Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:58 am  

Chico wrote: Salford Star takes on John Merry on the new stadium: http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=842 The most telling statement of the article is the following: “Again, we've kept editing of the interview to a bare minimum” In other words we've taken out any salient facts but kept in the controversial headlines like most unreadable rags do!

Chico wrote: Salford Star takes on John Merry on the new stadium: http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=842 The most telling statement of the article is the following: “Again, we've kept editing of the interview to a bare minimum” In other words we've taken out any salient facts but kept in the controversial headlines like most unreadable rags do!

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:13 am  

Isn’t it heart warming that the ‘Salford Star’ magazine is so supportive of our club and the council’s efforts to provide new community facilities for the people in our city?

I wonder what influence a former, bitter, Reds director could have on this local magazine? Ohh that’s interesting . . I’ve just noticed he’s listed as one of their writers on the website. Without feeding ‘susceptibly inclined’ readers to conspiracy theories and contrived spat this magazine wouldn’t have run for more than two issues.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:28 pm  

A good journalist checks their sources and facts before printing the same can not be said for the SS, it prints mostly anti-salford proaganda reflecting its editiorial bias. I don't normally read it anymore.

just read it, what a load of tosh, Kingston basically hates the fact that thousands of jobs will be created at the quays, The Lowry outlet will grow with the Quays as BBC and Granada staff and other media add ons move in, the only problem is that some of the more up market stores might want to move in there, pushing others out but also increasing rental revenue back to the council, so the investment in the BBC will be shown to have been good business, hopefully this can be replicated by Salford City Reds. Kingston just sees the negative side to everything that is Salford and I don't think he is even from Salford.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:40 pm  

I stopped reading when I got to 'Land Remediation' - putting the emphasis on it as if no such thing exists.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:41 pm  

The SS is a very embittered rag .

Their implication is the Wilkinson & John Merry are a latterday Derek Hatton's doing dodgy deals to line their own pockets and up their own kudos.

Salford Council are just catching on

expanded Arndale Shopping / Trafford Centre
revamped Corn-exchange / 'Triangle '
Piccadilly Station refurb
Metro Link
Commonwealth Games - City of Manchester Stadium . Athletics Stadium
Manchester Velodrome
National Squash Centre
Urbis - Now soon to be National Football Museum
Printworks
Imperial War Museum of the North

Have all involved Manchester/ Trafford Council - Public & Private investment and have transformed the skyline & Image of Manchester

the Only landmark developments in Salford I can recall in the last 10-15 years ( Lowry Centre - Lowry 5 Star hotel ) are only in Salford by default . just across the river

Meanwhile Chapel st crumbles , the Precinct Rots

the City of Salford need to improve it's image & fast

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:52 pm  

middleman wrote:

Salford Council are just catching on

the Only landmark developments in Salford I can recall in the last 10-15 years ( Lowry Centre - Lowry 5 Star hotel ) are only in Salford by default . just across the river

Meanwhile Chapel st crumbles , the Precinct Rots

the City of Salford need to improve it's image & fast

Chapel Street is to go under some real redevelopment. They are trying to turn in into a nice shopping area, like in town and it might be pedestrianised in some places.

Don't forget the other things at the Quays, I mean you can't miss Media City?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:05 pm  

It’s a real shame that this so called ‘voice of the Salford people” magazine find it necessary to sway people against any progressive investment that creates jobs, improves facilities, lifestyle, image and wealth for our City. (All for the sake of their gutter press existence)

Merry & Wilkinson, Peel, Salford Star & Salford City Reds : Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:19 pm  

There's a rather interesting interview with John Merry in the Salford Star, (hopefully the attached link below works) concerning the council, the club, Peel, and the chairman, it's worth a read http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=842 no doubt there will be a few comments,

There's a rather interesting interview with John Merry in the Salford Star, (hopefully the attached link below works) concerning the council, the club, Peel, and the chairman, it's worth a read http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=842 no doubt there will be a few comments,

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:48 pm  

king of the shed wrote:

The most telling statement of the article is the following:

“Again, we've kept editing of the interview to a bare minimum”
In other words we've taken out any salient facts but kept in the controversial headlines like most unreadable rags do!

Some of the drivel that's been written on here just does my head in (see above) `editing to a bare minimum' means just the `ers' and `ummm' and stuff were taken out. Even John Merry himself has written that these interview pieces are totally fair. No `salient facts' were removed by editing.

How many times do we have to say that the Salford Star supports Salford Reds - we've even covered some of the games and ask again that if anyone wants to report on them to get in touch. But we also have a right to hold Salford Council up to account for its use of public money. Or maybe nobody on here believes in democracy and transparency and stuff any more...

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:52 pm  

theredshed wrote:

Isn’t it heart warming that the ‘Salford Star’ magazine is so supportive of our club and the council’s efforts to provide new community facilities for the people in our city?

I wonder what influence a former, bitter, Reds director could have on this local magazine? Ohh that’s interesting . . I’ve just noticed he’s listed as one of their writers on the website. Without feeding ‘susceptibly inclined’ readers to conspiracy theories and contrived spat this magazine wouldn’t have run for more than two issues.

See above... `former bitter director' has no influence on Salford Star - he wrote one article 2 years ago for the last print copy - we need to update contributors list! No conspiracy theories at Salford Star - only on thsi Forum. Are you all Labour councillors or something???