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Post by Carnster on May 10, 2017 6:33:46 GMT
Firstly, I am sorry for my very direct opening post. It has however revealed something I sort of thought might be the case: No one appears to be able to agree on what actually qualifies someone to be a "Salfordian", but many of the SRD supporters are definitely not (me included), but because of some random period in their life they have become one. They may not think of themselves as "Salfordians" , but they (and me) have become passionate about SRD.
While they/I may not actually consider ourselves as Salfordians, the history of Salford RL is embedded in us all. No matter where we are from or now live, we have become fans of SRD.
The history of the club is what has hooked, all those like me, if you lose the history you lose it all.
So all this stuff about "people of Salford" needs to stop and let us entice people of Greater Manchester with the name and history of Salford our current SL position! That is where most of our current supporters are and where our new ones will come from! You make an interesting point. I'm also not a Salfordian but I bleed SRLFC, have played for them, and it's been a huge part of my life. The recent outrage of possible name changes has brought out the tribal side of a lot of supporters, and while well-meaning for the most, it can be quite alienating to non-Salford born fans. One look at the excellent merchandise available via a site I can't recall now shows this to an extent. Trying to find something that doesn't say 'Born in Hope' or relates to Salfordians only is quite difficult. I'm not saying these people are wrong as it just shows passion and pride, but you make a good point about the direct history of the Club being important because it's the one area of all this that is universal to all Salford fans regardless of birth place. It's an area where all supporters will be united in championing. |
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Post by JJR on May 10, 2017 7:18:22 GMT
I understand your point Carnster well made and well intentioned. But I think you also have to understand the point of those born in Salford. For as long as I can remember Salford has always been seen as of lower value to Manchester and anything of value was branded Manchester, the Manchester Ship Canal for exampl, even the great MU is in Trafford. And because of the power of Manchester funding has always flowed to the big city. Nothing wrong with Manchester but things like Salford Quays and the BBC there had to be hard son.
So when any idea of re- branding to a name of Manchester of a very special part of the heritage of Salford occurs, people feel a tad unhappy. Possibly over the top occasionally, but passion gets you that way sometimes.
By the way you're doing a brilliant job with this site, I wish the club was as professional at times.
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Post by Carnster on May 10, 2017 7:39:14 GMT
I understand your point Carnster well made and well intentioned. But I think you also have to understand the point of those born in Salford. For as long as I can remember Salford has always been seen as of lower value to Manchester and anything of value was branded Manchester, the Manchester Ship Canal for exampl, even the great MU is in Trafford. And because of the power of Manchester funding has always flowed to the big city. Nothing wrong with Manchester but things like Salford Quays and the BBC there had to be hard son. So when any idea of re- branding to a name of Manchester of a very special part of the heritage of Salford occurs, people feel a tad unhappy. Possibly over the top occasionally, but passion gets you that way sometimes. By the way you're doing a brilliant job with this site, I wish the club was as professional at times. You're quite right. I was just highlighting an interesting point from a different perspective. I understand the passion from Salfordians and hopefully the recent events has galvanized those people of Salford to make the effort to get down to the stadium. After all, if we can get big numbers through the gate it would signal the end to all this speculation. |
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Post by JJR on May 10, 2017 7:52:01 GMT
We're all on the same side and we're all trying. The frustration to me is that the marketing of the club and the lack of back up administration is not the best. I'm bringing a load of newbies on Friday and I know there'll be no follow up. But it's going in the right direction and given time and resource it will develop; you can feel it when you speak to people. My fear is that someone from outside the club, not an expert in the field, could derail it. Branding is a very specialised art, Salford was dropped subtly when Red Devil's became the branding and now it's back, via the supporters.
But the sun is shining and let's hope Friday is a good result; but why do I still feel something will go wrong?
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