Yes we know it was sold to Watson, but this discussion refers to the claim that it has been sold to Salford Council which it hasn't!! It's irrelevant anyway to the new stadium.

When i see some actual construction taking place that's when i'll believe it!!

The club has announced work starting soon. They have done this several times before. So yet again can you answer how if there is no money or contractor in place, how a completion date can be given?

Not to Salford Council it hasn't.

Sorry to burst your bubble. I was at the Trafford Centre last weekend. There is no activity of any kind on the site. There hasn't been any since Wilko was filmed two years ago before the first round licences were given out. No plant, now sign of workmen, e.g portakabins, absolutely zilch.

Keep on kidding yourself. It's a major project for Salford and the game, but doesn't get mentioned anywhere other than a very vague piece on the club website. It's not going to start any time soon. The money isn't in place to do anything. There's no contracts signed to build it. It's a pipe dream.

The club must think Salford fans are stupid, and clearly by you believing what they are saying, they are pretty accurate.

Scanners :-

The club has announced work starting soon. They have done this several times before. So yet again can you answer how if there is no money or contractor in place, how a completion date can be given?

How do you know that no contractor/money is in place? Kindly state your source. Suggest you are just rumour mongering. Have you been down to the Irlam traffic lights just past Boysnope GC? Site of the new road? Wonder where that is going then?

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Not to Salford Council it hasn't.

I answered your question - dont try & change your original question.

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Sorry to burst your bubble. I was at the Trafford Centre last weekend. There is no activity of any kind on the site. There hasn't been any since Wilko was filmed two years ago before the first round licences were given out. No plant, now sign of workmen, e.g portakabins, absolutely zilch.

No activity expected at the Trafford Centre as we will be playing miles away. As previously pointed out they have been sorting out the remediation of the ground surface which was formerly the site of sewage works. No plant is expected on site until later in the year.

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Keep on kidding yourself. It's a major project for Salford and the game, but doesn't get mentioned anywhere other than a very vague piece on the club website. It's not going to start any time soon. The money isn't in place to do anything. There's no contracts signed to build it. It's a pipe dream.

Believe what you will - maybe others know a bit more.

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The club must think Salford fans are stupid, and clearly by you believing what they are saying, they are pretty accurate.

I see youve been on the Forum for 3 weeks and have made about 200 posts. I can only surmise what your ultimate objective is and that is to push Widnes`s case for a Franchise.

Let's hope so that can only be a good thing for Salford

Its great news, been waiting so long for it, will start dancing around on the 17th when i see diggers flattening the ground

I twigged a couple of weeks back that Scanners is an intelligent fella who will go out of his way to use his fairly decent intellectual capabilities to criticise anything pro-Salford. Not that his efforts are of any use whatsoever on here.



Scanners, you're most probably a decent chap, but you appear to be developing a fixation on Salford RL. Posting a continuous stream of critical comments without an ounce of subjectivity.

I'm happy to read your posts but on the proviso that you stop sounding like a political spin-doctor, completely partisan in your rhetoric. In other words, give us a compliment once in a while will you. Otherwise it simply gets boring.

Opinion voiced and RP leaves the forum to get on with his revision. Peace out.

Quote ="Scanners" It's a pipe dream.'" Yes. A complete pipe dream. I assume it's standard practice to put pipe dreams out to tender. www.dgmarket.com/tenders/adminSh ... Id=6458701

Quote ="Scanners" It's a pipe dream.'" Yes. A complete pipe dream. I assume it's standard practice to put pipe dreams out to tender. www.dgmarket.com/tenders/adminSh ... Id=6458701

I can confirm this scheme is definitely out to Tender as the Central division of the company I work for are pursuing this scheme.

Is it just me being stupid or have Salford edited what they said at first, im sure on the website it said something along the lines of "this is when work will commence" & a deadline of December 2011 now it just says "Salford have teamed up with the council to get the whole city down for the saints game" also they have deleted the posts of the facebook saying come down and party as the saints game will mark start of the new stadium.

I may be wrong but seems a bit strange they would delete if true. Lets hope Mr Wilky gives us some more info against saints maybe on the pitch at half time, Lets hope the club read this and try and arrange for him to make an announcement & give us fans some news we deserve.

Take that quote, bottle it, and stick it up your a$$.

He's right though, it has been changed.

It seems it was a badly worded press release that's been misconstrued as an announcement of work starting on the stadium which I think is evident from the fact that it's been changed.

As an aside, hopefullly we'll get a decent crowd with the reduced prices. I've also heard today that Salford Council are giving free tickets to employees for the game. Not sure on the exact details but positive nonetheless

The club yet again have come out said something with regards to the stadium, then back tracked and changed what they have said. It seems to be a common theme with Salford city reds, if your happy with what your being told then fair enough, but I'm not.

BTW thanks for your well thought out reply. t*sser

I'm passed caring about the new stadium personally, we're not going to be in the next round of licenses anyway with or without the stadium.

Quote ="Iain"Yes. A complete pipe dream. I assume it's standard practice to put pipe dreams out to tender. www.dgmarket.com/tenders/adminSh ... Id=6458701'" Not the first time tenders have gone out for this scheme over the last ten years.

Quote ="Iain"Yes. A complete pipe dream. I assume it's standard practice to put pipe dreams out to tender. www.dgmarket.com/tenders/adminSh ... Id=6458701'" Not the first time tenders have gone out for this scheme over the last ten years.

The tender closed 6 days ago so I hope they got it in in time.



For "construction of a stadium", are you sure? I'm fairly sure they haven't in the time since the planning inspectorate gave the OK (and you wouldn't tender before that).

Yes I am. Have a look around.

Usually, yes.

You're the one trying to prove a point, you look around and present the evidence.

That would be the expression of interest, not the actual bid return.

Ladies & Gents i give you your comedian for the night " Mr Fatboys Limb"

So then Mr I'm smarter than you was my post right or wrong? Think you'll find i was right and was merely stating a point.

Tenders were put out previously, but when a new company involving the council was set up, NEW tenders had to be put out, as with any council work in whatever capacity.

I wasn't trying to prove any point. You made the statement that tenders would not go out for a pipe dream as I descrived this fiasco.

Tenders were sent out for the previous stadium which did not materialise. That's not proving a point, it's questioning your assertion that this is not a pipe dream.

You're right, it's a pipe dream, it's a fiasco, the whole club's a fiasco.

Well done, now run along.