I have to admit that I have woken up this morning and the enormity of yesterdays announcement has just hit and it brought a tear to my eye.
I've watched Salford since before I was able to walk and I think like everyone I miss the Willows and the memories that will always linger on that very special piece of land.

BUT.

We have moved to a fantastic new stadium and we now have the fantastic new visionary owner to help us get a team that befits not only said fantastic new stadium but wears the Salford shirt with pride. For me we Doctor Koukash is going to revolutionise not only our club but you get the distinct feeling he is looking at the broader picture of RL as a whole in this country.

As it stands now I doubt any of us will ever be able to thank the Doc enough for having the faith to buy into this wonderful club but I know when he walks out onto the pitch tonight it will hit him head on that he has helped bring some cheer into a massive number of peoples lives.

I hope his passion and drive will be reflected on the pitch by the players tonight.
With such a large attendance expected I think it's important to put up a good performance for the fans that might be at the Stadium for the first time. If we get thumped they might not come back again.

What kind of attendance do you predict considering all the recent publicity? I think Wigan support could help swell the gate too considering it's the first game of the year.

Well the seating tickets were sold out yesterday when I went down to buy my ticket. Wigan will most definitely bring a bumper crowd too.

Both seating stands?

Any lapsed Salford fans should get down there tonight and show their support for this 'revolution'. With enough of a wave of enthusiasm to ride on, the team could upset a new-look Wigan who are bereft of most of their past influential players. This is a big night for Salford and EVERYONE should want to be there so they can say they were part of it.

I listened to the Reds Press Conference & the Show with Jack Dearden. He'll be the darling of he RL press with his headline grabbing statements and he's certainly setting the bar high. I winced a couple of times with his bravado TBH.

but then maybe that's beacause us Salford fans are conditioned to except less , and I'm uneasy, Marwan isn't so maybe that's my problem.

I'm judging after 24 days , and we've got the ex Wigan - NZ boss as Director of Rugby , the An Ex NZ-RL boss as director & a NRL CFO as finance director. upstairs
Going by this quote , the Wilkinson - 5 Year Plan is out of the window , Veivers quote ' It's been speeded up a little'
"Our work has also begun recruiting for 2014, 2015 and 2016 and it is our intent to strengthen the squad to the point where we are competing for trophies and titles as soon as possible."

plausibilty is out of the window and sky is the limit . lets except change

I don't know. I'm assuming its the West Stand that's full... they rarely seem to open the East Stand.

Surely not. That's 7,000, and they only went on sale on Wednesday night.

Won't be a massive crowd on tonight. Probably about 5k.

Maybe I'm dreamt it up then!

No pressure on PV when Dr Koukash said on GMR that he would be very disappointed if Salford didn’t make it to Wembley this year or next. I doubt Phil got much sleep last night!

Is that the Wigan seats? There were still tickets for the west stand when I went at 4 yesterday

Looks like there's only about 200 seats left for sale in the West Stand ( No including Hospitalilty ) most blocks showing no seats available , reserved middle blocks section of the east stand is half full and the unreserved end wings look Wigan End has two full rows left , the South end looks busy too ...

looks like Salford are turning up to welcome the messiah , and the wigan lot are turning up to crucify him ...

Yes It looks like its going to be a very good attendance tonight considering the number of unavailable seats/standing tickets on the stadium website.