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Post by scoot on May 1, 2017 15:42:32 GMT
I think this is just a untrue post by Twistthelemonman to wind us all up
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Post by twistthemellonman on May 1, 2017 18:49:20 GMT
I wish it was Scoot.
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Post by hillbillyred on May 2, 2017 6:56:03 GMT
Sorry to disillusion you all but surely the Salford moniker is toxic ... look at the business world: could you see firms like the BBC, Barclays, Bupa, Hydes Brewery, ITV, LateRooms.com, or similar moving or using Salford in their address? No, renaming the club Manchester will reach out to the denizens of Wythenshawe and Clayton who will realise that the clubs like City, United, Sale and Lancashire do not reflect where they come form and throng to Barton.
It follows the brilliant brand awareness where everyone passing the Barton stadium realise, from the names on the stadium, that the Red Devils play there.
And we could resurrect the Manchester Cup and play Broughton and Salford.
Manchester Red Devils ... won't be long before Salford City (aka Reds) change their name also.
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Post by gadger on May 2, 2017 7:52:48 GMT
So people will suddenly start coming with a name of Manchester? Sorry to disillusion you but that's garbage. It will change nothing, in fact it will only make it worse
Oh and checking just bbc sports address on line and sure enough it says Salford
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Post by bonitared on May 2, 2017 8:09:13 GMT
So people will suddenly start coming with a name of Manchester? Sorry to disillusion you but that's garbage. It will change nothing, in fact it will only make it worse Oh and checking just bbc sports address on line and sure enough it says Salford If I'm not mistaken,Hillbilly Red was being ironic. Not garbage,then,humour ! |
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Post by gadger on May 2, 2017 8:18:13 GMT
ha yeh now you mention it i can see that  oops clearly I'm too tetchy on this!! |
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Post by bonitared on May 2, 2017 8:37:56 GMT
In fairness,I had to read it twice before I realised !
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Post by bandgeekmafia78 on May 2, 2017 8:41:56 GMT
In fairness,I had to read it twice before I realised ! Me too! I had steam coming out of my ears for a minute there! |
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Post by abts on May 2, 2017 9:25:34 GMT
Here's something I posted on FB last night in response to this subject raised by a mate who lives in Derbyshire, is from Gorton but is a Salford fan through and through.
"This seems to do the rounds from time to time, usually started by folk who know nothing about the history of the club. The fact is, Salford are, and always have been THE rugby league club for those Manchester folk who either have no love for football or watch both. United and City fans stand or sit side by side at Salford and always have done since I started going in the early 1970's. I, my Dad and several friends were from Denton, Stockport and Gorton but we consider Salford OUR team and have been proud to shout ourselves hoarse in support of the players who have graced the famous red shirt. There's no need for a name change, it won't make any more people more attracted to the club, they just need a little bit of success and the crowds will increase and they will be from all areas of both cities, not just Salford."
Ian Blease and Marwan should take note, we were attracted to the club during the Snape era and have stuck with it through thick, thin and thinner, success and anot exciting brand of rugby initially brought us Mancs into the fold and it would do again. FWIW I'm totally against a name change, I'm not a Salfordian (although I like to think I'm an honorary one!) but feel very strongly that it would destroy all the rich tradition and proud history of the club in one fell swoop eg what about the Lance Todd Trophy and the association with that? How the hell could any club named Manchester claim to have any association with that?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 9:46:13 GMT
Get down to Roe Green and have it out face to face with Blease, I used to think this guy was superb for our club but like all good things with Salford you come crashing down to earth.
We need to show these idiots we will not stand for it, Salford forever Manchester never.
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Post by bandgeekmafia78 on May 2, 2017 9:53:47 GMT
Get down to Roe Green and have it out face to face with Blease, I used to think this guy was superb for our club but like all good things with Salford you come crashing down to earth. I think that's a tad bit harsh. Firstly, we don't know whether the rumour is true and secondly we don't know who's pushing the agenda if it turns out to be true. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 10:02:41 GMT
Get down to Roe Green and have it out face to face with Blease, I used to think this guy was superb for our club but like all good things with Salford you come crashing down to earth. I think that's a tad bit harsh. Firstly, we don't know whether the rumour is true and secondly we don't know who's pushing the agenda if it turns out to be true. Surely the club should make some form of comment on this. I picked up a couple from the Quays and when they spotted I was a Salford fan they said how much they were enjoying this season and the rugby on offer, they did say that they are getting pissed off at the negativity from the club re crowds believing like others than a period of success is the only method of significant growth. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 10:21:29 GMT
I think that's a tad bit harsh. Firstly, we don't know whether the rumour is true and secondly we don't know who's pushing the agenda if it turns out to be true. Surely the club should make some form of comment on this. I picked up a couple from the Quays and when they spotted I was a Salford fan they said how much they were enjoying this season and the rugby on offer, they did say that they are getting pissed off at the negativity from the club re crowds believing like others than a period of success is the only method of significant growth. MK and IB have had this put to them on Twitter, they have ignored the person in question then blocked them! It can't get any more obvious that something is going on, there'll be riots if true. |
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Post by Carnster on May 2, 2017 12:03:21 GMT
Surely the club should make some form of comment on this. I picked up a couple from the Quays and when they spotted I was a Salford fan they said how much they were enjoying this season and the rugby on offer, they did say that they are getting pissed off at the negativity from the club re crowds believing like others than a period of success is the only method of significant growth. MK and IB have had this put to them on Twitter, they have ignored the person in question then blocked them! It can't get any more obvious that something is going on, there'll be riots if true. Would be difficult to riot with so few surely...  |
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Post by hillbillyred on May 2, 2017 12:08:45 GMT
I thought being ironic is part of living in the north-west.
Like it or not, Rugby League is a minority sport: it always has been.
If you live in Wakefield or Warrington, you do not have a major Association Football Club on your doorstep.
The RL team will appeal to you as a point of local loyalty but you would still be more likely to support Barnsley, Leeds, Liverpool or United than the RL club. However if the local RL club was doing well or easy to get to, you would go. Salford is similar in that people will go but the area has a huge football presence and people are more likely to link to United, City, etc. than Salford.
This has been the case for 50+ years. I am away from my copy of Perry Boys. I remember reading in that book of Salford lads supporting United home and away but very few actually going to Salford. Even then , there was not the tradition of support.
So how is a name change going to attract fans? We rarely get into the MEN:I see 4-6 pages of United and City EVERY DAY but only occasional paragraphs of Salford. Do we offer stories to the rest of the media? So change the name and ask, who will notice?
Does having the title Manchester make it better? Why? 30 years ago, perhaps but Salford has now obtained (through the Quays development) an international status. Pity the University couldn't keep up. We can. So why lose this benefit? WE SHOULD BE PUSHING SALFORD RED DEVILS IN THIS MARKET
RL is a local sport: we do not have flights from Norway as Liverpool does or flights from Dublin as United does. Our core is local. Only Wigan has a wider fan base that they can call on in numbers and that's for ahistoric reason and starting to decline. Ignore that and die. Do you think Swinton fans would go to Sale were they to call themselves (say ) Carrington or Oldham fans continue if it was renamed (say) Ashton or Tameside? I feel it could ostracise Salfordians. It will not appeal to new numbers of Mancunians: they'd be already attending if they are attracted.
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