now if we were in Bradford but do the RFL know about us?

I've just noticed that a joint supporters group with the Sale fans has been suggested and there's even a facebook page for it. Shoot me now, please!

Ohh and whilst I'm on one. They're talking about adopting Dirty Old Town as their anthem according to their message board, could this get any worse?

Red shirts, drop a couple of players from the pack, abolish lineouts, 6 rucks?

More like it'll be us who end up wearing blue shirts, adding a couple of players, putting on a few pounds and kicking a lot!!!

These Sale fans are going to start getting on people's tits sharpish if they carry on.

I'm with Prestwich Red - I don't want anything to do with them. Joint supporters groups and singing Dirty Old Town. Give me strength.

Worrying thing is thier fans can probably get the song going in the ground most of our fans are to thick too remember the words or tune.

Fu*k off Sale.

I believe that the Dirty Old Town suggestion was a joke - also the joint fans group was suggested/started by a Salford fan, not Sale.

Bobby is listed as a friend in the group

Yeah, I know. Very worrying that some of our fans are even thinking of it

I remember the captain of the union team at my university tried to block our path at every turn when we first started up a rugby league team. He lobbied the management of the university to block our application for recognition/funding, tried to have us banned from using the university sports grounds, threatened to ban any of their players who turned out to play for us and, when all that failed, he then tried to get us banned from using the word rugby in the name of the club in case it 'confused' anyone.

I found this bloke's ignorance and bigotry towards another sport completely baffling, but I'd like to think that the world has changed for the better. I can understand why some on here are apprehensive, but I'm disappointed that more people aren't able to keep more of an open mind before condemning and judging those - from both clubs - seem sincere in their wish to make things work.

The proof of the pudding will be in the eating but it's a shame that one or two people seem to offer the impression that they want problems to emerge.

Your top paragraph sums up perfectly why we should not trust Sale Sharks and Rugby Union. Times haven't changed as much as you think, they think they're better than us and will try to block things just like the union captain you allude to did, but a much bigger scale. And with the weakness of our management and lack of backbone, then they will walk all over us. I honestly hand heart cannot see how Sale coming will have any benefit to us and I've listened to countless arguments on here, still nothing has changed my mind. We need to be wary of these leeches and I for one will not be welcoming them with open arms.