Quote Manchester motor dealers, the Williams Group, have pulled out of securing naming rights for Salford Reds’ new stadium at Barton. Williams, the BMW specialists, were in pole position to take charge after agreeing a lucrative five-year deal with both Salford city council and landowners, Peel Holdings. '" Quote Additional signage costs for the stadium’s roofs on top of initial costs were then found to be too high, forcing Williams chiefs into a shock U-turn.'" Quote Williams chiefs were particularly keen on the prospect of Salford’s rugby union neighbours Sale Sharks eventually coming on board and ground-sharing the Barton site. '" Quote The blow from the Williams Group now leaves the land-owners and local authority seeking alternative investment. '" Quote Salford Reds themselves will merely be tenants at Barton... Salford will have no official say in who does eventually take over the stadium naming rights.'" menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... on-backing

Quote Manchester motor dealers, the Williams Group, have pulled out of securing naming rights for Salford Reds’ new stadium at Barton. Williams, the BMW specialists, were in pole position to take charge after agreeing a lucrative five-year deal with both Salford city council and landowners, Peel Holdings. '" Quote Additional signage costs for the stadium’s roofs on top of initial costs were then found to be too high, forcing Williams chiefs into a shock U-turn.'" Quote Williams chiefs were particularly keen on the prospect of Salford’s rugby union neighbours Sale Sharks eventually coming on board and ground-sharing the Barton site. '" Quote The blow from the Williams Group now leaves the land-owners and local authority seeking alternative investment. '" Quote Salford Reds themselves will merely be tenants at Barton... Salford will have no official say in who does eventually take over the stadium naming rights.'" menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... on-backing

It would soften the blow if MBNA decided to sponsor the Reds in some way, but I'm not holding my breath.

Another dissolving of the link between our club and "our" stadium if true.

Anyone one seeing that Sale's main short sponsor and the proposed stadium name will automatically believe that it's Sale's ground and we rent there.

We're starting to look smaller and smaller every month as things develop.

Just pray Salford City Stadium remains in the official title

Doubt that will happen.
More likely to be MBNA Sharks Rugby Union Ground.
And some people said it was a positive move them vultures moving in.

The beginning of anything that stadium as to do with the name Salford in it being rubbed out,what next,the Fran Cotton stand.And yet there are people who think its great these leech`s have moved in with us,they will help themselves to anything they can get their grubby hands on,if the Salford Club get in their way they will walk all over us.The writing is on the wall for Salford rugby league,and its sharks name that will soon be written on the Stadium.If you was`nt worried before you should be now.

Early Bath, take a step forward and paint us a pretty picture of these naming writes please, or is it that we're not worthy of an explanation again.

Comment from a Sale fan which would look like confirmation they are aware of the name change

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ah but the Sale fans read the MNBA story on this message board - a self perpetuating rumour