Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:02 pm  

littlerich wrote:

No-one is anywhere until they're playing in a COMPLETED stadium.

All three of these clubs should have been kicked out. Unfortunately, there aren't any clubs to replace them bar one - Widnes.

Well considering wakey havn't got full planning and we havn't heard anything from cas for months, compare that with ours starting the actual build in 3 weeks with a company like peel holdings who KNOW how to get projects built, i would say were infront out of the 3.

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:09 pm  

It's all talk Red League, were now on the next set of franchises and you havent even laid a brick.

You shouldnt be in Super League, both Cas and Wakey are bigger clubs.

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:57 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

It's all talk Red League, were now on the next set of franchises and you havent even laid a brick.

You shouldnt be in Super League, both Cas and Wakey are bigger clubs.

If salford had any sort of success we'd be ten times the bigger club than both wakey and cas and widnes, were a city with a capacity of 260000 people and have a city boardering us of 350000 people we only need to tap into 3% of either citys population and we'd be clearing the 10000 mark, lets see what happens now were spending the full cap instead of 40% we spent in the all of our 13 seasons of super league , success brings in the crowds and salford's board havn't bought a team attractive enough in recent years to bring in a decent crowd, lets see how the next few years pan out ay, and anyway even when widnes were kings in the 80s you only maxed 8 or 9000 even as world champions you were definately a big team but never a big club, simple reason is widnes is only a small town also being next to 2 other big clubs saints and wire, salford have a blank canvas to work from with new money and new stadium our future looks bright!

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:14 pm  

RED LEAGUE wrote:

If salford had any sort of success we'd be ten times the bigger club than both wakey and cas and widnes, were a city with a capacity of 260000 people and have a city boardering us of 350000 people we only need to tap into 3% of either citys population and we'd be clearing the 10000 mark, lets see what happens now were spending the full cap instead of 40% we spent in the all of our 13 seasons of super league , success brings in the crowds and salford's board havn't bought a team attractive enough in recent years to bring in a decent crowd, lets see how the next few years pan out ay, and anyway even when widnes were kings in the 80s you only maxed 8 or 9000 even as world champions you were definately a big team but never a big club, simple reason is widnes is only a small town also being next to 2 other big clubs saints and wire, salford have a blank canvas to work from with new money and new stadium our future looks bright!

Ha dont you just love it, the big thing in all that is IF and even then your just guessing, Salford have always had crap crowds even when you had some success. Get over it lad.

Each year in SL you get punished and finish in the bottom 3, the only reason you've signed decent next year is because your likely to be in the one of the 3 to drop so it looks good on the old franchise document.

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:12 pm  

Way I say it is Wigan is greater Manchester and will have the bigger pull on those areas. I don't buy it all, same with Quins & Crusaders it's when the cap fits, for catchment area it's all Manchester, London & Wales yet when talk about crowds it's council estate, Twickenham (Union land) & Wrexham... Can't have it both ways surely)

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:13 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Ha dont you just love it, the big thing in all that is IF and even then your just guessing, Salford have always had crap crowds even when you had some success. Get over it lad.

Each year in SL your get get punished and finish in the bottom 3, the only reason you've signed decent next year is because your likely to be in the one of the 3 to drop so it looks good on the old franchise document.

We have spent more due to the stadium going ahead, erm i remember the glory days during the 70s we were selling out the willows every game, 12000 and that was nearly all home fans due to the few cars on the rd for away fans to get to the willows, and with games being played friday nights that limited even more away fans attending,
fans follow success, simple if salford start challenging and finishing higher in the next 5/10 years you'd have another hull fc sized club in salford, big citys always have an advantage on little towns FACT!

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:14 pm  

And big cities clubs marketing and business plans should be judged as that, poor!

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:26 pm  

RED LEAGUE wrote:

big citys always have an advantage on little towns FACT!

Here's a couple of facts for you.

Man Utd
Man City

You're competing with two of the biggest clubs in a sport that's the country's national game in a competition that's revered around the globe. Really, Salford IS just a small town in Manchester. It's why you are still where you are i'm afraid.

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:39 pm  

J20 wrote:

Way I say it is Wigan is greater Manchester and will have the bigger pull on those areas. I don't buy it all, same with Quins & Crusaders it's when the cap fits, for catchment area it's all Manchester, London & Wales yet when talk about crowds it's council estate, Twickenham (Union land) & Wrexham... Can't have it both ways surely)

Ha ha ye im sure a club 30 miles away from manchester will cash in on new support from the area, i live in manchester, eveyone around here know salford and listen out for our scores every week, the amount of people ive had come over and say when you get that new stadium i'll start watching as im not going near the willows, people don't realise the rep the area around the willows has, its terrible its well known not just in salford but manchester and trafford too, when we move it will attract thousands of new fans who won't be worried and anxous to attent salford games.

P.s to poster above, salford city is bigger than manchester city, didnt you know that?

Re: Does this affect Widnes' push for SL status? : Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:41 pm  

RED LEAGUE wrote:

Ha ha ye im sure a club 30 miles away from manchester will cash in on new support from the area, i live in manchester, eveyone around here know salford and listen out for our scores every week, the amount of people ive had come over and say when you get that new stadium i'll start watching as im not going near the willows, people don't realise the rep the area around the willows has, its terrible its well known not just in salford but manchester and trafford too, when we move it will attract thousands of new fans who won't be worried and anxous to attent salford games.

P.s to poster above, salford city is bigger than manchester city, didnt you know that?

I just don't see it happenning. 4,000 to 12,000? It just aint going to happen. I'll throw myself off Barton Bridge into the sewage plant if it does.