Quote Solly="Solly"I don't think we'll be in the Championship because I don't think we'll have a club if we get relegated (which looks likely)it will put a lot of people out of their year on year misery of following Salford RLFC including myself. The move to Barton finished the club off for me, poor management from the previous lot and Koukash threatening to walk every other year and spitting his dummy out affects the club on and off the field.
First class Rugby League no longer belongs in Salford, they will never attract the required fan base and it's best they hammer the final nails in the coffin.
I had some of the best times of my life at The Willows and made great friends who I will know for the rest of my life but tbh I will not miss going up to the AJ Bell whatsoever, it's a crying shame especially to see fans of other clubs laughing at our demise, I can understand them hating Koukash but the genuine decent Salford fan? Pathetic.'"
I can really identify with your assessment, I have continued to be a season ticket holder & have supported for more than 40 odd years, however over the last year feel I am going through the motions. I stay because I don't want to give up on the only professional club in the city of Salford, a sport I played at school & have supported ever since.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but looking back the club died when it moved from the Willows. Passing down Weaste lane the other day I thought why we had ever contemplated moving from its heart beat to a wasteland in Barton, clearly pushed by the RFL who told us we would never be considered for the super league at the Willows, the very same organisation that continues to put the knife in now.
I think it easy for other to patronize or ridicule our support but since moving to Barton I defy any other supporters to injure the disproportional penalties inflicted on the club year after year.
I also believe the owner as a death wish on the genuine proud supporters of Salford who no longer want to be part of the circus.
Finally I don't have any issues of playing rugby in the championship, however we first need a club & supporter as the main ingredient, sadly I think we are sitting on the edge of neither.