LoyalFan wrote:
How many times have we had the wool pulled over our eyes over the years... yet people would suddenly believe the club when they are passing the buck... Some will believe anything rather than our own failings.
In this particular case, I do have sympathy with the club. The joint venture no doubt has to agree on press releases and other communications, so there'll be a clash of each partners' own departments and, therefore, egos. Messages have to go through more channels, some of which may get lost or distorted. If one of the partners doesn't want to release anything, then nothing gets released. Plus, I bet there's a few councillors sweating over any negativity because there's no shortage of opponents regarding the loan to build the new stadium.
Publicly, this is making the club look like amateurs to us and deceptive to opposition supporters. With hindsight, perhaps it would have been a better idea for the club to distance itself from the new stadium, publicly, as soon as RCD went under. Really, the JV should have its own PR outlet for enquiries such as this; I think they are being overly secretive. However, as I've just mentioned above, internal and external politics must be a huge issue.
theredshed wrote:
The Salford Star never seem to report anything positive about the rugby club. Simple answer they aren't interested because they gain nothing from it on a political level!
That's not necessarily the case. Salford Star want to be supportive team matters and are aware of the good work the foundation does for example, particularly the work they did in Broughton. The issue is that the editor and, seemingly, its current pool of writers don't follow the Reds or rugby league. I wrote a couple of articles for them last year about how the team were performing. I'm sure if anybody wanted to volunteer to do match reports or team updates they would welcome them with open arms.
Salford Star will still be critical of the club in regards to the stadium because they're dubious of John Wilkinson and Salford City Council's business dealings. That stance probably won't change and the loan for the stadium no doubt compounded the issue. However, as I said, as far as the team and other club departments are concerned, I reckon they'd be receptive to new writers.
