I seem to recall reading an article on the Salford situation which stated that the RFL were ‘holding the purse strings’ regarding the £500K granted ‘on account’ to the Devils. If this is accurate I wonder if the RFL would approve salary payments to unregistered players.

I think the whole point of the £500k advance was because they had no funding to cover their running costs and player salaries since November. In all probability it has already been spent and is not sitting there as a nest egg.

Without that money they would have had to go bust.

This most recent pay date of this Thursday was crucial to them to see if there was enough of that £500k left to pay this months wages. By all accounts there was just enough.

At the moment they just do not have enough money to keep running

Reported by the BBC
"It is important to add that the advancement monies were held by RL Commercial and payments administered directly from them - the club have never been given the funds to manage directly."
£500K appears to be the amount required to cover 3 months of Player salaries.

I think Bongser will be fine. The SRD fans are now blaming everything on Yorkshire bias. It is fault of Yorkshire clubs and Yorkshire "Jernos" (sic). Anybody from Lancashire and Cheshire will probably get a bye.

all getting a bit rubber neckin

AOK Bumper. The Egerton is by a Rail Station and on a major bus artery. We see Leigh fans (plural) and those of Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham, Leeds et al - tonight was sitting beside a KR fan! But since Skeletor Pete died (RIP) & John o' the big 'onds (soubriquet as we have too many Johns) took home his bat & ball, we get zero Salford fans and therein lies The Devils' biggest problem; Salford is rammed with Utd fans, few Salford RD fans. Unsustainable (though tragic).

On that basis I think new contracts would only make any difference if players were agreeing to take pay cuts.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/sa ... quad-named Great start to the season for Salford - might as well give Saints the points now

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/sa ... quad-named Great start to the season for Salford - might as well give Saints the points now

It's all making a mockery of the competition. Been dealt with very badly by both sides.

Just realised it's being shown on BBC. Not a great advert for the game, especially the start of Super League. Think the RFL should ask the Beeb to pull the plug, but that's too sensible for the RFL.

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/new ... cap-975481 Looks like petulance from Paul Rowley. Issues still to be resolved at the Red Devils.

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/new ... cap-975481 Looks like petulance from Paul Rowley. Issues still to be resolved at the Red Devils.

What a disgrace. Putting a team like that out first game of season. Completely takes away all the great spectacle that Wigan and Leigh put on. No super league team should have a score like that put on them. Does Saints a massive favour with points difference. Could do massive damage to the game, people watching that on the bbc.Totally thrown their toys out the pram, and blame the rfl for the mess they created.