Exactly Iain but we really should be approaching Bells ourselves.

If SALFORD is taken out of the name of the stadium, surely you would have thought that Salford council would have insisted that whatever it was called, Salford was incorporated into the name.

Unless I'm told otherwise, Salford tax payers have have half financed the building of a stadium that wil have no recognition to the city community it was built for.
I would have no qualms to whatever it was called as long as Salford was still in the title.

Who in there right mind wants the stand called " the Maggies stand"???????

I told this was gonna happen down at Wembley Shirl and you laughed it off.

Who is going to force Salford Red Devils or the RL to rename the COS stadium with regards to Rugby league fixtures or international matches? Not the City of salford stadium or Sale Sharks. Or is it me being simplistic ? Will the PA announcer have it in his Contract I doubt it . To quote the Lyrics of a Sidney youngblood song from the 90s " ALL WE CAN DO IS SIT AND WAIT " or stand or crouch.

In fairness, Maggie's is a cancer charity not the late and unmissed "lady".

A J Bell are a big firm so well done Sale. Good links with Lancashire cricket.

However the date of the posting and what happened to Stockport's stadium do leave a filthy tatste in my mouth. I hope we have locked any records and memorabilia away from Sale's skips.

Note to the good Doctor: welcome to Rugby League's place in the pecking order.

Seems strange to me that Sale signed the lease and were going to review it after 5 years - and the naming rights are for 9 years.
If A J Bell want to maximise their business opportunities would it not be better to add - investments or stockbrokers - to their name.Bell is a fairly common name even if well known in the red rose county.

I can just imagine the furore if Dr K purchased the whole thing,lock stock and barrel and named the stadium after himself.The furore from Castleford would be heard in Chistlehurst. ( and Ashby de la Zouch )

Salford Council should be criticised for selling the naming rights in the first instance, rather than going to the highest bidder themselves.

Before anyone says anything, I know the stadium company sold the rights but SCC have a big stake in that.

Don't think Bell end financial advisors and stockbrokers sounds to good.

Not by me HR

first of all we all call the ground the city of salford
then we all boycott bell (who ever there are)
and at the first thing the good doctor does when he buys the ground is kick the non sports club out.

This is all so much ranting for no rational end ultimately it's not Sale's fault.
We are still suffering the fall out from the bitter end of the Wilky- Tarry era
massively over extended borrowing , moved into the stadium stony broke ,
signed over the rights to the shop and were powerless to contest any bid for the naming rights to the stands or the stadium ,
lets face it we did to my knowledge not pay any rent last season , and racked up creditors left right & centre.

this season we are on a sweetheart deal rent wise & the new owner had to bank roll this season whilst investing in building a squad to compete on field next season.

Whilst annoying we have to remind ourselves of all the positives over this season from the low point last December where we days from blinking out of existence.

However miffed with the RU Cuckoo's I'm not going to chant 'Willows' out of context like the Giants blurt ' Fartown '.

Good post middleman. I think we should "hold the horses" This is a big political time bomb, and a few careers could be on the line.

Excellent post.

Well said Middleman