It says that if you get 3 friends to join too, your membership (which includes parking) for £6.99 a month.

That works out to £83.88 a year.

That would be cheaper than parking at 17 games (3 friendlies, 14 home SL games) without even setting foot in the gym!

I think more ' in theory than practice

if 500 weighty salford fans all mysteriously arrive to park ' to go to the gym ' 7pm Friday evening wearing Salford Replica tops etc the ruse may be blown..


some may have to bluff it out on the terraces in their mankini's..
I think there will be an allocation of free parking available to Gym Users on game times, presumably on a [ifirst come - first served basis[/i.
I'll also guess you'll have to record your reg inside the gym ( al la DW Sports Bury ).

From memory on the original stadium plans (Council Website) it showed only a small number of car spaces for the community sports facilities. This is the 'dedicated parking on match days' they refer to for their members on the website. The Gym advertises 600 spaces based on the fact the main stadium car park can be used for overspill when there is no match being played.

It’s worth considering that this small car park may also be used on match days by (non rugby) people just using the gym or sports teams hiring either the grass or 3G sports pitches. Therefore despite being a gym member there is no guarantee members will have somewhere 'free' to park when a match is being played.

For those taking out a gym membership because of the free parking I'd suggest it's worth arriving at least 2-3 hours before kick off to improve the chances of finding a space. (This is why the gym company have been quite smart by covering themselves and saying that parking is available on a first come, first served basis)

It's also worth mentioning the Gym company have since added the following to the website:-

[iIf a member turns up and is going to a rugby match then they would be turned away on match days.[/i

but not in the mirror.

and at the Soccerdome in Wigan. been an f'in pain in the backside having twice had to play amateur matches on the field there when there's been a match at the stadium!

When you walk in the main reception with the club shop to your left the gym is going to be behind that, the staff on recption did point out that there is going to be a sports injury clinic on the opposite side of the reception if you pull something when in the gym - though thinking that might be a good thing if the team get to make use of the facility.