Just returned home from an unnecessarily expensive weekend - I wouldn't have needed to pay the rip-off add-ons for the ticket as the crowd capacity wasn't reached and I could have paid on the day.
Sadly,I experienced the very reason why families may not be attending in droves to watch SCR.
On what was a pre-season non-event which means nothing - ask any Leeds fans on 16th March for their pre-season results for the past 5 years when they have reached Grand Finals - I heard so-called supporters booing the Salford players at half and full time.If that wasn't bad enough when a couple of players started to approach the south stand and applaud the spectators for attending the game and their support - there was a shout of 'Salford,Salford' during the second half,they were met by more gesticulations and abuse.
I didn't see who the young players were but it has certainly made more hard work for the coaches in an already difficult job.
How anyone thinks that will improve future performances is beyond my comprehension.
I get the impression that the players and coaching staff will be fully aware,during and after the game,that the performance was not good.As they will not be performing regularly at 2pm on a Saturday afternoon again in 2012 and need their optimum performances mainly at 8pm on a Friday night,although it was disappointing,the last thing the players needed was to have that response from 'their supporters'.
Proves nothing.Achieves nothing.Changes nothing.
I don't have a problem with people criticising individuals at the club.Young men wanting to reach their maximum potential in the professional game should not be enduring that kind of treatment.
The only positives I took from the afternoon,regarding playing matters,was the enthusiasm and professionalism of Sean Long - I found this on the Saints site rlinterestingrl and thought young Stuart Howarth went well from acting half-back.
Poor performance and very disappointing but the history books will show - and Sky Television cameras will film for posterity - the first game at the SCS will be next month against Castleford.

It may be that the supporters wait to get a lift from the players before they start ; How about the supporters try lifting the players so the players can start.

I have never known,and I ain't young,such a disgraceful performance from supporters at any sport,of any club,in this country or elsewhere,who did what was done on Saturday.

Players and fans have only a number of weeks before they have to get it right.As a supporter,I make it the sole responsibility of the supporters to set the example.If everyone else is at the club is below standard,so be it,but the supporters should be exemplary.

A few miles away as the crow flies,that club Manchester City,had until recently,not won for over 40 years.
Because their supporters remained loyal,and didn't boo their players at pre-season games,they have since been rewarded with extremely wealthy owners.I cannot envisage people with great wealth wanting to invest and bring anything to supporters of a club who cannot support...

Out of everything I have seen at the club thus far,the only disappointment have been the supporters on Saturday.May I suggest you get your heads together and sort out how to improve things.......quickly !

Or,the supporters will be the only losers.....

( Good quote from Matt Parish on the signature of The Optimist - the bit about players,coaching staff and fans uniting together - if it isn't too late !)

Yes. City fans have never, ever, ever booed their players or stayed away in their droves. If the quality of support determines the quality of your owners, city would still be stook with a Franny Lee-esque character.

If you honestly think that an outpouring of frustration and disappointment from Salford supporters after Saturday, when we're told this ground will be the turning point of all the sh*t that's been suffered for years, is the cause of why we're never going to improve then you really are sadly mistaken.

And before you ask, no, I didn't boo or jeer the team. Then again, I didn't applaud them either.

Sorry but I don't think some of these so called professionals,cared If Salford played again
Get of your soap box or was you free ticket.

Sorry the lad is spot on. Booing your team after a friendly is absolutly disgracefull. What is the matter with you lot. Get behind the lads and it will spur them on to play for you. Where are the die hard Shed Heads? Come Reds don't do this to your team.

Can I also add to my point above that, when Wigan spanked us 60-10 at their place in 2010 our players got roared off the pitch. That was due to every single one of them putting in a fantastic effort and just getting beat by a much, much better team.

You couldn't be wider off the mark if you tried.

SCR-SeaDiver wrote: Out of everything I have seen at the club thus far,the only disappointment have been the supporters on Saturday.May I suggest you get your heads together and sort out how to improve things.......quickly !

I agree with a number of points you make & in a perfect world we should support our club come what may, the trouble is some of us have had the frustration of this crap served to us for many years & it is now started to boil over, supporters have quite frankly had enough.
I did not boo at the end as it is counter productive but I actually felt like doing so! I don't mind getting beat but all too often it is the manner of defeat. On the field we are going backwards & fans are voting with there feet, many have given up going, we have those who are still going but now voicing there displeasure with the players & the club & those who still go & who are just about at the tipping point! Too many more performances like that on Saturday, friendly or no friendly it will not be Sale rugby union club we need to worry about.
I also agree this should be a great time in the clubs history with the new stadium but you should ask the supporters who are being asked to part with there hard earned cash. We accept we are a small club & accept finances are tight but we also need to see progress on the pitch, we have lost 3 quality players last season & not replaced in my opinion.

Finally I will be there against Halifax & against Wigan in hope against hope that when the season starts we will eventually get it right on the pitch but don't hold your breath!