Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the RobinsIn a repeat of last seasons 'Million Pound Game' thriller, Super League’s high-flying Salford Red Devils had a Challenge Cup sixth round date with Championship leaders Hull KR. The Robins were out for revenge after last seasons heartbreak but it would be an uphill struggle against a Devils side who have found top form in 2017. The difference in divisions meant that the Red Devils were massive favourites with the bookies but try telling that to KR and their travelling mass of supporters from east Yorkshire. While the main priority for the Robins is a quick return to the top flight, tonight was all about the Cup and getting one over on Marwan Koukash’s side. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the RobinsIn a repeat of last seasons 'Million Pound Game' thriller, Super League’s high-flying Salford Red Devils had a Challenge Cup sixth round date with Championship leaders Hull KR. The Robins were out for revenge after last seasons heartbreak but it would be an uphill struggle against a Devils side who have found top form in 2017. The difference in divisions meant that the Red Devils were massive favourites with the bookies but try telling that to KR and their travelling mass of supporters from east Yorkshire. While the main priority for the Robins is a quick return to the top flight, tonight was all about the Cup and getting one over on Marwan Koukash’s side. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Salford Red Devils are the worst supported team in Rugby League. FACT

Not a fact though really is it? Feel sorry for Salford fans team going really well and all people want to focus on is the attendances

Worst supported team in the quarter finals of the cup pal

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In the grand scheme of things your probably right, it frustrates the out of me, but it's going to take a lot longer than half a season for people to come in droves.
We've never had a heathty following in the SL era and even probably before that, but what we lack in numbers we more than make up for in passion and enthusiasm.
But the most important thing to remember right now is;

1. We are IN super league
2. We are 3RD in the league
3. We are STILL in the challenge cup

All you seem to have is a few thousand more fans, so take a bow I congratulate you in being the best supported team out of super league.

Until next year anyway....

Salford team are going very well this year. Just a shame no one seems bothered apart from a small core group of supporters. As I've posted before, it's the effect of being in Greater Manchester with 2 top ranked round ball teams.

We'll see if you bottle it again in the mpg

The response was in reply to the immature WUM.

We know our crowds are p!ss poor we don't need reminding every 30 seconds by other teams bitter fans and I can't ever see them drastically improving until we actually win something again and all the glory hunters come knocking.

I totally concur Butcher and as I stated in a previous post we never have had a large following since as long as I've been following the club since the late 80's.

If we did (and I know it's a big if) win something then I personally do think we would see an increase, not of a biblical proportion but a few thousand which would then gradually taper off unless we kept the momentum going.

We can only hope that consistent success will keep them trickling in. The great year we're having wont last forever, and I fear what may happen when we hit an inevitable slump. I do think an area the club really hasn't bothered with but should is marketing surrounding areas for disgruntled football/sport fans. On the other forum there's a an introduce yourself thread and interestingly the non-Salford born fans that have contributed often come from outlying districts after having become fed-up with whatever sport they were currently following. If nothing else it shows that there is an interest from potential new fans in different areas outside of Salford itself. Imagine how many could be lured to the AJ if they were aware? It does seem that the Club is flogging a dead horse trying to get the Salford public to come, who are either indifferent or their priorities lie with the round ball game. There is a hardcore support for the club in Salford but I think they already attend games, if not regularly then at least most of the time. For Salford to have a future they need to extend their reach further afield, but retain the name and identity at the same time.

All points noted aside, how do you explain a crowd of circa 7.5k for a season opener a few years back.

A bit of sustained promotion from the powers that be seemed to turn a few heads. Admittedly, we know how that season panned out, imagine what we could do with that kind of sustained effort and promotion if we were riding high in the league....oh, wait a minute....

I don't buy in to the effort that bleasey was going on about at the start of the season in what appeared to be the odd appearance at local supermarkets...it needs to be sustained
- even he's gone quiet.....

They start so many initiatives and they never follow them through (fans board anyone?)....it's no surprise there is apathy - everything appears to be half d (fans efforts excluded).

As many have said previously, sustained good results and, god forbid, a final appearance will work wonders....I am in no doubt!