Who the hell is this caroli clown, whichever rock he has climbed from under I do wish he would disappear. i know his only purpose is to troll but keyboard warrior, what a hard man he is.

2521 attendance hang your heads in shame Salford Fans

Marwan is wasting his time

Comments from him via twitter which says it all really "Some are making many excuses of why they not coming to support the boys today.
One reason why they should: it is your team / club"

He's a good lad is Charlie. Made me and VBFG very welcome in Leigh for the Huddersfield game, even if we got there too late to actually meet him. It was fun going to a game as a neutral, even if it did confuse the Huddersfield fans as they don't even tend to go to their own away games. Speaking of which, I reckon we're in with a chance of bringing more numbers than your lot to Batley next weekend.

Nothing like 2500 there. Lucky if 1500.

During the 2013 grand final I remember koukash commenting on twitter that he was aiming for salford to be there in 2016. They'll be in a final for 2016, but it's going to be the MPG. It's been a monumental failure from koukash on and off the field.

2521?

That's a massive increase on Salfords previous home game which 'attracted' 1759.

Respect to each and every Salford fan the problem is there just aren't enough of them. Very few people are willing to pay money to watch Salford so all the more credit to those who still do.

We (Wakey) would have had a similar attendance on Thursday if it wasn't for the Hull away support.

It's time 8's games and Challenge Cup games were included on season tickets to make the tv games not look so embarrassing. That goes for every club.

8s games are included in season passes

If im not mistaken it was only a tenner to get today with u17s free too. Such a shame that for multiple reasons the Salford public just aren't turning up, I used to really like trips to the willows.

I wanted Salford to win yesterday but the team were poor .hope they improve and you stay in sl.it seems tim sheens has dome nothing for you 'good luck for your remaining matches

Spoken like a true Hull FC fan.

Not true. Salford are only in the qualifiers because of the points deduction. That was hardly Tim Sheens fault now was it!

Best of luck to Salford, while some things are very poor at Salford including but not restricted to attendances it would be sad to see Salford RL suffer.
*Note that I am well aware of the Barton, practically in Irlam Stadium issues etc, as I have discussed with Reds fans here previously*

I still stick to my comments elsewhere that Salford are (due to their issues) more likely, even deserving of relegation, however I DO NOT wish to lose Salford RLFC.

A Leigh v Salford fixture is much more desirable to me than a Leigh v Wakefield fixture ever could be, no offence to Wakefield but as near neighbours it is another local derby for us.

I also long for a really strong Greater Manchester contingent/representation in RL, including Swinton as I feel we are a little too Yorkshire dominant/top heavy in SL.

A Salford & Swinton ground share is the way forward IMHO, although how, where & the possibility that Salford are locked into a long lease at AJ Bell are very big fences to hurdle.

Elsewhere I have stated that I would like to see SL restructured which I won't go into in detail but simply moving to a SL1 & SL2 structure of 16 Clubs with 8 in each & no cache for being in SL1 over SL2.
Both Leagues split at end of regular season & Play Offs a la 8's commence between each league meeting each other to get to a GF or survive relegation.

Bottom of SL relegated, top of Championship promoted.

I might be mental, but to me it works, you get to keep [iall[/i current SL Clubs including Salford but add Leigh, Bradford, Toulouse & either Toronto or Halifax. End of season Play Offs adds spice & fresh fixtures for all Clubs & retains interest.

Of course, it ain't gonna happen, but it would be my preference & why not, has anything else been a roaring success ?

While I went off on a tangent there I return to my original point, I hope whichever way it goes that some good can come from this & Salford can regroup, stronger & better placed to be a success in RL, I wish you luck.

Yes. It needs a complete restructure. Fair play for them for introducing the 8s system but it is in its infancy and requires tweaking. Here is what i suggest :-

Bottom of Super League is automatic relegation and top of the Championship automatic Promotion then the remaining 3 bottom sides in Sl and top 3 sides in the championship then battle for a 6's rather than 8's.

The Super 8's i believe should have a point cull at the end of the regular season and would suggest this

1st - 10 points
2nd - 8 points
3rd - 6 points
4th - 4 points
then 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th all start on zero

The promotion/relegation issue is the biggest though. Leigh have been deprived of getting a better salary cap and signing better players for 3 years due to the unfair system. They have been expected to gain promotion with championship players. It is only this year where they have pushed the financial boundaries to sign SL standard players that they have achieved this. Say a team like Halifax finished top next year. We all know they won't make it through the 8s but if they were automatically promoted it would give them more revenue, more tv money, better salary cap restrictions and if they went down the following season they would have a better squad to challenge again and would be better for the experience. It is the only way forward.

Given the squad you have assembled which certain teams can only dream about, you should be looking at top 4 rather than thinking pooints deduction you would have scraped into the top 8.

I agree with some things the good Dr says but he thought he could get away with it and didnt. Whos to say he hasnt tried to do it again for his 2016 squad.

