https://find-and-update.company-informa ... nt-control Admittedly I don't really know what I'm looking at but it this doesn't look good for the Salford takeover. Jacobsen group look to have pulled out of the deal?

https://find-and-update.company-informa ... nt-control Admittedly I don't really know what I'm looking at but it this doesn't look good for the Salford takeover. Jacobsen group look to have pulled out of the deal?

[quote="mwindass":6n8bczju]https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16245434/persons-with-significant-control Admittedly I don't really know what I'm looking at but it this doesn't look good for the Salford takeover. Jacobsen group look to have pulled out of the deal?[/quote:6n8bczju] Don’t think anyone knows what’s going on regarding Salford, is the Jacobsen group the original holding company, thus allowing new owners to register their new holdings. Hope Salford can resolve with the RFL and avoid another terrible situation like last week.

[quote="mwindass":rij3wuem]https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16245434/persons-with-significant-control Admittedly I don't really know what I'm looking at but it this doesn't look good for the Salford takeover. Jacobsen group look to have pulled out of the deal?[/quote:rij3wuem] I’m not an expert on these things maybe it’s completely normal but for me it always looked a bit dodgy having a Swiss banker with no media footprint as the frontman of the consortium, i’d have felt dodgy about it if it was us. Now they’re saying it’s friends of Kristnan Inu who’ve bought the club? I suppose it does say that though that the request was tabled on the 11th (last Tuesday) and they were still pretty adamant all through the weekend that it was all done and dusted so maybe it’s not as bad as it looks and possibly just a reshuffle of shareholders or whatever. I don’t believe it’s the just the normal RFL incompetence that’s holding this up though something can’t be fully right with it all.

[quote="DSJ1983":2uxw0rkc][quote="mwindass":2uxw0rkc]https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16245434/persons-with-significant-control Admittedly I don't really know what I'm looking at but it this doesn't look good for the Salford takeover. Jacobsen group look to have pulled out of the deal?[/quote:2uxw0rkc] I’m not an expert on these things maybe it’s completely normal but for me it always looked a bit dodgy having a Swiss banker with no media footprint as the frontman of the consortium, i’d have felt dodgy about it if it was us. Now they’re saying it’s friends of Kristnan Inu who’ve bought the club? I suppose it does say that though that the request was tabled on the 11th (last Tuesday) and they were still pretty adamant all through the weekend that it was all done and dusted so maybe it’s not as bad as it looks and possibly just a reshuffle of shareholders or whatever. I don’t believe it’s the just the normal RFL incompetence that’s holding this up though something can’t be fully right with it all.[/quote:2uxw0rkc] I'd say given the way Salford have willfully acted since announcing this issue almost as soon as the IMG grades were confirmed and released that the RFL for all their faults (of which I am critical) in this instance are correct in maintaining their stance until Salford have met all the steps required for the good of the game. It might just be me being cynical now I've passed 50yrs old but not a lot adds up for me with the Salford takeover and I wonder if its just more delaying tactics.

[quote="Chris71":3k8vc2x8]I'd say given the way Salford have willfully acted since announcing this issue almost as soon as the IMG grades were confirmed and released that the RFL for all their faults (of which I am critical) in this instance are correct in maintaining their stance until Salford have met all the steps required for the good of the game. It might just be me being cynical now I've passed 50yrs old but not a lot adds up for me with the Salford takeover and I wonder if its just more delaying tactics.[/quote:3k8vc2x8] Quite obviously, I don't know exactly where this process is at (does anyone I'm beginning to wonder!), but for the integrity of the sport the situation needs to be solved not only quickly but correctly. The game does not want to find itself in a situation 6/9 months down the line with Salford in an even bigger mess than they are now due to a lack of diligence being carried out into this affair simply in order to bring about a swift short-term resolution to the whole mess. We have seen this happen before, and in other sports too, the end result of which is an even bigger hole to be dug out of. A number of EFL football clubs have sunk into an even deeper mess after a so-called 'knight in shining armour' came to 'rescue' them from the pit. Either way, this situation cannot be left to fester on for too much longer. Many more repeats of the Saints game will make a mockery of the entire competition. What if Salford end up putting out a reserve/youth team for, say, 9/10 games and then suddenly start fielding a full strength 17 chomping at the bit to get restarted! How does that equate into a level playing field for all concerned.

