Surely Salford set the admission fee.

But things are now a lot different to the Willows where you could just have the odd token yellow jacket knocking about and nobody ever questioned it. It's a privately owned stadium with stringent safety regs that cannot be breached - whilst those running it will, quite rightly as it's run on a profit basis, will not want to risk the extra charges incurred via G4S for opening extra stands if it's not a viable option.

And 12 notes is hardly breaking the bank.

As Marshy has said this could become a disaster of the highest order!
Bearing in mind there has been minimal advertising of the game. And if I have heard correctly from the club on FB the MEN are giving us the full back page on fri. Which no doubt will be a bugle call to encourage people to come and support the club. If hundreds or even thousands ( yes I know wishful thinking) decide to just turn up can you imagine the carnage that could cause? Not to mention the negative publicity it would cause.

Even all of us were going to turn up on the day and pay at the gate!

No chance of something as radical as a cash turnstile then?

What's the situation with parking? Can you just pay on arrival or do you have to book online? Then again I could always try using my Car park pass from last season!

Quote: TangerineDream "What's the situation with parking? Can you just pay on arrival or do you have to book online? Then again I could always try using my Car park pass from last season!'" Eccles Amateur Rugby League Club will be open for parking from 11.00am on Sunday. We offer secure parking for £3 per car. Follow the link at www.ecclesrugbyleague.co.uk for directions/information. We are also donating five Parking Permits for the 2013 season (which will cover all League and Cup games) towards fundraising efforts.

Quote: TangerineDream "What's the situation with parking? Can you just pay on arrival or do you have to book online? Then again I could always try using my Car park pass from last season!'" Eccles Amateur Rugby League Club will be open for parking from 11.00am on Sunday. We offer secure parking for £3 per car. Follow the link at www.ecclesrugbyleague.co.uk for directions/information. We are also donating five Parking Permits for the 2013 season (which will cover all League and Cup games) towards fundraising efforts.

I accept that the Health and Safety brigade have a lot to answer for and your correct about procedure.

I also agree that £12 isn't a bank breaker for some but if you have an adult bringing two kids it isn't then just £12 I think I am right in saying that if they are over 5 then that would cost you £22 and that may be the differance in attending or not.

Go for economies of scale and pitch the price at £10 and £2....£14 for a family of three leaving decent change out of £20.

Surely as far as Salford are concerned Sunday is about trying to show that the club can get bums on seats not if it can raise a few extra quid, if that does happen then all well and good.

I know this is prob out of Salford's hands but only having the west stand open is crazy, you are all trying to rally everyone around who went to last game at willows but if they all turned up less than half if them would be able to get in !!!!! How were the pre sales for that last game at willows, I'd have a guess at not many with a massive walk up on the day. It could very well happen again on Sunday with a disastrous outcome.

"Health and Safety brigade"? How to lose any credibility in an argument. You'll be talking about the PC brigade next. It's nothing to do with this perceived "Health and Safety" brigade - H&S regulations have always existed in sport, it's just that when you own your own ground and using your own stewards, some paid some voluntary, it's easier to flout said laws than stick to them. G4S and the SMC won't flout any laws as they, quite rightly, don't want to get screwed over.

I agree that it's a bit sh*t, but this is the world we live in. The other question is, is it really a gamble worth taking? Are we really going to have 5-6 thousand people turn up on spec on the day itself?



5-16 year olds is £3. So, buying your tickets from the ground, that's 1 £12 ticket and 2 £3 tickets costing £18. Cheaper than an adult ticket for a normal Super League fixture.




Ideally, yes. Realistically, I think deep down we both know what the reality is going to be. Although I do hope I'm wrong and will quite happily come on here and hold my hands up if I am.

Ginge my old pal where was the argument.?

Incidentally having purchased my tickets yesterday i was charged £22 for one adult, one child and a student aged 17. Not properley reading the values I simply assumed a student under 18 would be granted entry at child rates.

GT is absolutely right. H&S is a necessary fact of life these days and cannot be avoided (Hillsborough anyone?).

I do agree with Marshy though that at least part of Sunday's objective should be to make a statement to potential backers and the local public. I'd actually go further and suggest that out of adversity lies a bit of an opportunity to drag in people who don't usually attend, in a similar way as we did with the last (botched) game at The Willows.

Unfortunately, I'm yet again left feeling let down and frustrated by the lack of action from the club (is it any shock we're in this mess?).

Where have the rallying calls been? How have we reached out to the local public and the rugby league community? Where has the passion, imagination and innovation been? Why haven't the club at least been firing out press releases and emails encouraging people to rally behind them?

I know from my contacts in the game/media that people are willing to help but they're increasingly frustrated by our club's inability/unwillingness to help itself.

All we get is the same tired excuses (no budget etc). But how much does it cost to hit send on an email?

We're heading towards the abyss yet once again we're sleepwalking towards the cliff top!

What's worse is that the Stirling efforts of volunteers like Forever Reds and Louise Woodward have put the club's lack of industry/initiative to shame.

I've got the same sense of frustration as I did over the debacle of the last ever game at The Willows only this time our entire future is on the line! Shame on you, Salford!

AND if things go pear shaped on the 7th

The Swinton game, could be Salford's LAST ever game !

If that situation arises it will be ironic since Swinton's last ever game at Station Rd was v Salford.

However it certainly won't be the last game for Salford as i am sure a new company will be formed and you will continue to play Rugby league. At the end of the day it is only a company that will be dissolved, the history can never be removed.