bring back that geordie "m.i.l.f" i say!!she seemed to have a lot better clue than some of the numptys we have trying to run things these days!!

I agree it's a joak.

Take a chill pill all of you!!!!!!!

At least we WILL have a stadium to play in, in 2012, more than any PR at this point will do for Wakey & Cas. Doesnt matter how many statements are made or from who, we have all seen the stadium is on its way for us.

I would be more concerned if we were still at Wakey & Cas's positions, but, WE ARE NOT!!!!

The club made a boo-boo? I thought I heard the dull trouser-pings of the Turkey masses as I watched Boots n' All.
I was so enraged at not hearing the same tired lines about our stadium that I raised an almighty tut! Then got on with my life, but I'm dull like that...


Of course they MUST. What do you propose?
A letter to the directors, drawing their attention to their staff's oversight?
Perhaps a name-and-shame policy so we know exactly who swear at during home matches?
Or shall we just have a big old bitch about it on here? We can use capitals to show HOW MUCH IT MATTERS!

Not saying I agree or disagree. Life on this fence ambivalence is a place I'm currently happy to be. But all the same, Very funny!

People still [iactually[/i watch Boots 'N All??

Boots-n-All plays to a dedicated audience of folk who are already RL fans.

The fact of our stadium being publicised or otherwise on such a show will make not one jot of difference to anything or anyone.

What will need to happen, and has the capability of making a difference is a concerted, concentrated marketing campaign to coincide with the stadium opening to attract new spectators. If the Club/Peel/Council don't do that at the right moment, then that is the time to criticise - the fact that we didn't have a spokesman on preaching to the already converted is of no consequence at all.

Right, I get it now. Must have been me ignoring the importance sky has on pro sport these days!

Mate IMO we have very few fans now, and the club must be trying to get the whole city and beyond interested in Salford RLFC. I cannot get how people can defend the club on missing out on a massive press release, please explain and set my mind at ease, are we happy with our PR?

Yes I have sent an e-mail to the club for an explanation. To disregard and tell the the biggest broadcaster of sport that we'd get back to them, and then not even bother to reply knocks me sick!!!

It appears that all the parties involved in Salford's new stadium either can't or are not willing to coalesce when it comes to public relations, doesn't it? It's frustrating and disappointing, but it isn't a new thing.

Ever since the project left the club's hands, updates from the Salford City Council-Peel collusion have been few and far between. In fact, much of it we've had to unearth ourselves from the bowels of the Council's website. This begs the questionBoots 'n' All[/i producers were lazy for not digging out this readily available information. A self-respecting journalist would portray this story equally on all sides, which would involve some research. Not much research either. Merely a couple of minutes on Salford City Council's website and a drive past the new stadium site with a camera. By the looks of it (I confess, I didn't watch the programme) [iBoots 'n' All[/i didn't portray this and therefore gave a biased view. Mind you, this is a News Corp. influenced company we're talking about.



I think it matters to some of our club's supporters, the supporters of other clubs and onlookers, particularly RL journos and writers. Since the collapse of Red City Developments I think there is a distrust of what has been said about the new stadium. I've read comments by said journos in newspapers and blogs, and threads on forums by opposing fans that convey the feeling that our club leading people on or 'swinging the lead'.

However, should we be bothered about these people? They are certainly down the list of people to influence; the RFL are higher up and you'd sincerely hope they are well up to speed with the project's ongoing developments.

I am as disappointed as anyone here about the PR effort post-RCD's demise; the joint venture should have set up an outlet rather than being so guarded as they have been thus far. But it's a bit late to do something about that now, particularly if in 10-12 weeks time the build begins and convinces everyone that the project is truly up and running.

Think the Boots and All thing is a PR disaster, much as I loathe SKY they are what in effect keeps RL alive in this country and we have not had the foresight to even attempt to provide them with some even rudimentory information. As Chico says the information is available openly on the councils website so why could'nt the club have used this and spent a little time and effort cobbling it together into a media friendly package (I doubt SKY called in the afternoon and said we need a 100 page report and detailed plans by 5 tonight for the show).

Sorry I hate to disagree with Shirl but this does show an endemic lack of professionalism on behalf of the club, some are privvy to the amounts the club spend on advertising and why this isnt a great deal more and yet here was a perfect vehicle for some free publicity and yet we missed it and gained nothing but bad press from it.

The club have dropped a clanger, they should have found someone to say something about the new stadium Howard is usually good to do these things and don't we pay a media spokesperson?

The bigger question here for me is how do we expect to attract new fans and sell teh game to manchester if we can't get our act together. The publicity for the new stadium should now be at the second stage where we are pushing awareness.

Every night Sale have a article in the MEN (misnamed as it has become a morning paper) Utd and City dominate the back pages and the central sections. We should have the buuilding bricks for the future in place and this is an indication that we haven't.