John Wilkinson should be given a position like 'executive president'... where he can enjoy the perks of the best seat in the house and sitting with his feet up watching Salford hopefully move forward... His service absolutely deserves that... but as for being part of the running of the club, it's best left to new people to do that. Time to hopefully turn over a new page and begin a new chapter... however that may turn out. For the sake of the Chairman's health he needs to lose the stress of running a club like Salford.

Look,there is no doubt that JW has kept the club alive and I guess the financial commitment is massively different to what he envisaged when he bought the club from Brian Snape.
I hope his reputation remains high despite the winding up order etc.
I think it's really important that he has no ongoing role if ownership changes. If its just a capital injection,that's different.
New owners should have a new message and a new figurehead.

Chairman Emeritus?

This may not be news as I haven't read the thread, but the players haven't been paid by the club and the RFL are close to sorting something out for them for this pay period.

Has the winding up petition been dropped or is it still going ahead?

Quote: SFW "This may not be news as I haven't read the thread, but the players haven't been paid by the club and the RFL are close to sorting something out for them for this pay period.'" This ( menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... lford-reds ) suggests otherwise.

Quote: SFW "This may not be news as I haven't read the thread, but the players haven't been paid by the club and the RFL are close to sorting something out for them for this pay period.'" This ( menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... lford-reds ) suggests otherwise.

Something may have been sorted this morning then, but I've spoken to more than one player who hadn't been paid as of last night.

According to The Sun, Luke Patten and Vinnie Anderson have joined the petition.

Add Feka to that..............

Would expect nothing less from that Trio, especially Patten.
Talk about kick a dog when its down.
Anyone who says that lot were worthy of a shirt is beyond me.
Patten is a real piece of work and we are well rid.

While I can see it might look a bit callous of them they are only after monies owed, think the club should pay Patten with great speed as he will over the coming years have sway over players if he is to become an agent and if the new money make a song and dance about paying him it might cause him to think Salford are worth it if there is someone competent in charge.

PR I think that's completely misreading the situation.
Assuming the guys are owed money, then seeing a winding up petition placed it's a fairly sensible thing to do to get yourself in the queue if the worst should come to pass.
Certainly for Feka and Patten as they are ex-players then they have little other leverage - not so sure about Anderson, if he is genuinely up for another contract assuming the negotiations succeed and the new investment happens that his may not be such a smart move?

No need to analyse or complicate this.
The club owe them money,they want it, like you would.
Simples.

I'm with Prestwich Red on this one.

Heard this yesterday and purposely did not post until I'd weighed up my feelings on this ,
They have every right to be aggrieved if they are owed payments by the club . I'd be p1ssed if I hadn't received monies from a business I was employed by . So in one sense I empathise with their actions.
But as a Salford fan it sickens me that they had taken such a decision. and any feelings of sympathy I had have evaporated.
That they would add their support so visibly to any action designed to end the life of the club speaks of a total disregard for their own ex club mates, staff within the club who rely on the club to feed their kids & pay rent and not least the fans for who the club is lifeblood.
Measured against the actions & behaviour of the players & backroom staff at Bradford they are found wanting . when they were faced with no wages and the likely scenario that their club would die they closed ranks and toughed it out , Many have signed new deals despite the rollercoaster last season was for them.
If the Club did fold the Taxman would take the lions share of any remaining capital anyway .
Yes, if they are rightfully owed money they should be paid, but to join in on an action to destroy the club in an attempt to extract that money at this crucial period leaves a very sour taste .

Cheers middleman
The fact that the players mentioned also cheated the club out of two years wages also rankles with me.

They should be paying back the club not asking for money