Totally agree that viability should be looked at I'm not sure how much the points would have been affected on the IMG Gradings or whether IF it was a case that Salford would have been downgraded below London but a quick check Salford were 8th and London 24th on that particular metric

IMG criteria.

Finances: Reflects success of fan engagement and business performance
Rewards sustainable investment and sound financial management.

Score max 4.5 which is 22.5% of the total score

I don’t know if Salford revealed their ratings but they did come 12th with 13.97 next on list is Toulouse at 13.58 then London at 12.65.

Actually found their score for finance.

Finance (max score 4.5): – 2.15
Non-centralised turnover £: 1.50 / 2.25
Non-centralised turnover %: 0.15 / 0.75
Adjusted profit: 0.25 / 0.5
Owner investment: 0.25 / 0.5
Balance sheet strength: 0.00 / 0.5

Manchester Rangers haven't existed for years by the way. They applied for League One, got rejected and then shut down their entire operation in about an hour. All of which seemed to underline the fact the whole thing was built on sand and that the RFL had made the right call. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... e-one-snub

Manchester Rangers haven't existed for years by the way. They applied for League One, got rejected and then shut down their entire operation in about an hour. All of which seemed to underline the fact the whole thing was built on sand and that the RFL had made the right call. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ma ... e-one-snub

As much as i'd like Salford stay in super league and stay a viable club, i'd hate to see another Toronto Situation where it goes wrong and they fold in the middle of a season.
I know some of it was due to covid and travel restrictions etc, but could see this happening with Salford at some point.
I'd be a bit nervous as a Salford player at the moment

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... r-30441567

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... r-30441567