Chris71 wrote:I'd say given the way Salford have willfully acted since announcing this issue almost as soon as the IMG grades were confirmed and released that the RFL for all their faults (of which I am critical) in this instance are correct in maintaining their stance until Salford have met all the steps required for the good of the game.
It might just be me being cynical now I've passed 50yrs old but not a lot adds up for me with the Salford takeover and I wonder if its just more delaying tactics.
Quite obviously, I don't know exactly where this process is at (does anyone I'm beginning to wonder!), but for the integrity of the sport the situation needs to be solved not only quickly but correctly. The game does not want to find itself in a situation 6/9 months down the line with Salford in an even bigger mess than they are now due to a lack of diligence being carried out into this affair simply in order to bring about a swift short-term resolution to the whole mess. We have seen this happen before, and in other sports too, the end result of which is an even bigger hole to be dug out of. A number of EFL football clubs have sunk into an even deeper mess after a so-called 'knight in shining armour' came to 'rescue' them from the pit.
Either way, this situation cannot be left to fester on for too much longer. Many more repeats of the Saints game will make a mockery of the entire competition. What if Salford end up putting out a reserve/youth team for, say, 9/10 games and then suddenly start fielding a full strength 17 chomping at the bit to get restarted! How does that equate into a level playing field for all concerned.
