Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:57 pm  

Michael Carter former CEO was appointed as an independent consultant, brought into Salford by the RFL to investigate the current financial situation. He was well known for running Wakefield on a shoestring and was considered by many (except for Salford fans) to be a good man for the job. The announcement by Salford Red Devils yesterday shows things to be in a worse situation than anticipated from only a few weeks ago. Rumours suggested that last years salary spend was £1.7M leading Salford fans to boast of the clubs financial acumen, able to run a top 4 team on the lowest budget. This is now shown to be total bs, and that after spending for the 2025 season, Esan Marsters, Chris Hill, et al, they are now at £2M and need to remove £800K, which is now £100K more than pre Christmas forecast. Anybody feeling sorry for Salford Red Devils should listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7KhbzU_GQ which allows an insiders view of how the club has been run for the last 5 years and the business model they have used. I am starting to feel sorry for the fans, who have been sold an absolute kipper.

Michael Carter former CEO was appointed as an independent consultant, brought into Salford by the RFL to investigate the current financial situation. He was well known for running Wakefield on a shoestring and was considered by many (except for Salford fans) to be a good man for the job. The announcement by Salford Red Devils yesterday shows things to be in a worse situation than anticipated from only a few weeks ago. Rumours suggested that last years salary spend was £1.7M leading Salford fans to boast of the clubs financial acumen, able to run a top 4 team on the lowest budget. This is now shown to be total bs, and that after spending for the 2025 season, Esan Marsters, Chris Hill, et al, they are now at £2M and need to remove £800K, which is now £100K more than pre Christmas forecast. Anybody feeling sorry for Salford Red Devils should listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7KhbzU_GQ which allows an insiders view of how the club has been run for the last 5 years and the business model they have used. I am starting to feel sorry for the fans, who have been sold an absolute kipper.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:40 pm  

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... y-30796585 Further evidence on the same lines.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... y-30796585 Further evidence on the same lines.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:21 pm  

Sneyd & Shorrocks???

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:54 pm  

Cokey wrote:

Sneyd & Shorrocks???

Yes. Not sure why we didn't go for Shorrocks when he left Wigan.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:00 pm  

Septimius Severus wrote:

Yes. Not sure why we didn't go for Shorrocks when he left Wigan.

Maybe Salford offered more, hence their situation now.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:50 pm  

Sneyd we need. He's the Salford crown jewel. He fills the gaping skills, organisational & goal kicking hole that we currently have in our likely starting 13.

Shorrocks I like but he for me would be the Brucie Bonus.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:43 pm  

I have seen a number of comments about Sneyd in recent days, some are not positive and mostly about his age.

If I am not mistaken he was in the 2024 Dream Team, he also twice won the Lance Todd, and in my opinion he was awesome in 2024 having to marshal the troops on his own after losing Brodie Croft to Leeds. His passing play was good, but his left boot is a thing of beauty. Deft touches, bouncing into the ground, lofting over the defence and an eye for 40-20. These are all aspects missing from the Leigh game at the moment.

I will be very disappointed if he is not wearing Jet2 on his kit this season.

Re: Salford Supermarket Sweep : Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:34 pm  

Offer accepted by Salford for Ormondroyd from Cas who are now seeking to agree personal terms with the player.

First player in the trolley then.

And so it begins.......