Salford should be sanctioned for what they did yesterday.

Effectively, they were saying "you better approve this consortium, or else this is what you will get every week". It was a disgrace, and on the BBC too, a complete blight on a great season launch, and they are threatening to do the same next week if it isn't approved. There is no reason why they couldn't field a full strength side. Instead, to force the RFL hand, they threw the first game, are prepared to throw the second game, giving Saints a huge points difference advantage, and maybe Leeds next. Could be crucial at the season end and could, for example, be the difference between a team getting a top six slot and not doing so.

Sanctions should follow. A disgrace. It cheated the game, and every fan who shelled out their hard-earned to watch it.

Yep. Couldn't agree more.
Definitely not the RFLs fault.


I wonder if it will encourage or discourage the Aussie team idea to buy then.

Aussie reporting seems to have a lower bar for facts, because all we really know is the Roosters chairman, Nick Politis, made a comment to Peter V'Landys that he likes the idea of NRL buying a stake in SL, and he'd look at investing in a club if it all happens. He didn't specify Salford, London or York as reported - that's just speculation because those clubs could do with a boost. What's for sure is that Roosters wouldn't get involved until the NRL have secured their stake, which could take years, right? So I don't think that's on the table any time soon. 

If they were desperate enough to get a random Swiss banker involved on a false promise, along with their assistant coach's mate from back home, and beg their former CEO to pay players out of his bank account, then they really don't have a hope of a Matt Ellis coming in. That would have happened by now.


Now Salford Council own the stadium outright, it probably means any incarnation of Salford RL can play out of it, which is great. It's looking like that might have to be a part-time phoenix club restarting in League One with a new funding structure, new players, and 1,500 fans daydreaming of 2019.

Said before a ball was kicked that Salford should be removed from SL and all teams given bye rounds 
Their results have compromised the league table and made a mockery of the competition!


It’s been coming for 5 or 6 years 

Feel sorry for the Salford fans but those running  the club for tbe past few years are not fit to do so.
The club is a disgrace to RL and they should be kicked out of SL.
If that means their permanent demise then so be it they've stuck two fingers up to Authority and doing thi gs right for years.

If they go under I think they'll find it hard to even come back in League 1 form.


At the end of the day it just needs investment but with the current setup it seems a long long way off.