Be interesting to know exactly how many Salford fans there is with no affiliation to the City at all.

I'd hazard a guess as to more than you may think.

I'd support the Club in whatever guise they go in for. Salford. Manchester. Salford & Manchester Reds. Salford Sharks. Whatever...

It would still be my Club. A name is just a name, it does not erase its history.

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As I've just posted on KOTS post I'm born, raised and reside in salford.

BUT

In an ideal world Salford would remain Salford but it's far from an ideal world and given a choice of a slowly dieing Salford RLFC or a Salford based thriving regional team run in a professional manner I know which I would vote for.

Pretty much Salford till it dies then thats me lot.

I wonder just how ‘not amused’ some supporters were in 1879 when someone suggested changing the name from Cavendish to Salford? I can imagine a few bowler hats were thrown on the floor in disapproval.

Of course the fans of Cavendish probably had the same arguments back in 1879...

That's the bit I was wondering about. No worries.

I believe a Name change would do nothing but increase the disillusion, Despite what many believe , Salford RLFC is not just a sport for many it's an identity . It's a personal fabric that you wear proudly despite our on field failings. I personally believe I would lose my love for the club if it was rebranded as Manchester , simply because I am a Salfordian who has chosen to support Salford City Reds for nearly all of my life. I have no love or affinity for the name Manchester. I like Manchester as a CITY but for me I wouldn't be happy seeing my clubs 140 year heritage go down the drain,just to try and sound more "attractive" . The only way Salford will be seen as an attractive proposition is by starting afresh NOT in name but in the way it acts,interacts and manages itself . Bring back the family club we once loved, Embrace our history, run with the rebirth of the Devil (which is rightfully our moniker ). Manchester would gain nothing from being associated with until now, a perennial struggler of a RL team, Manchester couldn't even sustain a fairly successful Basketball and Ice hockey team; whom actually would have a huge marketing presence.
Salford as a CITY must have a strong Salford City Reds, The public of Salford deserve a successful sporting team , Civic Pride is the key!

I define the full triangular37 square miles as Salford from Blackfriars to cadishead to Little Hulton, And the people who answer Manchester are indeed technically VERY wrong as Salford isn't in the city of Manchester but in the county of Greater Manchester.

Lancashire.

Really

I was under the impression Salford / Manchester was part of " the old Lancashire boundry " and now we've inherited the Greater Manchester tag.

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