£16k for stewarding is ridiculous for a stadium our size. Who's responsible for the crazy rules and regs that the club have to adhere to, the council?



Another poor article from the Evening News. The crowds likely to be lower next week so will be there be a similar article in seven days time.

It may be time for those supporters who do attend to make a gesture to generate some positive publicity.

Having been amazed at the persistent and possibly petulant postings on this forum and facebook,(which has 6,000 followers ?) the only thing which hasn't drawn criticism is the shade of green of the grass on the verdant new pitch and the selection and use of the players on the interchange - thankfully!



If we emulated the example of primary school children - who remain silent for so many minutes and donate money to charities which have television exposure - why not have 24 hours where no one finds fault with the club,on or off the field,and each supporter donates the equivalent of a match fee to the club - £24 if it can be afforded,for example people not going to France or Hull where the admission is even more.



The club can then use the money for whatever purpose it chooses - free entry to those who do not regularly attend or to help pay off the tax bill,anything they want.



£24 quid from a few hundred people will help and be even better from a thousand or two - and the non-criticism on here and facebook for 24 hours will be brilliant.(Those with memberships have received far more than £24 worth of goodies and savings,that's for sure.)



All the club needs to do is place a post box,or two,inside the main reception,club shop and encourage the start of the collection on Friday night.They do take cheques don't they,and cash ?



We need some positive reporting in the MEN so the sooner someone decides on positive action the better.

It may divert attention from whatever the attendance may be...

That's all artificial though. Essentially the club should concentrate on grabbing control of their public image - their PR. They are already getting encouraging results on the pitch despite a lightweight pack. And with a proper fans facility at the new ground (we're looking at you SMC) it makes it easier for us to encourage mates to come down. Word of mouth then comes naturally.

Tickets for the Broncos Game , aren't even appearing on the Club site , although Ticketline do list the Broncos & Leeds fixtures when you follow the link from the already played Hull game.

I notice that only the West & the South Stands will be open for the London Game .



how can people blame us for apathy if the club cannot even be left alone to promote their next game which is 5 days away on their own site !!

When you look at the minimal amount of support we take to away games. Many of which don't go due to extra costs etc... I find it difficult to believe people would be willing to give the club extra cash for nothing. I know I certainly wouldn't. As my finances are much needed elsewhere.



As for collection buckets.......... you'd be lucky if there was any cash in them at the end of the game. Good causes struggle to get spare change off the terraces as it is. Never mind the " why should we give the club more money brigade"

Forever Reds have done all sorts to raise cash for the club. Just look at the apathetic attitude most people have towards that.

swinton have more members than we have in FR, we are raising money and punching way above our size to help the club, but apathy rules and too many people couldn't give a t055, but are happy to moan if the club are not paying for the best players. it is upto us to sort it out and try and get your mates to come to next match and why not go to the FR site and find out about joining.

Winds me up this forever reds malarky, I've said it before, those who run it should promote it more, hand flyers out at games, have a stall set up at home games to encourage people to join. The spot the gym people have would be idea if they had a stand there. Forever reds is a group of people on this website in a certain clique, I'm not a member but would be willing to join, if people at home games handed out flyers explaing what they do, you'd see an higher intake of members. Rant over.

FR is not a group of people in a "certain" cliche, we are a small group of fans who have one thing in common the love of Salford, the stuff you suggest has been done, we have stood at the willows handing out flyers put stuff in the prohgramme and got mentions in the Salford Advertiser, we advertise our meetings and which players will be there and we don't charge non-members (you would think that they would join at the meeting). we are planning some stuff this year, but it will be the same old same old who will be there, we have the AGM coming up shortly which would be a great time to meet new members.

Watch this space.

If your not a FR member and never been to a meeting how do you know that they are a certain clique?



I am a FR member and I have different views on some things than Pev and other people and we are certainly no clique.



If you haven't seen or heard or read anything about FR at the matches, especially at the Willows or in the RL press or even on Radio Manchester then you must go to matches and live with a blindfold and ear muffs on.



FR are a very dedicated group of people whose sole aim is to help the Salford City Reds in any way that it can,ask Alan Hunte if FR is a clique or not ask the Physio their opinion or better still just watch for the next meeting and come down and see what goes on.



And you never know you may even volunteer to help out one day.

It is nothing to do with people on here running the club down,If every post on this site was saying the opposite

It would still be the same,we new we were going to the new ground two years.most people on here thought we were

going to move,with a great big fanfare,In so much that we let a coach who was probably going at the end of the season

and Mr Simms to bring in eight new players,we now know last season was a disaster,and not a spring board to a new

start at a new stadium.I was at a meeting,Mr Simms telling people we wanted more away fans to come,so what do we

do, we play on Friday night,I have been to Hull lots of time,and would sooner go on Sunday.The people running the club

always thought build a new stadium,and people would come running,they now know the reality,we have got to have a

team,and now people want a winning team,the time to judge is at the end of the season,Warrington did not get fans

over night,only when they started fetching over top Australians and started winning matches,Bradford have not got

the team they had.So they have not got the same fans they once had.

I am a FR member but only pay my money when asked but never attend due to work commitments, when is the next meeting of FR to take place as I would like to try & attend?