Martyn Sadler

My take on the Salford takeover.

I would like to wish all our Forum members a Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year. And I would like to send the same message to everyone involved in Rugby League. The New Year will be a significant year, with a World Cup at the end of it, and whichever club you support I hope that 2026 will be kind to you.

As always it will depend on the asking price and the perceived value. For the sake of continuity I would hope they would be able to do a deal. I think they should try to keep the Red Devils moniker although if the liquidator asks silly money for it (assuming he has the rights to it as a registered trade name), I suppose they might rename the club.

A new company, not a new club. There is a distinction between the two. I hope the new company will be able to acquire the current intellectual property of the club from the liquidator, but if not they will have to start again from scratch. But they will still be the Salford club.

I would imagine so - a maximum of 12 points. As a general principle it always seems hard to punish new owners trying to rescue a club, rather than the old ones who got it into trouble, although of course sometimes they can be the same people.

Featherstone have gone into administration rather than being liquidated. Technically that means that the existing club continues, with its existing entitlements.

They will become the newest member of the RFL. That puts them at the bottom of the distribution table.

The problem holding up an announcement was the terms of the deal to play at the stadium between the club and the stadium management company. Apparently that has now been resolved for both consortia that are in the running. It should be possible to make an announcement on which consortium will be approved by the RFL either later today or Monday.

It all began with the big bang!

(c) You are talking nonsense. I'll opt for (c).

Astonishing! If you think that's what I'm saying, you have a fervent imagination. That doesn't make much sense. I can't speak for the RFL but I'm not into trying to redefine things. I'm more interested in reality.

I think it's you who are being obtuse with that comment. You need to sit down.

Ih that case they would stop growing.

The editor of a printed newspaper which is renewed every week is suggesting that a strategic review should also be updated regularly.

I agree with you on this. The RFL is not good at creating positive messages.