I think there was two reasons. Firstly the RFL were holding a gun to the clubs head re the SL licence criteria and secondly many supporters were growing increasingly impatient (myself included) that the new stadium would never happen after over 10 years talk. I think it's fair to say there was a negative apathy surrounding the club with many people thinking it would never happen. Furthermore I believe the club was guided by a detailed (several hundred page report), carried out by so-called experts in this field, stating that attendances would increase by several thousand in a new stadium offering better facilities. How wrong was this?

This made me laugh out loud. This report include the stadiums location? The Stadiums access roads? The facilities around the stadium. Sorry to derail the thread, but if Wilkinson, Tarry and Clague, honestly thought people would come through the gates because of a new stadium then there are fools.

It didn't deter Sale Sharks from making the same decision did it? Furthermore I think both clubs have been badly let down with the delays. These access roads and developments around the stadium were scheduled to happen well before now.

Patterson will leave to go to Leigh as him and the Doc have fallen out.
Hansen will stay because he is committed.
Harris will leave to go to Sale Sharks.

Thanks this will save me buying a newspaper this afternoon.

Johnny Headline, is what you wrote all true mate?

As things stand they are correct, things change though and there is a dialogue between all parties.

There are issues occurring behind closed doors which will have a bearing on any future developments, im led to believe the RFL are less than impressed with the DR.

I would suspect things will become more apparent towards the end of the season, as I have posted previously everything will come to light in the end.

My old mate and RL fan, Patterson, would not play for Leigh for two reasons: he supports Oldham and he's over 70.
Do you have any news on Paterson?

I really hope not. Hasn't everyone associated with Salford already endured enough over the previous few years?

Exactly Red Shed just when I thought things were getting better. Its more and more painful to support RL than ever.

george griffin signs 2 year extension www.thereddevils.net/news/post/g ... s-contract

george griffin signs 2 year extension www.thereddevils.net/news/post/g ... s-contract

I'd use our marque on a worldly of a hooker personally. If we could get a cam smith/Robbie Farah type play it would improve us so much as a team. I can't think of when in the last 20 years we have had a top class hooker who can move a team onto the front foot. I know it's only opinon but do people really think we need to hold onto Walton and Lee? They would be first on my list for out as I think they are both poor players who do zero for me