It was actually 5242 but don't let the facts get in the way of what I would agree was a dreadful turnout. Whoever on here posted we'd sold over 8300 as well, I'd say next time wherever you get your info from keep it to yourself!

Sky reported an attendance of just over 4k.
So looks like the figures have started to get massaged upwards to put a bit of spin on things.

In which case Sky are incorrect. Having been one of the frozen fools that attended tonight I'm fairly confident the official figure is more accurate. However, it was still a disappointing turnout and I won't dispute that.

Whose the accountant at Salford then sold 8000 tickets my booty

I don't recall any figure given on Sky. There's nothing on text that's for sure.

Was a poor turn out though, regardless of the weather.

It was around 4,500 on the screen at the end of the match , which looking at the pictures would be about right , you really have to feel for Salford, they had planned a full day of events, then the weather kills it stone dead.

About 20 minutes before the game someone working in the ticket office said over 9,000 tickets have been sold, that's clearly a lie and I don't get why they would need to lie about that. Just over 5k for the first ever Super League game at a new stadium, weather aside it was an awful turn out and the performance wasn't much better, don't see how we're going to survive for much longer.

12 of us went tonight,6 regulars,4 ex regulars and 2 new lads.The day was cracking,the rugby and the experience served up to us at the iconic stadium was well laughable.The 4 ex and the 2 new lads want to do it again without the rugby thrown in.Sums it up really.That lot behind the scenes have had months to plan this event,an they come up with that.What makes it worse in my eyes we were on telly,i don`t know what it looked from there but we the regulars were embarrassed.Has for the game,never looked like winning it,beaten in every department,won`t knock the effort i thought the lads had a go,but soundly beaten.

Yes, from a neutral's perspective, it looked pretty shabby.....You won't have won any new fans who were watching, with a mind to visit at a later date.

Your marketing department needs to go to work big time.

Pretty difficult marketing that load of rubbish especially when RL is a minority sport in this area! Until a mystery millionaire comes along and Salford actually put a team together who can compete and win trophies then those type of gates and less will continue!

Totally agree,but that tonight was pathetic,it was`nt snowing when the fixtures were set,it wasn`t freezing cold when we had 10000 at the willows for our last game their,i if i was`nt a Salford supporter would`nt know we had moved,let alone been playing tonight,and i live in the heart of Salford.How i feel its get the prawn sandwich brigade in for a jolly knees up and balls to the true fans,put them in the cow sheds.

there was a full pagr advert in this weeks Advertiser, but unfortunately half the city don't get it delivered anymore now it is edited in Stockport, perhaps we as fans take on the mantle and try and sell the club to others, because we live in a city with some of the lowest circulations for local press in the country so that may not be an option. We need to mobilise and print off posters and ask local shops to put them up because that is the only way people will get to know.