No offence here, but with your squad these middle 8s should have been a walk in the park

After results today it certainly is looking bleak for Salford. I hate to say it but if you guys go down i can see the club disappearing without Marwan. Something drastic needs to change and you need to get out of that ground ASAP.

The 8's are a great way of ensuring that if a championship team gets promoted it will be better than the relegated team, it also ensures the RFL get the magical 20 clubs to reintroduce licences within two tens and P&R

It is certainly looking like the end now, a few of us went out after the game and we all said the same it very much felt like it at FT. We gave it a good send off in Eccles afterwards anyway.

Funeral attire at Batley next week, on a serious note it's devastating to think it might actually be the last time this great club will play again.

Agree Solly: I remember watching the clock count down whilst thinking 20 minutes of rugby in Salford left... 15 minuts of rugby in Salford left... etc.

The doomsayers who have questioned our right to SL based on number of attending supporters, standards of play, and actions of owner,will be feeling very smug. What they forget is that, should the club fold, we're not all going to Leigh, Warrington or Wigan. You'll lose a lot of us,

Iv'e seen us lose badly but Saturday was the lowest iv'e felt being a Salford fan. Full credit to London though, that was a great performance by them. They arrived late to the ground and still manage to pull off a great win. The only players i can say that had a decent game was Jones and kopczak. Josh Griffin shouldn't be anywhere near that team as soon as he announced his move to Hull.

If we go down, and Marwan wants to stay at the club, will he get the fans backing. He criticized the fans for not turning up recently and that for me was the final straw.

we had crowds at home games when the team was doing well but after the minus 6 points it dropped dramatically. Bad news after bad news who can blame the fans for not coming.

I hope this isnt the end of the road for Salford but if he goes and there isn't a backer willing to take the club on IF we get relegated then i really do fear its the end for us.

I dont post on here very often, mostly because for a supposed forum most people on here arent really that interested in other peoples opinions, although I do like to visit regularly. You do find out the odd bit of "insider" info that isnt always available to the general Rugby League public, you can read some of the interesting rumours that pop up now and then and generally get a feel for how our fans and the fans of other clubs feel about whats happening at my club. I'm pretty downhearted by how our season is ending/ended and it is difficult to stay optimistic for our prospects in the MPG (which despite everything im sure we will still make) given how obviously low on confidence the players and most of the staff in and around the club seem to be. What I am sick and tired of reading about are the unforgivable reasons some so called supporters are giving for staying away at a time like this. People talk about the move to Barton and how this signalled the beginning of the end due to its inaccessibility and general soulessness. Well for those that talk about its inaccessibility I would like to point out that its 3 miles from Weaste! Im not suggesting that everyone walk it but how much extra effort does it really require from supporters. I live in North Wales and I work in Stoke and so far ive only missed 1 home game this season due to family reasons. I dont expect the same pat on the back that it seems some of our supporters do for coming either. I choose to do it because Its MY CLUB. It seems to me that if more people were willing to get up off there then the ground wouldnt seem so lifeless either. I understand that getting away from the ground can be a problem at times, but really the more local supporters should by now know the ways round getting away from the game in a bit more timely manner. And in all honesty from what i heard its far less painful these days anyway. It isnt really the clubs fault that the relief road still isnt ready after all this time, My understanding is that they have done pretty much all they can. I get the impression that a good proportion of so called Salford "Fans" basically only want to watch a winning team, that plays at the end of there road, with a multi millionaire owner who bank rolls the club at a loss, but never rocks the boat, keeps quiet and indeed is grateful for any fan deeming to grace the ground with there presence. People are entitled to spend there money however they chose, But can we please remember that the club, for better or worse, are there for our benefit, not the other way around. Im not from Manchester, nor am I from a place near Manchester. I am from Salford. We have our share of detractors, but it is my experience that on the whole Salfordians are proud of being from Salford. and i a time when our cultural and social identity as Salfordians is being eroded more now than ever, why people wpuld let the cities only elite proffessional sporting club dissapear forever is beyond me. If people are happy to let the club dissapear out of existsnce due to bloody mindedness and laziness then maybe we dont deserve a club at all. The team this year on the whole have been competitive and good to watch. The issues that have come to light resulting in us scrapping for survival rent the players fault. These lads deserve more than they are getting from Big sections of the Salford Support. Sorry for the rant but I needed to get this off my chest. Hope weve still got a club to talk about next year.

NO PROBLEM with your posr: Stoke.
I am on good terms with a fan from Hebden Bridge and one from Preston: neither miss many games. Equally, I know other Rochdale dwellers who make many games.

See you at Batley

Going to be a strange and possibly emotional day knowing it could be the last time Salford RLFC step out on a pitch.

The only way Marwan can get out of the A.J Bell is to get relegated,a move then to the ground opposite the Etihad.A re-brand as Manchester Red Devils rent would be a fraction of the cost just what i overheard at the London game.