Perhaps the crowd was low because Cas are doing so badly and their fans expected to lose so only came in very modest numbers. Trevor Hunt on the radio estimated as many as 150!
Perhaps it was also due to it being a Bank Holiday weekend with the Coronation today. Fans may have chosen to be away or chose not to go to the game because they chose instead to spend their hard earned cash on once in a lifetime festivities.
I've seen before comments about Derek taking 'the franchise' to somewhere else to chase bigger crowds. What I have not seen is evidence to back this up. The man himself is nothing but a bonkers passionate Leyther - that's why he is throwing his money at his hometown club. Unless someone has some real evidence to the contrary I just don't see this happening. The club is going nowhere.

When I could afford to watch Leigh regularly and they didn't play Friday night, it takes 2 buses and 1 train there and the same on the journey back. 9 hours round trip with the game included. As I'm partially-sighted I thankfully get free transport in Greater Manc area. But I fully understand anyone's reluctance to rely on public transport.

I will definitely be at CC semi-final so long as it's not Headingley. Too difficult to get to on public transport.

My dad takes the 582 to matches from Atherton, and it's been so unreliable that he's missed two games as a result. I take my bicycle instead. The buses are so crap and unreliable that I wouldn't like to rely upon them.

What Salford should have done, was put on a coach service from the Willows to AJ Bell. That option has probably gone now.

It wasn't Marwans decision pal. Temporarily forget his name but the previous owner of Salford took a chance on the new stadium with Salfords Willows sold off for housing development & a 3 way (IIRC) deal or funding between commercial investors, Salford Reds & Salford City Council.

The problem still remains that it's on the furthest edge of Eccles on the way to Irlam & Cadishead & pretty much in no mans land !

Edit.

Previous owner didn't feel they had a choice under threat of the RFL & minimum stadium standards while Wakey & Cas just lied their way through it for what 15 years ?

Like Sept Sev says they should have put coaches on for the supporters. Unfortunately, most clubs would rather take from fans than give back. Those missing fans are lost forever now.