I believe a Name change would do nothing but increase the disillusion, Despite what many believe , Salford RLFC is not just a sport for many it's an identity . It's a personal fabric that you wear proudly despite our on field failings. I personally believe I would lose my love for the club if it was rebranded as Manchester , simply because I am a Salfordian who has chosen to support Salford City Reds for nearly all of my life. I have no love or affinity for the name Manchester. I like Manchester as a CITY but for me I wouldn't be happy seeing my clubs 140 year heritage go down the drain,just to try and sound more "attractive" . The only way Salford will be seen as an attractive proposition is by starting afresh NOT in name but in the way it acts,interacts and manages itself . Bring back the family club we once loved, Embrace our history, run with the rebirth of the Devil (which is rightfully our moniker ). Manchester would gain nothing from being associated with until now, a perennial struggler of a RL team, Manchester couldn't even sustain a fairly successful Basketball and Ice hockey team; whom actually would have a huge marketing presence.
Salford as a CITY must have a strong Salford City Reds, The public of Salford deserve a successful sporting team , Civic Pride is the key!

I define the full triangular37 square miles as Salford from Blackfriars to cadishead to Little Hulton, And the people who answer Manchester are indeed technically VERY wrong as Salford isn't in the city of Manchester but in the county of Greater Manchester.

Lancashire.

Really

I was under the impression Salford / Manchester was part of " the old Lancashire boundry " and now we've inherited the Greater Manchester tag.

I didn't say Salford was in the city of Manchester, why would anybody think that one city can be in another city? If you read my post I said Salford is in Greater Manchester. 'Greater Manchester' being the 'metropolitan county' and not the city.



Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county and Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county.

Greater Manchester was created for administrative purposes. The old county boundaries were never changed.

Would never follow a Manchester RL club . Salford is more than a name its a badge of pride and identity for the city

Fair enough so TheRedshed's comment regarding people from Salford referring to being from Manchester are indeed technically wrong then.....

It doesn't really bother me which county we belong too however it does bother me when people born in Salford answer to being from Manchester regardless of whether we have a city centre or not.

How can it be wrong for someone born in Greater Manchester to say they are from Manchester? Manchester just being a general answer that is not specific to city or county.

Would it be wrong for people born in Greater London to say they are from London?

Because Greater Manchester is not the same as Manchester. That would mean it would be OK for people from Oldham, Rochdale, Wigan, Bolton and so on to say they're from Manchester. They're not and I doubt they'd ever claim to be.

I'd rather put hot pins in my eyes than change our name. I certainly wouldn't support a Manchester team!

What are you lot on about?
It’s a hypothetical situation brought about by a misunderstanding!
We just love to argue about anything on this site and we all need to grow up!

As I can’t see that happening any time soon so I want in.

No one wants it to change to Manchester, but if it did, would people stop going or fall out of love with the club? You’re a fickle lot.

Oh and Lancashire.

That's a very ironic post considering the tone of it.

Thought the tone was light hearted, or are you just angling for an argument?

Cant help yourself can you!

If you say so.



Yes. That's exactly what it is. Well done on seeing straight through me.



Obviously not.

Carry on.

This has been doing the rounds since the mid 90's SL mergers were discussed.

Clubs adoption of brand names - Bulls - Rhino's - Warriors & Reds were in a way to offset dependance on the town name for SL audiences, old fans chant the town name , new fans rattle their merchandise and chant the brand name . The ultimate manifestation of this is American Football teams where teams are moved at will :-for instance Rams - started in Cleveland - then Los Angeles - now St Louis.

~However RL support is extremely parochial , not metropolitan , and a brash name change to the city the other side of the Irwell will only ostracize the faithfull and have little if any impact on attracting new support .
It is the same misnoma that led he club to believe a move to ground visible to a motorway would raise our profile and attract more support #utterb*ll*x


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it's this blind adherence to these BS management consultantants that has led us firstly to a muddy field with diabolical parking , and nearly to it's collapse after another bunch of toffs came up with blindingly obvious statements about the way the club was being led & marketed then argued over the bill.

What a report should have said :-
Put the best team you can out on the pitch
make the club approachable , and affordable
don't buy gob-e Australians who think they're bigger than the club
END

It's normal when things in Salford become Successful & Popular they get labled as Manchester anyway - The Lowry Centre - Media City -

So If Salford become a more successful team ( Define success? [iWin more than you lose , Be a regular Playoff team , get to a final , maybe even win something [/i)
they will automatically become ' Manchesters ' RL team , but just calling ourselves ' Manchester ' is pointless .

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There, I said it.

HERE HERE!

Why we ever dropped the "Devils" bit of our name is beyond me. The Original Red Devils and we drop the "Devils" bit and change our badge, mascot etc!!! Beggars belief!

Have to agree on the gobe australians too. Meal ticket comes to mind!!!

Nail on the head and exactly why Swinton is Swinton and not Salford.

Manchester Reds is not on the cards as of yet, also looks like Tuesday's the day the silence will be broken....

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I hope that if and when this so called deal is done, that anybody who as been involved for the past 30years within this club is issed right off.The damage these people have done is unforgiveable.The decline of amateur teams,the kids not playing our sport,the lack of interest in the people of Salford who could`nt care less about how Salford are doing.Moving away from the Willows to some god forsaken smit hole,you could`nt make it up.No plan,players wanting to leave left right and centre,players sueing the club,its a complete uck up.How long its going to take to get this stink removed i don`t know,but it needs a bleeding big broom.And don`t` give me Moon as turned down Leeds to stay here,because?

Let's hope Tuesday brings good news and that the Christy Brown types fade away as I'd rather following a team dieing than the current Scarlet retards.

Have you started making plans for your retirement yet?

On behalf on many Scarlet Turkey members I would like to be the first to acknowledge your inequitable contribution and hope that you find some solace in what will be a new chapter of your life.

At least he isn't a beach boy like you and all
the members you speak up for......

You're the leader of the beach boys and I claim my £5.00