According to the club, they have pencilled in a friendly cross code game in August against Sale.

Stupid.

Waste of time.

well we could attract sale fans to come to salford games but to me its getting close to end of the season so we will need fresh legs if we fighting for play offs. I dunno what to think off it

Considering the benefits to two very worthy charities I can see why it is being done. Too many will not attend though because it's RU and vice versa which is a shame.

Wrong on so many levels - mainly as faddy60 has just said, what IF we are pushing for a good Superleague finishing position why on earth would you risk any injuries on something as stupid as this?
Sorry Dr K, you've been right on everything so far but for me, not this one!

Take it the powers that be at your club are not anticipating a decent Challenge Cup run then?

Where do you start? The major issue for me is risk of injuries, imagine the likes of Rangi Chase or Tim Smith getting caught up in one of them ridiculous mauls they have, where the only skill required is to have big studs and stamp as hard as you can on any player who gets on the wrong side. Secondly as a spectacle I imagine it would be awful, for both sets of supporters. No disrespect to the Sale players but can you imagine the state they'll be in after defending a couple of sets? I cant see there big forwards retreating back 10 metres after each tackle and remaining onside. Likewise with our boys, will they release the ball appropriately in mauls etc - it will be a penaltyathon.

Salford will win the league half, Sale will win the union half. Pointless.

If I wanted to watch RU I'd go and watch a game of RU played between RU teams. However, I don't want to watch RU, I find it incredibly frustrating to watch and I imagine that would be even worse when subjected to 40 minutes of it played by one team who knows what they are doing and one team who's messing about.

Boycott.

A shame that people won't attend a sham game they've no interest in? Really?

I'll donate to the charities involved in lieu of not going, so they don't lose out, but I hardly think I'll miss out on anything.

If people do that all well and good, personally I'll watch it and be happy to have helped out two worthy causes.

First mis-step from the Doctor?

Don't expect too many Salford fans to turn up - not because of any deep seated hatred or agonizing boredom at the prospect of watching 40 minutes of kick-and-clap (though that'll do it for me).

No, simply due to the fact that we are still going to be too drunk from celebrating our Challenge Cup win 3 days before to even know what day it is...

Outrageous to play the game during the season. We shouldn't even be playing this meaningless game during pre-season, but to play it at a crucial stage of our league campaign is ludicrous. I really really hope we have a serious rethink. Doubt I'll be going.

I think this concept is a great idea.

However, to gain maximum publicity, it should be a big club rather than a Salford taking part.

With all due respect, Salford aren't one of the 3 or 4 elite clubs in our sport who are known through out the UK.

Would think both clubs would put out their acadamy players

All I can say is, look how many of the Wigan team ended up trying Union, and some being lost forever in coaching.
Not good for the club if you ask me.

This

worzel will be over the moon , all his new and old buddies under 1 roof

Nope!! Not for me thanks!!

Meaningless game played at a crucial time of the season!!

Just like Ginge, I'll gladly donate to the charities in question but i will not be attending the game!!

I don't think Sale will, it will be a very useful preseason exercise for them to play against fitter, faster and more skilful players. It will benefit them.

nor do I think we'll put a second string out because the Dr won't want to lose.

its just a p*ss poor ideas, whichever way you look at it.

Not enthused by this at all. The only benefit I see is to the respective charities. I suppose it keeps the Red Devils in the National press too. Not sure what these games prove though. They'll win playing Union and we'll win playing League.

It doesn't bring us closer it just highlights the differences. Pointless exercise.

Plus it puts one half of the spectators at a disadvantage because they'll have to watch 40 mins of scrums, lineouts, and aerial ping pong.

Boring as anything.
Saints did this with Sale over 10 years ago and it was dreadful.
Dr K might want Sale to win it but they won't. Sale will have unlimited tackles (phases) and Salford limited to 6 tackles then handover the ball.
Sale 35 mins of ball in Union half, Salford 20 mins of ball in League half.
So Sale will have 55 mins of possession and Salford 25 mins.
Sale know what's going to happen as they've done it previously, People at Salford mustn't have a clue when agreeing to this.
If they want an equal contest then both teams must have unlimited tackles.
I think at Saints, they were nilled in the Union half and Sale were nilled in the League half.
Save your money for a Cup run or the play offs.
This is one to avoid!
Boring beyond belief!

I only see this as being of interest to each club's flakey/muppet type fans. Die hards will have none of it.

You may well be right. Spoke to a home and away Sale fan earlier in the evening. He thinks it's b*llocks, too. Bad idea.

I haven't got a problem with the concept, but I am curious about its timing, so close to the end of the SL season. My son has played both codes though, at the moment, prefers League.

If we play League under Union rules, it is still possible to win the Union half. The main thing is to avoid scrums and line outs as there is no chance of a League side winning either.

Don't write it off. Treat it as a fun day that's benefitting the charities.