dandaman:

Could be movement out of salford this week, wages still havnt gone through and players patience is wearing very thin.

It's not looking great with Salford at the minute that's for sure, with the missed/overdue payment of players wages then the real threat of a pts deduction should now come in to force along with further sanctions. I feel sorry for the players & staff who are caught up in this along with the fans.

Reading some stuff some of their fans have it in for Shaw with his reporting on the issues, I'm no fan of Shaw myself but the blame for all of this lays with those in charge of operating Salford. They are pretty much radio silent with very little information being forthcoming which doesn't help their cause, as we know ourselves from recent experience.

  

Surely the rfl do some due diligence on prospective club owners? I thought this new owner was some mega rich Swiss banker? Where's the money?

Sections reinstated on them again now officially, only allowed 1.2mill on the cap again. This is going to end in tears for salford and rugby league

Homenaway:

It makes a farce of the whole competition. Teams are at a real advantage playing them with a reduced salary cap (e.g. St Helens in round 1). What if, come the end of the season, points difference dictates who makes the top 6 and who doesn't? (Not suggesting that may be us incidentally!)

Yes, a big boost for Cas. They'll be taking on Salford's kids this weekend.

Makes a mockery of the league.

The whole situation with Salford is way beyond a joke now. The whole 2025 season now has little to no integrity due to the gaping chasm in teams playing Salford under sanction than later if or when sanction are removed. 

It’s got to the point already where every teams results including the for & against in scores against Salford do not count come the end of the season similar to when Toronto folded. 

If the RFL do not do this then how can the final league positions have any credence or legitimacy and how do you say who is justified in being in the top 6 if it’s a close run thing?

Surely along with sanctions Salford should now face a significant pts deduction. 

I don’t think their lack of honesty, accountability or communication is or has done them any favours either. If I were a Salford player that had an offer but weren’t allowed to leave previously I’d be pretty disgruntled to say the least. 

do what the IMG and rfl did to London....tell them your a championship club next season! the whole episode is a complete farce! as one poster mentioned, some clubs who are playing them early are benefitting from this as they field reserves!

They'll all be paid a large bonus to compensate them for any inconvenience the eeek before we play them

Dan saying we’ve completed the deal for Batchelor, big upgrade on Lane imo.