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https://www.tickettailor.com/events/town/586199 Biggest game in recent history. The importance of this game cannot be underestimated. We need you and as many marras as you can persuade to come and support us. #pushthefeeling #ourtown

I for 1 will be there and also be fetching along 5 friends who don't normally follow the team Hope everyone can get this game buzzing as it could be a massive week for the clubs future

Jamie Ellis and a fit BOH would be better

Sandy Gall 94

Maybe all 3.

The whole ‘Hurricane’ Hatton thing does seem like the ultimate Hearn confidence trick on the wider boxing public. Obviously fair play and respect to Hatton himself (and anyone else) who gets in that ring and risks it all. But it’s painfully clear from that fight and the one in Gibraltar too, that ‘Hurricane’ is just not ready for a level of boxing (due to his brief amateur background) that you expect to see on a televised card.

Then why make your point? People stop doing things all the time. Rugby league's problem is that we are below replacement. Football is operating well above replacement.

But that's what happens. People get bored when they're older and get replaced by those who aren't bored. Churn is just a thing that happens.

Luke Thompson and Elliott Whitehead performed well, considering the Bulldogs are struggling and the Raiders had a big mid-season dip in form as a team. Ryan Sutton was okay, but didn't catch the eye, and Herbie Farnworth continues to develop in a wretched Broncos side that did start to show some spirit towards the end of the season. Tom Burgess has had an excellent season for Souths. George Williams' season went right downhill - I mean, he joined Warrington!

Fantastic signing! Brings us that little bit of maverick who can make something from nothing that we've missed from the squad since Cockayne hung up his boots. Well done all at the Knights

I wouldn't be too hopeful, a nephew of mine is on a potential 5 year waiting list for a S.T. I think he said Chelsea, not sure. As has been stated a few posts above football attendances are still growing. For every disaffected fan who leaves another takes his place. RL really has to hope figures improve in 2022. FWIW Here are this season EPL attendance averages. Sorry the script for team names is very dark, but expanding the page means they can be read. Funnily the supporters who hate their stadium are in second place, West Ham, the fans still go. This is a great site, you can check attendance figures all the way down to Isthmian League South East. VANARAMA CONFERENCE. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league/attendances ISTHMIAN S.E. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/isthmian-football-league-south-east-division/attendances Average Home Attendances, 2021-2022 Average Home Attendances, 2021-2022 Average 1 Manchester United 72,795 2 West Ham United 59,901 3 Arsenal 59,324 4 Tottenham Hotspur 58,664 5 Liverpool 52,591 6 Manchester City 52,137 7 Newcastle United 48,366 8 Aston Villa 41,966 9 Chelsea 38,965 10 Everton 38,654 11 Leeds United 36,406 12 Leicester City 31,907 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30,495 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 30,282 15 Southampton 30,001 16 Norwich City 26,894 17 Crystal Palace 23,033 18 Watford 20,240 19 Burnley 16,910 20 Brentford 16,624

It may have been more accurate to declare yourself a top Superleague 2 side I think that would give Salford a cracking fixture list and the stadium give you a better atmosphere. I'm not for calling clubs "shambles" when they are merely victims of circumstance. SL2 would be a league Salford could win.......

Salford are a ‘shambles of a club’ because they are - like the majority - not quite big enough for Super League. We don’t have a wealthy owner (like Huddersfield) and we aren’t the only show In town (like Cas). We can pull in a big latent audience like for the Grand Final but only have a core of 2k fans really. We’re a shambles because we’re trying to be up there with Leeds, Saints etc but we aren’t and never really there. Moor Lane will be a good base and much more suited to a top Championship side (like we are in reality).

Is football’s audience growing? I don’t think attendance figures support that, not sure about tv ratings. Loads of my mates (blokes in their 40s mainly, so not exactly a spread across the age range and demographic) are losing interest at the moment, both in terms of not bothering to go to games (I include in that a pal who until recently hadn’t missed an Everton home game since he was about 10 and has given his ST up this year) and not watching on TV either. Certainly I get the impression that a lot of people are disillusioned by how money orientated the game is now, and that in terms of fans it’s saturated and reached the peak. RL on the other hand, if marketed properly (which it isn’t of course) could considerably grow its support base. That said I’m not holding my breath.

I made the point because I wanted to say it, it had zero to do with what you are now arguing about.