Re: Salford Disappointing. Are they in danger of being dumped? : Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:22 pm  

Wes Hooligan wrote:

Seeing as Ryles, McGuire and Carlaw were all missing from the side that put 40 points past Warrington, does that make Warrington Championship One standard? Or are you talking out of your @rse again?

No I was merely pointing out to Albert that his observation about Wakefield was stupid , as are most of his points , as are some of yours

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:32 pm  

RED LEAGUE wrote:

Amature? Salford are one of the best run clubs in the game from a business point of view, same could be said for all the teams with bog standard stadia.

Look at the crowds - they are the only SL side in the third biggest city in England in the heart of the RL corridor - the inability to get a crowd doesn't suggest a well run club to me

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:35 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Look at the crowds - they are the only SL side in the third biggest city in England in the heart of the RL corridor - the inability to get a crowd doesn't suggest a well run club to me

.........either that, or - massive competition from that well established "other sport"

Man United, Man City, Blackburn. It's a bit of a soccer haven no?

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:35 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Look at the crowds - they are the only SL side in the third biggest city in England in the heart of the RL corridor - the inability to get a crowd doesn't suggest a well run club to me

But also 3 miles from the biggest football club in the world

Having said that , they do have work to do , as do many others

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:40 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Look at the crowds - they are the only SL side in the third biggest city in England in the heart of the RL corridor - the inability to get a crowd doesn't suggest a well run club to me

Also not forgetting we have the biggest football team in the world about half a mile away from us who are currently dominating at the moment, its always going to be hard to compete! And if you haven’t realised Salford have never had a competitive team in Super League so how do you expect us to build a big fan base when what they are watching is average? We wont get a decent sized crowd until we compete on the pitch and we cant compete on the pitch until we can spend the full cap and we cant do that until we get the crowds so really if anything the salary cap is doing nothing for teams like us its just a big vicious circle?

Re: Salford Disappointing. Are they in danger of being dumpe : Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:23 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Salford have failed to impress so far.

They have beaten Celtic at home and then got thumped by the lowly Wakefield. (Take the Aussies Demetriou, Drew, and Blanch out of the side and Wakefield is not a SL standard team).

Their first home ground attendance of 4,026 was abysmal. It was exceeded by the home game crowd of Celtic Crusaders and Harlequins this weekend.

Salford have some very good players but a poor coach and administration. The coach, who is personally a lovely man and a good TV commentator for sure, is not respected in Australia as a coach. The administration of Steve Simms has a lot of question marks around it. If the new stadium does not get under construction by early 2011, and their crowds do not increase to over 6,000, then I would expect that the RFL has every right to dump them.

if you are going to talk about coaches not being respected in australia then there are 13 in SL like that.

and bluey only gets some kudos for the 05 tri nations win.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:28 am  

salford will get their new ground and from that will become one of the strongest SL clubs.

some people just have no idea or like talking BS.


RL shouldnt ignore a city like manchester nor should it with the history of RL in the area.

: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:12 am  

Salford is going to become a growth area in terms of money and investment when the Media City is up and running. The Quays area is a fantastic place to live for young successful professionals, city vibe, attractive location visually, close to Manchesters social scene. There's going to be money in the area to tap into so strategically its essential for Super League IMO to have a franchise there.

Re: Salford Disappointing. Are they in danger of being dumpe : Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:53 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Salford have failed to impress so far.

They have beaten Celtic at home and then got thumped by the lowly Wakefield. (Take the Aussies Demetriou, Drew, and Blanch out of the side and Wakefield is not a SL standard team).

Their first home ground attendance of 4,026 was abysmal. It was exceeded by the home game crowd of Celtic Crusaders and Harlequins this weekend.

Salford have some very good players but a poor coach and administration. The coach, who is personally a lovely man and a good TV commentator for sure, is not respected in Australia as a coach. The administration of Steve Simms has a lot of question marks around it. If the new stadium does not get under construction by early 2011, and their crowds do not increase to over 6,000, then I would expect that the RFL has every right to dump them.

YAWN

Re: Salford Disappointing. Are they in danger of being dumpe : Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:00 am  

Starbug wrote:

No I was merely pointing out to Albert that his observation about Wakefield was stupid , as are most of his points , as are some of yours

Wes makes a fairer point on this occasion. Alice's Phallus is clearly a dumb troll who just wants to create an even longer and more pointless thread than Marsden - if it makes them happy.

Personally I'll settle for our non SL standard British players - Blaymire, Moore (GB train on squad), Atkins (England) Rooney (England), Grix, Brough (now what di he ever do), Gleeson, Pitts (very highly rated), Ferguson etc etc - oh the pain