It actually makes no sense to be honest, it would merely dilute rugby league further. Swinton, Salford, Oldham and Rochdale all have proud histories which merging wipes out there is no evidence that respective fans would embrace the brand Manchester.
The failure of all four clubs in recent years has been down to progressive mismanagement resulting in all four clubs loosing their spiritual homes but still fans watch them, fortunately for Salford they are now in a strong financial position and they should be allowed to develop any potential and hopefully they will.
Marketing of Salford will be what it will be but to suggest it's difficult due to the name and incidents of crime is a slur on the good people is Salford of whom there are thousands. I will always class myself as a Swintonian and am proud to do so just as all the Salford fans on here are.

To be fair Sir John Hall the former Newcastle owner tried all this years ago and he failed aswell and Newcastle was then an infinitely bigger brand than Salford Swinton oldham.

I remember at the time he was owner of Newcastle united, Newcastle falcons RU, Newcastle Eagles (basketball) and this...

plus he renamed the Durham wasps ice hockey team to the Newcastle cobra's and moved them from Durham to Newcastle....similarities between Salford and Manchester dont need explaining... it killed the club stone dead.....

but I remember seeing a picture of Kevin keegan And John hall next to that car above and it all looked a very grand idea......

it killed one club, the other clubs and the car were and are still crap.

RE IMAGE OF CRIMINALITY:
next time I hear a BBC Radio 4 doumentary or interview, I must realise it will be to do with crime (only the Mafia are to be allowed on Desert island Discs from now on)
next time I use electricity, I'll think "That Joule, such a rogue, the Krays were mere children"
next time see a film by Mike Leigh, I'll expect Goodfellas
next time I pass the Quays, there'll be a queue of people with feet in cement buckets.


Check advise re canal cruising: the Bridgewater gets little warning of possible vandalism, The Rochdale Canal through Manchester and Oldham requires frequent supervision of craft to ensure safety.

You have a very out-of-date image of Salford.

In fact, keeping Salford makes it easier to market against the two football giants.

Koulash will get Swinton for free,as they have no money,no coach,no ground and no assets.They will be Salfords feeder club with Alan Hunte as coach, once they pay the players the great amount of cash they are owed from last season.None of last seasons squad will sign because of the payments outstanding from last season.

I wouldn't imagine Koukash or his coaching staff would want many of last seasons playing squad considering the position they finished in.

What an arrogant toss remark,you really do need to go back to junior school pal.

oh my word. A more blinkered and uneducated post i have yet to see on here. You sir are an ass. Where is the bbc again? Salford is one of, if not the most forward thinking cities in England. Yes, there are poor areas, but compared to our younger brother Manchester we are streets ahead in that regard. Ever been to Gorton, or longsight, or levenshulme, or ancoats, or openshawe, or collyhurst, or newton heath, or moston, or harpurhey, or blackley or myriad other places in Manchester? Or myriad places in London? Or Castleford? EVERY city has poor areas. Salford is THE city atm, and now our savior the right honourable sir Marwan has nailed his considerable colours to our mast the sponsors will come flooding in. Get a grip.

It is obvious he like leaving Salford, and as he has called it a s***hole, we know what leaves s***tholes.

Yeah. What a f*cking s***hole. Your opinions and views on Salford (and the North, in fact) are, quite frankly, disgusting. And I'm talking as someone who's from neither Manchester or Salford. Every city has it's undesirables, regardless of what part of the country they are in.

You know you've arrived when your new gaff is held up as an example of how nice Salford is, where is the garden picture taken?

I think it's obvious we're all reacting to a troll as only a simpleton would make an assumption that Salford is like any other town/city that as cack holes and nice areas. The thing with Salford is that there seems to be significant investment in the city and with the relocation of certain aspects of the BBC there is tangible proof that what is being done is working.

The trees are Buile Hill Park, the flower beds are Peel Park.

isn't this Garden in Peel Park a representation of the RL challenge Cup , Designed by the Salford Parks Dept to celebrate the 1938 cup win ? or is this an 'urban garden myth'

Its better than it used to be, well in some respects... https://vimeo.com/68841275

Its better than it used to be, well in some respects... https://vimeo.com/68841275

As much as I admire your defence of Salford, I fear posting those pictures is only going to encourage trolls to post other pictures of some 'less picturesque' areas.