A bug difference between salford spend and ours is we spend around 300k a year on youth they dont spend a penny,theres ya ackers and croft monies there

That's a very fair point, but it wont go against them when grading comes around.
No mention of player development by IMG.
So take your pick

I may be wrong but within the performance category im sure it mentions academy performance too,as i say i may be wrong and if i am its shocking from img they dont include youth development

No mention of any academy or youth development in the criteria. All based on first team league performance with potential small bonuses for cup wins.

Shows what little IMG know then,

For some reason i have always had a soft spot for Salford that we were very similar clubs before they got there new stadium at AJ not spending the full cap, Now just look at the difference on field performances they play with pace all over something we can only dream of doing atm, it's so sad that are recruitment as not been that good over the last 2 seasons but like one of our former coach said you can't go in Harrods with a pound and expect to buy any thing good.

Well either Salford have not allowed what little budget they have to be wasted on all of rubbish we were happy to sign.

Or they are very good shoplifters.

Well if the rumours of them not paying their bills are correct, then it is clearly the latter

Tell you what Fil, when you look at our respective avatars ,it's hard to tell which one depicts the real widow ty. Are they both the same bloke

Completely wrong. Clubs can't achieve an A grading if they don't run an academy.
Salford could finish top of the league and win every competition going but unless they start running an academy, they will never get a better grading than a B.

Just read the criteria wish you were right about this but it would appear that there is no points awarded for academy in the final document

If you have something that says otherwise please post a link

Go on then, where does it say that. Because there is no mention of it in the criteria set out last week?

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