I know there been a lot of doom and gloom this pre season, but the fixtures are now out and that same feeling I get every yeah has come back, I can't wait to get started now!!

Lets put the whole coaching/blue seats/Sale/the way the club is run saga behind us and get on with the important thing of supporting Salford RLFC. Yes we all seem to have very different views on here at times, but this pre season has proved that us fans care (Even though some say they don't). We all have one thing in common a passion for Salford so lets use that passion by supporting the team and PV no matter what our opinions are about anything else. I'm by no means saying don't express your views by all means do it (I have), but maybe not as publically as some people have been doing on here because all this negativity that's around at the moment is doing no one any good especially the club and for me to say that things must be bad.

To the people who aren't going to get season tickets this year take a long hard look at yourselves. The club needs us now more than ever, we need to make the move work otherwise that's it, no more Salford RLFC. If in 3 years time things still haven't improved on and field then at least we as FANS have done our bit. But not turning up and not getting season tickets is giving up before we've already started!!

Lets keep the Red flag flying high and move forward into Barton in the right frame of mind. RED ARMY!!!

well said mate!!

Come off it Martin, you'll be bitching like the rest of them come the first game of the season, get off your soap box

You know what you're right. thats probably, in fact it is definatley the campest post I've ever posted.

DOO gooder

Bore off Martin.

Cheers champ

Unfortunately, If we had 10,000 such blindly loyal individuals our Club would still be capable of signing useless players and employing failing Coaches.
There of plenty of examples in soccer of heavily supported clubs being mismanaged to the extent of abject failure, Leeds Utd, Nottingham Forest etc.

Even worse for Salford, in the Rugby League world we are not a Club of massive resources or even potential, therefore the handicap of an inept management team in place for ten years is more of a handicap that a club like ours can be expected to sustain.

Yes, I'm getting excited about the new season, but at the same time achieving anything above 'wooden spoon' status this year will be a bonus.

F**k the blue seats, F**k Sale, F**k the Board, F**k the idea of ever being a winning Team......................BUT COME ON YOU REDS!

It's all that time you've been spending down on Canal Street sunbeam...I knew Deano was right to worry about you!!

Can I just make a point that despite all the doom and gloom and turmoil with coaches and some so-called bad signings the club actually finished 2011 in it's highest league position for 5 years.

Further to this the club have improved their points tally every year since we returned to Superleague in 2009. OK we didn't make the play-offs and I'm sure we all want Salford to do a lot better but it could be worse. The club could be in a position now with no new stadium or SL license.

OK we are all hacked off with certain things but are we not feeding off each others frustrations and making things appear much worse than they actually are? Are we any worse going into next year as we have been for the previous 3?

There has been a lot of negativity but I've thought of a few potential positives:-

1. Perhaps with less expectation the players will not feel as much pressure and perform better.
2. Could having a coach the players respect give us that that bit extra?
3. Will starting pre season early bring it's rewards?
4. Could the new fitness guy improve the stamina and strength of the squad?
5. Will playing in a new stadium give the players more enthusiasm?
6. Could Sean Long help improve our attacking play and kicking game?
7. Will having only 1 player in the Four Nations mean we have a fresher squad than others?
8. Will the players that Parish wrote off have a big point to prove?
9. Will more away support travel to Barton, improving finances for 2013?
10. Potential to attract more sponsors to Barton than the Willows?

I think many could be just looking for the negatives and writing off the new season before it's even started.

steady on redshed that's almost positive - I'm sure there's a rule on here that bans such posting

It's nice to see such positivity from the Vertically Challenged Supporters' Branch. It won't last, though.

Don't think many peoples problems with the club are to do with things on the pitch. Mainly things behind the scenes:

The £50 membership price apparently goes up in 5 days time. The club have yet to let anyone know how much it goes up to.
Next years admission prices are yet to be announced.
People are still waiting for their free gift from last years season tickets.
There has been little or no promotion of the new stadium, despite attracting 10000 to the last game at The Willows.
The 'jobs for the boys' culture at the club has been allowed to continue.
No sign of the new shirts as Christmas approaches.

Hopefully we will stumble across some sort of successful formula by the time we move into Barton, however you can't really blame people for being concerned, especially after the wording of the summary of the clubs franchise application.

good post "ave it" what sort of numbers gonna be in your firm this year and what boozer you gonna "top boy "in after the cons?

Thats Classified information on a need to know basis only.

GT I'll deal with you next time I see you.

And finally Ordsall Red if your starting to listen to Deano then is you who should be worried about yourself!!!

Interesting to see how many of the "negative" to be polite posters have wided this topic, im with you martin. Lets get behind the lads. I cant wait for 4th Feb, my Birthday weekend, start of new season, cant wait!!!

i know i for one know at least 4 lads who stopped coming years ago who have got season tickets for this season, they dont come on this forum therefore their positivness is being missed. cant blame them with all the total drivel being posted on here. We all know we could do with some more money, but we are where we are, and we are damn lucky to be here. SO lets get behind the boys... Red Army!

I am like a saddo counting the days to January 8th it may only be a friendly but it is rugby league, which is a millions times better than the rugby that Granada show currently, which feature the highlights, and they are all the same either a penalty going over or a drop kick, in fact Granada now issue a warning for people of a nervous disposition that a try may be scored in the next clip, they even offer a help line number as well after the programme "0800 zzzzzzzzzzzzz"



only 36 days to go yippeeeeeeee

Re the blue seats
if all the reds fans wear their red Salford shirts at the games, you won't see any blue seats

Providing we fill the place, which we won't, well not very often anyway.

I still have some forever Reds t shrts in the garage, maybe we "dress" the blue seats

Do you really?

Really, Thought gary had givn you them all but tidied up the garage a couple of weeks ago and found another bag, all your if you want to colect them!