I work in Stockport and all the Sales union fans believe that they are leaving Stockport County ground and are going to share with Salford RL.



The football fans in Stockport can't wait and tell me it will be the end of Salford RL if they let it happen.



Anybody confirm this ground share scheme is happening???

This is a surprise, surely we would have discussed it before somewhere?

how would it be the end of salford? i bet without the income stockport got from lending their ground out they'd be in a lot worse position than they are now.

Course it would !!!



Firstly... It's not solely our decision to make.

Secondly... The Salford Council have a huge input into the say so of the stadium, so that's unlikely.

Thirdly... Whoever makes the profit in the new stadium would want 52 weeks a year use from the stadium... so it would be in their best interests to ensure there are 2 successful teams as far as revenue they can bring.

It's not Stockport's ground and Sale didn't move there as a groundshare. Sale bought Stockport County (and the ground) and moved the rugby team in, then sold the football team to the supporters trust, leaving the football team as tenants of the rugby team, playing on a shocking pitch.

well he has a fair point then, doubt that would happen to salford though.

We have Premiership RU & Superleague RL ground sharing at Headingley and the Stoop why not Barton ?

Man Utd Reserves are more likely imo

and look at the pitches!!!!!!!!!!!

Leeds used to be the best

can't understand this.....basically same game....1 Summer 1 Winter ..bit of overlap....Why the crap pitches......same with OT they have 1 game a year and complain we cut up the pitch.....how come the Willows looks supurb, all year round

Sharing a stadium with the most high profile sporting club in the world would be a massive coup for your club - you should even consider changing your name to Manchester City Reds to make sure it all ties in brand wise.

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Must try harder.

We have no say on who plays in the ground at which we are renting time. I cannot prevent other peple using a hotel room when I am not renting it. We have to live with who is attracted to play at Barton.



The issue is with who demands most say on fixtures. This will affect the corporate financing and sponsorship of our games. I have been told that Sale are keen but want priority on fixtures. This means we would not be able to play Fridays Jan - Easter nor in late August - Oct (when we need the Fridays for the play-offs

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I for one hope this happens, I fail to see how having two teams playing give or take the same sport sharing a stadium wouldnt be good for both, let#s face it Sale are in a different league as far as promotion and advertising is concerned and I still think there are skills that both teams could share and adapt.



There is a distinct difference from Sale in that the stadium isont ownewd by them and they would be tennants the same as Salford and as Salford are the driving force team wise behond thebuild fail to see how they would be under any threat from Sale or the owners showing favouratism towards them.