[quote="BP1":1lwvq459]Quite obviously, I don't know exactly where this process is at (does anyone I'm beginning to wonder!), but for the integrity of the sport the situation needs to be solved not only quickly but correctly. The game does not want to find itself in a situation 6/9 months down the line with Salford in an even bigger mess than they are now due to a lack of diligence being carried out into this affair simply in order to bring about a swift short-term resolution to the whole mess. We have seen this happen before, and in other sports too, the end result of which is an even bigger hole to be dug out of. A number of EFL football clubs have sunk into an even deeper mess after a so-called 'knight in shining armour' came to 'rescue' them from the pit. Either way, this situation cannot be left to fester on for too much longer. Many more repeats of the Saints game will make a mockery of the entire competition. What if Salford end up putting out a reserve/youth team for, say, 9/10 games and then suddenly start fielding a full strength 17 chomping at the bit to get restarted! How does that equate into a level playing field for all concerned.[/quote:1lwvq459] Matthew Shaw has posted this: [quote:1lwvq459]Understand there has been a breakthrough on the Salford Red Devils front in the last few hours and there is now quiet confidence that sustainability restrictions will be lifted in the next 24 hours.[/quote:1lwvq459] 4:59 PM · Feb 19, 2025

[quote="Chris71":s169wwq7]I'd say given the way Salford have willfully acted since announcing this issue almost as soon as the IMG grades were confirmed and released that the RFL for all their faults (of which I am critical) in this instance are correct in maintaining their stance until Salford have met all the steps required for the good of the game. It might just be me being cynical now I've passed 50yrs old but not a lot adds up for me with the Salford takeover and I wonder if its just more delaying tactics.[/quote:s169wwq7] Looks like the money has gone in now so they’ll be able to name a full strength side for Saturday.

[quote="DSJ1983":3ohxu7qp]Looks like the money has gone in now so they’ll be able to name a full strength side for Saturday.[/quote:3ohxu7qp] Let’s hope so as it has been an embarrassing episode for the sport.

More good news from the club , This time Balmforth for another 3 years .

[quote="B0NES":18oo8egf]More good news from the club , This time Balmforth for another 3 years .[/quote:18oo8egf] 6 in turtle then?

[quote="Jake the Peg":2jtm7gvz]6 in turtle then?[/quote:2jtm7gvz] End of 2028

[quote="B0NES":bxhowvi4]End of 2028[/quote:bxhowvi4] It was announced weeks ago wasn't it?

By Dan I think but just official.

[quote="DSJ1983":z7a7iig9]Looks like the money has gone in now so they’ll be able to name a full strength side for Saturday.[/quote:z7a7iig9] They've booked the Happy Mondays to perform so it might be Bez and Shaun Ryder in the halves

Club have posted some pics of new branding in the MKM reception, and flags and 'big heads' that will be reused in the stands all season. It's the small things you can do when money isn't tight. Club logo is in a sheild on the wall of the stadium which might be a small logo tweak. But I'm not expert on these arty matters.

You'll never win at Wembley flags

[quote="Jake the Peg":3u507a16]You'll never win at Wembley flags [/quote:3u507a16] Made me cringe too. They need binning off

[quote="mwindass":3fmk5ptu]Made me cringe too. They need binning off[/quote:3fmk5ptu] I don’t know, Rovers are going to milk all the ‘1985’ stuff when the inevitable happens so why not get any mileage out of making them look silly with the years of you’ll never win at Wembley stuff. Wouldn’t have been my choice of flags TBH but just glad they’re doing little things like this especially anything making home feel like ‘home’ again. They really seem to get it.

[quote="DSJ1983":vtbuy1p1]I don’t know, Rovers are going to milk all the ‘1985’ stuff when the inevitable happens so why not get any mileage out of making them look silly with the years of you’ll never win at Wembley stuff. Wouldn’t have been my choice of flags TBH but just glad they’re doing little things like this especially anything making home feel like ‘home’ again. They really seem to get it.[/quote:vtbuy1p1] I dunno, just don't like us dining out on the cup wins (as awesome as it was) almost 10 years on. I'd rather have one with 'in any kind of weather' on instead.

[quote="Jake the Peg":1vb8zutl]You'll never win at Wembley flags [/quote:1vb8zutl] Embarrassing.

Looks like it will feel more like “home “ this year

Not to mention last year too much, but Liam Tindall has signed for London. I make that 5 out of the 9 players signed ahead of the 2024 season now in the Championship, Diakhate and Nu Brown are free agents too

[quote="mwindass":2prdcc7t]Not to mention last year too much, but Liam Tindall has signed for London. I make that 5 out of the 9 players signed ahead of the 2024 season now in the Championship, Diakhate and Nu Brown are free agents too[/quote:2prdcc7t] Can't wait for the Netflix series.

[quote="Dave K.":2u3waszm]Can't wait for the Netflix series.[/quote:2u3waszm] It'd be the complete opposite of the Chicago Bulls series. File it under true crime

'new coach - investor & Adam - new signings ' Do we think it's maybe time for a new thread? Think there's still a little bit of mileage for this topic in terms of the broad spectrum it covers. Happy to lock it or keep it open, whichever people prefer.