I have rationalised a little since Friday and Saturday. The news about our Stadium dosent look good but.. are Wakefield, Saints, Bradford, Celtic and Castleford all also planning new Stadia? Certainly dont see Saints or Bradford being turfed out but i guess the other sides all need a new place if it remains a standard requirement of a Franchise.The economic conditions are not really easing so maybe there will be clubs just as vulnerable as i feel we are when the next franchises are given. I know its about more than the stadium that gets a franchise awarded but from what i remember it was a cornerstone of our bid. Its been a very busy weekend on these boards with a lot of differing opinions but we all have the club at heart and want the same things. The frustrations are borne by fans percieving they are being kept in the dark. I did not imagine that a season in which we won at Hull, Leeds and Huddersfield and beat Warrington and Bradford at home would feel such a difficult one. I am slightly more optimistic about the future than i felt at ten o clock on Friday but not much.

Saints have started work on theirs.

Wakefield and Cas are no further on than us.

Bradford always have plans.

Good post, lets put things in perspective.

If the club will finally admit that there will be no start on the stadium within the next 2 years, then Salford can focus on the only things that are within their control ie. coaching staff, players and performance.
We do not want to be in the same position we were 2 season ago when players were already talking to other clubs to secure their futures.

Looking at NL1, at this point in time, there is probably only Widnes who have something to bring to the party in SL.

Regarding Saints new stadium

There has been some clearance of the site. There are still some buildings to come down.

Funding appears all in place now and contract bidding is going on as we speak to be decided August.

Full clearance and building work to go flat out in November for 12 month site build including Stadium and Tesco store.

Its been a hell of a long time but me thinks it will happen this year.

Good luck guys with your stadium you really need it to happen.

Here's the fallacy about any new stadium: having one is not [ithe[/i key to a Super League licence. Otherwise Widnes or Leigh would have got the nod above Salford. St Helens, for example, bring far too much to the competition regardless of where they play; they could play in Tehran and be safe from expulsion.

Salford’s problems extend further than complications over the new ground. What do we bring to Super League at the moment? We don't have the novelty factor like Celtic do. The club doesn't have a recent legacy like Bradford do. The team doesn't compete like Wakefield has for the last a few years. And, on average, Castleford attract 2500–3000 more people through the turnstiles.

Salford's big selling point now isn't the new stadium. Purely because even if it is built, it won't generate the sums of money we were originally promised to give us the spending power of a Warrington. A new ground without a 'sugar daddy' is pointless to us.

No, Salford's big selling point now is its location — its catchment area. Expanding our support into central, east and south Manchester is probably the only thing the RFL are looking at us to provide a footing for rugby league. [url=http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090429/FREE/904299969David Tarry said[/url it again last week:



Of course, we need somewhere to play or we're screwed. But even with the new ground, without actively growing amongst the Manchester area, our nads could be chopped off regardless.

very true, people keep saying what was plan B. but the truth is the club have been investing in a number of areas to ensure our future...

and huge steps have been made in the last 18months, more work in salford, work in manchester, work in trafford, and support for what might happen in bury...

Smashin post Chico - but my concern remains (to bang a drum I've beaten for 4+ years0 our funding stream.