phiggins Posted January 25 Posted January 25 I’m guessing the RFL have allowed the squad to be registered now, given they’re currently playing a game?
LeytherRob Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 47 minutes ago, phiggins said: I’m guessing the RFL have allowed the squad to be registered now, given they’re currently playing a game? Looks that way, bit mad that the last anyone said on the matter was Salfords statement saying they would sell players imminently nearly 2 weeks ago 1
sweaty craiq Posted January 25 Posted January 25 SL clubs have played a blinder in letting the governing body sort it out. If it all goes teets up they just point at RFL, if it all works out they can say how the made the right call really hope this is sorted for the fans and they get transparency going forward 1
getdownmonkeyman Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 24/01/2025 at 13:29, M j M said: Hmmm I'm not convinced by this, not every game was the WW3 match. People say the same about Headingley old vs new but if the side was losing or beating a team the crowd expected them to beat it was often very quiet. Nostalgia; it's not what it used to be. 1 1
DG70 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Hopefully this Salford side stays together, Marsters and Mcdonald together looks a fantastic pairing tbf.
northamptoncougar Posted January 26 Posted January 26 So have Salford found an investor or not? This seems to be dragging on and getting confusing! 1
phiggins Posted January 26 Posted January 26 24 minutes ago, northamptoncougar said: So have Salford found an investor or not? This seems to be dragging on and getting confusing! Yes. Some group have reportedly made an offer. Nobody seems to have any idea how close it is to completion though 1
JohnM Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Investor or not, it'll keep dragging on. If they don't get an Investor, the "discussion" will continue... If they do get investors, the "discussion" will continue: What's the motivation,hidden agenda, secret deal etc
The Masked Poster Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, JohnM said: Investor or not, it'll keep dragging on. If they don't get an Investor, the "discussion" will continue... If they do get investors, the "discussion" will continue: What's the motivation,hidden agenda, secret deal etc If an investor does appear then most people will be happy to see the matter resolved (at least in theory) Very few people will be thinking about hidden agendas and so forth. If they don't get this mysterious investor(s) then people will quite rightly continue wondering what on earth is going on and how they are getting such an extraordinary amount of leeway. Example: RFL "Salford, you must sell your players". Salford "Nah, we'll be right". Edited January 26 by The Masked Poster 1
binosh Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) 2 hours ago, phiggins said: Yes. Some group have reportedly made an offer. Nobody seems to have any idea how close it is to completion though Few questions on this for me don’t know if anyone with any experience would know… Who accepts the offer? Do the fan investors have a say? Could the new investors offer pittance and it still be considered an “offer” What is actually for sale? Does the offer have to be accepted? Do the investors buy all the debt? Is the offer for the club with current squad or not? What happens if it doesn’t happen? Edited January 26 by binosh 1
Charlie Posted January 26 Posted January 26 25 minutes ago, The Masked Poster said: If an investor does appear then most people will be happy to see the matter resolved (at least in theory) Very few people will be thinking about hidden agendas and so forth. If they don't get this mysterious investor(s) then people will quite rightly continue wondering what on earth is going on and how they are getting such an extraordinary amount of leeway. Example: RFL "Salford, you must sell your players". Salford "Nah, we'll be right". They haven’t actually broken any rules or in admin so there’s nothing to be punished about yet 1
JohnM Posted January 26 Posted January 26 30 minutes ago, The Masked Poster said: If an investor does appear then most people will be happy to see the matter resolved (at least in theory) Very few people will be thinking about hidden agendas and so forth. If they don't get this mysterious investor(s) then people will quite rightly continue wondering what on earth is going on and how they are getting such an extraordinary amount of leeway. Example: RFL "Salford, you must sell your players". Salford "Nah, we'll be right". I rest my case, m'lud.
