Online Sky Sport reports that the St Helens Star newspaper, has interviewed the good Dr,

worth reading with a Quote

'My plan is not just to save Salford but to turn it around. Make it a competitive team which is capable of winning trophies. Otherwise I would not be interested.'

The article is really positive,

at last, light at the end of the tunnel

The article is posted here, and a few of us have commented on it already.

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Agree it sounds promising...

"at last, light at the end of the tunnel"
Isn't that what William Huskisson said just before the Rocket Hit him...

Please don't tempt fate !

middleman, your pessimism shows the Salford force is strong with this one...



You're right saying we shouldn't tempt fate, but it's hard not to feel just a little bit of hope creeping through.

It sounds almost too good to be true, which is why I'm keeping my feet firmly on the ground for the time being. Someone who's not short of money and who owns a company providing 'world class business training seminars' - I think that's just exactly what we need!

Hope it all works out for your club, i love coming to work over there, my favourite ground to work at

Think the Wigan friendly is perfectly timed to be introduced to the fans, too possibly press the flesh in the supporters bar and make his intentions and plans known in the program for the match.

Fingers crossed there's no glitches.

I keep thinking that any moment the alarm is going to go off and my Mam is gonna start shouting "get up you lazy so and so , its time for work "
Ive got my fingers [ and legs crossed.

Optimism trying to fight a way through so I will go listen to Leonard Cohen for a dose of realism .
At the moment,it seems almost too good to be true.
Welcome with open arms,even if he decides he doesn't want to press the flesh or drink in a supporters bar.

A Facebook post on the Doctor`s page

Ben Williamson
If you buy Salford, I will give you my wife for half an hour,my dog and a pair of Tex Evans tie ups!!
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Oh Ben! Your Maud won't be very happy about that!

She loved them Tex Evans tie ups!

It might have been good if you'd got his name right

It's Dr Marwan Koukash - not Koulash!!

Sorry to Barton Flyer about my spelling

Dr Marwan Koukash. I've just got new glasses, red tinted, not used to them yet

I see Widnes could be up for sale. [urlhttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4737909/Top-of-the-League-Widnes-Vikings-could-be-up-for-grabs.html[/url

I sincerely hope this isn't the spanner. Stay away from Widnes Mr Koukash

Oh FFS!!!!!!!!!!

I feel we are better placed for any business links the good doctor wishes to develop.

But you must ask
Wales side (two or one club?)
Wakefield
Castleford
Bradford
Salford
Widnes

surely RL must redevelop their business plans

I think Widnes,have for a long time,known that Mr.O'Connor wanted themn to be self-sufficient.I also think the RFL have been strong on memberships,particularly where clubs have experienced financial woes [url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/page.php?id=1559even before Widnes played in Super League[/url and emphasised recently by a friend of certain people at our club [url=http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/rugby-league/8955-widnes-plan-to-be-self-sufficient.phpreported here[/url
Other clubs have followed that example [url=http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/membershipWakefield[/url
and recently [url=http://www.castigers.com/page.php?id=920Castleford[/url
Seems 5,000 is the target - so SCR have some work to do !

According to tweets another meeting is planned for this pm so Widnes may be too late.Not much evidence that Dr Koukash vacillates once his mind is made up - could be the finishing line is in sight.

Will you be heading to Barton,PYB ?

I'm back on board. I'm sincerely hoping the takeover completes before the Wigan friendly, I'm even contemplating buying a season ticket if they go on sale prior this takeover happens.

Bl00dy hell PYB - I could get biblical

"I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance." Luke 15:7

Stadium Company at last nights SOS meeting were discussing the possibility of season tickets being on sale by Tuesday ( ticket books ).

' money to be held in stadium account until/ club matters were settled'

Cash cow won't go to widnes. He's not after planning permission for a racecourse there

Correct,!!

So if it comes off we potentially get a half decent team and a racecourse? Nice one

How Koukash will get planning permission for a racecourse in Salford because he may own Salford is a strange one for me. Peel have been kicking the idea around for years and are well and truly in bed with the council but there has been no movement whatsoever on the racecourse front.

If it does, by some miracle, enable a racecourse to be built in Salford it's even better news for the City. A potentially strong Super a league side and new state of the racecourse to go along with MediaCity would really put us on the map.

'Cast your bread upon the waters' Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 may also be appropriate.Good on yer,PYB