I think that this letter seems to have come at an interesting time..
it was only a couple of weeks ago that John Wilkinson was quoted as saying that in discussions with the RFL they had made it clear that no actual building work being undertaken by the end of the year would mean that your next application would not be looked upon so favourably.

Now we have a letter from the RFL formalising a request to the clubs to buck their ideas up.

I think this letter gives some validity to the John Wilkinson quote and you may well have an actual time line to work against there.

I've noticed that there still haven't been any new diagrams showing how the stadium will be remodeled so god alone knows where you are up to on this thing.
No doubt your club will issue an all is well message soon enough, but it will be interesting to see whether they provide any facts this time.

Leigh won't even be able to apply luckily enough for you as i can't see them winning the nr cup or appearing in a grand final in the next couple of years. Halifax's ground is still not suitable, so you might just scrape in again. With regards Bradford's stadium, although it is a dump, unbelievably it does meet the criteria.

I can see the next news article now..... (remember this isn't real)

REDS IN FURTHER SETBACK

The building of the new Salford City Reds stadium based at Barton has received further setback it has been revealed.

Since the original idea to build a stadium on the wasteland at Barton, there have been a number of setbacks, from issues with the Highways agency to the finding of the protected Great crested newt. Now it seems that nature has reared it's ugly head again with the discovery of a very rare flower.

Scientists from the University of Manchester recently visited the site and discovered the Narcissus pseudonarcissus, common known as the wild daffodil, close to where the stadium is due to be constructed.

Barnsley West & Pennistone MP Albert S Posstlethwaite, vice chairman of the Flowers UK Investigation Team (F.U.K.I.T), spoke passionately about his feelings towards the protection of endangered plants and flowers. Posstlethwaite of Barnsley said 'This project cannot be allowed to happen unless everything has been done to ensure the protection of this rare, wild flower. The Wild Daffodil is very important to us, and is in fact the symbol of our association, which proves exactly how valued this type of flower is to us. We shall be taking this to parliament to ensure that everything is done in our power to relocate this precious flower before building can take place'

It is thought that this could impact the building of the stadium for 2 more years while scientists and members of FUKIT work their way through every inch of the 80 acres to ensure all traces of the Wild Daffodil are removed and relocated.

Senior Reds officials are expected next week to visit the headquarters of FUCKIT next week with aims to come to some kind of agreement to speed things up, but they are not in a positive frame of mind following this latest knock-back. A source close to the club said 'We all love flowers, they are a symbol of peace and harmony. I love peace and harmony... I love giving the ladies flowers, I'm a ladies man, but we need to get this stadium back on track, and this isn't helping.

It's understood Reds chief executive David Tarry will display a cutting gathered from Barton at next months Southport Flower Show.

Keen gardener and Reds legend David Watkins said 'Well at least if Salford ever get to Wembley, they'll know where to go for the button holes. As a Welshman, I'm an avid daffodil grower and I say good luck to Salford, they've stumbled across a pot of welsh gold. I'd love to be in Southport with them next month, but after just coming back from South Africa with the lions, my lawn needs cutting'

This is a bitter pill to swallow for the Reds in their attempt to be ready for the next round of franchises for 2012, as bosses must be wondering what will strike them down next to stop the building of this iconic Salford stadium.

very good.. Now do some work!!!

Not saying we will or won't but it shows you know feck all about what is hapenning at Leigh in there planning for the next couple of seasons.

Getting relegated might throw a slight spanner in the works, granted

It will be finnished in December. HTH.

I would like to see leigh get a licence, but the wonderful rfl have ruled that you have got to get to the grand final or win the nr final. If you manage that with millward back, i think you'll get in, but i have my doubts. Anyway, i'd like to see how the rfl will get toulouse in as they won't meet the criteria.

Probably a rfl loophole they will make up

Bit more than Milward - you don't think he would come back to coach the current shower of e do you???
Littler has been mentioned as one - not sure how he has gone on this season, but would imagine he would still be a class act in the championship

I noticed the club aint made a statement to this warning to be honest i dont think the club care which league there in any more so nl1 here we come and where we will stay

why should they make one...we know we are not ready. the club may be tide up with legal things to do with peel etc...i'm sure some one knows better than me (we seem to have all the experts to do with running the club and team on here)and will do an update.

We (Saints) received the same letter as you, Wakey, Cas and Celtic, but there has simply been an acknowledgement by the RFL that us and Celtic have plans which are further developed than you, Wakey and Cas. Celtic are moving to another stadium entirely until or if Bridgend is redeveloped and that was in their licence application. We are presently tendering work out. Our new site has been largely demolished but there is still cleansing work to do on it and building work is due to begin in December. However. We have Taylor Wimpey in our chain and they almost went bust at the beginning of the year, which has already meant a delay to our plans being borne out. They are our weakest link and at the moment they are squealing at the thought of paying the price they contracted to buy Knowsley Road for because, of course, it being the crunch, the land is not worth what it once was.

So although we are quite positive at Saints, we also know that if Taylor Wimpey go belly up then the whole project does and we are right where you guys are at present. We're keeping everything crossed but we aint at the stage yet where we are counting our chickens.

In any criteria, if Saints were not given a licence then I give up watching this merry-go-round! Reminds me of the mergers, RFL say this, do that etc etc or you're out! F*ck your licences thats what I say!

Except for the one that was read out on Boots 'n' All earlier?

Salford to stay in as the RFL won't want to lose a clubs so close to Manchester. Wakefield & Castleford to drop out.
From 2012 there will be 16 clubs in SL so with 2 dropping out you will be in plus Widnes, Leigh & Toulouse.

I would say one of Wakefield or Castleford, Leigh too close to wigan to be in so Widnes and Toulouse to be in Sky already bigging up Toulouse. But I still think Sky want Spanish and italian teams in to mirror Yawnian so this could limit the number of Franchises, then again Sky might pull out and save money by showing second hand sport from overseas.

Why would Sky pull out of RL? They make a profit out of us, which they spunk up the wall on sh*t like union.

Dave Tarry says on the Sky Sports website that he is confident the stadium will still happen!

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And the Moon is made of green cheese, Fairies do exist, the Loch Ness monster was sighted in the Ship Canal etc etc etc.

No it's not, it's a load of bitter sh*te.

We didn't lie to anyone. No one knew that this recession was going to kick in so hard, nor did anyone think that so many unforseen problems would hit the project. Hardly the club's fault, is it? Hardly telling people lies in order to get a stadium, is it?

So, whether you're a Salford fan, Widnes fan or some other numpty from another club, stop whinging, stop whining, stop f*cking squawking and wait it out. Until the club turn around and say the ground isn't getting built then, as far as we should all be concerned, it will get built. The fact that the project is still alive in the current climate shows that the club are doing everything possible to get it up and running.

Of course, if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. But will that be the fault of the club? Of Wilkinson? Of the other directors? No, will it buggery. But no doubt all the moaning, miserable sods on here will blame them all rather than looking at the real picture.

Now, can we lock this thread? And lock and other threads that start about the stadium? Until, of course, there's something concrete to discuss. Because, until then, I don't see why we have to put up with the usual dummy spitting and complete b*llocks coming from all corners.

This should be a time for siege mentalitly, not belittling people with things that have no foundation (no pun intended...)

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Mancunians RL? What have they got to do with the new stadium?

It was Manchester Council who put the big spanner in the works when they objected because we wouldn't move to a third rate ground known as Maine Road.
Also its Manchester Council who employ Yawnian caoches and encourage that sport and not the proper rugby played in the City of Salford.