The Masked Poster Posted January 26 Posted January 26 15 minutes ago, Charlie said: They haven’t actually broken any rules or in admin so there’s nothing to be punished about yet I thought they were told to start selling players last week? 1
The Masked Poster Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) 14 minutes ago, JohnM said: I rest my case, m'lud. You've lost me.... All most reasonable people want to see is the matter resolved. If it is, ok. If it isn't then people will continue to ask questions, which is not unreasonable. And they have had a lot of leeway, not sure what's conspiratorial about that, it's true. They seem to be setting their own rules. Edited January 26 by The Masked Poster
phiggins Posted January 26 Posted January 26 34 minutes ago, Charlie said: They haven’t actually broken any rules or in admin so there’s nothing to be punished about yet Thought the last statement from Salford pretty much admitted that they ignored the conditions of the central payment advance. Might not be something they can be punished for, but RFL need to think about how they handle any similar situations in the future, because from the outside looking in, seems like the Salford board have taken the Micky a bit 1
Charlie Posted January 26 Posted January 26 3 minutes ago, phiggins said: Thought the last statement from Salford pretty much admitted that they ignored the conditions of the central payment advance. Might not be something they can be punished for, but RFL need to think about how they handle any similar situations in the future, because from the outside looking in, seems like the Salford board have taken the Micky a bit Oh there’s no doubt they’ve pushed the boundaries which I think everyone would do. Especially if your playing for time with new investors
sweaty craiq Posted January 26 Posted January 26 41 minutes ago, Charlie said: Oh there’s no doubt they’ve pushed the boundaries which I think everyone would do. Especially if your playing for time with new investors It’s not nice watching the governing body pooped on again, but every day may have counted and for the sake of the sport I pray this results in Salford being run as a business going forward
Exiled Wiganer Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I think one absolutely vital element of this is whether any new owners have to care about putting Salford into administration. From comments earlier in this thread, going bust means a (very minor in Salford’s case) reduction in the financial score rather than relegation. In that case, purely from the points perspective, I see no disincentive for any new investors from sinking the old company, having the traditional laugh at the expense of creditors and other clubs who live within their means and restarting debt free. However, it may not be quite as simple as that, depending on who is owed what, and, say, the terms on which the ground is leased. So, said investors may need time to navigate themselves to a position in which they can proceed to step into a debt free Super League club on favourable lease terms. The advances the game had pretty much no choice to provide would have greatly facilitated this. All conjecture, of course.
Exiled Wiganer Posted January 26 Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Charlie said: Oh there’s no doubt they’ve pushed the boundaries which I think everyone would do. Especially if your playing for time with new investors There is pushing the boundaries and there is breaching undertakings because they know at this stage no one in the game can stop them doing whatever they like. 1
DemonUK Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Very good of Salford to let some of the players play their last games for the club. The 'investor' (if there is one) will have to guarantee the 800k shortfall openly stated by the RFL. If they can't/won't then they will still have to sell players. That's the way I see it anyway. 1 Here we go again .....
Charlie Posted January 26 Posted January 26 3 minutes ago, DemonUK said: Very good of Salford to let some of the players play their last games for the club. The 'investor' (if there is one) will have to guarantee the 800k shortfall openly stated by the RFL. If they can't/won't then they will still have to sell players. That's the way I see it anyway. If there is one a bid has been submitted to the rfl that’s fact 2
super major Posted January 26 Posted January 26 1 hour ago, DemonUK said: Very good of Salford to let some of the players play their last games for the club. The 'investor' (if there is one) will have to guarantee the 800k shortfall openly stated by the RFL. If they can't/won't then they will still have to sell players. That's the way I see it anyway. As the RFL effectively loaned money to Salford I don't see them getting anymore central funding if the go into administration 1
Exiled Wiganer Posted January 26 Posted January 26 6 hours ago, super major said: As the RFL effectively loaned money to Salford I don't see them getting anymore central funding if the go into administration But the RFL has run out of road. The bidder can include whatever terms it likes, as the RFL has nowhere to go. It’s far too late to bring in another club. There is nothing to stop them submitting a bid to re start a Salford SL team, debt free post insolvency, retaining all of their players. Either the RFL accepts the terms, or we have an 11 team competition. Which destroys the value of the competition. And all this while implementing a process to “reimagine” the game. 1
DemonUK Posted January 27 Posted January 27 15 hours ago, Charlie said: If there is one a bid has been submitted to the rfl that’s fact Why would the bid be put in to the RFL? They are buying Salford not the RFL. Just because someone says something does not mean it's a fact. It's more a rumour which is also what you could apply to the fact there is an investor group. Rumours can become fact. Will they? I hope so for the sake of Salford and also for the game. Here we go again .....
Charlie Posted January 27 Posted January 27 1 hour ago, DemonUK said: Why would the bid be put in to the RFL? They are buying Salford not the RFL. Just because someone says something does not mean it's a fact. It's more a rumour which is also what you could apply to the fact there is an investor group. Rumours can become fact. Will they? I hope so for the sake of Salford and also for the game. Nearly every jerno has reported this. The rfl are the governing body they have to agree every club takeover will it happen who knows but a bid of some kind has been made
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